MCS-115: The Nature of Mathematics (Fall 2011)
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Week

Dates

M

W

F

Other

1

Sep 6-9

Labor Day

Intro

2.1 - Counting and the Pigeon Hole Principle


2

Sep 12-16

2.1/2.2 - Patterns in Nature

2.2

2.4 - Modulo Arithmetic

3

Sep 19-23

2.4

Test 1

Methods of Counting

Test 1 on Wednesday Evening; review in class

4

Sep 26-30

Permutations

Combinations

Probability

5

Oct 3-7

Combinatorics and Probability

Nobel Conference

Expected Values

Deadline for project details: Friday, October 7

6

Oct 10-14

Conditional Values

Population and Sample Data

Central Tendency Measures


7

Oct 17-21

Measures of Dispersion

Test 2

Exponential Equations

Test 2 on Wednesday evening; review in class

8

Oct 24-28

Fall Break

Simple Interest

Presentations

9

10/31-11/4

Compound Interest

Annuities

Amortized Loans

10

Nov 7-11

Finance Review

Test 3

Presentations

Test 3 on Wednesday evening; review in class

11

Nov 14-18

4.1 - Pythagorus

4.3 - Golden Rectangles

4.5 - Platonic Solids


12

Nov 21-25

4.5

Thanksgiving Break


13

11/28-12/2

5.1 - Rubber Sheet Geometry

5.1

5.2 - Mobius Bands


14

Dec 5-9

5.2 - Klein Bottles

Presentations

5.3 - Vertices, Edges & Faces

Deadline for Project Paper: Friday, Dec 9

15

Dec 12-16

5.3

Presentations and Evaluations

Final Exam: 8:00 - 10:00 Tue, 12/20, in OHS329 (-001) and CON127(-002, -003)