Math 111 - Schedule

Lecture	Date	Section	Topic	Homework
1	8/29	Geometry	Measuring the Earth
2	8/31		The Longitude Problem
3	9/03		The Pythagorean Theorem
4	9/05	Numbers	Primes and Irrationals
5	9/07		Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
6	9/10		Modular Equivalence and Remainders
7	9/12		Tests for Divisibility	Modular arithmetic problems
8	9/14		Check Digit Schemes
9	9/17		Ancient & Modern Methods for Writing Numbers
10	9/19		Orders of Magnitude	Scientific Notation problems
11	9/21		Review
12	9/24
13	9/26		Midterm 1
14	9/28
15	10/01		Logarithmic Scales
16	10/03		Metric System & Unit Conversion
17	10/05		Fermi Estimation
18	10/08	Growth	Percentage & Exponential Growth
19	10/10		Compound Interest
20	10/12	Politics	Marginal and Average Tax Rates	Percent Growth Homework
21	10/15		Progressive Versus Regressive Taxation
22	10/17		Voting Systems: Fairness
23	10/19		Monotonicity and Independence
24	10/24		The Apportionment Problem
25	10/26		Midterm 2
26	10/29		The Alabama Paradox
27	10/31		Fair Division: Method of Sealed Bids
28	11/02	Probability	Fundamental Counting Principle
29	11/05		Probability Rules & Notation
30	11/07		Counterintuitive Examples
31	11/09		Weighted Averages & Expected Value
32	11/12		Properties of Expected Value
33	11/14		Law of Large Numbers
34	11/16		Betting Strategies: Can You Beat the System?
35	11/19	Statistics	Sampling and Measures of Central Tendency
36	11/26		Normal Distributions & z-Values
37	11/28		68-95-99.7 Rule
38	11/30		Midterm 3
39	12/03		(Un)Fair Coin Principle
40	12/05		Statistical Inference
41	12/07		Being a Critical Consumer of Statistics
42	12/10		Review