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Math 102 A Survey of Mathematical Ideas Instructor: Bic Ha Olson
Fall 2000 4 Units Email: CoBicD@yahoo.com
Meeting Times: MWF 11:00-12:10 PM Office Hours: MWF 9:30-11:00 AM,
Meeting Location: D108 MW 3:30-4:00 PM & By Appointment
Phone: 541-4660 EXT 368
Textbook: Mathematical Ideas, 8th Ed., Miller, Heeren and Hornsby.
Course Description: This course provides a survey of a variety of branches of mathematics including inductive reasoning, probability, statistics, business and finance math, exponential growth and decay, and an introduction to trigonometric functions. An emphasis will be placed on overcoming the fear of mathematics and seeing the use of mathematics in the “real world”.
Prerequisite: A grade C or better in Math 154 (Intermediate Algebra).
Grading: Your class letter grade will be based on the usual grading scale:
A: 90% and above, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, F: 59% and under
Homework: 200 points
Quizzes: 100 points
Exam 1: 100 points
Exam 2: 100 points
Exam 3: 100 points
Final Exam: 200 points
Homework: Homework is due the class period after it is assigned. Homework is considered late if it is not turned in at this time. You may turn in homework up to one week after it is assigned for half credit.
Quizzes: There will be 5 quizzes given over the quarter. Quizzes cannot be made up if not taken on scheduled day since the lowest quiz score will be dropped.
Exams: If you cannot take an exam the day it is scheduled (final not included), you may take it up to 2 school days prior to the scheduled date. Otherwise, the exam may be made up after the scheduled date with a penalty of 10% per day.
It is important that students who are identified as being learning disabled speak to me about their special needs within the first week of class.
Tentative Course Schedule Math 102
Date Subject Sections
Sept. 18, 20, 22 Introduction, Inductive Reasoning & Number Patterns 1.1, 1.2, 5.4
Sept. 25, 27, 29 Exponential & Logarithmic Functions, Quiz 1, 8.6, 9.4 Pythagorean Theorem, Trigonometry Ch. 9 Ext.
Oct. 2, 4, 6 Review, Exam 1, Intro. to Consumer Mathematics 13.1, 13 Ext.
Oct. 9, 11, 13 Credit and Mortgages, Quiz 2 13.2, 13.4
Oct. 16, 18, 20 Counting Methods, Permutations & Combinations, 10.1, 10.2
Quiz 3
Oct. 23, 25, 27 Pascal’s Triangle & The Binomial Theorem, Review 10.3, 10.4
Oct. 30, Nov. 1, 3 Exam 2, Counting using “NOT” & “OR” 10.5
Nov. 6, 8, 10 Probability & Odds, Quiz 4, Holiday 11.1, 11.2
Nov, 13, 15, 17 More Probability, Expected Value, Review 11.3, 11.5
Nov. 20, 22, 24 Exam 3, Intro. to Statistics, Holiday 12.1, 12.2
Nov. 27, 29, Dec. 1 Measures of Dispersion, The Normal Distribution, 12.3, 12.5
Quiz 5, Review
Dec. 4, Monday Final Exam ( Comprehensive) 10:00 AM-12 Noon
Homework Math 102
Section Pages Problems
1.1 7-9 #2- 5, 10, 14, 16, 23, 26, 28, 37, 38, 42, 43, 46.
1.2 17-18 #3, 4, 9, 17, 18, 23, 26, 32, 33, 34.
5.4 243-245 #2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 19, 33, 34.
8.6 455-457 #2, 3, 4, 7, 17, 20, 22, 26, 30, 36, 37, 40, 42, 46, 47, 48, 51, 54.
9 Ext 540-541 #2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 23, 25, & pg. 533 #50.
13.1 758-759 #2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19, 28, 30.
13.2 769-771 #5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 23, 24, 26, 29, 33, 34, 38, 41.
13.4 791-793 #2, 6, 7, 12, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 32.
10.1 582-584 #2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, 32, 34ac, 36, 54.
10.2 591-593 #3, 4, 8, 11, 14, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 36, 43, 44, 46, 52, 56.
10.3 602-603 #2, 3, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 37, 41, 44, 45, 48.
10.4 608-610 #4, 10, 13, 17, 18, 19, 28, 30, 36.
10.5 615-616 #2, 3, 4, 8, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 34, 40, 41.
11.1 627-629 #2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37, 41-45, 47, 48.
11.2 636-637 #1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32.
11.3 645-647 #1, 2, 4, 7-13, 16-20.
11.5 660-661 #1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 20.
12.1 678-681 #1, 5, 8, 14-17, 22, 23.
12.2 694-696 #2, 3, 13, 14, 25-28.
12.3 705-707 #3, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 38, 41.
12.5 725 #1-4, 7-10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26.
All homework assignments are 10 pts each.
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