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Math 102 A
Survey of Mathematical Ideas
Spring 2002
4 Units Instructor: Bic Ha Olson
Office:
A204 Meeting Times: Tuesday, Thursday:
10 11:50 AM Meeting Place: Room A209 Email: Olson@ltcc.edu
Phone: 541-4660 Ext. 368 Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 11:00 AM @ Office: A204
Tuesday: 3:00 4:00
PM
@ Gateway
Math Center Thursday: 9:00
10:00 AM @ Office: A204
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, an introduction to trigonometric
functions, exponential growth and decay, 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. April
26, 2002 is the last day to drop with no
record. May
31, 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:
145 points
(Practice Problems: 75 pts)
(Even Problems: 70 pts)
3 Quizzes (25 pts each)
75 points Midterm Exam 1:
100 points
Midterm Exam 2:
100 points
Midterm Exam 3:
100 points
Comprehensive Final Exam:
200 points
Total
720 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 are due on Thursdays.
These problems are 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 by the next class meeting receives half
credit. Homework turned in
after this 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 3 school days after the scheduled date, with a penalty of 10%
(except with written doctors excuse. Finals not included.)
You may take an exam up to 3 school days before the scheduled date
without penalty. Arrangements
must be made with me in advance. If
you have turned in EVERY homework assignment with no more than 2 late, you may
drop one Midterm exam score. Comprehensive
Final Exam: The comprehensive final exam is divided into two parts: 1) a take-home
portion worth 50 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
April 2
Introduction, Inductive & Deductive Reasoning
1.1, Dimensional
Analysis
Appendix E April 4
Perimeter & Area, The Pythagorean Theorem
6.1
April 9
Right Triangles & Right Triangle Trigonometry
6.5 April 11
Simple Interest & Compound Interest
5.1, 5.2
April 16
Quiz 1 (Sections 1.1, App. E,
6.1, 6.5), Annuities,
5.3 April 18
Amortized Loans
5.4 April 23
Review Exam 1 (Sections 1.1,
App. E, 6.1, 6.5, Chapter 5) April
25
Exam 1,
Exponentials
9.0A April 30
Exponentials & Logarithms & their Properties
9.0B
Exponential Growth
9.1 May 2
Exponential Decay
9.2 May 7
Sets, Introduction to Combinatorics
2.1, 2.3 May 9
Quiz 2 (Sections 9.0AB, 9.1,
9.2), Permutations & Combinations
2.4 May 14
Review Exam 2 (Sections 9.0
9.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4) May
16
Exam 2, Basic Terms of Probability
3.2
May 21
Basic Rules of Probability, Combinatorics
3.3, 3.4
May 23
Combinatorics and Probability, Expected Value
3.4, 3.5
May 28
Conditional Probability, Population, Sample, Data
3.6, 4.1 May 30 Quiz
3, (Sections 3.2 3.4) Review
Exam 3 (Sections 3.2 3.6)
June
4
Exam 3, Measures
of Central Tendency
4.2 June 6
Measures of Central Dispersion, The Normal Distribution
4.3, 4.4
June 11
Continue The Normal Distribution
4.4
June 13
Quiz 4 (Sections 4.1, 4.2,
4.3), Review For Comprehensive Final
Exam June
18, Tuesday Comprehensive
Final Exam 11:00 12:50 PM The Gateway Math Center has
free tutoring for all registered students.
Please Log In and Out so that the facility gets the funds it needs.
2.3 . . . . .
. . . . . 83-85 . . . . . . . . .#1,
7, 9, 13, 17, #23-39 EOO.
10, 14 Group
2 Practice Problems Sections 9.0AB, 9.1, 9.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, Due Exam 2, May 16,
2002. (22 Points) *3.1 . . . .
. . 112-118 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . Read Section.
None 3.2 . . . . .
. . . 132-134. . . . .#1-11
Odd,17-23 Odd, 39-43 Odd, 47, 59.
2-12, 18, 20, 22. 3.3 . . . . .
. . . 140-142. . . . . . . . . . . #1,
3, 9, 11, 27-31 Odd, 47, 49.
10, 28, 30, 48, 50
Thur. May 30, 10 pts 3.4 . . . . .
. . 152-154 . . . . . . . . . . . #3a-d,
5,17-23 Odd, 25abc.
6, 18, 20, 22 3.5 . . . . .
. . . 159-160 . . . . . . . . . . #13,
15, 23, 29, 31.
14, 30 3.6 . . . . .
. . . 169-170 . . . . . . . . . . #1,
7, 9, 13, 37.
2, 8, 14 Group
3 Practice Problems Sections 3.2 3.6, Due Exam 3, June 4, 2002.
(15 Points)
Thur. June 6, 5 pts 4.1 . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 198-201. . . . . . .
. . . . #1, 5, 7, 15.
2, 8, 16 4.2 . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 219-221 . . . . . . .
. . . 1, 5, 9, 15.
2, 12, 16
Thur. June 13, 5 pts 4.3 . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 230-233. . . . . . .
. . . . #1, 3, 9, 13.
4, 10, 16 4.4 . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 254-256. . . . . . .
. . . 5, 7, 9a-d, 11a-d, 13, 23.
6, 16 Group
4 Practice Problems Sections 4.1 4.4, Due Final Exam, June 18, 2002.
(13 Points)
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