math104

Math 107: Principles of Finite Mathematics
Spring 2004
Instructor Documents Activities Goals

Class meets at 12:50-1:40 MWF in Debartolo 140
AND Tuesdays 12:50-1:40 in Debartolo 203

In-Class Presentation Schedule:

Date	Presenter 1	Presenter 2
Wed, March 23	Kerri Hanks: "The Man Who Counted"	Mary Agee: Some Neat Topology
Wed, March 30	Domenique Manning: Graph Theory	John Henry: Pascal's Triangle
Tues, April 5	Brittny Flint: Modular Arithmetic	Tricia Cronin: Modular Arithmetic
Wed, April 13	Meagan Brittain: 4-color theorem	Kathleen Amuzu: Marriage Theorem
Wed, April 20	Chris Vaughn:Game Theory	Justin Hoskins: Monty Hall Problem
Fri, April 22	Marc Campbell: Game Theory

Instructor: Allegra Berliner
Office: 253A Hayes-Healy
Office phone: 631.6277
Office hours: Tues 10-11am, Wed 4:30-5:30pm, Thurs 1-2pm

Course Documents

Syllabus

Homework Assignments

In-class Activities and Quizzes

Activity 1: Set Theory

Activity 2: Counting with Venn Diagrams

Activity 3: The Generalized Multiplication Principle

Activity 4: Permutations, Combinations, and the GMP

Activity 5: Pascal's Triangle

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Practice Test 1

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Quiz 5.2 (HW 3)

Extra Credit Quiz 5.4

Quiz 5.5 (HW 7)

Course Goals

1. Understand how to apply mathematical concepts. Many of the topics in this course, such as Set Theory, Combinatorics, Probability, Statistics, and Game Theory, are designed to solve the sorts of word problems you might encounter in the real world. By learning finite mathematics, you will have a better idea of how to solve these problems, and you’ll understand what your solutions mean.

2. Learn why and how to think mathematically. What true value does mathematics serve in your life, or in the world? Mathematics is a valuable enough subject that the university requires you to take two semesters. How could it benefit you in other classes you take? In 107, we will teach the methods and language of mathematics and try to incorporate the mathematics back into other tasks you might perform.

3. Improve reasoning skills. This is a very specific goal, but I believe it’s a relevant aspect of finite mathematics. As college students, you will make decisions in the next few years that will be influential on your life. I challenge you to find a way to conceptualize the principles of reasoning and calculation we learn in this class so that they may benefit you in choosing the best course of action.

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