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Math 3360 Foundations of Algebra I, Spring 2008

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TR 11:00–12:20pm in MA 017
Lars Winther Christensen
T 12:30–13:30pm, W 1:30–2:30pm, R 9:50–10:50am, or by appointment, MA 251
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Handouts and Links

Date Handout / link Comments
10 Jan Syllabus and policies

Reading and Self-assessment Problems

Date In class (pp.) Suggested problems Next class (pp.)
29 Apr 114–116
24 Apr 110–113 22.2–6 114–118
22 Apr 106–108 21.2, 21.4–7 110–113
17 Apr 99–104 19.16–18, 20.1–2 106–108
15 Apr 98–99 19.2–6, 19.19–24 99–104
10 Apr 93–96 18.1–4, 18.7 98–101
8 Apr 90–92 17.1–3, 17.6–10, 17.31 93–96
3 Apr exam 90–92
1 Apr 88–89
27 Mar 83–87 15.7–11, 15.14, 16.1–4, 16.7 88–92
25 Mar 79–82 14.3–7, 14.12, 14.23, 15.1–4 83–87
13 Mar 75–78 14.1–2, 14.8, 14.11 79–84
11 Mar 70–71 13.1–10, 13.18, compute phi of 360 75–79
6 Mar 68; 72 12.7–8, 12.20, 12.24, 13.13 70–71
4 Mar 63–67 11.3(d)–(h), 11.13, 12.2–6, 12.12, 12.19 68–72
28 Feb 58–62 10.20, 10.27, 11.3(a)–(c), 11.6 63–68
26 Feb 57–58 9.7, 10.5, 10.8, 10.17 58–64
21 Feb exam 57–61
19 Feb review
14 Feb 54–55 review problems assigned since 10 Jan review ch. 1 and 2
12 Feb 52–53 9.1, 9.2, 9.5 54–55
7 Feb 46–49 8.1–8.4, 8.6–8.8 52–55
5 Feb 41–44 7.8, 7.9 46–49
31 Jan 41–44 7.1, 7.2, 7.7, 7.12, 7.15–7.17, 7.23 46–49
29 Jan 37–39 6.3, 6.7, 6.13 41–44
24 Jan 34–37 6.1, 6.6, 6.10–12 37–39; 41
22 Jan 25–33 4.1, 4.4, 4.9, 5.1–10, 5.15, 5.22 34–39
17 Jan 19–23 3.1–8, 3.10, 3.18, 3.28 25–33
15 Jan 15–18; 315–319 2.1–3, 2.8, 2.13, 2.24, 2.27 19–23
10 Jan 9–13; 312–314 1.1, 1.3–10, 1.19; A.1, A.3, A.5 15–18; 315–319

Homework

Date Assigned problems Due date
22 Apr 17.30, 18.10 19,14
19.25, 20.2, 21.8
29 Apr (To be discussed in the problem session starting at 5pm in MA 014 on this day)
17 Apr 17.12, 18.8, 19.20 25 Apr
10 Apr 14.24, 16.4, 17.26 18 Apr
27 Mar 13.6, 14.11, 15.16 11 Apr
13 Mar 10.29, 12.12, 13.16 28 Mar
6 Mar 9.6, 10.14, 11.16 14 Mar
4 Mar 7.22, 9.18, 10.24 10 Mar
14 Feb 6.13, 8.7, 9.7 29 Feb
7 Feb 4.16, 7.8, 8.5 15 Feb
31 Jan A.2, 3.31, 6.8 8 Feb
24 Jan A.1, 5.21, 6.5 1 Feb
17 Jan 2.23, 3.20, 4.1 25 Jan
10 Jan 1.2, 1.20, 1.26 18 Jan

Grades

The graded work comprises homework assignments, two (2) midterm exams and the final exam.
Grades are posted at WebCT, they count towards the final grade with weights as follows:
Homework:
Midterm exams:
Final exam:
20%
50% (25% each)
30%

Final grades will be assigned according to the following percentages:

A+  100–97%   A  96.9–93%   A÷  92.9–90%
B+  89.9–87% 86.9–83% B÷  82.9–80%
C+  79.9–77% 76.9–73% C÷  72.9–70%
D+  69.9–67% 66.9–63% D÷  62.9–60%   F  59.9–0%
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