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Academic Year 2003/2004

An Invitation to Numbers
MATH 163 SP

One of the main goals of this course is to introduce the audience to the concept of numbers and to the many roles they play both in the real world and within the realm of mathematics. By investigating problems stemming from our daily lives (e.g. How the information on the internet is protected? What secrets are contained in the bar code on the can of chicken soup you just bought?) we are going to explore various topics such as counting, numerical patterns in nature, prime numbers, coding theory and cryptography, and systems of numbers that lie outside the usual "real numbers."

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM MATH    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Chan,Wai Kiu    

Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM;     Location: SCIE137

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 0   Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: 0   FR: 20

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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