Math 203, Contemporary Mathematics, section 009, spring 2009
| Location |
Oldfather Hall 303 |
| Time |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00–3:15 p.m. |
| Textbook |
A Mathematical View of Our World, by Parks,
Musser, et al. |
| Instructor |
Brian Kell
<s-bkell1@math.unl.edu>
Avery Hall 344
402-472-7255
Mailbox 88 (Avery Hall 203) |
| Office hours |
- Monday 2:30–4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Other times are available by appointment. Please refer to my
typical
weekly schedule.
|
Calendar
The calendar describes what we did each day and
has links to all of the various documents (handouts, quizzes, homework
assignments, chapter tests, and so forth).
Course documents
- Course information sheet (PDF,
TeX)
- Tentative schedule (PDF,
TeX)
For information that is more accurate and up to date than the tentative
schedule, please see the calendar.
Handouts
- “Reading Mathematics” (PDF,
WordPerfect); two excerpts
(PDF,
WordPerfect)
- Polyominoes
- Caesar cipher generator
- Hamiltonian circuits worksheet
(PDF,
WordPerfect)
- Critical time computation
(PDF,
WordPerfect); critical time
exercises (PDF,
WordPerfect)
- Conflict graphs
- Word graphs, from Making the Alphabet Dance, by Ross
Eckler (St. Martin’s Press, 1996):
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6
- How to avoid plagiarism (PDF,
TeX)
Chapter tests
- Chapter 1 test, Thursday, January 22
(PDF, TeX)
- Chapter 2 test, Thursday, January 29
(PDF, TeX);
solutions
[1, 2,
3,
4,
5(abc), 5(d)]
- Chapter 6 review questions (PDF,
TeX; MetaPost
drawings
1, 2,
3,
4,
5,
6, 7)
- Chapter 6 test (PDF,
TeX; MetaPost
drawings
1, 2)
- Chapter 7 test (PDF,
TeX; MetaPost
drawings
1, 2,
3, 4)
- Chapter 8 test (PDF,
TeX;
Excel 2004 worksheet,
zinc graph,
manganese graph,
Oscars graph)
- Chapter 9 test (PDF,
TeX)
- Chapter 10 test (PDF,
TeX)
- Chapter 11 test (PDF,
TeX; MetaPost
drawing, ch-11-test.1)
- Chapter 3 test (PDF,
TeX)
- Chapter 5 test (PDF,
TeX;
Excel 2004
worksheet)
Writing assignments
- Writing assignment rubric (PDF,
TeX)
- Writing assignment 1, due Tuesday, January 27
(PDF, TeX)
- Writing assignment 2, due Tuesday, February 17
(PDF, TeX)
- Writing assignment 3, due Thursday, March 5
(PDF, TeX;
MetaPost drawing,
writing-3.1)
- Writing assignment 4, due Tuesday, April 21
(PDF, TeX)
- Writing assignment 5, due Tuesday, April 28
(PDF, TeX)
- Project, due Thursday, April 23 (PDF,
TeX)
Feedback
I am always interested to get feedback about this course: questions,
comments, complaints, and suggestions. You are certainly welcome to talk to me
directly. Otherwise, you can e-mail
me, leave a note in my mailbox in Avery Hall (mailbox 88 outside
Avery 203), or slip a note under my office door (Avery 344; make sure
you mark the note with my name, since I have several officemates).
Alternatively, I have a totally anonymous feedback
form through which you can send me comments.
Resources
Some of your best resources are the other students in the course. You are
also always welcome to talk to me.
If you would like support or assistance with your writing, there are trained
peer consultants at the UNL Writing Center who are available to discuss your
writing with you. Please see the Writing
Center Web page for locations, hours, and information about scheduling
appointments.
Last updated 29 April 2009.
Brian Kell
<s-bkell1@math.unl.edu>
