tentative schedule:
| Week | Topics | Reading | Homework Problems (by that I don't mean skills check problems) These homework problems might still be modified over the course of the semester. So check again when they are assigned |
| 1 | Introduction, fallacies | Logic
and the Art of Speaking
Schematic for Fallacies |
determine the type of fallacy for the examples here. |
| 2 | urban services, | Chapter 1
Urban Services |
1 8, 12, 16, 20, 26, 36, 38ac, 46, 50 |
| 3 | business efficiency | Chapter 2
Business Efficiency, part 1 Business Efficiency, part 2 |
2 2, 16, 24, 26, 34, 46, 53ad, 62, 68a, 70, 74 |
| 4 | planning and scheduling | Chapter 3
Notes on Chapter 3 |
3 6, 16, 38, 50(also do WF and WFD), 68, (70 is optional) |
| 5 | linear programming | Chapter 4
Notes on Chapter 4 |
4 12, 24, 28, 34, 44 (set up the mathematical formulation only), 54abce |
| 5 | Midterm 1: Wednesday,
October 7th
in class.
Topics: Fallacies and Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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| 6 | savings models | Chapter 21
Savings Accounts Savings Plans and Investments |
Homework on Savings and Investments |
| 7 | borrowing models, income taxes | Borrowing | Homework Problems on Loans |
| 8 | Taxes | Taxes | Homework Problems on Taxes |
| 9 | Budgets | Budgets | Homework Problems on Budgets |
| 10 | basic ideas of statistics
Midterm 2: Friday, Nov 6th in class. Topics: investing, loans, taxes, budgets, chapters 5, 6 |
Chapter 5
Statistics |
5 10, 20, 22, 26, 28, 36, 46, 48, 50 |
| 11 | basic ideas of statistics | Chapters 6, 7
Data Relationships Data for Decisions |
6 6, 10, 18,
22, 30, 34, 38, 44
7 4, 10, 14, 24, 38, 40, 46, 52 |
| 12 | Probability | Chapter 8
Notes on Probability |
8 4, 10, 18, 20,
28,
30, 36, 42, 48
Homework Problems on Probability |
| 13 | probability / voting | Voting
Schemes
Fairness Criteria |
Homework Problems on Voting |
| 14 | Fair Division | Chapter 13
Fair Division |
13 2, 4, 8, 12, 20, 24 |
| 15 | wrap up, review | ||
| Final: Tuesday, Dec 22, 7:45-9:45 am in B130 Van Vleck. |