Math 102-1  A Survey of Mathematical Ideas                       

Fall 2002                                                              4 Units

Instructor:  Bic Ha Olson                              Office:  A204     

Meeting Times:  Mon. Wed. Fri. 9:30 – 10:40 AM

Meeting Place:  Room A209                 

Email:  Olson@ltcc.edu                                    Phone: 541-4660 Ext. 368  

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Office Hours:  Monday: 11:00 – 12:00 PM   @ Gateway Math Center

                    Tuesday:     9:00 – 10:00 AM @ Office: A204

                    Wednesday: 3:30 - 4:30 @ Gateway Math Center

                    Thursday:   2:30 – 3:30 PM @ Office: A204    

                    Friday:         11:00 – 12 PM @ Office:  A204

                             Or By Appointment

Required Textbook:  Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey. 4th Ed. By Johnson/ Mowry

 

A copy of The Student Manual to Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey, 4th ed.  By Johnson/Mowry is in the Gateway Math Center, the DRC, and in the Library.

 

Course Description:  This course provides a survey of a variety of branches of mathematics including inductive and deductive reasoning, business and finance math, finding perimeter and area, The Pythagorean theorem, an introduction to right triangle trigonometry, exponential growth and decay, logarithms, probability and statistics.  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, or appropriate skills demonstrated through the Math assessment process.

 

Calculators:  You will need a calculator for this course.  On the first day of class, I will advise you which calculator will be sufficient for this class. 

 

 

In this class, it is your responsibility to drop the class in order to avoid an unwanted grade. 

You must go to Admissions & Records.

Oct. 4, 2002 is the last day for refunds.

Oct. 18, 2002 is the last day to drop with no record.

Nov. 22, 2002 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” grade.

 


Students with disabilities must identify themselves to me within the first two weeks of class.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students requiring accommodations for a certain disability that may affect class performance are requested to schedule with a staff member at the DRC to discuss this during the first week of the quarter so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 

            * Course materials available in alternate format. 

 

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:                                     

                                    Practice Problems:                    75 points

                                    Even Problems:                       65 points

                        3 Quizzes (30 pts each)                        90 points

Midterm Exam 1:                                 100 points

                        Midterm Exam 2:                                100 points

                        Midterm Exam 3:                                100 points

                        Comprehensive Final Exam:  180 points

                        Total                                                    710 points

 

Homework:  I have given practice problems for each section.  These exercises are for you to improve your understanding of the material and to prepare you for quizzes and exams.  Do these problems after each of their lectures.  **They are to be turned in on the day of the Exam covering those sections.  The Even-numbered problems and their due dates are on the last page of the syllabus.  These assignments are to be turned in by 12:00 PM on the day they are due.  The assignment is considered late if it is not turned in at this time. If you will be absent, either turn in the homework assignment early or have someone turn in the homework assignment for you.  Homework that is late, but turned in within one week of the due date receives half credit.  Homework turned in after one week of the due date receives no credit.

 

Quizzes:  There are no make-up quizzes.  I give 4 quizzes and only 3 are counted so you may drop your lowest quiz.

 

Midterm Exams:  You must notify me before an exam if you will miss the exam (541-4660 EXT 368).  Exams must be made up within 2 school days after the scheduled date, with a penalty of 10% (except with written doctor’s excuse.  Finals not included.)  You may take an exam up to 2 school days before the scheduled date without penalty.  Arrangements must be made with me in advance. 

 

Comprehensive Final Exam: The comprehensive final exam is divided into two parts:

1) The take-home portion is worth 30 points. It will be handed out one week before the in-class final exam and is due the day of the final. 

2) The in-class portion of the comprehensive final exam is worth 150 points. 


                                                                        Tentative Schedule Math 102

Date                Topic                                                                                                               Section      

Sept. 23            Introduction, Inductive & Deductive Reasoning                                             1.1

Sept. 25            Dimensional Analysis                                                                            Appendix E

Sept. 27            Perimeter & Area, The Pythagorean Theorem                                               6.1

                         

Sept. 30            Right Triangles & Right Triangle Trigonometry                                        6.5

Oct. 2              Simple Interest, Quiz 1 (Sections 1.1, App. E, 6.1)                                         5.1

Oct. 4              Compound Interest                                                                                          5.2                              

Oct. 7              Annuities                                                                                                         5.3

Oct. 9              Amortized Loans                                                                                              5.4

Oct. 11                        Review Exam 1 (Sections 1.1, App. E, 6.1, 6.5, Chapter 5)

           

Oct. 14            Exam 1

Oct. 16                        Exponentials                                                                                                     9.0A

Oct. 18                        Exponentials & Logarithms & their Properties                                     9.0B

                       

Oct. 21                        Exponential Growth                                                                                          9.1

Oct. 23                        Exponential Decay                                                                                           9.2

Oct. 25            Sets, Quiz 2 (Sections 9.0AB, 9.1)                                                                  2.1

 

Oct. 28                        Introduction to Combinatorics                                                              2.3

Oct. 30                        Permutations & Combinations                                                               2.4

Nov. 1             Review Exam 2 (Sections 9.0 – 9.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4)

 

Nov. 4             Exam 2

Nov. 6             Basic Terms of Probability, Basic Rules of Probability                                3.2, 3.3

Nov. 8             Basic Rules of Probability, Combinatorics                                                  3.3, 3.4

 

Nov. 11            Veteran’s Day Holiday, No Classes

Nov. 13            Expected Value                                                                                               3.5

Nov. 15            Conditional Probability, Quiz 3 (Sections 3.2 – 3.4)                                          3.6

 

Nov. 18            Population, Sample, Data                                                                             4.1

Nov. 20            Review Exam 3 (Sections 3.2 – 3.6. 4.1)

Nov. 22            Exam 3

                                     

Nov. 25            Measures of Central Tendency                                                                     4.2

Nov. 27            Measures of Central Dispersion,                                                                   4.3

Nov. 29            Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday, No Classes

 

Dec. 2             The Normal Distribution, Quiz 4 (Sections 4.2, 4.3)                                          4.4

Dec. 4              The Normal Distribution, Handout Take-home part of Final Exam                   4.4

Dec. 6              Review For Comprehensive Final Exam

 

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10:00 – 11:50 AM  Comprehensive Final Exam


Math 102 Homework                     Instructor:  B. Olson          

         

Odd means do only the Odd problems,  

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

 

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Section                        Pages              Practice Problems____       HW/ Due Date / Even Problems

                                                                                                            HW 1  Friday, Sept. 27.  6 pts

1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 . . . . . . . . .#1-17 EOO, #21-27 Odd, #35.                    22, 24, 26, 36.

Appendix E . . . . . . . A28-A30 . . . . . . .#3-13 Odd, 19.                                              14, 16

 

                                                                                                            HW 2  Friday, Oct. 4.  6 pts

6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379-382. . . . . . .#1, 3, 7, 9, 11,15, 21, 23, 31.                               6, 22

6.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429-421 . . . . . . . .#3-9 Odd, #27, 31.                                      28, 32

5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296-297 . . . . . . #3-5, #11-13, #23-31 EOO.                                  4, 30

 

                                                                                                            HW 3  Friday, Oct. 11.  6 pts

5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 307-309 . . . . . . . #3-19 EOO, #23, 33.                                     18, 24

5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 322-324 . . . . . . . #1, 5, 9, 19, 33.                                                 22, 34

5.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .335-337 . . . . . . . #1, 5, 9, 13, 15ac, 17ade.                          6, 10

 

**Group 1 Practice Problems Sections 1.1, Appendix E, 6.1, 6.5, 5.1 – 5.4,

Due Exam 1, Monday, Oct. 14, (25 Points)

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                            HW 4  Friday, Oct. 18.  3 pts

 

9.0A . . . . . . . . . . 591. . . . . . . . . . #5-11 Odd, 15-19 Odd, 23-43 EOO.               2, 16, 18

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                            HW 5  Friday, Oct. 25.  7 pts

9.0B. . . . . . . . . . 602-603. . . . .#3-15 Odd, 21-25 Odd, 29-45 EOO,61.                      22, 24, 62.

9.1 . . . . . . . . . . 615-618. . . . . . . . . . . #1, 5, 9, 19, 21.                                             14, 22

9.2 . . . . . . . . . . 634-636. . . . . . . . . . . #3, 5, 9, 19, 23, 29.                                       22, 28

 


Section            Pages                          Practice  Problems___          Due Dates for Even Problems

                                                                                                            HW 6            Friday, Nov. 1.  7 pts

2.1 . . . . . . . . . . 64-66. . . . . . . . . . . #1, 7, 9, #13-19 Odd, 29, 55.                         2, 14, 26, 18

2.3 . . . . . . . . . . 83-85 . . . . . . . . .#1, 7, 9, 13, 17, #23-39 EOO.                           10, 14

2.4 . . . . . . . . . 96-98. . . . . . . . # 3, 11, 13, 15, 17, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37.                   14, 20

**Group 2 Practice Problems Sections 9.0AB, 9.1, 9.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4,

Due Exam 2, Monday, Nov. 4,         (21 Points)

 

*3.1 . . . . . . 112-118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Read Section.                                    None

                                                                                                            HW 7            Friday, Nov. 8.  5 pts

3.2 . . . . . . . . 132-134. . . . .#1-11 Odd,17-23 Odd, 39-43 Odd, 47, 59.              2 – 12, 18, 20, 22.

 

                                                                                                            HW 8  Friday, Nov. 15.  9 pts

3.3 . . . . . . . . 140-142. . . . . . . . . . . #1, 3, 9, 11, 27-31 Odd, 47, 49.                            10, 28, 30, 48, 50

3.4 . . . . . . . 152-154 . . . . . . . . . . . #3a-d, 5,17-23 Odd, 25abc.                          6, 18, 20, 22

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                            HW 9 Friday, Nov. 22.  8 pts

3.5 . . . . . . . . 159-160 . . . . . . . . . . #13, 15, 23, 29, 31.                                           14, 30

3.6 . . . . . . . . 169-170 . . . . . . . . . . #1, 7, 9, 13, 37.                                                 2, 8, 14

4.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198-201. . . . . . . . . . . #1, 5, 7, 15.                                         2, 8, 16

**Group 3 Practice Problems Sections 3.2 – 3.6, 4.1 Due Exam 3, Friday. Nov. 22,  (20 Points)

 

                                                                                                            HW 10 Monday, Dec. 2.  6 pts

4.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219-221 . . . . . . . . . . 1, 5, 9, 15.                                                           2, 12, 16

4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230-233. . . . . . . . . . . #1, 3, 9, 13.                                         4, 10, 16

                       

                                                                                                            HW 11  Friday, Dec. 6.  2 pts

4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-256. . . . . . . . . . 5, 7, 9a-d, 11a-d, 13, 23.                         6, 16

**Group 4 Practice Problems Sections 4.2 – 4.4,

Due Comprehensive Final Exam, Wednesday, Dec. 11. (9 Points)