Instructor: John L. Orr
Email: jorr@math.unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-4503
Office: Avery Hall 205
Class: Meets MWF 12:30 - 1:20 in Oldfather Hall 308
Office Hour: Wed 1:30 - 2:20, and Thurs 10:30 - 11:20
Text Book:
A Mathematical View of Our World,
Parks, Musser, et al.
Calculator: You will need a calculator with a square root key. Cell phones are not allowed!
Course resources: Project | Reading & Homework | Journal Assignments | Useful links | About 203
| Chater | Topic | Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Numbers in our lives | Aug 26 |
| Chapter 13 | Financial mathematics | Sep 2 |
| Chapter 6 | Routes and networks | Sep 14 |
| Chapter 7 | Scheduling | Sep 23 |
| Exam 1 | Oct 5 | |
| Chapter 8 | Data and patterns | Oct 7 |
| Chapter 9 | Collecting data | Oct 14 |
| Chapter 10 | Probability | Oct 26 |
| Chapter 11 | Inferential statistics | Nov 4 |
| Exam 2 | Nov 16 | |
| Chapter 3 | Voting and elections | Nov 18 |
| Quiz 1 | Nov 30 | |
| Chapter 4 | Fair division | Dec 2 |
| Quiz 2 | Note: 3:30-4:30pm | Thu, Dec 17 |
Your final grade will be calculated based on your total points earned in the following categories.
| Item | Number | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exams | 2 | 100 | 200 |
| Quizzes | 4 | 25 | 100 |
| Project (sample) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Journals | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Total | 400 | ||
| Reading homework (bonus) | ~15 | 25 |
The grading scale will be no harsher than:
| 360 or higher | A |
| 320 - 359 | B |
| 280 - 319 | C |
| 240 - 279 | D |