Mathematics of Decisions

 

MATH 1060

Spring 2005

 

Instructor: Carol Warnes

 

Office: Room 325 Boyd / Graduate Studies Building

 

Phone: 542-0945

 

E-mail: through web-ct  MAIL

 

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00 am to 10:00 am,  Friday 11am 10 to 12 noon  and by appointment.

                       

Textbook: For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics, 6^th edition.

 

This course is an introduction to some applications of modern mathematics.  It is divided into four units. 

Unit One:  Management Science

 Chapter 1: Street Networks    

 Chapter 2: Visiting Vertices

 Chapter 3: Planning and Scheduling

 

Unit Two: Social Choice and Decision Making

Chapter 12: The Impossible Dream

Chapter 13: Weighted Voting Systems

 

Unit Three: Social Choice and Decision Making

            Chapter 15: Apportionment

            Chapter 16: Game Theory

 

 Unit Four: The Digital Revolution

Chapter 9: Identification Numbers

Chapter 10: Transmitting Information

 

Assignments and test dates are posted on the calendar of the course webct page.  I recommend that you print a compiled copy of the schedule.

 

Grading: 

            There will be four tests, quizzes, and a final exam.

The final grade for the course will be the sum of 15% x each test score + 10% quizzes or other assignments + 30% final exam score.   If the final exam is higher than the lowest test score it will also replace that test score.

            A [100, 90]

B   (90, 80]

C   (80, 70]

D   (70, 60]

F   (60, 0]

 

Tests: If you need special arrangements for taking test please notify me at the beginning of the semester.  If you know in advance that you will not be able to take a test on the assigned date you should make arrangements to take it ahead of time.  If you miss a test you need to contact me before the next lecture to arrange a time to make-up the test.  No student will be allowed to make-up a test once I have returned to the graded tests to the class.  

 

On-Line Quizzes: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/fapp6

These are found at the textbook website and are an excellent way to prepare for my tests.  When you register use my email address cwarnes@math.uga.edu.  You can take quizzes as many times as you like but there is only one version.

 

Resources: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/fapp6   has study guides for each chapter, Flash Card exercise and self-quizzes for test preparation.  There are also Web links to additional real-world applications.  To access this site click on the links of chain icon on the MATH 1060 web-ct homepage.

 

Academic Honesty:  All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers.  The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense. 

 

See  http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/culture_honesty.htm; especially sections 5 and 7.