Math 1300 Contemporary Mathematics, Fall 2015
Sections:
Class:
Instructor:
Office hours: |
D01 and D02
Online
at
MyMathLab
Lars Winther Christensen
MR
1:30–3:00 pm or by appointment (online or
in MA 251)
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Documents and Links (also available within MyMathLab)
| Week |
Sections | Suggested problems |
| 15 (30 Nov–2 Dec) |
1.3
study guide | 1.3:
28–32, 55 |
| 14 (23–24
Nov) |
1.1–2
study guide | 1.1:
31–36, 40–41;
1.2: 1–6, 11–12, 22 |
| 13 (16–20
Nov) |
14.3–4
study guide | 14.3:
6–9, 11, 20;
14.4: 1–6, 35–36,
41–42. |
| 12 (9–13 Nov) |
14.1–2
study guide | 14.1: 2, 9, 13, 30;
14.2: 1–4, 18–19, 23. |
| 11 (2–6 Nov) |
13.3–4
study guide | 13.3: 1–2, 9–14, 31–34;
13.4: 1, 3–4, 13, 23. |
| 10 (26–30 Oct) |
13.1–2
study guide | 13.1: 11, 15–16, 23;
13.2: 3–5, 13, 21–22. |
| 9 (19–23 Oct) |
11.2–3
study guide | 11.2: 1–4, 13, 21;
11.3: 1–6, 16, 35. |
| 8 (12–16 Oct) |
10.3; 11.1
study guide | 10.3: 1–2, 5–8, 26;
11.1: 2, 11–14, 31. |
| 7 (6–9 Oct) |
10.1–2
study guide | 10.1: 2, 6, 15, 18;
10.2: 1–2, 8, 21. |
| 6 (28 Sep–2 Oct) |
8.4–5
study guide | 8.4: 3–4, 11–12, 34;
8.5: 1–2, 12–13, 35. |
| 5 (21–25 Sep) |
8.2–3
study guide | 8.2: 1–2, 11–12, 23;
8.3: 1–2, 9, 14. |
| 4 (14–18 Sep) |
3.4–5; 8.1
study guide | 3.4: 1–4, 15–15, 30–31;
3.5: 3–8, 21, 24;
8.1: 1–4, 42, 52. |
| 3 (8–11 Sep) |
3.2–3
study guide | 3.2: 1–12, 22, 32;
3.3: 14, 18, 22, 46. |
| 2 (31 Aug–4 Sep) |
4.3; 3.1
study guide | 4.3: 2, 4, 8, 10;
3.1: 1–10, 22–23, 30. |
| 1 (24–28
Aug) |
4.1–2
study guide | 4.1: 1–4, 17, 35;
4.2: 1–2, 8, 16, 25. |
The graded work comprises homework assignments (the best 20 out of a total of 25) and
exams (2).
Grades are posted
at MyMathLab, they count towards
the final grade with weights as follows:
| Online homework: |
40% (2% each) |
| Exams: |
60% (30% each) |
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% | B |
86.9–83% | B÷ |
82.9–80% |
| C+ |
79.9–77% | C |
76.9–73% | C÷ |
72.9–70% |
| D+ |
69.9–67% | D |
66.9–63% | D÷ |
62.9–60% | F |
59.9–0% |
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