Syllabus, Fall 2011
Three (3) Credit Hours
Room: HR 312
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. (M, W, F)
Office Hours: As shown below and by appointment.
Text: College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, 11th ed.; Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen; Pearson Prentice Hall; 2008
Calculator: TI-83
Prerequisite: MAT 100 or ACT/SAT Math score of 21/480 or higher.
MAT 131 includes topics from mathematics of finance, systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming, sets, counting, and probability with applications to business and economics. A student successfully completing every aspect of this course should be able to
Handouts are indicated by a
icon on the tentative course schedule below. The icon is a link to a
Microsoft Word document that you should print out and bring to class with
you. You should get in the habit of bringing your TI-83 calculator and the
day's handout to class every time we meet.
After we have discussed the material for the day, the
icon will become a
icon
which is a link to a Word document that details the solutions to that day's
example problems.
Grades will be based on the following activities:
1. Four exams worth 100 points each. The first three exams will be given during regular class time and the fourth exam will be given during the normal final exam period. You'll find a links to practice tests on the tentative course schedule below.
2. Eleven laboratory assignments worth 10 points each. For each
assignment, you complete an Excel workbook using a computer in one of the
computer labs or your own Windows computer (sorry, Macs won't work). Each assignment is
indicated by a
icon in the tentative course schedule given below. The icon is shown on the
date the assignment is given. The icon is a link to the assignment webpage.
The assignment is due at the beginning of the next class period. Lab
assignments turned in late will receive no credit unless I determine that there
were extenuating circumstances. The two lowest lab scores will be dropped.
3. Ten quizzes worth 10 points each. A quiz is indicated by a
icon in the tentative course schedule below. The icon is shown on the day of the
quiz. The icon is a link to a sample quiz. Quizzes are given at the
beginning of the class period and all quizzes will be collected at
the same time. Consequently, students arriving to class late will have less time to
complete the quiz. The lowest quiz score will be dropped.
4. Thirty-eight homework assignments worth 5 points each. Homework
assignments are indicated by a
icon. The icon is shown on the date the assignment is given. The icon is a
link to the assignment web-page. The assignment is due at the beginning of the next class period.
Homework
assignments turned in late will receive no credit unless I determine that there
were extenuating circumstances. The 4 lowest homework scores will be dropped.
Letter grades are assigned on the basis of the number of points earned out of the 750 points possible:
| Grade | Points |
| A | 698 - 750 |
| A- | 675 - 697 |
| B+ | 653 - 674 |
| B | 623 - 652 |
| B- | 600 - 622 |
| C+ | 578 - 599 |
| C | 548 - 577 |
| C- | 525 - 547 |
| D | 450 - 524 |
| F | 000 - 449 |
In MAT 131, a student who is absent sixteen or more times and who is passing the course will receive a grade of "N" (no credit). If such a student is failing the course then the student will receive a grade of "F" instead. A student is absent if (s)he is not present at the beginning of class. Note that under this policy there is no such thing as a "tardy". Make-up tests and quizzes will be given only if the student arranges it AHEAD of time or if the absence is officially "excused" or I determine that there were extenuating circumstances.
The work submitted by a student is expected to be the product of the student alone. Cheating, in any form, will result in a grade of zero for the work involved. Students who give assistance to other students will suffer the same penalty. Multiple occurrences will be dealt with under the policies established by the university.
| Month | Day | Quiz | Activity or Material Covered |
| Aug | 22 | Ch. 3-1: Simple Interest   |
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| 24 | Ch. 3-2: Compound Interest
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| 26 | Ch. 3-2: Growth and Time, APY |
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| 29 |
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Ch. 3-3: Sinking Funds
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| 31 | Ch. 3-3: Sinking Funds |
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| Sep | 2 |
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Ch. 3-3: Amortization
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| 5 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| 7 | Ch. 3-4: Amortization |
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| 9 | Ch. 4-1: Systems of Linear Equations
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| 12 | Test 1 (Ch. 3) (Sample Test) | ||
| 14 | Ch. 4-1: Systems of Linear Equations
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| 16 | Ch. 4-2: Augmented Matrices (TI-83)
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| 19 |
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Ch. 4-2: Augmented Matrices
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| 21 | Ch. 4-3: Gauss-Jordan Elimination
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| 23 | Ch. 4-4: Basic Matrix Operations |
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| 26 |
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Ch. 4-5: Inverse of a Square Matrix
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| 28 |
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Ch. 4-6: Matrix Equations (TI-83)
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| 30 | Ch. 4-6: Matrix Equations | ||
| Oct | 3 | Test 2 (Ch. 4) (Sample Test) | |
| 5 | Ch. 5-1: Linear Inequalities
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| 7 | Ch. 5-2: Systems of Linear Inequalities
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| 10 | Ch. 5-2: Systems of Linear Inequalities |
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| 12 | Ch. 5-3: Geometric Approach to Linear Programming
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| 14 | Ch. 6-1: Geometric Introduction to Simplex Method
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| 17 |
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Ch. 6-2: The Simplex Method
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| 19 | Ch. 6-2: The Simplex Method
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| 21 | Fall Break | ||
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Ch. 6-2: The Simplex Method
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| 26 | Ch. 6-3: Dual Problem
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| 28 | Ch. 6-3: Dual Problem
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| 31 | Ch. 7-2: Sets
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| Nov | 2 | Test 3 (Ch. 5-6) (Sample Test) | |
| 4 | Ch. 7-3:
Basic Counting Principle |
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| 7 | Ch. 7-4:
Permutations and Combinations |
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| 9 | Ch 7: General Counting Problems |
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| 11 | Ch. 8-1:
Probability |
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Ch. 8-1:
Simulation |
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| 16 | Ch. 8-2: Union, Intersection, and Complement |
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Ch. 8-2: Union, Intersection, and Complement |
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| 21 | Ch. 8-3: Conditional Probability
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| 23 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 25 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 28 | Ch. 8-3: Conditional Probability
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| 30 |
Ch. 8-4: Baye's Formula
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| Dec | 2 | Ch. 8-4: Baye's Formula
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Ch. 8-5: Expected Value
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| 7 | Ch. 8-5: Expected Value
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| 9 | Ch. 8-5: Expected Value
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| 13 | Test 4 (Ch. 7-8) at 10:30 A.M. (Sample Test) |