Jeff Post
CSUDH Math Department Lecturer
Office: NSM A-119
Phone: 1(310)243-3396
Office Hours: MW 1:00-2:00 PM and by arrangement
Email: jpost@csudh.edu

Mathematics is not primarily a matter of plugging numbers into formulas
and performing rote computations. It is a way of thinking and questioning
that may be unfamiliar to many of us, but is available to almost all of us.
John Allen Paulos - Mathematician, Temple University

Please read How to succeed and how to fail in math.

If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right.
Mark Twain

Want to improve your grade for the course? Read about brownbagging (click here for a PDF version).

Classes for Fall 2008:
To be determined
Academic Integrity: The mathematics department does not tolerate cheating. Students who have questions or concerns about academic integrity should ask their professors or the counselors in the Student Development Office, or refer to the University Catalog for more information (Look in the index under "academic integrity"). Please review the information at Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Accomodations for Students with Disabilities: Cal State Dominguez Hills adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with temporary and permanent disabilities. If you have a disability that may adversely affect your work in this class, I encourage you to register with Disabled Student Services (DSS) and to talk with me about how I can best help you. All disclosures of disabilities will be kept strictly confidential. Please note: no accommodation may be made until you register with the DSS in WH B250. For information call (310) 243-3660 or to use telecommunications Device for the Deaf, call (310) 243-2028.


PrimeNum.pdf - List of prime numbers less than 1000


Polygraph - Free polynomial graphing program.
For Windows - 211Kb zip file with Windows program and sdl.dll.
For Linux - 57Kb tar.gz file with precompiled Linux binary, C++ source code for Linux and Mac users.
To compile source you will need to download and install the Simple DirectMedia Layer library. Download SDL version 1.2.9 as later versions are broken and will not work with Polygraph.

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