Applications of Finite Mathematics

Meeting Times: MWF, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: ROWELL HLTH 111

Here is the syllabus for the course. Here is a list of the stories for the course.

Main Textbook: Excursions in Modern Mathematics (10th Edition) by Tannenbaum Link
Supplemental Textbook: The Magic of Mathematics by Gross and Harris
Supplemental Book: How Not To Be Wrong by Ellenberg Link

The respository of reflections. Due dates for reflections listed in the schedule below.
The problem bank. Quizzes on assigned problems will always be after their due date listed below.

Schedule Of Due Dates

Reflection 01 (Coin Tossing, due: Monday Jan 23)
Reflection 02 (Calculators and Really Small Numbers, due: Friday Jan 27)
Quiz 01 (Understanding Logarithms, date: Monday Jan 3)
Quiz 02 (Understanding How to Count Numbers Between Numbers, date: Wednesday Feb 1)
Quiz 03 (Understanding the Multiplication Principle, date: Friday Feb 10)
Quiz 04 (Understanding the Subtraction Principle, date: Friday Feb 17)
Reflection 03 (The Monty Hall Problem, date: Friday Feb 17)
Quiz 05 (Understanding Collections, date: Friday Feb 24)
Reflection 04 (Ranked Choice Voting, date: Wednesday, March 1)
Quiz 06 (Understanding Basic Set Theory, date: Friday, March 3)
MIDTERM MAKE UP QUIZZES, Wednesday, March 8
Reflection 05 (Seven Bridges of Koenigsberg, date: Wednesday March 29)
Reflection 06 (Expected Values are Everywhere Friday, date: March 31)
Reflection 07 (Bernoulli's Game, date: Friday March 31)
Reflection 08 (3 Houses and 2 Utilities, date: Wednesday April 5)
Quiz 07 (Understanding Sample Spaces, date: Monday, April 3)
Quiz 08 (Understanding Burlington's 2009 Mayoral Election, date: Friday April 7)
Quiz 09 (Understanding Slime Molds, date: Monday April 10)
Quiz 10 (Understanding the Koenigsberg Bridges Problem, date: Friday, April 21)
Quiz 11 (Understanding the Three Houses Three Utilities Problem, date: Friday, April 28)
Reflection 09 (Prisoner Problem, date: ~~Monday, May 1~~ Wednesday, May 3)