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MATH FOR LS MAJORS at a glance:
This 3-credit course is designed for Liberal Arts and Sciences majors who need to fulfill the writing and general math requirements. This course is not intended to prepare you for Calculus. The course includes an introduction to set theory, logic, number theory, probability, statistics, graphing and linear programming.
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Textbook:
Title: A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Authors: Angel/Abbot/Runde
Publisher: Pearson Education
Edition: 9th
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E-Learning (Sakai)
It will be the hub of the course where you can view your grades, post your course questions in the Discussions and email the instructor.
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Homework:
This course is delivered throughout a half semester and in order to ensure that students are keeping up with the material, several homework will be assigned on a daily basis. Assignments will be collected in class and late homework will not be accepted without a prior arrangement.
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Quizzes:
There will be an in-class quiz every week. These quizzes are given at the end of a class and will cover materials which have been covered within the past few lectures.
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Midterm and final exams:
Will be arranged in class.
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Make up policy:
All make ups in the course are given only on legitimate and documented reasons.
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Course grade:
Your grade will be accumulated as follows:
In-class quizzes 30%
Homework 25%
Midterm 20%
Final 25%
Extra credit for in-class activities, e.g. problem solving and discussion questions: up to 5%
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Attendance:
Attendance will not be taken, but it is the student’s responsibility to attend classes, and to get notes for the lectures if a class must be missed.
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Grading scale:
Grades: A=90-100, A-=87-89, B+=83-86, B=78-82, B-=75-77, C+=70-74, C=65-69, C-=60-64, D=50-59, E=0-49
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ASSIGNMENTS
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Assignment 1- Due July 7.
Section 2.1, the following problems: 20, 22, 45, 46, 52, 59, 63, 67-72, 78, 84, 85, 86
Section 2.2, the following problems: 14-26, 30, 33, 40, 41-52, 41-52, 53, 59, 61, 62
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Assignment 2- Due July 11.
Section 2.3, the following problems: 17, 31, 34, 48, 50, 59, 71, 72, 73, 87-91, 101, 115, 116, 120, 123-128
Section 2.4, the following problems: 8, 34-36, 58-60, 64, 69, 71-74
Section 2.5, the following problems: 1, 7, 15, 17
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Practice problems that were discussed in class on July 9:
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Assignment 3- Due July 18
Section 12.8, the following problems: 23, 27, 29, 31, 36, 46, 48, 50, 55, 56 64, 68
Section 12.9, the following problems: 22, 25, 31, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 51
Section 5.1, the following problems: 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 37, 45, 51, 54, 57, 58, 63, 71, 85
Section 5.3 the following problems: 45, 46, 53, 58, 59, 60, 106, 108
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Assignment 4- Due July 28
Section 5.7, the following problems: 12, 13, 20, 29, 30, 35, 36, 45, 46, 54, 66, 67, 75, 78, 79, 85, 87
Section 6.7, the following problems: 28, 53, 61, 71, 72, 89, 90, 91, 97, 98, 100, 108
Section 6.8 , the following problems: 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 30, 14
Section 7.1 , the following problems: 27, 28, 41, 42, 43, 49, 55, 57, 59
Section 7.2 , the following problems: 9, 10, 20, 40, 42, 45, 47, 51
Section 7.5 , the following problems: 5, 6, 7, 8.
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Assignment 5- Due August 4
Section 6.9, the following problems: 64, 65, 75, 76, 79, 80
Section 3.1, the following problems: 19-25, 36-40, 48-50, 80-83
Section 3.2, the following problems: 12, 14, 16, 31, 32, 35, 36,38, 39, 50, 58, 59, 60.
Section 3.3, the following problems: 16, 22, 24, 26, 48-57, 66, 74
Section 3.4, the following problems: 25, 27, 29-32, 41, 42, 49-52, 57, 58, 59, 65, 71, 74, 80
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Assignment 6- Due August 7
Section 3.5, the following problems: 30, 31, 34-38, 50, 60, 62, 66
Section 12.2, the following problems: 16-21
Section 12.6, the following problems: 21-26, 63-66, 67-69
Section 12.10, the following problems: 11, 14, 16, 35, 36, 44