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Math 21, Survey of Mathematics I
SPRING 2011, Section 2485
Instructor:
Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 12 noon to 1:15 on Monday and Wednesday in PH 23
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Office Hours for Spring '11:
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Class Information, Class Syllabus
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Class Calendar and links
Chapter Test #1: Monday, Feb 14 on the material we covered in Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.
For help with fractions read chapter 2 of my colleague Tony's free online book for MTH 01.
No class on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb 21. See the college calendar.
To learn more about the strange world of infinite sets see: Hilbert's Hotel, Russell's Paradox and Cantor's diagonal argument.
Chapter Test #2: Wednesday, March 2 on the material we covered in Sections 3.1, 3.4.
Practice midterm given out on March 9.
Midterm review on Monday, March 14.
Midterm on Wed, March 16. Midterm exam will include the material we covered in sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.
Midterm results back and reviewed on Wed, March 23.
How many ways to choose K things from N things?
Order matters and no repetition. Permutations: PN,K ways
Order matters and repetition allowed. Basic Counting Law: NK ways
Order does not matter and no repetition. Combinations: CN,K ways
Order does not matter and repetition allowed. Multichoose: CN+K-1,K ways
Chapter Test #3: Monday, March 28 on the material we covered in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6.
What is the probability that Gaddafi will no longer be leader of Libya at the end of the year?
Chapter Test #4: Wed, April 13 on the material covered in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 10.6.
Class Project, due May 16.
Biographies of mathematicians available at this history archive.
Springbreak: No classes on Monday April 18, Wednesday April 20 and Monday April 25. See the college calendar.
For help with percents read chapters 3, 4 of the free online book for MTH 01.
Practice Final handed out on Mon, May 9.
Chapter Test #5: Wed, May 11 on the material covered in Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4.
Mon, May 16: Review
Wed, May 18: Last class, review. For more review problems with solutions see the review sheet here.
Mon, May 23. Stop by my office 11-12 if you have any questions or need help.
Final exam: Wed, May 25, 12-2 pm in LH 33.
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