This website is for the use of my Fall Semester 2009 students who are registered in:

Math 1101/24, meeting Tue/Thur at 12:30 p.m. in Nursing Bldg, Room 118
Math 1106/04, meeting Mon/Wed at 12:30 p.m. in Willingham Hall, Room 122
Math 1106/07, meeting Mon/Wed at 3:30 p.m. in Burruss Bldg, Room 109
Math 1106/08, meeting Mon/Wed at 5:00 p.m. in Burruss Bldg, Room 109.

Math 1101: Mathematical Modeling Course Description   Prerequisite: MATH 0098, if required   An applications-driven course that focuses on modeling real data concerning environmental issues. Incorporates collaborative learning, oral and written reports, and technology in the form of graphing calculators. Topics include linear, quadratic, piecewise defined, rational, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions. The picture above is of Olga Taussky-Todd, a famous 20th century mathematician who specialized in linear algebra. She was born in what is now the Czech Republic and educated in Vienna, Austria. After the Second World War she and her husband (Jack Todd, a British mathematician) emigrated to the United States. They were members of the math faculty at the California Institute of Technology. She is shown "modeling" her favorite mathematical dress. (Read the Wikipedia article with Dr. Taussky-Todd's biography on the Internet.)

Math 1106: Elementary Applied Calculus Course Description   Prerequisite: MATH 1101, MATH 1111, MATH 1112 or MATH 1113.   Uses techniques of college algebra and elementary calculus to analyze and model real world phenomena. The emphasis will be on applications using an intuitive approach to the mathematics rather than formal development. Topics include graphs, derivatives, and integrals of functions. The course incorporates collaborative learning, oral and written reports, and technology. The picture above is of Sir Isaac Newton, the famous British scientist of the 17th and 18th centuries. He is credited with the invention of the calculus. (See the Wikipedia article on Sir Isaac Newton for a detailed biography.)