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MATH 1580: Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Contacts
Instructor: Mark Grether
Library Liaison: Randy Wallace, Room 107, Eagle Commons Library, randy.wallace@unt.edu, 940.369.6456 (voice)
Table of Contents:
Required Readings
In class readings: A-L (1-3), M-Z (3-1)
1. NYT article About medical errors: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/health/20cancer.html
2. WSJ article middle of the road: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704538404574539971868397840.html
3. NPR articlePersonal view of breast cancer's horrific results: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120748052
Out of Class Required
Prostate cancer:
4. One with the good chart: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703279704575334982806405218.html
5. Good discussion of treatment options: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123845699393571631.html
6. Study results in day after article appeared: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/07/01/swedish-trial-finds-prostate-cancer-screening-saves-lives/
7. April 7th 2009 version of treatment options: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123906164489395123.html
Breast Cancer:
8. Discussion involving head of panel: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120493002
9. Quick NPR discussion: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120474820
10. Another good NPR discussion: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120583674
The Numbers Guy
11. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=2083893791&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731150&clientId=87 U.S. News --- THE NUMBERS GUY: When Comparisons Collide With Careful Thinking. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jul 17, 2010. pg. A.2
12. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=29&did=1938085121&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731464&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: A Snowfall That Almost Amounted to a Windfall --- A British Man Placed a $10 Weather Wager That Could Have Netted Him $27 Million, but the Complex Bet Was InvalidCarl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jan 13, 2010. p. A.19
13. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=42&did=1864252061&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731541&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Odds Are, Stunning Coincidences Can Be Expected --- Lotteries Show That Through Sheer Numbers, the Uncanny Happens; in Bulgaria, the Same Combination Won Twice in One Week. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 23, 2009. p. A.18
14. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=45&did=1851131981&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731541&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Bleak Cancer Reports Mask Major Advances --- Overall Mortality Rates Miss Longer Survival Periods, Gains Among Younger People; Misleading Comparison With Heart Disease. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 2, 2009. p. A.11
15. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=56&did=1748541801&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731667&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Sum Help: New Search Engine for Mathletes --- Wolfram Alpha Site Automates Arithmetic Drudgery for Students, but Teachers Worry It Does Homework, Too. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 2009. p. A.14
16. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=62&did=1700102021&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279731744&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: When Really Big Numbers Aren't Nearly Enough --- Like ZIP Codes and Phone Numbers, Internet Addressing Suffers Growing Pains; Avoiding the Dreaded '666. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: May 6, 2009. p. A.11
17. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=51&did=1912550161&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732198&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: When Combined Data Reveal the Flaw of Averages --- In a Statistical Anomaly Dubbed Simpson's Paradox, Aggregated Numbers Obscure Trends in Job Market, Medicine and Baseball. Cari Tuna. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Dec 2, 2009. p. A.21
18. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=37&did=1893671311&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732807&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Coincidental Obscenity Deemed Extremely Dubious --- Mathematicians Say Chances Are Profanity Was Intentionally Encoded in Text of Schwarzenegger's Veto, Unlike 'Shove It' in Bible. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Nov 5, 2009. p. A.15
19. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1855437901&SrchMode=1&sid=5&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732782&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Medicine's Dangerous Guessing Game --- Different Methods of Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Medical Treatments Lead to Varying Conclusions About Their Safety. Keith Winstein. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Sep 9, 2009. p. A.19
Optional Readings
Breast Cancer
1. Full Report: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/breastcancer/brcanrs.htm
2. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125859364756654837.html
3. Letters to the Editor: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704888404574550172378035410.html
4. Letters to the Editor: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704204304574546140161926928.html
5. Long Radio Interview: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120537928
6. Article about Advocacy Group Thoughts: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120581364
Numbers Guy
7. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=59&did=1729567561&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732708&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: To Gauge Oil Savings, Economists Road Test the 'Rebound Effect'. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: May 27, 2009. p. A.15
8. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=54&did=1770626381&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732708&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Rise and Flaw of Internet's Election-Fraud Hunters --- Benford's Law, Which Tests Numbers for Authenticity, Might Detect Vote-Rigging but Can't Prove It. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jul 1, 2009. p. A.9
9. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=49&did=1817683861&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732807&clientId=87. Currents -- The Numbers Guy: When Precision Is Only 92.11567% Accurate --- The Numbers Behind Cash-for-Clunkers Imply Exactitude, but a Look Under the Hood Reveals Guesswork and Assumptions. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Aug 5, 2009. p. A.14
10. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=41&did=1873102591&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732807&clientId=87. Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Some See Numerical Oddity In Pollster's Election Surveys. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Oct 7, 2009. p. A.16
11. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=40&did=1878564661&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732807&clientId=87. Currents -- The Numbers Guy: New Research on Spanking Might Need a Time Out --- Studies Aim to Settle the Longstanding Debate Over the Disciplinary Practice's Effects, but Statistical Shortcomings Persist. Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Oct 14, 2009. p. A.18
12. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=39&did=1882932661&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279732807&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Ill-Conceived Ranking Makes for Unhealthy Debate --- In the Wrangle Over Health Care, a Low Rating for the U.S. System Keeps Emerging Despite Evident Shortcomings in Study.Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Oct 21, 2009. p. A.19
13. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=60&did=1929827901&SrchMode=1&sid=6&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1279733106&clientId=87 Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Time and Again, the Calendar Comes Up Short --- Sticklers for Symmetry Lament Imperfections in the 400-Year-Old Gregorian System; Earth's Inconvenient Orbit. Charles Forelle. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Dec 30, 2009. p. A.12
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