1. MA 110: Finite Math Dr. Maria Byrne Instructional Laboratory 0345 As you enter, please pick up a folder from the entrance table. Fold the card inside so that it will stand on your desk, and write your first name on it in BIG letters. Also write your full name on the tab of the folder (last name first, then first name). Read the syllabus until class starts.

2. Today We Will 1.Write names on folders. 2.Meet 2-4 classmates while I take photographs. 3.Go over syllabus completely. 4.Take pre-test.. For next Wendesday: read 1.1 in book.

3. Dr. Audi Byrne PhD in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame

4. Dr. Audi Byrne Research area in biomathematics. (Dynamical systems and modeling. ) Cellular automata Multi-cellular Systems Stochastic Processes

5. Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey by Johnson / Mowry

6. Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey Editorial review from Amazon: MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY is a market leader, well known for its clear writing and unique variety of topics, including its accessible chapters on logarithms and exponential functions, calculus and Markov chains. Johnson and Mowry's text emphasizes the practical applications and the history of mathematics. It illustrates to students how mathematics is relevant to their education, human history, and culture. The authors effectively demonstrate how learning algebraic concepts allows students to understand more about how logic, probability, statistics, finance, geometry, matrices, logarithms, calculus, and other topics are vital to everyday life.

7. NOVEMBER 4, 2008: GENERAL ELECTION - ALL 50 STATES Thus we will cover Chapter 6 immediately after Chapter 3. This is OK because the chapters are independent. Syllabus adjusted to cover election.