Math 17 Syllabus: Spring 2016 Name: Robert B. Woodward, III Office: 16 Colchester Avenue, Room 106 Email: rbwoodwa@uvm.edu

Office Hours: TTH 11:30am - 1:00pm, or by appointment Phone: 802-656-8542

Recommended Text: Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Peter Tannenbaum, 8th Edition, ISBN

9780321825735 Homework: There is none. However, if you have the book or have access to the book, I will give practice

problems that are completely optional, they will not be graded. If you wish for me to look over your work, feel free to turn it in to me in class or see me in my office hours.

Quizzes and Exams: Expect an in-class quiz at the end of class on most Mondays. Your lowest of the ten

quiz grades will be dropped. There will be three in-class exams and a Final Exam for this course. There will be no make-up quizzes or tests except for extreme circumstances.

Academic Honesty: Violations of Academic Honesty, such as copying, plagiarizing, and storing

information will not be tolerated. Period. Grading: Quizzes will count for 20% of your final grade, as will the project. Each of the exams will

be worth 15%. Attendance: I will not keep attendance. You are adults, you can choose whether or not you need to attend a course, or if you are even able to (sick or otherwise). Help Sessions: Every weekday except Friday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in Votey 254. If you wish to see me

in particular, I will be at the Help Sessions on Tuesday from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Access: In keeping with University policy, any student with a documented disability interested in utilizing

accommodations should contact ACCESS, the office of Disability Services on campus, and then see me outside of class or send me an email to discuss accommodations.

Day Date Section Subject

Wednesday Jan 20 Chapter 1 Math of Elections

Friday Jan 22 Chapter 1 Elections cont.

Monday Jan 25 Chapter 1/2 Math of Power

Wednesday Jan 27 Chapter 2 Power cont.

Friday Jan 29 Chapter 2 Power cont.

Monday Feb 1 Chapter 3 Math of Sharing

Wednesday Feb 3 Chapter 3 Sharing cont.

Friday Feb 5 Chapter 3 Sharing cont.

Monday Feb 8 Chapter 3 Quiz

Wednesday Feb 10 Review Chapters 1,2,3

Friday Feb 12 EXAM 1

Monday Feb 15 PRESIDENTS DAY PRESIDENTS DAY

Wednesday Feb 17 Chapter 4 Apportionment cont.

Friday Feb 19 Chapter 4 Apportionment cont.

Monday Feb 22 Chapter 10 Financial Math

Wednesday Feb 24 Chapter 10 Financial cont.

Friday Feb 26 Chapter 10 Financial cont.

Monday Feb 29 Chapter 12 Fractal Geometry

Wednesday Mar 2 Chapter 12 Fractals cont.

Friday Mar 4 Chapter 12 Fractals cont.

Monday Mar 14 Chapter 12 Quiz

Wednesday Mar 16 Review Chapters 4,10,12

Friday Mar 18 EXAM 2

Monday Mar 21 Chapter 14/15 Into to Statistics

Wednesday Mar 23 Chapter 15 Stats cont.

Friday Mar 25 Chapter 15 Stats cont.

Monday Mar 28 Chapter 17 Math of Normality

Wednesday Mar 30 Chapter 17 Normality cont.

Friday Apr 1 Chapter 17 Normality cont.

Monday Apr 4 Chapter 17 Quiz

Wednesday Apr 6 Review Chapters 14,15,17

Friday Apr 8 EXAM 3

Monday Apr 11 Projects Day 1

Wednesday Apr 13 Projects Day 2

Friday Apr 15 Projects Day 3

Monday Apr 18 Projects Day 4

Wednesday Apr 20 Chapter 5 Graph Theory

Friday Apr 22 Chapter 5 Graphs cont.

Monday Apr 25 Chapter 5/6 Math of Touring

Wednesday Apr 27 Chapter 6 Touring cont.

Friday Apr 29 Chapter 6 Touring cont.

Monday May 2 Review Chapters 5,6

Wednesday May 4 Spare Day

Friday May 6 FINAL EXAM 1:30-4:15

Note: Schedule is tentative