MAT 1930, MATHEMATICAL IDEAS

Fall 2004, 2:30 - 3:50 Monday and Wednesday, FL 407

• Pascal's triangle

• Infinity

• The Saint Petersburg paradox

• Noneuclidean geometry

• Gödel's incompleteness theorem

• Cryptography

• The 12 writing assignments of 600+ words each are due on Wednesdays at 2:30. They must be very easy to read, which probably means that they have to be typewritten. Paper should be the standard 8¹/₂×11 size, without ragged edges or folded corners. Write on one side of the paper only. Late homework will not be accepted.
• The first assignment, on Pascal's triangle, is due on Wednesday, September 1.