Mathematical Explorations
MTH 118, Section WN 110
Instructor: Jim Ham

Winter, 2012

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Session

Date

Topics/Sections/Assignments

Comments/Handouts

1

Jan. 10

8.1 Percent, Sales Tax, and Income Tax: 11, 19, 21, 25, 31, 35, 39, 41, 47, 49, 51, 55, 59, 65
8.2 Simple Interest: 3, 13, 19, 23, 35

Purchase Textbook

Grading Homework

2

Jan. 12

8.3 Compound Interest: 7, 13, 17, 25, 33, 41
8.4 Annuities, Stocks, and Bonds: 5, 17, 19, 21, 27, 31, 33, 35

  

3

Jan. 17

8.5 Installment Loans, Amortization, and Credit Cards: 1-11 odds, 15, 17

  

4

Jan. 19

Mathematics of Finance

Worksheets A, B, & C

Thursday, Jan. 19th, is the last day to receive a partial refund for the class.

5

Jan. 24

Mathematics of Finance
Worksheets D, E, & F

 

6

Jan. 26

2.1 Basic Set Concepts: 1-93 every other odd (eoo)
2.2 Subsets: 1-65 eoo

 

7

Jan. 31

2.3 Venn Diagrams and Set Operations: 1-105 eoo
2.4 Set Operations and Venn Diagrams with Three Sets: 1-45 eoo, 71, 73, 99-105

8

Feb. 2

2.5 Survey Problems: 1-29 odds, 33-38, 43, 45, 47

Exam 1 covers chapters 2 & 8

9

Feb. 7

11.4 Fundamentals of Probability: 1-47 odds, 55-66
11.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds: 1, 3, 5, 11, 17-47 odds, 65-81 odds

  

10

Feb. 9

11.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability: 1-71 odds

11

Feb. 14

11.8 Expected Value: 1-19 odds, Lottery Worksheet

12

Feb. 16

7.1 Graphing and Functions: 1-65 eoo, 67-75 odds, 95-98
7.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs: 1-47 odds, 57, 58

13

Feb. 21

7.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables: 1-45 eoo, 51-54, 57
7.6 Modeling Data: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Quadratic Functions: 15-22, 31, 35, 39

14

Feb. 23

12.6 Scatter Plots, Correlation, and Regression Lines: 5, 7, 9-18, 27-30, 35, 37

15

Feb. 28

Mathematical Models
Worksheets

Exam 2 covers 7 & 11, 12.6, etc.

16

Mar. 1

5.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation: 1-101 eoo

Spring Break: March 5-10, 2012

 

March 2 is the midterm date. Midterm grades will be sent electronically after the second exam has been graded.

17

Mar. 13

5.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences: 1-121 eoo

18

Mar. 15

9.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System: 1-77 eoo
9.2 Measuring Area and Volume: 1-49 eoo

19

Mar. 20

9.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature: 1-49 eoo, 53-83 odds
10.1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles: 1-45 odds, 55

20

Mar. 22

10.2 Triangles: 1-29 eoo, 35, 37, 39
10.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations: 1-10, 11-23 odds, 25-28, 29-35 odds

21

Mar. 27

10.4 Area and Circumference: 1-35 odds, 41, 43, 45, 47
10.5 Volume: 1-43 odds

Exam 3 covers chapters 5, 9 & 10, etc.

22

Mar. 29

12.1 Sampling, Frequency Distributions, and Graphs: 1, 7, 9-16, 17, 19, 31, 35, 37

 Monday, April 2nd, is the last day to withdraw with W. After this date, an A-F grade will be assigned.

23

Apr. 3

12.2 Measures of Central Tendency: 3, 7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 27, 31, 33, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 58-61, 63
12.3 Measures of Dispersion: 21-33 odds, 37

24

Apr. 5

12.4 The Normal Distribution: 1-65 eoo

25

Apr. 10

14.1 Voting Methods: 1-37 odds

26

Apr. 12

14.3 Apportionment Methods: 1-26

27

Apr. 17

15.1 Graphs, Paths, and Circuits:1-51 odds
15.2 Euler Paths and Euler Circuits: 1-45 odds, 49-59 odds

28

Apr. 19

15.3 Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits: 1-33 odds, 39-44
15.4 Trees: 1-41 odds

29

Apr. 24

Review

 

30

Apr. 26

Last Day of Class

Exam 4 covers chapters 12, 14 & 15, etc.