Spring, 2001

Peterson

MATH 210.

SYLLABUS: INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.

 

COURSE, CREDITS, MEETING TIMES: MAT 210, Section 01, 4 credits, MTWTh, 8:00 – 8:50 AM.

TEACHER: Roger Peterson

OFFICE /TELEPHONE: ROOM 106, 335-5221 (Messages may be left by calling the main office, 335-5200)

HOME TELEPHONE: (Cedarburg) 377-6365.

OFFICE HOURS: M,W: 9:00-9:30, 11:00-12:00, 2:00-3:00. T,TH : 9:00-9:30, 11:00-12:00. F: 11:00-12:00

(Other Times by Appointment)

(Any changes in office hours will be announced in class and will be posted on my office door.)

TEXT: Applied Finite Mathematics, 6th Edition, by Tan (Brooks/Cole, 2000).

CALCULATORS: For MAT 210, you will be using a graphics calculator, and having one of your own, preferably a

WEB SITE: We will have a "Web Page" for MAT 210 this semester, which you can access via the

MATERIAL COVERED: Chapters 1 – 7 with selected topics from chapter 8 and 9 as time permits.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND COURSE GRADES.

1. ATTENDANCE.

It is important that you attend class. Attendance will be tracked. Frequent absence tends to be hazardous to

your course grade. Your course grade may be affected by attendance if you are a borderline case.

2. WRITTEN HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

Each week printed homework sheets will be distributed and will then be due the following week. You must

hand in this work. There will usually be penalties for late homework. Avoid routinely handing in late homework.

3. QUIZZES AND SMALL GROUP PROJECTS.

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4. HOUR EXAMS.

Three one-hour exams will be given in the course of the semester. Dates and topics will be announced as we

move through the material.

Any missed exam must be made up outside of class. Note also that in order for you to take a make-up exam, all

other required course work expected to be completed on or before the test date must be completed before any

make-up exam can be taken. A make-up exam is typically more difficult that the scheduled exam.

5. FINAL EXAM .

There will be a cumulative 2-hour final exam at the end of the semester. Your final exam has initially been

scheduled for Monday, May 14, 2001, 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Topics for this exam will be announced.

Please note the following:

(1) No further homework or work on group projects will be accepted and no quizzes or exams will be given to a student once the student has begun work on the final exam.

(2) In order for a student to take a Make-up Final Exam, all quizzes and all homework and all work on group projects and all exams must have been completed. Note also that a make-up Final Exam is normally more

difficult than the regularly scheduled Final Exam.

6. COURSE GRADE.

Your grade will be determined by your score out of 700 points determined as follows:

The 3 one-hour exams: 100 Points Each.

Written homework: 125 Points Total (Scaled).

Quizzes and Small Group Projects: 75 Points Total (Scaled).

Final Exam: 200 Points.

Usually, 90% is an A, 80% is a B, and 70% is a C with +/- grades given in borderline cases.

UW COLLEGES CATALOG DESCRIPTION.

MAT 210 College Algebra (3-4 Credits). MS.

Matrices, linear programming, and applications, probability, Markov chains and mathematics of finance. .

Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MAT 110 or MAT 124 or equivalent.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITTEN HOMEWORK.

When you hand in homework, do not hand in the homework sheet with your work. Do the work you hand in

on a separate sheet or sheets of paper.

2. Show your work. I do not want "answer sheets".

You may talk to each other about the homework problems and you may compare answers, but do not simply

copy someone else's work. Your final write-up needs to be your own.

If you have more than one sheet to hand in on a homework assignment, the sheets need to be stapled together with a stapler. (A stapler is available at the Main Office for use by students.)

If you do homework assignments on spiral notebook paper, cut off any spiral "fluff" with scissors before

handing in your work. (A pair of scissors is available in the Main Office for use by students.)

Your efforts to hand in neatly and carefully done work will be appreciated both by me and by you when it is returned with written comments. Your own work, when carefully done, will serve you well when you review for exams. Avoid crowding your work.

UW COLLEGES DEGREE PROFICIENCIES FOR MAT 110:

1. Analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and interpret information and ideas.

2. Select and Apply scientific and other appropriate methodologies.

3. Solve quantitative and mathematical problems.

4. Interpret graphs, tables, and diagrams.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR MAT 110.

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Peterson MATH 210, A COURSE OVERVIEW.

This course serves the needs of Business majors primarily, but may be useful for social science majors as well. For Business majors, this course, the one-semester calculus course, and a statistics course normally will fulfill all mathematics requirements for a four-year degree. For other students, this course may well be their last mathematics course.

Students exiting this course should be well-versed in the following areas:

Working with Linear Equations and Line-fitting.

We will review determining equations of straight lines and graphing straight lines. We will find linear regression lines for data electronically and use the linear regression line to predict and interpret information.

We will also find points of intersection for lines both algebraically and electronically.

Working with Matrices.

We will learn to add, subtract and multiply matrices. We will also find matrix inverse. Matrices will be used to solve systems of equation via row-reduction using elementary row operations. Some special applications will be considered.

Solving Linear Programming Problems.

We will deal with this in both two and three dimensions. We will consider geometric solutions in two dimensions and then study the simplex method in three dimensions.

Studying Topics in the Mathematics of Finance.

We will consider sequences in general, and arithmetic and geometric sequences in particular. These will be used to generate annuity, amortization, and sinking fund formulas, We will also consider some methods of depreciation.

Studying Topics Involving Sets and Counting.

We will consider sets, operations on sets, and Venn diagrams. We will study permutations and combinations and learn to apply the fundamental principle of counting to count the number of elements in a set.

(6) Studying Topics In Discrete Probability.

We will learn about probability spaces and learn to apply counting techniques to determine probabilities in the

discrete case. Our work will include conditional probability, independence, tree diagrams, and Bayes’

Theorem.