Math 105 – Finite Math
Fall
Semester 2008
Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 10:30-12:30, CW 309
Class 43 Fri Dec 10
Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 16,
10:30-12:30, CW 309
Note.
About one-third of the Final Exam covers Chapter 6.
The rest covers the topics
that we covered in Chapters 1-5.
Class 42 Wed Dec 10
1. Don’t forget class evaluations. So far, 18 out of 23 have responded. Friday is the last day.
2. Practice
problems on Sec 6.4 for the Final Exam: 1, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 29, 37.
3. Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 16,
10:30-12:30, CW 309
Note.
About one-third of the Final Exam covers Chapter 6.
The rest covers the
material in Chapters 1-5.
Class 41 Mon Dec 8
1. Read Section 6.4
2. Some practice problems for Wed: the problems already
assigned in Section 6.3 and 36, 37 on p.435.
3. Final
Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 10:30-12:30, CW 309
Note.
About one-third of the Final Exam covers Chapter 6.
The rest covers the
material in Chapters 1-5.
Class 40 Fri Dec 5
1. Continue to study Section 6.3 for Monday.
2. Some practice problems for Monday: 1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 17,
25 starting on p. 414.
3. Exam
3 will be returned to you Monday.
4. Final Exam:
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 10:30-12:30, CW 309
Class 39 Wed Dec 3 Exam 3
1. Read Section 6.3 for Friday.
2. Hwk 19 for Friday: turn in 12, 15,
26, 30, & 34(a) starting on p.403.
Class 38 Mon Dec 1
1. Read Section 6.3 for Friday.
2. Hwk 19 for Friday: turn in 12, 15,
26, 30, & 34(a) starting on p.403.
Reminder:
Exam 3 will be this Wed and will cover 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1,
and 6.2.
Sample Exam 3 (Word document) (Solutions may be picked up after class)
Happy
Thanksgiving!
Class 37 Wed Nov 26
1. Practice 11, 13, & 19 on p.403:
2. Sample Exam 3 (Word document)
Reminder:
Exam 3 will be Wed,
December 3. It will cover 5.1, 5.2,
5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, and 6.2.
Class 36 Mon Nov 24
1. Read Section 6.2.
2. Practice 1, 3, & 5 on p.389.
3. Homework 18 is due this Wed: turn in 6 & 20 starting on p.389 and 2, 4, & 8
starting on p.402.
(You
can turn it in on Tuesday but it will not be accepted after Wed)
Exam 3 will be Wed, December 3. It will cover 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1,
and 6.2.
Class 35 Fri Nov 21
1. Read Section 6.1.
2. Practice 3, 7, 11, 17, 21 on p. 389.
Reminders.
Homework 17 is due Monday
Exam 3 will be Wed, December 3. It will cover 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1,
and ?.
Class 34 Wed Nov 19 Note change in due date of Homework 17.
1. Practice 41 on p. 358.
2. In Section 5.5, read about the logistic model
on p.360. Note that the table on p.361
gives a summary of the models that we have studied.
3. Homework 17 is due Monday (instead of
tomorrow): turn in 44 on p.358 AND 10 & 12 starting on p.372.
Exam 3 will be Wed, December 3. It will cover 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and ?.
Class 33 Mon Nov 17
1. Homework 16 is due Wed: turn in 4, 10 (reproduce the graph on graph
paper), 16, 26, & 32 on p.357.
Class 32 Fri Nov 14
1. In Section 5.4, read pp.352-356.
2. Practice
7-39 (all the odd) on p.357.
Class 31 Wed Nov 12
1. In Section 5.4, read pp.347-351.
2. Practice
1, 3, 5 on p.357.
Reminder:
Homework 15 is due Friday: turn in 6, 18, 22, 26, & 28
starting on p.344.
Class 30 Mon Nov 10
1. In Section 5.3, read pp.337-343.
2. Practice
21, 27, & 29 starting on p.344.
3. Homework 15: Friday, turn in 6, 18, 22, 26, & 28
starting on p.344.
Class 29 Fri Nov 7
1. In Section 5.3, read pp.330-337.
2. Practice
1, 3, 7, 11, 13, & 15 starting on p.343.
Reminder:
Hwk 14: Monday, turn in 8 on p. 326 & 18 on p.
329.
Class 28 Wed Nov 5
1. Hwk 13 is due today.
2. Practice 11, 17, & 19 starting on p.327.
Class 27 Mon Nov 3
1. In Section 5.2, read pp. 310-317.
2. Practice 3, 5, 7, & 9 starting on p.325.
3. Hwk 14: Next Monday, turn in 8 on p. 326 & 18 on
p. 329.
Reminder: Hwk 13 is due Wed.
Class 26 Fri Oct 31
Homework 13: Next Wednesday, turn in the following 5
problems:
#4
on p.299;
#7
on p.299 [use the points (1,2), (2,3), (3,2)];
#12
(a) & (c) on p.300 [use the years t = 0, 7, and 10] (do part (b) to help
answer (c) but you don’t have to turn (b) in);
#26
on p.303;
#42
on p.307.
Class 25 Wed Oct 29 Exam 2
For
Friday, read Section 5.1 and practice 5, 9, 11, 14, 25, & 26 on p. 299.
Class 24 Mon Oct 27
1. Exam 2 on Wednesday covers Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1,
4.2.
2. For Friday, read Section 5.1 and practice 5,
9, 11, 14, 25, & 26 on p. 299.
Fall Break Oct.
20 – Oct. 24
Class 23 Fri Oct 17
Wishing you
a safe & happy Fall Break!
1. Read
about quadratic functions (pp.282 – 286) in Section 5.1. Practice p. 299: 5 & 9.
2. Homework 12 is due Monday, Oct
27.
3. Exam 2: Wed., Oct 29.
It will cover Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2.
Class 22 Wed Oct 15
1. Homework 11 is due Friday.
2. Homework 12 is due Monday, Oct 27: 32 p.90; 30 p.104; 35 p.105; 28 & 30 on
p. 202.
3. Exam 2: Wed., Oct 29.
It will cover Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2.
Class 21 Mon Oct 13
1. Read
all of Section 4.2.
2. Homework 11 is due Friday: 15
(answer on p. A19 but show how it is obtained), 20, 22, & 24 on p. 200.
Class 20 Fri Oct 10
1. Practice
1, 7, 11, 15 on p.199.
2. Reminder:
Homework 10 is due Monday:
28 & 32 on p.184 and 2 & 5 on p.199.
Class 19 Wed Oct 8
1. Read
pp.185-193.
2. Practice
1 & 7 on p.199.
3. Homework 10 is due Monday: 28 &
32 on p.184 and 2 & 5 on p.199.
Class 18 Mon Oct 6
Homework 9 is due Wed: Graph (use a ruler to draw lines) the solutions
of 6, 10, 12, 16, 22, & 24 on p.183.
Class 17 Fri Oct 3
1. Read
Section 4.1.
2. Practice
3, 5, 11, 13, 19, 23, 25 on p.183.
3. Homework 9 is due Wed: Graph (use a ruler to draw lines) the solutions of
6, 10, 12, 16, 22, & 24 on p.183.
Class 16 Wed Oct 1
1. Start
reading Section 4.1.
2. Homework 8 is due Friday.
Class 15 Mon Sept 29
1. Practice
problems: 2, 3, 19, 21, 32 on p.100.
2. Homework 8 for Friday is 6 (a) & (b), 20, 22, & 34 on p.100.
Class 14 Fri Sept 26
1. More
practice problems from Section 2.2: 41 and 47 on p.90.
2. Homework 7 is due Monday.
3. Start
reading Section 2.3 & practice 19 & 20 on p.102.
Class 13 Wed Sept 24
1. Study
Section 2.2.
2. Practice
problems 1-19 (odd), 21, 23, 31, 33 on p.89.
3. Homework 7: On Monday, turn in 14, 24, 28, & 34 on p.89.
Class 12 Mon Sept 22
Exam 1 covers Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 2.1.
For answers to the
practice exam, click on the following PDF link: Answers to Practice Exam 1.
The assignment for Wednesday, September 24 is to read
Section 2.2 and to practice the following problems:
p.89: 21 & 23.
Class 11 Fri Sept 19
Exam 1 on Monday! It
will cover Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 2.1.
The answers to the practice exam will be posted here
sometime after 12:00 PM on Sunday (either a Word or PDF file).
For answers to the
practice exam, click on the following PDF link: Answers to Practice Exam 1. (Sunday 1:12 PB).
So take it before that time.
The assignment for Wednesday, September 24 is to read
Section 2.2 and to practice the following problems:
p.89: 21 & 23.
Class 10 Wed Sept 17
Friday’s homework:
Read Section 2.2.
Homework 6: Turn in 24, 32, & 40 on p.74.
Exam 1 is next Monday, September 22. It will cover Sections
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 2.1.
Class 9 Mon Sept 15
Read all of Section 2.1.
Practice 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, & 29 on
p.73. Also, add 10, 20, 31, & 33 on
p.73.
Exam 1 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 22. It
will cover Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, & ?.
Class 8 Fri Sept 12
The assignment for Monday is:
1. Read pp.
54-62.
2. Practice 1,
3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, & 29 on p. 73.
3. Homework 5: Turn in 4, 14, & 22 on p. 73.
Exam 1 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 22. It
will cover Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, & 2.2.
Class 7 Wed Sept 10
The assignment for Friday is:
1. Read pp.
42-45.
2. Practice 9
on p. 46 & the Review Problems starting on p. 49: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23.
3. Homework 4: Turn in 10 on p. 47.
Class 6 Mon Sept 8
The assignment for Wednesday is:
1. Read pp.
32-40.
2. Practice p.
46: 3.
3. Homework 3: Turn in 4 & 8 on p. 46.
Class 5 Fri Sept 5
The assignment for Monday is:
1. Bring your calculator
(TI-83 Plus or TI-84) to every class starting Monday. You must have such a calculator for
this course.
2. Read pp.
29-32; 40-42.
3. Practice p.
48: 13.
4. Homework 2: Turn in 12 on p. 47. (NOTE.
You must follow the rules in the “Homework Rules” handout.)
Class 4 Wed Sept 3
Dr. Bedrossian finished Section 1.2.
Class 3 Fri Aug 29
Read Section 1.2.
Practice p. 27:
1 – 30 (odd).
Homework 1: Wednesday, turn in p. 27: 12 (also
graph it), 16, 26.
Class 2 Wed Aug 27
Practice p. 12:
1 – 37 (odd).
Also practice p. 12: 8, 14, 16, 26, 36
Class 1 Mon Aug 25
Read Section 1.1.
