Applications of Finite Math
Fall 2009
Course Information
Lectures
Tuesday/Thursday
: 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Lafayette Hall, Room L403
Lafayette Hall, Room L403
Office Hours
- Monday/Wednesday:
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lord House, Room 102
Documents
Announcements
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8/27/09 |
The course website is up. Still a work in progress. More to come.
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8/27/09 |
The Syllabus is now (mostly) available.
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8/27/09 |
The RSS feed now works!
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9/02/09 |
The Syllabus has been updated and the date of the final exam has been changed to the correct date.
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9/02/09 |
Blackboard has been enabled. At this time, I don't think it will do much aside from provide discussion boards.
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9/03/09 |
Times and places for the Math department's help sessions have been announced for the semester. I'll be there Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00pm to 6:00pm.
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9/06/09 |
Homework 1 is now posted. It is not due until the Thursday after next.
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9/15/09 |
Lecture notes for chapter 1 are now posted here.
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9/17/09 |
Homework 2 is now posted. It is due 9/24/09.
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9/21/09 |
Lecture notes for chapter 2 are now posted here.
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9/21/09 |
Homework 2 has been changed. There are now fewer problems. See below.
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10/1/09 |
Homework 4 (review) is now posted.
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10/1/09 |
Exam 1 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13. There will be a review session the Thursday before the exam. Please come prepared with any questions, etc. you might have.
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10/22/09 |
Homework 6 is now posted.
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10/22/09 |
Exam 2 is scheduled for Thursday, November 5. Homeworks 7 & 8 are now posted. They are both due on Thursday, and are intended to help you study for the exam. Also, there is a review session Tuesday. Bring all questions, etc. to ask.
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11/11/09 |
Homework 9 is now posted. It is due a week from Thursday. Also, the exams are graded and I will be handing them back tomorrow.
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11/16/09 |
Homework 10 is now posted.
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11/29/09 |
Homework 11 is now posted, it should be fairly straight forward. It is due on the day of the exam and, as always, is intended to help you study. Also, don't forget Tuesday will be a review session--bring any questions you might have.
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Schedule (Tentative! Subject to change) | |
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Sept. 1 & 3 | Ch. 1: The Mathematics of Voting |
Sept. 8 & 10 | Ch. 1 contd. |
Sept. 15 & 17 | Ch. 2: The Mathematics of Power |
Sept. 22 & 24 | Ch. 2 contd. |
Sept. 29 & Oct. 1 | Ch. 3: The Mathematics of Sharing |
Oct. 6 & 8 | Review |
Oct. 13 & 15 | Exam 1, Ch. 5: The Mathematics of Getting Around |
Oct. 20 & 22 | Ch. 5 contd. |
Oct. 27 & 29 | Ch. 6: The Mathematics of Touring |
Nov. 3 & 5 | Review Session, Exam 2 |
Nov. 10 & 12 | Ch. 7: The Mathematics of Networks |
Nov. 17 & 19 | Ch. 7 contd. |
Nov. 24 & 26 | Ch. 8: Graph Coloring |
Dec. 1 & 3 | Exam 3, Dec. 3 |
Dec. 8 | TBA |
Homework | ||
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Date Assigned: |
Problems: | Date Due: |
9/6/09 | Ch. 1: 12, 17, 27, 36, 47, 50, 53, 54, 56 and 75 | 9/17/09 |
9/17/09 | Ch. 2: 2, 4, 12, 14, 26, and 38 | 9/24/09 |
9/24/09 | Ch. 3: 1, 3, 5, 15, 17 | 10/1/09 |
10/1/09 | Ch. 1: 55, Ch.2: 7, 13, 37, Ch. 3: 4 | 10/8/09 |
10/15/09 | Ch. 5: 2,4,8,10,23 | 10/22/09 |
10/22/09 | Ch. 6: 2, 10, 30 b,c,d, 44, 50 | 10/29/09 |
10/29/09 | Ch. 5: 3, 6, 24, 26, 30 | 11/5/09 |
10/29/09 | Ch. 6: 4, 6, 38, 46, 52 | 11/5/09 |
11/12/09 | Ch. 7: 1, 3, 20, 22, 24 | 11/19/09 |
11/17/09 | Ch. 8(ME2): 2,4,6,8,12 | 11/24/09 |
11/29/09 | Ch. 7: 5, 19, 21, Ch. 8: 1,3 | 12/3/09 |
12/8/09 | Ch. 2: 11,25. Ch 5: 23 Ch 6: 29 Ch 8: 5 Ch 7: 19 | 12/9/09 |
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10/13/09 | Exam 1 | Chapters 1-3 |
11/5/09 | Exam 2 | Chapters 5 & 6 |
12/3/09 | Exam 3 | Chapters 7 & 8 |
Notes |
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Chapter 1 |
Chapter 2 |