Instructor: Dr. Michael Slattery

Office: CU 309
Phone: 288-6595
Email: mikes (a) mscs.mu.edu or Michael.Slattery (a) marquette.edu

Office hours: Mon, Wed and Thursday 2:30-3:30PM.

Please feel free to set up an appointment with me if these times are inconvenient.

Textbook: Excursions in Modern Mathematics, 8th edition, by Peter Tannenbaum.

Attendance: Expected at each class.

Grading:

• 20% in-class exam on Friday, Feb 14
• 20% in-class exam on Friday, Mar 28
• 30% 2 hour final exam on Friday, May 9 at 8:00AM
• 30% Homework and Quizzes

Course Objectives:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the mathematical sciences in describing the world.
• Analyze quantitative information symbolically, graphically, numerically, and verbally for the purpose of solving problems or drawing conclusions.
• Construct logical arguments in support of mathematical assertions

Approximate list of Topics:

• Elections (Chapter 1)
• Sharing (Sections 3.1-3.4)
• Getting Around (Chapter 5)
• --EXAM 1--
• Networks (Chapter 7)
• Scheduling (Chapter 8)
• Population Growth (Chapter 9)
• --EXAM 2--
• Symmetry (Chapter 11)
• Censuses and Surveys (Chapter 14)
• Probabilities (Chapter 16)

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