CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS – MATH 130 – Fall, 2005
Time: T Th
Professor: Steve Prothero Office: Collins 307
Phones: Office: 370 - 6484 Home: (503) 393 - 5143
e-mail: prothero@willamette.edu (work) prothero4@comcast.net (home)
Office Hours: M W F 9:10 – 11:30 and T Th
9:40 –
Afternoons “by appointment”
Text: EXCURSIONS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS – Peter Tannenbaum, 5th ed.
Text Coverage: Chapters 1, 3 (sects 1-3, 6 & 7), 5, 9 (sects 1 & 2 plus supplemental
material), 15 (modified), & 4 (as time permits)
Coursework Grading: Daily Worksheets: 26 @ 4 points 104
Chapter Exams: 5 @ 40 points 200
Final: 120 points 120
Total Possible: 424
Course Grade: will be determined by total points, but will NOT be based on fixed,
pre-determined percentages. (However, 382 points guarantees some
kind of A, 340 some kind of B, 297 some kind of C, etc.)
The final will be used as a tie-breaker when necessary.
Group work: The Daily Worksheets will generally be done in groups of two or three.
A single worksheet with all members’ names will be handed in for credit. (Minority reports are OK if the group can’t reach consensus.)
Make-up Work: If a chapter exam must be missed for a University approved event or
some other reason considered valid by the instructor an alternate
exam may be taken.
However, there must be PRIOR notification
and agreement that the student is eligible to take the alternate exam.
Worksheets that will be missed will be dealt with similarly.