MATH-101/101A Mathematical Thinking

Basic class information

Trouble accessing Brightspace (D2L), your email, or any part of the campus network?  Follow this link to the help desk. The book we are using, Math in Society 2.5 by David Lippman, can be downloaded here.  Here's a local copy as well.  Here is the syllabus for this class.

Week 1.  January 26 - January 30.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday	Snow day.	Snow day.
Thursday	Syllabus, short introduction to topics we'll cover.	Read about voting theory (starts on page 35) up to and including at least the Borda count method.

Week 2.  February 2 - February 6.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday	We'll start on voting theory--the preference schedule, the plurality method, and the majority criterion.	Read about voting theory (starts on page 35) up to and including at least the Borda count method.
Thursday	I have notes from an online version: Introduction to voting theory. Voting theory framework. Voting theory framework part II.	Exercises beginning on page 53: 1, 2, 3a-3c. Homework #1 is on D2L.

Week 3.  February 9 - February 13.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 4.  February 16 - February 20.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 5.  February 23 - February 27.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 6.  March 2 - March 6.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 7.  March 9 - March 13.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Spring Holiday.  March 16 - March 20.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Monday	No Classes.	No Classes.
Tuesday	No Classes.	No Classes.
Wednesday	No Classes.	No Classes.
Thursday	No Classes.	No Classes.
Friday	No Classes.	No Classes.

Week 8.  March 23 - March 27.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Wednesday Midterm Grades
Thursday

Week 9.  March 30 - April 3.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 10.  April 6 - April 10.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Monday Registration Begins
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 11.  April 13 - April 17.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 12.  April 20  - April 24.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 13.  April 27 - May 1.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 14.  May 4 - May 8.
Day	Class Covers	Assignments, etc.
Tuesday
Thursday

Finals Week.  May 11 - May 15.  See the final exam schedule on the registrar's page.
Day	Class and Final Exam Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday	Mathematical Thinking:  Thu, May 14, 2026 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM