Natural Science 0312 - Numbers,patterns & Experiments

This course is for any science and related studies concentrators who wishes to further develop their quantitative skills. Focusing on skills rather than content, students in the course will focus on the following: using computers to gain insight and develop intuition and to discover new patterns and relationships; using graphical display to suggest mathematical principles; testing and falsifying conjectures; Finding real world applications for mathematical concepts, exploring a possible result to see if it is worth a formal proof; suggesting approaches for formal proof; learning how to construct formal proofs; replacing lengthy hand-derivations with computer-based derivations; and confirming analytically-derived results. The topics studied will simply be the means to our desired end: obtaining the skills described above. Pre-requisite: Calculus or Send an email to consult with the instructor.

Quantitative Skills In this course students are generally expected to spend at least 6 to 8 hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. Prerequisite: Calculus 1