Marquette
University
Department
of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Wim Ruitenburg's Fall 2004 MATH025.1001 Syllabus
CLASS PLACE AND TIME: TW109, MWF 1
INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg
PREREQUISITES: Two years of college preparatory mathematics
BOOK: Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird, The Heart of Mathematics. Key College Publishing, 2000
GRADES will be determined by performance on exams and on homework problems
There will be 4 exams: EX1, EX2, EX3 and EX4. Each exam is worth 10 points.
There will be homework and projects. Participation is required. Total homework plus projects is worth from -10 to +20 points
Points to grade conversion:
Points
Grade
57-60
A
53-56
AB
49-52
B
45-48
BC
41-44
C
37-40
CD
33-36
D
SEMESTER outline:
Date
Action
Date
Action
August 30
Believe or know
September 1
Believe or know
3
Believe or know
8
Three doors
10
Three doors
13
Twelve coins
15
Twelve coins
17
Twelve coins
20
Pre-Origins
22
Pre-Origins
24
EX1
27
Origins
29
Origins
October 1
Axioms
4
Two games
6
Two games
8
Two games
11
Infinity
13
The Method
15
Infinity
18
EX2
20
Infinity
25
Infinity
27
Platonics
29
Platonics
November 1
Platonics
3
Probably
5
Probably
8
Probably
10
Probably
12
EX3
15
Probably
17
Fibonacci
19
Fibonacci
22
Fibonacci
29
Fibonacci
December 1
Dots
3
Dots
6
Invariants
8
Invariants
10
17, 8:00
EX4
Last updated: December 2004
Comments & suggestions:
wimr@mscs.mu.edu