ELEMENTARY MATH MODELS

Order Aplenty and a Glimpse of Chaos

Classroom resources for use with Elementary Mathematical Models by Dan Kalman.

Elementary Mathematical Models is both a course and a book. The course is an alternative to college algebra or precalculus that uses elementary models as a motivating and unifying vehicle. Please use the links below for more information.

Overview.
Resources for Teachers. Supplementary materials and resources for anyone teaching an EMM course.
A review of the EMM book.
Math Models: College Algebra Topics and a Liberal Arts Approach. A more detailed description of the EMM course, from a forthcoming MAA Notes volume.
Entry Level College Mathematics: Algebra or Modeling. A paper from AMATYC Review describing topics common to EMM and college algebra or precalculus.
Elementary Mathematical Models - An entry level mathematics course for the five minute university. Slides from a presentation at the AMS/MAA meeting, Baltimore, January 2003.