Welcome to Mth126: "Continued study of the mathematical
concepts and techniques that are fundamental to, and form the
basis for, elementary school mathematics. Topics include:
use of probability and statistics to explore real-world
problems; representation and analysis of discrete mathematical
problems using counting techniques, sequences, graph theory,
arrays and networks; use of functions, algebra and the basic
concepts underlying the calculus in real-world-applications."
| Week |
Homework / Tasks / Handouts |
Week 1
(Overview.doc)
(Calendar.doc)
(Syllabus.doc) |
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Type your “Math Bio” (max 500 words) and bring to
my office (Cowley 1034) by the end of the week.
- 11.1 (MondayNotes.pdf): #1-6, 9-25 odd, 34-35
(ans.doc)
- 11.2: (TuesdayNotes.pdf,
WednesdayNotes.pdf): #1, 3-4, 9, 19-22, 25-29 odd, 31-34, 37, 41,
45, 51-55 (ans.doc)
- 11.3 (ThursdayNotes.pdf) #5-15, 17-31 odd, 33-53 odd, 57-60
(ans.doc)
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Week 2
(Project1.doc)
(ProblemSet1.doc) |
- No class on Monday or Tuesday (I will be out of town
until 1pm Tuesday)
- Instead, you should work in groups on "Problem Set 1 -
Counting On" (ProblemSet1.doc)
on Monday and Tuesday; see the problem set itself for
details.
- "Project 1 - Podcasting Mathematics" is also assigned (Project1.doc).
- Homework 12.1 (ThursdayNotes.pdf):
#3-13 odd; 49, 51, 53
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Week 3
(Overview.doc) |
- 12.1 (MondayNotes.pdf)
#12, 15, 18*, 39, 40, 43* (ans.doc)
- 12.5 (TuesdayNotes.pdf)
#1-3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12, 15 (ans.doc)
- 12.2 (WednesdayNotes.pdf)
#1-19 odd, 32, 35-38, 42, 43* (*challenge problem!)
- 12.3 (ThursdayNotes.pdf) #1-12, 23-28, 33-36, 53-57,
62, 67-73
- We will work through the examples at the end of the
ThursdayNotes.pdf file on Monday, so you might consider
printing them and using them on Monday.
- You should try to complete as many problems from
each block (e.g. 1-12, 23-28, etc.) as you can over the
weekend, and finish them up after class on Monday as
needed.
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Week 4
(Overview.doc) |
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Week 5
(Overview.doc)
(ProblemSet2.doc) |
- 13.1 (MondayNotes.pdf)
#3ab, 5ac, 7, 9, 11-15, 21, 23-24, 29, 30, 32
- 13.2 and 13.3 (TuesdayNotes.pdf)
Sec. 13.2 # 3, 9, 11, 19-24, 47, 49, 51; Sec. 13.3 # 3, 7,
38-41 all
- 13.2 and 12.5 (WednesdayNotes.pdf)
Sec. 13.2 #25-27, 28, 30, 31, [33, 35, and find average
number of people per square mile], 51, 57
- (ThursdayNotes.pdf)
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Week 6
(Overview.doc) |
- Summarizing Data (MondayNotes.pdf):
13.2 #49, 51; 13.3 #46-48; 13.4 #1, 3, 5, 7, 18-21, 22,
23, 25, 34, 41
- Pascal’s Triangle and Binomial Prob. (TuesdayNotes.pdf):
11.4 # 1-7 odd; 12.4 #1-4, 10-11, 12-19, 20-24, 25, 27
- Sampling and Randomness (WednesdayNotes.pdf, RandomRectangles.pdf)
- The Normal Distribution (ThursdayNotes.pdf): 13.5 # 7-14
all; 11-25 odd; 27-39 odd; 44-47; 48-50; 57, 59, 60-61.
- Here's a link to the interactive
Normal Probability on Sketchpad document; you need
Geometer's Sketchpad to open it, which is available in
all GCA labs on campus. Right click and choose
"Save as" to download it to your desktop; then open it
from there.
- Homework Solutions: Here are worked
solutions (see right) for some of the problems from Ch. 13.
There are solutions to problems I did not assign this
semester as well as problems I assigned that do not have a
solution listed here. Still, I hope these are helpful. If
there are others you have questions on, please stop by my
office or ask during class.
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Ch. 13 Solutions:
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Week 7
(Overview.doc) |
- Calculating with Normal Probabilities (MondayNotes.pdf):
HW is same as last Thursday.
- Misleading Statistics (TuesdayNotes.pdf)
pg.776 # 5-9, 12, 16, 17; Also, find an example of
misleading statistics in newspaper or magazine & discuss:
see Tuesday's notes, last slide, for details. Due Thursday.
- Quiz (Quiz3.doc,
Quiz3_Ans.doc) planned for Tuesday
Wednesday over
Statistics unit to date.
- Understanding Math (WednesdayNotes.pdf)
- Reminder: You have a task due Thursday
(see Tuesday's notes).
- Algebraic Thinking, Variables, and Linear Equations (ThursdayNotes.pdf)
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Spring Break |
Week 8
(Overview.doc) |
- Linear Regression (MondayNotes.pdf)
13.6 # 1-3, 7-10, 11-13.
- Applications of Linear Equations (TuesdayNotes.pdf) 7.2
# 17, 19, 26, 37-51 odd, 65, 69, 73, 75
- Wednesday - Exam Review Day (Exam2_Review.doc,
Complete_Solutions.doc)
- Thursday - Exam 2
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Week 9
(Overview.doc) |
- Applications (cont) and Inequalities (TuesdayNotes.pdf)
7.2 # 17, 19, 26, 37-51 odd, 65, 69, 73, 75 (these were
assigned last week) (ans.doc);
and
7.4 #11-27 e.o.o, 29, 35, 39, 45, 47, 57, 59, 61, 64 (ans.doc); plus
four additional problems on
handout.doc. (answers
for four additional problems.doc)
- Representations of lines: (WednesdayNotes.pdf) 8.2 # 15, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37,
39, 41, 45, 47, 57, 63, 64, 69;(ans.doc)
- (ThursdayNotes.pdf)
Sec. 8.3 # 1-4, 17-61 e.o.o, 67, 69; (ans.doc) Also 8.7 # 3, 9, 15, 17,
21, 27, 32, 67, 69, 72, 79. (ans.doc)
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Week 10
(Overview.doc) |
- Systems of inequalities (MondayNotes.pdf): 8.8 # 5-21 odd
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Problem Set #3 - Optimization.doc (Due Thursday)
- Midpoints, Distances, and Circles (TuesdayNotes.pdf): 8.1 # 3, 4, 7, 27,
29, 31-37 odd, 38, 45-51 odd, 53, 57, 59, 61, 62, 63
ans.doc
- Parallel, Perpendicular, Tangent Lines & Slopes: 8.1 #
65, and others assigned on separate handout provided in
class (WednesdayNotes.pdf,
Handout - due Thursday.doc).
- 1st and 2nd Differences, and Sequences (ThursdayNotes.pdf):
See ThursdayNotes.pdf for homework assignment.
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Week 11
(Overview.doc) |
- Polynomials and Factoring (MondayNotes.pdf):
This is a big homework set, so do...
- ...this half on Monday: Sec. 7.6 #5, 11, 15, 19, 23,
31-45 odd, 46, [use reverse FOIL on #47, 49, 51]
- ...and this half on Tuesday (TuesdayNotes.pdf): Sec. 7.6 #[use both CFQ
and tic-tac-toe on #55, 57 (so do them twice)], 59, 63,
67, 71, 75, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95, 99-100.
- Equations of Circles and completing the square: Sec. 8.1
# 39, 41, 43.
- Solving Quadratic Equations (WednesdayNotes.pdf): Sec. 7.7 HW #1-4, 9-35 odd,
37-48 all
- No class Thursday due to NCUR
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Week 12
(Overview.doc) |
- Quadratic Applications: Sec. 7.7 #49, 54, 55, 59, 67, 68
(MondayNotes.pdf)
- Quadratic Functions, Apps, Models: 8.4 #1-5 all, 11, 13,
14, 19, 21, 32, 35, 37, 39; and Sec 8.5 #1-7 all,. 9 - 45 (e.o.o.),
49, 53 (TuesdayNotes.pdf)
(WednesdayNotes.pdf)
- Quiz4 (Quiz4.doc,
Quiz4_ans.doc) on Wednesday over sections 7.6,
7.7, 8.1.
- Exponents, Binomial Thm, Sci Notation (ThursdayNotes.pdf):
11.4 #41, 43, 44; 7.5 #37-38, 43-65 odd; also 8.6 #1-4, 9,
15.
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Week 13
(Overview.doc) |
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Week 14
(Overview.doc) |
- Sec. 15.1 #1, 3, 7, 9, 11-19 odd, 22, 33-37 odd, 40-41,
47, 48, 53, AND
Sec. 15.2 #3-7 odd, 20-21, 23-29 odd, 33
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MondayNotes.pdf
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| Finals Week |
- You have the choice of either taking your exam on Monday
at 12:15pm (the default timeslot for Sec. 2 at 9:55) or on
Wednesday at 10:00am (the default timeslot for Sec. 1 at
8:50).
- The exam on Monday will be WAY easier so you should take
it then if possible.
- (just kidding)
- (or am I?)
- (yes, I really am just kidding. Both exams will be of
similar difficulty.)
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