REG Course Syllabus

M302 Introduction to Mathematics

COURSE SYLLABUS

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Course information
Meeting time and location
Instructor
Teaching Assistant
Required textbook
Class Schedule
Homework assignments
Computer Information
Exams
FINAL EXAM
Grading system
Scholastic dishonesty policy

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

Corrected HW grades are now posted on my door (RLM 9.160) and on the web [NOTE: if you checked your HW grade before Tues May 12, noon, your HW grade may have been posted incorrectly.

All HW's have been graded and are oustide of RLM 9.160.

FINAL GRADES

HW grades

WARNING: COMPUTER ACCOUNTS WIL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER. IF YOU WISH TO SAVE ANY OF YOUR FILES, YOU MUST TRANSFER THEM BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

M302 Introduction to Mathematics

NEWSGROUP URL:

http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html.

Post HW or Computer questions or arrange study group meetings. Extra credit may be given for responses to HW or Computer questions which are well-explained--giving reasons, not just steps.

Check out the

Learning Skills Center for free drop in tutoring.

Unique number: 51180
Course number: M302
Prerequisite: Three units of high school math at the level of Algebra I or higher. This course will NOT satisfy the prerequisite for any other math course.

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Meeting time and location

Days: TTH
Time: 3:30 - 5 pm
Place: RLM 4.102 (except exam days and Feb 26 (WEL 1.308)).

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Instructor

Name: Isabel K. Darcy
Office: RLM 9.160
Office hours: T 11:15 - 12:15, 5 - 5:30, Th 2:15 - 3:15, 5-5:30 or by appointment
Phone: 471-1172
E-mail: darcy@math.utexas.edu

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Teaching Assistant

Name: Feng Pan
Office: RLM 12.124
Office hours: Tues 1 - 2 (RLM 12.124), 2 - 3 (8th floor Computer lab), Wed 3 - 5 (RLM 12.124).
Phone: 475-8685
E-mail: fpan@math.utexas.edu

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Required textbook

For All Practical Purposes, Fourth Edition

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Class Schedule

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Homework assignments

All homework is due at the beginning of class on date listed below. 2 pts will be deducted if not received by the beginning of class but turned in by 4:55pm on due date. 3 pts will be deducted if HW turned in after 4:55pm on due date, but before the grader is given the HWs. No credit will be given for HW turned in after the grader has received the HWs (which could be as early as 5pm on due date).

You must staple your HW. If it is not stapled 2 pts will be deducted from your HW score.


HW 1
Ch 1:  1, 3, 9, 11, 21, 22, 29, 33 - 41 odd, 48         Due Th, Jan 29



HW 2
Ch 2:  1, 5, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 23, 29, 31             Due Th, Feb 5



HW 3
Ch 2:  34, 39, 41, 44, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54
Ch 3:  5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 39, 40, 43a, 47        Due Tues, Feb 17

Book typo:  Answer to CH 3 #19b--Processor 1 finishes at 240 and is
never idle.


HW4: HW4 survey
complete the above survey and e-mail your answers to me
(darcy@math.utexas.edu)					Due Fri, Feb 20

HW4 partial answers



HW 5:  

Find a minimum of 2 news articles showing the use or misuse of
mathematics.  Write a brief summary pointing out the interesting use or
misuse of math.  Include a copy of the article with the source (name of
newspaper, magazine, etc along with date of publication and page number). 
Note this HW assignment will not be returned to you. 
						     Due Thurs, April 23



HW 6:

Read p. 648 - 662, 703 - 722, 226 - 229.
Ch 17:  1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10                            Due Thurs, Feb 26



HW 7:

Read Spotlight 17.1, 17.2, p. 675 - 677, 226 - 229.
Ch 17:  11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 26, 37
Ch 6:  10b, 16     		                     Due Thurs, Mar 5

Book typo:  Answer to CH 17 #11c should be $57.13.

Ch 6&17 answers



Starting with HW 8, you will often be assigned HW problems that were
written by Dr. Lefcourt and found on her web page.  Since they were
written for her Fall 302 course, not all comments made in the HW will
apply to us.  For example, "as discussed in class" means discussed in
her class, not necessarily ours.  Also you do not need to send me e-mail 
again (unless you have not received a reply from me concerning your HW 4 
in which case you need to send the survey to me again).  Many of the
comments, however are good suggestions--for example, "TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OFFICE HOURS" and "Form a study group."

HW 8:

Read p. 703 - 722.
Go to 

http://rene.ma.utexas.edu/~lefcourt/F97/M302/hw1.htm
and do problems 1 - 9.			 	Due Thurs, Mar 12

Note both annual yield and effective annual yield refer to APY.

HW 8 answers

HW8 answers typo: #4 does not say that the interest in compounded
monthly, and thus one should assume that the 5% and 15% refer to APY.
Either answer will be accepted on this HW 

#4 correct answer:  $1000[(1.05)^3][(1.10)^22] = $9423.39

#3 correct answer:  450000*.06/(365*24*60*60) = .0008561643835







HW 9:

Go to

http://rene.ma.utexas.edu/~lefcourt/F97/M302/hw2.htm
and do problems 1 - 4, 7, 8, 9 (since the compounding period is not
given, you may choose one of compounding monthly, daily (360/360), or
yearly).

Note for #8, the retirement worksheet has moved to

http://www.nbfunds.com/retirement/retirewksheet.html
Print out your Retirement Worksheet - Results including how they
came up with your number.  If your are uncomfortable about giving out 
personal info on the web, you can make up imaginary names and numbers
and/or use your math account (If you want one and don't have one yet--pick 
one up from Mr. Pan, RLM 12.124).  

And go to 
more HW and do all these problems
						Due, Thurs Mar 26

HW answers to lefcourt HW

more HW answers
 


HW 10:

Read p. 176 - 193
Ch 5: 5, 6, 7, 15, 17, 19    		   	    Due Thurs Apr 2



Some ch 5 even answers (note I have only assigned #6 for HW 10)






HW 11:  

Read p. 193 - 203
Ch 5:  25, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42

and write down 2 statistics from USA today's Snapshots found on the Web
(see the field trip at 
http://rene.ma.utexas.edu/~lefcourt/F97/M302/hw5.htm (note you do not
need to do any of the other problems listed on this web page).


							Due Thurs Apr 9




HW 12

Read p. 217 - 239
Ch 6:  3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and go to 

http://rene.ma.utexas.edu/~lefcourt/F97/M302/hw6.htm and do problems
1 - 4 listed under Additional Problems for computation practice

AND
Read p267 - 278, and do Ch 7:  9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18

							Due Thurs Apr 16
							


Some answers (note not all these problems have been assigned).



Note HW 5 due Thurs, April 23



HW 13:

Read p. 278 - 296 and do
Ch 7:  23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 43, 44, 45, 47, 51, 52 
and do
Problem A (courtesy of Dr. Lefcourt): Examine 

71-year Historical Return Bar Graph  , and
observe that in the long run, stocks have performed the
best over the long run. Using the scatterplot of

Volatility vs. Return, explain why you
wouldn't necessarily want to put all of your money into stocks. 

and do
Ch 6:  41, 45, 46, 47, 52

							Due Thurs Apr 23





Extra Credit                       Due, Thurs April 30


HW 14:

read p. 346 - 352 & Spotlights 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Ch 9: 7 (check digit = sum (mod 9)), 9 (check digit = number (mod 7)),
17 (a_9 = 7a_1 + 3a_2 + 9a_3 + 7a_4 + 3a_5 + 9a_6 + 7a_7 + 3a_8 (mod 10))

read p. 396

and go to


http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html. 

and do problems A & B listed in the message dated 4/30/98

Answers posted in the message dated 5/05/98
							Due, Tues, May 5





Do you have a hard time finding a free computer to use?  Are the lines too
long at UGL?  Get a math account from Mr. Pan, RLM 12.124.  The math
department computers are always available --no waiting.  But don't wait to
the last minute to get your HW done -- the no waiting is never guarenteed.

Each assignment is worth 20 pts. Usually 2 problems per assignment will be graded each worth 5 pts. The remaining 10 pts are determined by how complete your HW is. Sometimes the entire 20 pts will be based on completeness. You are required to pick up your homework and keep it until the end of the semester. Old assignments can be picked up from a box outside of my office.
Collaboration on the homework is allowed and recommended; however, each individual student is responsible for turning in your own homework in your own words. Any significant collaboration should be acknowledged. Copying is not collaboration and will be prosecuted under scholastic dishonesty. (see below).

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Computer Information

Navigating through your math account
This web site covers logging in, using Netscape, creating and editing HTML source documents on emacs, and logging out.
Computer resources (including classes) at UT
Check here for some useful information about the computer accounts, resources, and training available to you at UT.

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Exams

You are required to bring identification to all exams. All exams will consist of two parts stapled separately. Make sure you receive and do both part A and part B. You are required to pick up your exams and keep them until the end of the semester.

Exam 1:

		Date:  Tues, Feb 17
		Location: WEL 1.308
                covering Ch 1 - 3

Bring student ID.  You may also bring a calculator and an 8.5" x 11" 
summary sheet on which you may write on both sides.

Extra office hours for exam 1:  Monday, Feb 16, 3:30 - 5pm.

Hints for studying for the exam:

1.)  look at sample test problem (#10 in HW4)

2.)  Read over your class notes, perhaps redoing some of the examples  
     you saw in class.

3.)  Review your homework.  Check even answers (posted outside my office
     (RLM 9.160) and on reserve in the UGLibrary).

4.)  MOST IMPORTANT:  Make sure you understand what you are doing.
     Spending time to understand how to do one problem is far more
     profitable than doing 20 problems without understanding.

5.)  Form a study group.  Note you can post messages on our (temporary)
     newsgroup to arrange meetings and ask questions.
     
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html.

Exam 2:

		Date:  Thurs, March 26
                Location: WEL 1.308
                   covering Ch 6: p226-229, Ch17: 648-662, 675 - 677,
			Spotlight's 17.1&17.2, Ch 18, p. 703 - 717 and
			field trips.

Bring student ID.  You may also bring a calculator and an 8.5" x 11"
summary sheet on which you may write on both sides.

Note, I will provide the CPI table 17.1 on the exam.  However, I will
NOT provide the unit conversions found in tables 17.2, 17.3, and 17.4. 
Make sure you include unit conversions in your summary sheet.

Review session for exam 2:  Wednesday, March 25: 9 - 10:30am in the
							morning.
			    Location:  ECJ 1.204 (behind RLM on 26th)

Hints for studying for the exam:
     
1.)  Make sure you understand HW 9 and ch 6 hw.
                
2.)  Read over your class notes, perhaps redoing some of the examples  

3.)  Review your homework.  Check even answers (posted on the web).

4.)  MOST IMPORTANT:  Make sure you understand what you are doing.
     Spending time to understand how to do one problem is far more
     profitable than doing 20 problems without understanding.

5.)  Form a study group.  Note you can post messages on our (temporary)
     newsgroup to arrange meetings and ask questions.
     
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html.

Exam 3:

		Date:  Thurs, April 23
                Location: WEL 1.308
                  covering Ch 5, 6, 7
Bring student ID.  You may also bring a calculator and an 8.5" x 11"
summary sheet on which you may write on both sides.

Extra Office hours:  Wednesday April 22, 10 - 11am

Hints for studying for the exam:
     
1.)  Make sure you understand the HW.
                
2.)  Read over your class notes, perhaps redoing some of the examples  

3.)  Review your homework.  Check even answers (posted on the web 
     or at the UGL library--note, some answersw are only posted on reserve
     at the library). 

4.)  MOST IMPORTANT:  Make sure you understand what you are doing.
     Spending time to understand how to do one problem is far more
     profitable than doing 20 problems without understanding.

5.)  Form a study group.  Note you can post messages on our (temporary)
     newsgroup to arrange meetings and ask questions.
     
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html.

MAKEUPS: No make-up exams will be given. If you do miss an exam, please contact me immediately. A portion of the final exam may replace a missed exam depending on circumstances.

FINAL EXAM

FINAL EXAM:

		Date:  Tuesday, May 19
		Time:  9 am - 12 noon
                Location: WEL 1.308.


The final exam will be cumulative 

BRING STUDENT ID.  You may also bring a calculator and an 8.5" x 11"
summary sheet on which you may write on both sides.


Review Sessions (Location:  RLM 6.120):

	Th May 14, 3:30 - 5pm
	Fri May 15, 3:00 - 4:30pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
	Mon May 18, 10:30 - 12noon

Extra Office hours:  Mon May 18, 2 - 4pm.

Hints for studying for the final:
     
1.)  Do some extra practice problems (on reserve in the UGL library).
     Note, however that these are only extra practice problems and DO NOT
     constitute a review.  They do NOT cover all the material which will
     be on the final.  You are not required to do any or all of these
     problems, but I do recommend doing some of them.
                
2.)  Read over your class notes, perhaps redoing some of the examples  

3.)  Review your exams.  Check your answers (posted outside my door, RLM
     9.160).

4.)  Review your homework (especially the "more HW" and early saver/late 
     saver scenerio in HW 9). Check even answers (posted on the web or
     at the UGL library--note, some answers are only posted on reserve at
     the library and other answers are only posted on the web).   

5.)  MOST IMPORTANT:  Make sure you understand what you are doing.
     Spending time to understand how to do one problem is far more
     profitable than doing 20 problems without understanding.

6.)  Form a study group.  Note you can post messages on our
     newsgroup to arrange meetings and ask questions.
     
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/wwwboard/m340l.darcy/wwwboard.html.

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Grading system

All work must be shown in order to receive credit: this holds for all HW and exams.

HW: 15%
Exams: 17% x 3 = 51%
Final: 34%

The following calculation may also be used:

Homework: 15%
2 highest Exam grades: 17% x 2 = 34%
Final: 51%

If this grade is higher AND if your final demonstrates that you know the material corresponding to your lowest midterm, you will be given this higher grade. If you earn any grade below a B on the final, it is unlikely that you have demonstrated that you know the material corresponding to your lowest midterm.

THERE IS NO CURVE IN THIS CLASS.

Your attendance at each scheduled class meeting is expected. Incompletes cannot be given to avoid failing grades.

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Scholastic dishonesty policy

Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You are expected to have read and understood the current issue of General Information Catalog, published by the Registrar's Office, for information about procedures and about what constitutes scholastic dishonesty.

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Spring Semester 1998