Most students that struggle with this course fall behind at some point, avoid this like the plague. One day at a time, finite mathematics is easy! If you blow off a few days, it can become much more challenging.
If any student has a physical, learning or psychiatric disability that restricts the development or expression of your gifts, please feel free to let me know so that we can, when possible, make accommodations that will enhance your classroom experience.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams worth 100 points each. Tentatively, these exams will occur after we complete chapters 2, 4 and 10, or approximately on the dates September 14 (exam 1), October 12 (exam 2) and November 16 (exam 3). We will also have a 150 point cumulative final exam on Monday December 17 at 10:30 AM.
Quizzes and Homework: I will collect homework assignments regularly and there will be regular (every week or two) quizzes as well. Normally, quizzes will be announced. There will be approximately 350 points total (200 on HW and 150 on quizzes) based on your homework and quiz grades. You should keep your homework in a separate notebook so that it can be collected at any time. Recording "just the answer" will receive little or no credit. You should show and/or explain your work on all assignments for this class. You are encouraged to work together on homework assignments, but this does NOT mean copying the work of others nor answers from a solution set.
Activities: We will complete several activities (mostly in groups), some in-class, others may be out of class. These activities will involve the current topics of the course and normally replace a lecture. We will have approximately 100 points (total) worth of activities.
Class Participation and Attendance: There will be 50 points based on your class participation (asking questions, taking part in discussions, contributing to your group in activities, etc.) and attendance. I will determine your score for these 50 points. You are responsible for all of the material covered in class each day, even if you are not present.
Late assignments and academic dishonesty: Late homework, activities, etc. will be penalized by 10% each lecture they are late. I am fairly flexible about giving exams at alternate times, BUT you should definitely warn me before the exam is missed, and plan on taking it early rather than late. Quizzes missed due to absences can NOT be made up. Plagiarism, or copying answers from other people or books without citing the source is a serious offense and will result in no credit for the work. It is OK to discuss your answers with other groups on group assignments, but the work you turn in must be your own.
quiz 1 on chapter 1
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1.2 #1 to 7,9,10,12,16,19,20,24,28,33,34, 37,40,42,44,54,56,59 |
| 2 | 9-4 to 6 | 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 | 1.3 #1,2,4,8,9,10,14,18,19,20,28,30,32
1.4 #2,3,5,16,18,19,20,26,31,40 to 45, 60,61,69,74,78 1.5 #2,4,11,12,14 |
| 3 | 9-11 to 13 | 2.1, 2.2 | quiz 1
2.1 #3,5,8,9,10,14,16,20,21,25,31 to 34,37,38,42 2.2 #3,8,12,13,14,19,20,24,26,30,38,39 |
| 4 | 9-18 to 20 | 2.3 | 2.3 #1,2,10,13,15,17,25,28,32,36,42,
44,46,47,48,62,66 exam 1 |
| 5 | 9-25 to 27 | 2.4 | 2.4 #2,4,7,10,12,15,17,20,27,30,32,33 |
| 6 | 10-2 to 4 | 3.1, 3.2 | 3.1#5,6,9
3.2#2,7,8,10,12,13,14,19,24,28,33,35 |
| 7 | 10-9 to 11 | 3.3 | 3.3#2,3,4,5,6,11,12,13,14,24,26 |
| 8 | 10-16 | review | Fall break! |
| 9 | 10-23 to 25 | skills exam | |
| 10 | 10-30 to 11-1 | exam 2 | |
| 11 | 11-5 to 7 | 4.1, 4.2 | 4.1#1,4,5,8,10,14,15,16
4.2#2,5,12,17,19 Mathematica pivot introduction |
| 12 | 11-12 to 14 | 4.2 | 4.3#3,6,8,10 |
| 13 | 11-19 | 4.3, 4.4 | 4.4#1,2,3,4,7,14,18
Thanksgiving Break |
| 14 | 11-26 to 28 | 4.4 | 10.1#2,4,15,16,22,40,48 |
| 15 | 12-4 to 6 | 10.1 | 10.2#2,3,4,8,12,18,21,22,40 |
| 16 | 12-11 to 13 | 10.2, 10.3 | 10.3#4,5,8,9,12,16,20 |
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