M F396C: Math Applied to the Environment, Health, and Other Things that Matter, Summer, 2007

Unique Number: 94170

Dates: June 19 - July 6

Time: M-F 10-11:30 and 1 - 2:30

Room: RLM 12.166

Class Web Page: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/MathApp07/MathApp07home.html

Instructor: Smith, RLM 10.136, 471-6142, mks@math.utexas.edu, http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/index.html

TA: Pippa Charters, RLM 9.166 Office hours:

Facilities available for your use:

The classsroom will be available for your use all day.
Math department computer labs: 7.122 (big lab), 9,120, 10.130, 13.138 (small labs). Obtain an account in 7.122. Unix system has Star Office (but not Microsoft Office) and Minitab
UTeach facilities in Painter Hall -- you know better than I do what's available there.

Topics: Math will mostly be probability and statistics and related concepts. Areas of application will be mostly health, the environment, educational testing, civic matters, etc.

Class Format: Some lecture, but as much as possible problems based.

Homework:

Will be assigned for most morning and most afternoon sessions.
Some will be handed in, others presented orally or discussed.
You are expected to be able to explain what you are doing and why.
Problems to be handed in are to be written carefully, paying attention to reasons, logic, and exposition.