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MA 453 Fall 2008 Professor Walther
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Final Exam Information_MA453Fall2008walther
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- In order to do any editing, you must be logged in with your Purdue career account.
- If you look under MediaWiki FAQ, you get lots of instructions on how to work with Rhea. Some important things are under item 4 in that manual.
- If you want to do things like $ \sum_{i=1}^\infty 1/i^2 = \frac{\pi^2}{6} $ here then you should look a) at the "view source" button on this page and b) get acquainted with Latex [1], a text-formatting program designed to write math stuff.
Here is some more math, to show yo mathsymbol commands: $ \forall x\in{\mathbb R}, x^2\ge 0 $, $ \exists n\in{\mathbb N}, n^2\le 0 $ where $ {\mathbb N}=0,1,2,\ldots $
If you need to find out a latex command, google for the thing you want to make, latex, and "command". (E.g., google for "integral latex command".)
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Note: it may take a few minutes for the new page to start existing. If you click the red link and nothing happens, wait a bit and try again.
Ideas what to put on Rhea
Course notes, HW discussion, solutions to problems you encountered while using Rhea (how do you upload, make links, post movies, ...)
For week 1, click this link here and on that new page create a page as outlined above. Then move to that page and state your favorite theorem. Why is it you favorite theorem? Have other people he same favorite theorem? Crosslink! Use the math-environment if appropriate.
For week 3: post and discuss the notion/theorem that you have found hardest to understand so far. Alternatively, find somebody else's post and reply to it by explainign how you understand things.
Rhea Questions
Course notes
Some Mathematics Symbols That We Need To Know
Discussion topics
Mod p reducibility test_MA453Fall2008walther
Competitive Programming_MA453Fall2008walther
notation/theorems_MA453Fall2008walther
proof helps_MA453Fall2008walther
Example help_MA453Fall2008walther
possible discussion group on wednesdays..._MA453Fall2008walther
favorite math class at Purdue_MA453Fall2008walther
What to study for the final_MA453Fall2008walther
Can we make up missed weeks of rhea posts???_MA453Fall2008walther
Other Resources_MA453Fall2008walther
Math Puzzles_MA453Fall2008walther
Homework Discussion
Homework 1, September 4
Homework 2, September 11
Homework 3, September 18
Homework 4, September 25
Homework 5, October 2
Homework 6, October 9
Homework 7, October 23
Homework 8, October 30
Homework 9, November 6
Homework 10, November 13
Homework 11, November 20
Homework 12, December 4
Homework 13, December 11
Math News
2 new Mersenne primes have been found_MA453Fall2008walther
Math Ed Majors: New strides made for middle schoolers_MA453Fall2008walther
Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds... _MA453Fall2008walther
NCLB: Numbers Game - Graduates _MA453Fall2008walther
Judge Halts 8th Grade Algebra Test in California_MA453Fall2008walther
Einstein Proven Right_MA453Fall2008walther
Ads on Tests Add Up for Teacher_MA453Fall2008walther
U.S. students' math, science scores deliver mixed results_MA453Fall2008walther
Interesting Articles
Proving 0.999... = 1_MA453Fall2008walther
The Art of Nomography_MA453Fall2008walther
Failing a Math Exam with Dignity! :)_MA453Fall2008walther
Some more of the above..._MA453Fall2008walther
What's special about this number? (kinda cool)_MA453Fall2008walther
Summer Math Program_MA453Fall2008walther
Using Math to explain how life on earth began_MA453Fall2008walther
Just look, it's funny. I promise._MA453Fall2008walther
Jay Walker's Library_MA453Fall2008walther
Ben Franklin's Magic Square_MA453Fall2008walther
Mathematics used to create Pixar's characters_MA453Fall2008walther
Do the Math Dance_MA453Fall2008walther
Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord_MA453Fall2008walther
Gut Instinct's Surprising Role in Math_MA453Fall2008walther
If the World Could Vote_MA453Fall2008walther
Math Puzzles_MA453Fall2008walther
Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow_MA453Fall2008walther
Certain Types Of Thinking Are Best Suited To Certain Types Of Problem-solving_MA453Fall2008walther
Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord_MA453Fall2008walther
PRIME Mathematics Encyclopedia_MA453Fall2008walther
Oil Profit (something fun to do with a basic calculator)_MA453Fall2008walther
MatheMagic_MA453Fall2008walther
Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius' by Hans C. Ohanian_MA453Fall2008walther
Wikipedia definition of Abtract Algebra_MA453Fall2008walther
Math jokes_MA453Fall2008walther
Schools Chief: Schools deserve bailout, too_MA453Fall2008walther
Role of Women in Science and Engineering_MA453Fall2008walther
STORE CLOSINGS -- 2008_MA453Fall2008walther
Funds sliced, teacher sells ads on tests_MA453Fall2008walther
Freaky Math Trick_MA453Fall2008walther
'The world is moving past' USA in higher ed_MA453Fall2008walther
Using Challenging Concepts To Learn Promotes Understanding Of New Material_MA453Fall2008walther
Mathematics Students Make Prime Discovery_MA453Fall2008walther
US students improve in math_MA453Fall2008walther
Latex comments
On fonts_MA453Fall2008walther
Reference Pages_MA453Fall2008walther - Websites that provide Latex commands
More Latex!_MA453Fall2008walther - Latex commands from NASA!
