Math for Liberal Studies Flash Programs

These programs were developed with Doug Ensley during Summer and Fall 2009 as part of the PASSHE FPDC grant "Development of a Technology Supplement for a General Education Mathematics Course."

• Doug Ensley's MLS Flash page

Unit 1: Mathematics of Efficiency

• First-fit bin packing algorithm
• Scheduling tasks using the decreasing time list algorithm

Unit 2: Mathematics of Voting

• All Unit 2 Flash content is listed on the main MLS page.
  

Unit 3: Mathematics of Information

• POSTNET barcode questions
  • Convert ZIP code to POSTNET (multi-question format)
  • Convert POSTNET to ZIP code (multi-question format)
  • Convert POSTNET to ZIP code (single question format)
  • Correct errors in POSTNET code (single question format)
• UPC barcode questions
  • Convert UPC code to barcode (single question)
  • Convert barcode to UPC code (single question)
  • Find the upside-down barcode (single question)

This page last modified 9/22/09 .