MATH1006A-W12
Heart of Mathematics
The Heart of Mathematics
Wrestling with the infinite, tiling a floor, predicting the shape of space, imagining the fourth dimension, untangling knots, making pictures of chaos, conducting an election, cutting a cake fairly; all of these topics are part of the landscape of mathematics, although they are largely excluded from the calculus-centric way that the subject is traditionally presented. Following the acclaimed text, The Heart of Mathematics, by Ed Burger and Michael Starbird, we will dive headfirst into ideas that reveal the beauty and diverse character of pure mathematics, employing effective modes of reasoning that are useful far beyond the boundaries of the discipline.
Wrestling with the infinite, tiling a floor, predicting the shape of space, imagining the fourth dimension, untangling knots, making pictures of chaos, conducting an election, cutting a cake fairly; all of these topics are part of the landscape of mathematics, although they are largely excluded from the calculus-centric way that the subject is traditionally presented. Following the acclaimed text, The Heart of Mathematics, by Ed Burger and Michael Starbird, we will dive headfirst into ideas that reveal the beauty and diverse character of pure mathematics, employing effective modes of reasoning that are useful far beyond the boundaries of the discipline.
- Term:
- Winter 2012
- Location:
- Warner Hall 506(WNS 506)
- Schedule:
- 10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 9, 2012 to Feb 3, 2012)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Steve Abbott
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Department:
- Mathematics
- Division:
- Natural Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- DED WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11291
- Subject Code:
- MATH
- Course Number:
- 1006
- Section Identifier:
- A