Designed specifically for elementary and middle school curricula emphasizing NCTM standards. 0-3 Calculus of several variables, partial differentiation, directional derivative, multiple integrals, applications. Equivalent of MA 164. Chronologically explore significant results in Mathematics. Perspective from different cultures considered.
Selected topics vary from numeration systems to algebra, geometry, probability and calculus.
Theory and applications of matrix algebra. Linear dynamic and integer programming, critical path scheduling, queuing theory, game theory, resource allocation. Numerical functions, factorization, Fibonacci numbers, diophantine equations, applications, and puzzles. The algebra and calculus of vectors. Dot and cross products, Green's and Stoke's Theorems, gradient divergence, and curl of a vector field.