Math 190
First-Year Seminar in Mathematics
Fall 1999

Instructors:

James Bradley
North Hall-286, phone (616) 957-7104

E-mail: braj@calvin.edu

Randall Pruim
North Hall-284, phone (616) 957-7113

E-mail: rpruim@calvin.edu

Schedule:

The First-Year Seminar will be meeting from 3:30-5:00 pm on Wednesdays this fall. (NOTE: The time of the seminar was changed after the printing of the schedule you will receive as part of your registration materials, but it is correctly listed in the computer system.)

Date	Presenter	Topic
Sep 8	Pruim/Bradley	Welcome and Introduction
Sep 15	Pruim	G. Polya and Slicing Cheese
Sep 22	Bradley	Optimization and Linear Programming
Sep 29	Bradley	More Linear Programming
Oct 6	Bradley	Problem solving
Oct 13	Pruim	An odd collection of problems (preparation for next time)
Oct 20	Pruim	Generating Functions, Fibonacci Numbers, and the Golden Mean
Oct 27	No seminar	Reading Recess
Nov 3	Pruim	Generating Functions, Some Problems
Nov 10	Bradley	Stable Marriage Problem
Nov 17	Pruim	Sizes of Infinity
Nov 24	No seminar	Pre-Thanksgiving
Dec 1	Bradley	Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship Lecture
Dec 8	Pruim	How to Exchange Christmas Presents

For more information about the seminar, check out the Frequently Asked Questions about Math 190.