Instructor: Dr. Chris Edwards
Phone: 424-1358 Office: Swart 123
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 <82, 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 Tentative Date Exam 1 Functions and Finance 100 pts. February 28 Exam 2 Linear Equations and Linear Prog. 100 pts. April 4 Exam 3 Combinatorics and Probability 100 pts. April 30 Exam 4 Statistics and Markov Chains 100 pts. May 14 Exam 5 Optional Final 100 pts. May 16 Quizzes 100 pts. Weekly Homeworks 100 pts. Weekly Presentation 100 pts. Periodically Final grades are assigned as follows:
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. There are many other times when I am in my office. If I am in and not busy, I will be happy to help. My office hours for Spring 1997 semester are 8:30 to 10:10 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, or by appointment.
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 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: February 5, 1997