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Quantitative Literacy Resource Page

Welcome to Cindy Alder's

Quantitative Literacy Resource Page

 

The materials on these resource pages were designed to accompany the textbook: Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking (4th Edition) by: Edward B. Burger & Michael Starbird (Publisher Wiley).  

 

If you have any questions or comments about the information contained within these pages or for problems with these pages, please contact Cindy Alder at ude.wons@redla.ydnic. 

Math Book

Class Presentations Page

Click on the link above to go to the Class Presentation page. That page contains information about the presentations you will be required to do throughout the semester. You can also find the presentation schedule for the semester.

Guided Lecture Notes Library

Click on the link above to go to the Guided Lecture Notes page. That page contains guided lecture notes which are provided to aid you in taking notes during class. You can download and print each PDF file ( I suggest you print multiple pages per sheet) or you can download the PDF files to an iPad or tablet and take notes directly on them.

 

Additional Resources:

Chapter 1 - Fun and Games: An Introduction to Rigorous Thought 

Chapter 2 - Number Contemplation

  • 3.1 Beyond Numbers
  • 3.2 Comparing the Infinite
  • 3.3 The Missing Member
  • 3.4 Travels Toward the Stratosphere of Infinities
  • 3.5 Straightening Up the Circle