Contacting me I'm not important enough to have an office, but I do do have a desk. It's located in LCB, in the loft at the top of the building. My office hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am - 10:30am, and by appointment. I'm often there at other times as well, and I encourage you to swing by if you get a chance! You should be able to reach me by email at t.carstens [at] utah [dot] edu. Please, do not email me any Microsoft Office documents! Send me PDF files instead. About the class If you're looking for a copy of the syllabus, the most current version is here (updated 11 Jan 2009). Math 1030 is an answer to the following question: "How can we use mathematics to make our lives better?" Math is used in a great deal of unsung ways every day to this very end. We often think that most of the applications of math are very sophisticated - and indeed, many are. However, there are several opportunities for most people to use mathematics to accomplish wonderful things. These opportunities are missed by most people, who simply haven't been taught how to identify situations where the math they know can be used. Our goal in this class is to become skilled in the useful ways of mathematics. What we're doing Here's a rough outline of what we're up to (updated 18 May):
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