Math 70: Finite Mathematics
Fall 2004

(11/21) Homework 10 has been posted and is due on November 29. Quiz 7 will be on the same day. (added 11/22) On a second thought, Quiz 7 will be on Wednesday, December 1.

(11/18) Solutions to Midterm 3 have been posted.

(11/15) You are allowed a 3 X 5" note card on the midterm.

(11/15) In response to some of the questions raised through anonymous feedback: (1) I will drop the lowest midterm and quiz score. (2) The homework counts. If you do the homework, you can do the quizzes (which are 10% of the grade) and if you do all the assignments, you are much more likely to get your final grade raised then if you don't. In other words, if you are between grades and you did all the homework assignments on time, I will give you the higher grade. (3) Paticipation counts. If you don't come to class on Fridays, you can't participate and you miss important points I often go over on Fridays.

(11/10) Solutions to Quiz 6 have been posted.

(11/7) Homework 9 has been posted and is due on November 17, the day of Midterm 3, which will cover Sections 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 10-1, and 5-1.

(11/7) Quiz 6 is postponed to Wednesday, November 10.

(11/2) I urge you to get out and vote today. You can find your polling place here: http://www.mypollingplace.com

(11/2) Solutions to Quiz 5 have been posted.

(10/31) Homework 8 has been posted and is due on November 8. Quiz 6 will be on the same day.

(10/24) Homework 7 has been posted and is due on November 1. Quiz 5 will be on the same day.

(10/20) Midterm 2 solutions have been posted.

(10/19) You can now send me anonymous feedback. Please take a moment to let me know what you think about the class.

(10/19) A new How to... section has beed added.

(10/17) You are allowed a 3 X 5" card with your notes on the midterm.

(10/17) Reminder: Midterm 2 is on Wednesday, October 20. It will cover homework assignments 4-6, i.e., sections 7-2 to 7-5, 4-1 and 4-2.

(10/14) Solutions to Quiz 4 have been posted.

(10/12) Homework 6 has been posted and is due on October 20, the day of the second midterm.

(10/8) Homework 5 extension: it's now due on October 13. Quiz 4 will be on 10/13 as well.

(10/6) There was a typo in Homework 5: the second set of exercises is from Sec. 7-5 not 7-3.

(10/4) Solutions to Quiz 3 have been posted.

(10/3) Homework 5 has been posted. It is due on October 11.

(9/27) Homework 4 extension: it's now due on Monday, October 4. Quiz 3 will also be on 10/4.

(9/23) Homework 4 has been posted. It is due on September 29. Quiz 3 will be on the same day.

(9/22) Midterm 1 solutions have been posted.

(9/19) All late homework has to be turned in on (or before) September 24.

(9/16) Reminder: Midterm 1 is on September 22. It will cover homework 1, 2, and 3, i.e., sections 1.1-1.3, 6.2-6.4, and 7.1.

(9/15) Quiz 2 solutions have been posted.

(9/15) 20 more copies of the textbook should be arriving to the campus bookstore today.

(9/15) Last day to add is September 21.

(9/14) Homework 3 has been posted and is due on September 22.

(9/12) Homework 2 and Quiz 2 extension: they are now due on September 15.

(9/9) Solutions to Quiz 1 have been posted.

(9/8) Starting Monday, 9/13, my morning office hour MWF will move from 10:30-11:30 to 8:30-9:30.

(9/7) I have to cancel my 2:30 office hour on Wednesday, September 8.

(8/31) Final word on the first homework and quiz: since several people had trouble getting the correct textbook, the due date for Homework 1 is Wednesday, September 8. Quiz 1 will be on the same day.

(8/31) Homework 2 is posted below and is due on September 13. Quiz 2 will be on the same day.

(8/30) Since some people have had trouble getting the textbook, I'm extending the deadline for Homework 1 to Friday, September 3. The first quiz will be on the same day.

(8/30) There's a possibility there'll be a Tuesday-Thursday 9 o'clock section of Math 70 (taught by somebody else). Please let me know soon if you are interested in adding it instead of my section.

(8/27) In the green sheet the title of the textbook should be Finite Mathematics..., not College Mathematics.... Sorry for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. (The green sheet below has been corrected.)

(8/27) There will be a lottery on Monday to determine who gets to add the class. The number of slots depends on enrollment on Monday morning. The time and place of the lottery will be announced in class (but most likely, it'll be one of my office hours).

(8/25) The class is completely full. I contacted the Chair of the Math Department and she's aware of the situation. Unfortunately, there's no chance that another section of Math 70 will be opened. There's still plenty of space in Math 70 online taught by Professor Natasha Bozović. Please consider adding her class.

(8/25) Students who intend to use Math 70 to satisfy the mathematical requirement for general education must earn a C or a higher grade.

(8/25) Homework 1 is posted below and is due Wednesday, September 1.

(8/25) Quiz 1 will be on Friday, September 3.

Lecture time and location

MWF 9:30-10:20 in 318 DH.

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of the ELM requirement.

Office hours

Note the change, in effect 9/13/2004.

Monday and Wednesday 8:30-9:30 and 2:30-3:30; Friday 8:30-9:30 in MH 318A

Textbook

Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen: Finite Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Prentice Hall, tenth edition, 2004

Syllabus

Systems of linear equations and inequalities, matrices, set theory, probability theory, applications to business and social sciences.
We will cover most or parts of Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10.

Green sheet

Exams

There will be weekly quizzes, three midterms and a final exam. The exam schedule:

Midterm 1: September 22

Midterm 2: October 20

Midterm 3: November 17

Final exam: December 13, 7:15-9:30

No make-up exams will be allowed.

Midterm 1 solutions

Midterm 2 solutions

Midterm 3 solutions

How to...

How to study for this and other math classes

How to take the exam

Grading policy

Quizzes 10%, three midterms 20% each, final 30%

Handouts

(None yet)

Homework

Homework will be collected but not graded. Quizzes will be based on the homework. You cannot expect to learn the material and pass the class unless you do every homework problem. All the problems are from the textbook.

# Due date Assignment

1 9/8 Ex. 1-1: #4, 5, 10, 14, 50, 82, 88; Ex. 1-2: #4, 11, 16, 20, 64, 69;
Ex. 1-3: #5, 8, 14, 20, 58, 70

2 9/15 Ex. 6-2: #10, 14, 18, 24, 25, 28, 34, 35, 52, 68, 70;
Ex. 6-3: #14, 16, 26, 34, 40, 46, 52, 60, 62

3 9/22 Ex. 6-4: #22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 42, 47, 50, 56, 62;
Ex. 7-1: #10, 14, 22, 30, 38, 44, 51, 62, 70, 80

4 10/4 Ex. 7-2, #24, 28, 41, 49, 51, 52, 55, 63, 66, 67;
Ex. 7-3, #8, 10, 12, 18, 23, 28, 32, 39, 50, 56

5 10/13 Ex. 7-4, #11, 13, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 31, 37, 46, 47;
Ex. 7-5, #2, 4, 12, 16, 18, 23, 27, 30, 35, 39

6 10/20 Ex. 4-1: #8, 10, 12, 13, 24, 26, 30, 32, 54, 63;
Ex. 4-2: #8, 22, 32, 38, 49, 54, 54, 57, 62, 64, 65.
Also: do as many Chapter 7 Review Exercies as possible.

7 11/1 Ex. 4-3: #16, 17, 28, 29, 37, 41, 46, 54, 55, 59, 65;
Ex. 4-4: #6, 26, 42, 44, 46, 51, 54, 57, 59, 65.

8 11/8 Ex. 4-5: #6, 12, 34, 37, 44, 48, 54, 58, 60, 66;
Ex. 4-6: #7, 14, 19, 22, 25, 27, 30, 38, 42, 56.

9 11/17 Ex. 10-1: #13, 14, 24, 28, 36, 37, 41, 43, 57, 60;
Ex. 5-1: #12, 18, 28, 32, 39, 42, 49, 51, 54.
Also: do as many Chapter 4 Review Exercies as possible.

10 11/29 Ex. 5-2: #2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 22, 29, 32, 46;
Ex. 5-3: #3-7, 9, 11.

11 12/8 Ex. 5-4: #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15;
Ex. 5-5: #5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12;
Ex. 3-1: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19;
Ex. 3-2: #1, 3, 5, 7.

#	Due date	Assignment
1	9/8	Ex. 1-1: #4, 5, 10, 14, 50, 82, 88; Ex. 1-2: #4, 11, 16, 20, 64, 69; Ex. 1-3: #5, 8, 14, 20, 58, 70
2	9/15	Ex. 6-2: #10, 14, 18, 24, 25, 28, 34, 35, 52, 68, 70; Ex. 6-3: #14, 16, 26, 34, 40, 46, 52, 60, 62
3	9/22	Ex. 6-4: #22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 42, 47, 50, 56, 62; Ex. 7-1: #10, 14, 22, 30, 38, 44, 51, 62, 70, 80
4	10/4	Ex. 7-2, #24, 28, 41, 49, 51, 52, 55, 63, 66, 67; Ex. 7-3, #8, 10, 12, 18, 23, 28, 32, 39, 50, 56
5	10/13	Ex. 7-4, #11, 13, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 31, 37, 46, 47; Ex. 7-5, #2, 4, 12, 16, 18, 23, 27, 30, 35, 39
6	10/20	Ex. 4-1: #8, 10, 12, 13, 24, 26, 30, 32, 54, 63; Ex. 4-2: #8, 22, 32, 38, 49, 54, 54, 57, 62, 64, 65. Also: do as many Chapter 7 Review Exercies as possible.
7	11/1	Ex. 4-3: #16, 17, 28, 29, 37, 41, 46, 54, 55, 59, 65; Ex. 4-4: #6, 26, 42, 44, 46, 51, 54, 57, 59, 65.
8	11/8	Ex. 4-5: #6, 12, 34, 37, 44, 48, 54, 58, 60, 66; Ex. 4-6: #7, 14, 19, 22, 25, 27, 30, 38, 42, 56.
9	11/17	Ex. 10-1: #13, 14, 24, 28, 36, 37, 41, 43, 57, 60; Ex. 5-1: #12, 18, 28, 32, 39, 42, 49, 51, 54. Also: do as many Chapter 4 Review Exercies as possible.
10	11/29	Ex. 5-2: #2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 22, 29, 32, 46; Ex. 5-3: #3-7, 9, 11.
11	12/8	Ex. 5-4: #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15; Ex. 5-5: #5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12; Ex. 3-1: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19; Ex. 3-2: #1, 3, 5, 7.

Quizzes

Date Quiz # Solutions

9/8 Quiz 1 Quiz 1 solutions

9/15 Quiz 2 Quiz 2 solutions

10/4 Quiz 3 Quiz 3 solutions

10/13 Quiz 4 Quiz 4 solutions

11/1 Quiz 5 Quiz 5 solutions

11/10 Quiz 6 Quiz 6 solutions

12/1 Quiz 7 Quiz 7 solutions

Date	Quiz #	Solutions
9/8	Quiz 1	Quiz 1 solutions
9/15	Quiz 2	Quiz 2 solutions
10/4	Quiz 3	Quiz 3 solutions
10/13	Quiz 4	Quiz 4 solutions
11/1	Quiz 5	Quiz 5 solutions
11/10	Quiz 6	Quiz 6 solutions
12/1	Quiz 7	Quiz 7 solutions

Policy on calculators

No calculators will be allowed on any of the tests.

I will not use calculators in class or require you to use them. If you find calculators helpful for studying or homework, go ahead and use them, but do not become too dependent on them. My goal is to teach you how to think independently, although I'd be happy to help you use technology in your studies.

Academic integrity

By default, I regard my students as honest individuals and expect them to abide by the University policy on academic integrity.

Anonymous feedback

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Slobodan N. Simić

Last modified: Tue Dec 7 2004

Math 70: Finite Mathematics Fall 2004

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