BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Of the City University of New York
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
PREREQUISITE: MTH04 or equivalent; corequisite ENG02 and/or RDL02, if required
TEXT: “Mathematical Palette” by R. Stanzkow and R. Bradshaw, third edition, Brooks/Cole publishing, 2004
Numbers – Old and New (2 weeks) Suggested homework
1.1 Ancient Systems of Numeration Page 14, problems 11, 13, 17, 19, 32 (a), (b)
Egyptian and Roman systems. Other
systems optional.
1.2 Hindu – Arabic System and Fractions Page 21, problems 1, 2, 3, 7-17 (odd), 21, 23
1.3 Numeration Systems with Other Bases Page 28, problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-17 (odd), 19, 21, 23, 33, 34, 35
Sets and Counting (2 weeks)
3.1 Sets: Finite and Infinite Pages 119-121, problems 1-10 (all), 11, 25,
27
3.4 Introduction to Counting Pages 143-145, problems 9-21 (odd), 25, 29,
31, 33, 43, 45
Probability (3 weeks)
4.1 Intuitive Concepts of Probability Pages 160-161, problems 1-6 (all) 13, 15,
17, 19
4.2 Calculating Probabilities Pages 169-171, problems 5, 7, 11, 15, 17,
23, 25
4.3 Probability and Odds Page 175, problems 1, 2, 7-15 (odd)
4.6 Expected Value Pages 200-201, problems 1-4 (all), 9, 11, 13
Modeling with Algebra (4 weeks)
6.1 Linear Models Pages 290-293, problems 1-5 (all), 13, 15,
23, 25, 33
6.2 Quadratic Models Pages 301-303, problems 1-4(all), 5-15(odd)
10.6 Linear Programming Pages 580-584, problems 1-5 (all), 7-19
(odd), 25, 27, 29
Finance Matters (3 weeks)
9.1 Percents Pages 489-491, problems 1-5 (all), 11-23
(odd), 27, 29
9.2 Simple Interest Pages 495-496, problems 7, 13, 19, 21, 23,
25, 29
9.3 Compound Interest Pages 503-504, problems 9, 11, 15-27 (odd),
29, 31
9.4 Annuities Pages 508-509, problems 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17,
19, 21, 25