Math.155.003 Finite Math: Elementary
Models
Spring 2010 Course Information
| Course
Info (Overview) |
Revised Schedule | Homework
Assignments |
Portfolio
Q&A |
| Course
Info (Details) |
Exam Dates |
Homework
Format Sample |
Tutoring Lab |
News
and Announcements
| 4/28/10 |
Here
are solutions to the
sample exam. |
| 4/25/10 |
I
have revised my office schedule for the upcoming week, and will no
longer have office hours on Wed. I will be available Thursday
morning as well as late Tuesday afternoon if you want to make an
appointment. Here is my revised schedule. |
| 4/21/10 |
Our
final exam will be on Thursday, 4/29. Here is information about the exam, including a sample exam. Note that I will be
holding modified office hours during the finals period. Here is a
schedule. |
| 4/19/10 |
In class today we will discuss Chapter 14. For the homework assignment, look at the page of assignments. |
| 4/15/10 |
In class today we will be
working with this packet. The
parts of the packet are also available on the page
of assignments. Also, please note that I just revised the
assignment for chapter 13. So if you printed a copy before today,
you need to reprint. |
| 4/12/10 |
In class today we will discuss this excel spreadsheet. For the homework assignment, look at the page of assignments. |
| 4/10/10 |
Exam
results have been posted. Here
are comments about the class's
performance. |
| 4/7/10 |
Here
are solutions to the
sample exam. |
| 4/5/10 | A mistake in the
revised schedule (since corrected) said the exam will only cover
chapters 10 and 12. Actually, the exam covers chapters 9, 10, and
12, so be sure to study accordingly. Also, I will not be able to
hold a review session Tuesday night. I will hold online office
hours Wed at 9pm, plus hold my regular office hours tomorrow from 12:30
to 3:30. If anyone wants to talk about the exam at other times
than those, please email me to set something up. Finally,
solutions to extra
problems for chapter 12 and more extra
problems for
chapter 12 are available here
and here. |
| 4/2/10 |
We
have an exam scheduled for this Thursday, 4/8. Here is a sample exam. Monday's class will be a
review period for the exam. Also, I may hold an online review session Wednesday evening if there is sufficient interest. |
| 3/22/10 |
I will be holding modified Tuesday office hours: 2:30-3:30pm plus 7-9pm. |
| 3/21/10 | The assignment sheet
has been updated. Also, I forgot to mention that there is an
excel spreadsheet for studying geometric growth models. In fact,
to make it easier to access them, here is a webpage
with links to all the spreadsheets. |
| 3/18/10 |
Here is a worksheet on geometric growth I handed out
on Monday. |
| 3/15/10 | The assignment sheet has been updated. |
| 3/8/10 |
Exam
results have been posted. Here
are comments about the class's
performance. |
| 3/3/10 |
Here
are solutions to the
sample exam. |
| 3/1/10 |
We
have an exam scheduled for this Thursday, 3/4. Here is a sample exam. Also, we will be having
a review session Tuesday 3/2 from 8:10 to 9:40 PM in Ward 106. |
| 2/24/10 |
Here are some worksheets I handed out on Monday.
Also, I have added an
assignment for chapter 6 to the assignment
sheet. |
| 2/19/10 |
Here
is the quadratic growth spreadsheet. |
| 2/18/10 |
I have posted a revised schedule taking into account the
days we missed due to snow. Also, here are instructions for exam corrections.
Finally, an updated assignment sheet
has been posted. |
| 2/17/10 |
Here
is information about the results of exam 1. |
| 2/16/10 |
Here
are comments and assignments following
our exam. |
| 2/4/10 |
Here
are solutions to the
sample exam. |
| 1/31/10 |
We
have an exam scheduled for Monday, 2/8. Click here for a sample exam. This short slide-show will be discussed in class tomorrow. |
| 1/29/10 |
In class yesterday we went over this worksheet. After it is completed it should go in the projects section of your portfolio. As always, for the homework assignment, look at the page of assignments. |
| 1/24/10 |
In class tomorrow we will discuss this excel spreadsheet. For the homework assignment, look at the page of assignments. |
| 1/19/10 |
On Thursday, 1/21, I
will handout worksheet 3. We
previously worked on worksheet 1 and worksheet 2. I will also show how to use
excel to make graphs and data tables. If you have a laptop
with excel, please bring it to class. |
| 1/11/10 |
Homework for Thursday: Use the link in the grid above for Homework Assignments to see what is assigned for Thursday. In addition. don't forget to take the online quiz (see link in next item below) and to complete and return the survey form if you have not done so already. |
| 1/5/10 | After you read the Overview and Details handouts, please take this OnLine quiz. |
| 1/5/10 |
For a list of errors in the text, please click here. |