Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards
Phone: 424-1358 Office: Swart 123 Classroom: Swart 303
Text: College Mathematics, 7th Edition, by Barnett and Ziegler.
Required Calculator: TI-83, by Texas Instruments. (I will use the TI-83 in class; if you have some other TI (TI-82, TI-85, etc.) and find it works for you, that's fine. I cannot support it as well, though.)
Grading: Final grades are based on these 700 points:
| Topic | Points | Date | |
| Exam 1 | Functions and Finance | 100 | October 7 |
| Exam 2 | Linear Equations and Linear Programming | 100 | November 4 |
| Exam 3 | Combinatorics and Probability | 100 | November 23 |
| Exam 4 | Statistics and Markov Chains | 100 | December 16 |
| Quizzes | 100 | Weekly | |
| Homework | 100 | Weekly | |
| Presentation | 100 | Periodically |
Make-up exams will be given only in special circumstances. Please see me at least two class days before an Exam to discuss a make-up Exam.
Homework and Quizzes: There will be ten (10) homework assignments each worth ten (10) points and ten (10) quizzes each worth ten (10) points. Late homework will count half-credit.
Cooperation on homework is encouraged; copying is not. You are urged to work together on homework to solve problems; however, each of you must submit your own write-up.
Presentations: Each student will contribute to a 4- or 5-person group presentation on one of eight topics. These presentations will be about 15 minutes in length. Your grade on the presentation will be based on class (and my) critiques.
Office Hours: Office hours are times when I will be in my office to help you. My office hours for Fall 1998 semester are 10:20 to 11:15 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 1:50 to 2:50, Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment. There are other times when I am in my office. If I am in and not busy, I will be happy to help.
Philosophy: I strongly believe that you, the student, are the only person who can make yourself learn. Therefore, whenever it is appropriate, I expect you to "discover" the mathematics we will be exploring. I do not feel that "lecturing" to you will teach you how to do mathematics. I hope to be your "guide" while we learn some mathematics, but you will need to do the learning. I expect each of you to come to class prepared to discuss the dayÕs material. That means you will have to pre-read each section of the text very carefully before class.
My idea of teaching / learning is "Teaching is telling and learning is listening". I believe that you must be active in the learning process to learn well. My job as a teacher, therefore, is not to "tell" you the answers to the problems we will encounter; rather it is to point you in a direction which will allow you to see the solutions yourselves. To accomplish that goal, I will work to find different interactive activities for us to work on. Your job is to use me, your text, your friends, and any other sources as resources. Remember, the goal is to learn mathematics, not to pass the exam. (Incidentally, if you have truly learned the material, the test results will take care of themselves.)
Tentative Homework Assignments:
HW 1: 1-1: 96 1-2: 52 1-3: 70 1-4: 44 HW 2: 2-1: 44 2-2: 70 2-3: 102 HW 3: 3-1: 36 3-2: 52 3-3: 30 3-4: 32 HW 4: 4-1: 50 4-2: 54 4-3: 72 HW 5: 4-4: 62 4-5: 54 4-6: 38 4-7: 28 HW 6: 5-1: 48 5-2: 36 5-3: 12 5-4: 44 HW 7: 6-1: 32 6-2: 46 6-3: 62 HW 8: 6-4: 60 6-5: 50 6-6: 40 6-7: 24 HW 9: 7-3: 16 7-4: 8 7-5: 50 7-6: 58 HW10: 8-1: 50 8-2: 46 8-3: 42
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Last updated: September 4, 1998