8:00-8:50 MWF in F345
instructor: Lamarr Widmer F324 x7022
office hours: 9:00-9:50, 2:00-4:00 Mon, Wed and Fri.
textbook: COMAP, For All Practical Purposes, 5e, W.H. Freeman, New York, 2000
website: www.whfreeman.com/math
Course Objectives:
1. To acquire an appreciation for the patterns of mathematics and their inherent beauty.
2. To develop an understanding and appreciation for the distinctive methods and modes of reasoning of the mathematical sciences.
3. To improve problem solving skills of many types.
4. To develop competency in the process of making appropriate conjectures, finding suitable means to test those conjectures and drawing conclusions about their validity.
5. To recognize the human origins of mathematics through the integration of historical material related to various other course topics.
6. To develop skill in communication of mathematical ideas through class discussion and short expository written exercises.
7. To recognize the interplay of the algebraic/verbal and geometric/visual aspects of mathematics and to learn to exploit them in concert for deeper understanding of concepts and problems.
Topics:
1. Mathematics: symmetry, number theory, arithmetic and geometric sequences, graph theory, Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio, clock arithmetic, modular arithmetic
2. Probability and statistics: Fundamental Counting Principal, combinations and permutations, definition and basic properties of probability, determination of probabilities, expected value, central tendancy and dispersion, normal distribution
Schedule:
Aug 29 chapter 1 Oct 1 exam 1 Nov 2 chapter 7
31 chapter 1 3 group project 5 group project
5 chapter 5 7 chapter 8
Sept 3 chapter 1 8 chapter 5 9 chapter 9
5 chapter 2 10 chapter 5 12 exam 2
7 chapter 2 12 chapter 6 14 chapter 9
10 chapter 2 17 chapter 6 16 chapter 9
12 group project 19 chapter 6 19 chapter 9
14 chapter 2 22 chapter 6 26 chapter 10
17 chapter 2 24 chapter 6 28 chapter 10
19 chapter 3 26 chapter 7 30 chapter 10
21 chapter 3 29 chapter 7
24 chapter 3 31 chapter 7 Dec 3 group project
26 chapter 3 5 chapter 10
28 chapter 3 7 chapter 10
Notes: This is a tentative schedule, subject to change as necessary.
If there is any student in this class who has need for test-taking or notetaking accommodation, please feel free to discuss this with me.
Quizzes:
We will have weekly (with some exceptions) quizzes during this class. Ordinarily, quizzes will be given in class on Fridays.
Group projects: Students will work in groups of three. The group will prepare a report of their work. The grade for this report will be recorded for each group member.
Math help room: F349 7:00-9:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday
Final Exam: 8:00-10:00 AM, Monday, December 10, 2001
Grading policy:
Quizzes: 25%
Group project reports 10%
Hourly exams: 40%
Final Exam: 25%
Expected scale: A-90% B-80% C-70% D-60%
with +/ grades at instructor's discretion