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Academic Year 2004/2005
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? How likely are you to draw an inside straight in poker?) 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
Gross and Harris, THE MAGIC OF NUMBERS, published by Prentice Hall
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Final exam, midterm exam, and regular homework assignments. In-class participation is expected
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): Pollack,David
- Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: SCIE137;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)
- SR. major: X Jr. major: X
- SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: 20
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning
- FYI: FYI Seminar
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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