Syllabus

About this course: The goal of this course is to develop the student's mathematical thinking and his ability to manipulate various concepts via the study of concrete, modern applications.
We will encounter the mathematics involved in determining the result of an election, in finding the shortest paths on graphs, problems revolving around population growth and probability.
The following topics will be covered:

• Mathematics behind voting
• Mathematics behind fair sharing
• Network, graphs
• Population growth
• Probability
• Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio

Material

Excursions in Modern Mathematics by Peter Tannenbaum, 8th edition.
The textbook is available at the campus bookstore. It is recommended that the students try to read the text before lecture and after the lecture, in order to greatly increase their comprehension (during the lectures, I will cover other examples, mostly taken from the exercice section, than the one treated in the book).

Instructor

Recitations

Prerequisites

C or better in MAP 103 or level 2+ or higher on the mathematics placement examination (Prerequisite must be met within one year of beginning this course.)

Homework

Every week, the student will be assigned 3 exercices for homework, taken from the book. No late homework will be accepted. The schedule of the homework will be available on blackboard and on the course website

Exams

• Midterm 1: 03/01/19 (in class)
• Midterm 2: 04/10/19 (in class)
• Final exam: Wednesday May 22, 8:00am-10:45am

Grading scheme

• Homework: 25%
• Each Midterm: 20%
• Final exam: 35%

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