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Math 181. A Mathematical World
Lecture Syllabus

Text: Text and Study Guide: "For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics", 6th ed., W.H. Freeman and Company, NY, NY, 2000, ISBN 0-7167-4783-9.

Course Description: Introduction to selected areas of mathematical sciences through application to modeling and solution of problems involving networks, circuits, trees, linear programming, random samples, regression, probability, inference, voting systems, game theory, symmetry and tilings, geometric growth, comparison of algorithms, codes, and data management.

Units: I. Management Science
II. Statistics: The Science of Data
III. The Digital Revolution
IV. Social Choice and Decision Making
V. On Size and Shape
VI. Mathematical Models for Resources

Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics, including two years of algebra and one year of geometry.


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