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ALEXANDER DUNLAP, UChicago second-year




Major: Not available.

College/Employer: UChicago

Year of Graduation: 2015

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Past Classes

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M996: How to Count in Splash! Fall 2012 (Oct. 06, 2012)
We all know how to count, and we do it every day. Thus, it might be surprising that there is an entire field of mathematics, called combinatorics, devoted largely to counting different sorts of objects. Of course, the sets that combinatorialists count are much more complicated than the sorts of things we count in everyday life, which makes counting much more fascinating than it initially appears. Focusing on concrete problems (for example, "How many routes can I take on my way home from school?"), this class will introduce students to the beauty of combinatorics and to some of the techniques that mathematicians use to count what may at first seem uncountable. No special math background will be assumed, but students should be ready to "get their hands dirty" working on combinatorial problems with the class.


M878: Not True, but Useful: Thinking About Everyday Statistics in Splash! Fall 2011 (Oct. 01, 2011)
Statistics are important tools in many fields, including areas with which we interact on a daily basis. How will this substance affect my health? How long will it take me to drive to work through traffic? Which candidate is winning the election? This course will explore exactly what statistics tell us (and what they don't), what sorts of assumptions are made in the use of statistics, and how we can understand and quantify the uncertainties that are inherent in situations where statistics are used.