The course utilizes plausibility arguments and numerous applied examples to develop an appreciation of the mathematical basis, the details of which are left to more advanced courses. The specific subject matter to be covered is outlined in the proposed class schedule, which is attached. Also, any group learning projects are essentially impossible to duplicate away from class.
Students are responsible for all material covered in the course, regardless of their attendance.
These quizzes will be based on the homework problems. The student can hand in his homework with the quiz, which then will be graded and averaged with the quiz if advantageous to the student s quiz grade. If the student is absent, a zero will be given, but a student can drop 2 quiz grades. Homework will be assigned as a self test for the student. Accordingly, many of the assigned problems will be those for which the answers are given in the back of the text.