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=Rhea Section for [[MA279]]: "Modern Mathematics"=
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'''Professor Walther, Fall 2013'''
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==Course Info==
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*Instructor: Prof. Walther
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**Office: MATH 746
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**email: walther at math dot purdue
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**Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.
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*Class time and location: TTh 9:00-10:15, EE 005
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*Book: Excursions in modern mathematics (P. Tannenbaum), 7th edition.
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==Important Links==
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*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~walther/teach/453/453-fall-tth.html Course Web Page]
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*[[WaltherF13_getting_started|How to get started Writing on Rhea]]
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== Course Related Material  ==
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*[[MA279 Fall 2013 Walther Course Notes|Course Notes]]
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*Discussion of Homework Problems (Just keep adding to it!)
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**[[MA 279 Fall 2013 Walther HW 1|HW 1]]
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**[[MA 279 Fall 2013 Walther HW 2|HW 2]]
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==Discussion==
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*post link to discussion page here
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*post link to discussion page here
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==Other Links  ==
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*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mathclub/ Math Club Homepage]
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*[[Math_squad|Rhea's Math Squad]]
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*[http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q3/new-program-moves-more-purdue-students-to-study-abroad.html Study Abroad]
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*[http://www.purdue.edu/gradexpo The 2013 Big 10 Graduate School Expo]
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*[[MathInternships|Math Internships and Research Opportunities (REU's)]]
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*[[MathCompetitiveGame| Math Game Competition]]
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== Your turn! Student Projects  ==
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As per the syllabus, 5% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course . To pick a subject, simply write your name next to it. Please no more than one student per subject. Your page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Please do not simply copy the lecture notes and do not plagiarize. Read [[Rhea:Copyrights|Rhea's copyright policy]] before proceeding.
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For some lovely contributions, see [[Honors Project]] 2011 by Daniel Lee
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Deadline: Sunday before dead week (Dec 1, 2013)
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{| border="1" class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Topic Number
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! Topic Description
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! Team Name
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| 1
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| [[Team 6|The electoral college: history, composition, conflicts with plurality (II.B)]]
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| [[Team 6]]
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|-
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| 2
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic2 |Instant run-off: advantages and problems (I.C)]]
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic2 | Name]]
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|-
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| 3
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic3 |Ballots: what is out there? (I.A)]]
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic3 | Team 3]]
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|-
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| 4
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|  [[Walther279Fall13_Topic4 |How does Germany fill its house of representatives?]]
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic4 | Team4]]
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|-
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| 5
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|  [[team1_MA279_fall2013 |The plurality vote: must it lead to a 2-party system?]]
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| [[team1_MA279_fall2013 | Team 1]]
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|-
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| 6
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| [[Walther_MA279_fall2013_team13|Presidents (and others) elected against the majority vote (II.C)]]
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| [[Walther MA279_best team|Team 13]]
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|-
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| 7
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic7 |Strategic voting: document existence, motivation, consequences]]
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic7 | Name]]
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|-
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| 8
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| [[Walther_MA279_fall2013_team9|The constitutional right of equal vote vs weighted voting: historical events and the Banzhaf power index]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_fall2013_team9|Team 9]]
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|-
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| 9
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| [[Walther_MA279_fall2013_team2|Envy-free fair division, how does one do it? (III.A)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_fall2013_team2|Team 2]]
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|-
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| 10
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| [[Walther_Math_279Fall13_Team8 |The 2000 election and what it should teach us (IV.B)]]
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| [[Walther_Math_279Fall13_Team8 | Team 8]]
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|-
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| 11
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic11 |Jefferson vs Hamilton, the US begins (IV.E)]]
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic11 | Team 10]]
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|-
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| 12
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| Constitutionality of Huntington-Hill (ME-1.B)
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| [[Walther279Fall13_Topic12 | Name]]
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|}
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 14 December 2015


Rhea Section for MA279: "Modern Mathematics"

Professor Walther, Fall 2013


Welcome!

Please write [[Category:MA279Fall2013Walther]] at the bottom of each of your pages,

OTHERWISE NO CREDIT !

(If you use the "Create a child page" button, this should happen automatically...)

Course Info

  • Instructor: Prof. Walther
    • Office: MATH 746
    • email: walther at math dot purdue
    • Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.
  • Class time and location: TTh 9:00-10:15, EE 005
  • Book: Excursions in modern mathematics (P. Tannenbaum), 7th edition.

Important Links

Course Related Material

Discussion

  • post link to discussion page here
  • post link to discussion page here

Other Links

Your turn! Student Projects

As per the syllabus, 5% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course . To pick a subject, simply write your name next to it. Please no more than one student per subject. Your page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Please do not simply copy the lecture notes and do not plagiarize. Read Rhea's copyright policy before proceeding.

For some lovely contributions, see Honors Project 2011 by Daniel Lee

Deadline: Sunday before dead week (Dec 1, 2013)

Topic Number Topic Description Team Name
1 The electoral college: history, composition, conflicts with plurality (II.B) Team 6
2 Instant run-off: advantages and problems (I.C) Name
3 Ballots: what is out there? (I.A) Team 3
4 How does Germany fill its house of representatives? Team4
5 The plurality vote: must it lead to a 2-party system? Team 1
6 Presidents (and others) elected against the majority vote (II.C) Team 13
7 Strategic voting: document existence, motivation, consequences Name
8 The constitutional right of equal vote vs weighted voting: historical events and the Banzhaf power index Team 9
9 Envy-free fair division, how does one do it? (III.A) Team 2
10 The 2000 election and what it should teach us (IV.B) Team 8
11 Jefferson vs Hamilton, the US begins (IV.E) Team 10
12 Constitutionality of Huntington-Hill (ME-1.B) Name


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