Great Ideas in Mathematics
Math 110 - Fall 2007
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Book list: Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Tannenbaum and Arnold - latest (6th) edition
31 review questions from Chapter 5 are posted HERE. (answers not guaranteed. If you have doubts, ask in class)
32 review questions from Chapter 6 are posted HERE. (answers not guaranteed.) |
Semester Calendar
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9/4 - Introduction; Begin Chapter 1: the mathematics of voting |
9/5 |
9/6 - properties of plurality, Borda count. |
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9/11 - properties of instant runoff and paired comparison. |
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9/13 - WebCT Quiz 01 due Begin Ch. 3 - fair division |
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9/18 - HW #1 due: Ch. 1 p. 30 # 2, 4, 12, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 More fair division |
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9/20 - HW #2 due: Ch. 1 p. 30 # 30, 40, 56, 60, 61, 70, 72 Typo: Problem 60c: B should drop out, not D. |
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9/25 - last diminisher, sealed bids |
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10/2 -HW # 3 due Ch. 3 #2, 6, 8, 14,17, 19, 20, 22 |
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10/4 - HW # 4 due: Ch 3 # 24, 31, 32, 41, 42, 52, 54, 55, 59. 60, 61 |
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10/9 - Test - chapters 1 and 3: voting methods, fair division |
10/10 |
10/11 - Return test. Start new chapter: symmetry |
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10/16 - more rigid motions |
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10/18 - kinds of symmetry |
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10/23 - Midterm grades are in |
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10/25 - HW # 5 due: p. 394 ff. # 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 20 Begin Ch. 15 - Odds |
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November |
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10/30 - HW # 6 due p. 394 ff. # 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 34 |
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11/1 - HW # 7 due p. 394 ff. # 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 49, 50, 52 Review for test |
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11/6 - Test - Chapter 11: Symmetry Review questions HERE |
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11/8 - HW # 8 due: Read “Profile” – pages 529-530 Ch. 15 p. 531 # 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 20, 22, 32, 33 |
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11/13 - HW # 9: Ch. 15 p. 532 # 24, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 48, 49, 53, 60, 61, 62 |
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11/15 - Test Chapter 15: Odds and probability Review questions HERE |
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11/20 - HW #10: Ch 15 p. 535 # 63, 64, 66, 68 Begin chapter 5. |
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11/22 - Thanksgiving - no class |
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11/27 - Finish chapter 5, start chapter 6. |
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11/29 - HW #11: Ch 5, p. 185 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, 15, 18. |
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12/4 - HW #12: Ch 5 p. 189 # 16, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 38, 39. |
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12/6 - HW # 13: Ch 6, p. 221 # 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12. 14, 16, 17, 20, 21 |
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12/11 - Test chapters 5 and 6 |
12/12 |
12/13 - Review for final Friday is our only reading day this semester |
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Exams week |
Wednesday, December 19 - exam period 2 2:00 to 4:30 pm |
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Clinic
Open
!!MATH CLINIC HOURS FOR FALL 2007Monday 9:30 am – 9 pmTuesday 9 am – 8:30 pmWednesday 9 am – 8:30 pmThursday 9 am – 8 pmFriday 9 am – 3 pmSaturday 9 am – 12 pm
Be there! Take a friend! |
calendar updated December 10, 2007
What we've done so far:
35 review questions from Chapter 15 are posted HERE. New questions added 2pm Saturday.
A practice worksheet for the first test is available here.
Answers below.
Snow days during exams?
Follow instructions
Syllabus is now complete
The classroom has changed. Now the class meets 11:00 to 12:15 Tuesday and Thursday in Higgins 117 (instead of Higgins 107)
Make sure you know how to take WebCT quizzes
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
- Jonas Salk
Practice worksheet answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. 81
5. 15
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. I don’t know
13. 22
14. A
15. D
16. D
17. D
18. 28
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. D
24. C
25. C
26. D
27. C
28. D
29. C
30. E B E
31. D E A
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. B
36. B
37. B
38. C
39. C
40. E
41. D
42. D
43. B
44. B D E
45. D
46. D
47. A