MATH 111-75, Fall 2010

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Quizzes
- Quiz #1 (solutions)
- Quiz #2 (solutions)
- Quiz #3 (solutions)
- Quiz #4 (solutions)
- Quiz #5 (solutions)
- Quiz #6 (solutions)
- Quiz #7 (solutions)
- Quiz #8 (solutions)
- Quiz #9 (solutions)
- Quiz #10 (solutions)
- Quiz #10 (solutions)
Exams
- Exam #1 (solutions)
- Exam #2 (solutions)
- Exam #3 (solutions)

Course information
Course schedule
Schedule of assignments

Course information:

Instructor:

Jake Wildstrom
Office: Natural Sciences Building 231
Primary office hours: Monday 12:30–13:30, Tuesday 11:00–12:00
Secondary office hours: Monday 16:00-17:00, Thursday 12:00–13:00
Phone number: (502)852-5845 (x5845)
E-mail: dwildstr@erdos.math.louisville.edu

TAs:

Nathan Olds
Office: Natural Sciences Building ???
Office hours: Monday 13–15, Wednesday 13–15
E-mail: ndolds01@louisville.edu

Kris Wease
Office: Natural Sciences Building 321
Office hours: Monday 13–14:30, Tuesday 9–10, Wednesday 13–14:30, Thursday 9–10
E-mail: kjweas01@louisville.edu

Chad Money
Office: Natural Sciences Building 321
Office hours: Wednesday 12–13, Thursday 11–12
E-mail: cpmone02@louisville.edu

Lecture:

MW 17:30--18:45 in Davidson Hall 110.

Recitation:

W 19:00--19:50 in Natural Sciences Building 212E/108/212C.

Prerequisites:

Appropriate placement score or equivalent coursework.

Description:

Advanced topics in algebraic and rational expressions and factoring; polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications.

Special notes:

Does not count toward mathematics major or minor. Credit not allowed for both MATH 111 and MATH 190 or ENGR 190. MATH 111 is a general education course and may not be taken pass/fail.

Textbook:

College Algebra, by J.S. Ratti and Marcus McWaters.

Learning Goals:

In this class, we will learn to construct and manipulate functions, specifically polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. We will use these functions for modeling and problem-solving. This course fulfills a General Education requirement in Mathematics. One goal of the course will be to practice and develop critical thinking skills. Key elements of critical thinking include: identifying the question or problem, developing an abstraction or model, and drawing practical conclusions based on theoretical analysis.

Responsibilities:

You are responsible for attending class on a regular basis and maintaining comprehension of the scheduled class objectives for each day. You are expected to be active participants in class, and to attend the weekly quizzes and examinations in your scheduled recitation section. Assignments are provided for your benefit and you are expected to work on them for your own benefit in order to grasp concepts for the course.

Special needs:

Any scheduled absence during a quiz or examination, or any other special needs, must be brought to my attention during the first week of class. Unscheduled absences will be handled on a case-by-case basis, with exceptions generally made only for documented emergencies.

Calculators:

Calculators are unnecessary for any in-class work, and may not be used on quizzes or examinations. Calculators will also be unnecessary for most homework problems, but may be used at your discretion. For any calculation more complicated than simple arithmetic, you are expected to show your work.

Honesty:

There are many outside resources available to help you succeed in this class, including consultation during office hours and cooperation with other students. It is important, however, that all papers handed in be the result of your individual comprehension of the course material. Duplication of others' work is both a disservice to your own education and a serious violation of the university's academic honesty policy.

Grades:

Homework is ungraded and is provided for study purposes. Quizzes will be based on the homework problems, and will account for one-sixth of your grade. The three midterm examinations will each be worth one-sixth, and the final examination is worth one-third. A 90% overall guarantees a grade of A–, 80% guarantees a B–, and 70% guarantees a C–.

Changes:

The syllabus is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and updated online.

Course schedule

This schedule is tentative and may not reflect our progress at any particular time in the class; treat this as a rough guide only.

Week	Monday	Wednesday
1	August 23 Sections P.1–P.3	August 25 Section P.4–P.6 Add/drop date Quiz #1
2	August 30 Sections P.7, 1.1	September 1 Sections 1.2, 1.3 Quiz #2
3	September 6 Labor Day	September 8 Sections 1.4, 1.5 Quiz #3
4	September 13 Sections 1.6, 1.7	September 15 Sections 1.8, 2.1 Quiz #4
5	September 20 Sections 2.2, 2.3	September 22 Section 2.4 Exam #1
6	September 27 Section 2.5	September 29 Section 2.6 Quiz #5
7	October 4 Section 2.7	October 6 Section 2.8 Quiz #6
8	October 11 Midterm break	October 13 Section 3.1
9	October 18 Section 3.2	October 20 Sections 3.3, 3.4 Quiz #7
10	October 25 Sections 3.5, 4.1	October 27 Section 4.2 Exam #2
11	November 1 Section 4.3	November 3 Section 4.4 Quiz #8
12	November 8 Section 4.5	November 10 Section 5.1 Quiz #9
13	November 15 Section 5.2	November 17 Section 8.1 Quiz #10
14	November 22 Section 8.2	November 24 Thankgiving
15	November 29 Section 8.3	December 1 Review/Catchup Exam #3
16	December 6 Review	December 8 Final exam, 17:30–20:00

Schedule of assignments

Boldface problems are particularly advanced and will test problem-solving skills often involving synthesis and initiative.

Complete by August 25 in preparation for Quiz #1:
- Section P.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 35,37, 39, 41, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 93, 95, 97, 103, 105, 107, 109 111, 113.
- Section P.2: 1, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 23, 27, 31 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 53 55 61 69, 75, 79, 81, 85.
- Section P.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 45, 53, 57 61 65, 69.
Complete by September 1 in preparation for Quiz #2:
- Section P.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 31 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51 53 65, 67, 69 71.
- Section P.5: 1, 3, 5, 11 17, 19 27, q29, 33 35, 37, 49, 51 61, 63, 75, 77, 79, 81 83 85 93.
- Section P.6: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 35 39, 41, 49, 51, 57, 61 63, 65.
- Section P.7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31.
- Section 1.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59, 67, 69.
Complete by September 8 in preparation for Quiz #3:
- Section 1.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39 43 49, 53.
- Section 1.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 59, 61, 63.
Complete by September 15 in preparation for Quiz #4:
- Section 1.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 65, 67, 69, 75 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95 101.
- Section 1.5: 1, 3 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 43, 47, 57.
- Section 1.6: 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 59, 61, 87, 89.
- Section 1.7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23 35 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 75, 77, 79.
Complete by September 29 in preparation for Quiz #5:
- Section 1.8: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65, 69.
- Section 2.1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29.
- Section 2.2: 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 19, 23, 25, 31, 33, 51, 53, 65, 67, 69.
- Section 2.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 43, 45, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 83, 89.
- Section 2.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59.
- Section 2.5: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 29, 33, 37, 43, 57, 63.
Complete by October 6 in preparation for Quiz #6:
- Section 2.6: 1(a), 3(a), 5(a), 7(a), 9(a), 11(a), 13(a), 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33.
- Section 2.7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 41.
Complete by October 13 in preparation for Quiz #7:
- Section 2.8: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55.
Complete by October 20 in preparation for Quiz #7:
- Section 3.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 67, 69, 71, 75.
- Section 3.2: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51.
Complete by October 27 in preparation for Quiz #8:
- Section 3.3: 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69.
- Section 3.5: 1, 3, 5, 7, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 63, 65, 67, 69.
Complete by November 3 in preparation for Quiz #8:
- Section 4.1: 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 51, 53. Calculators should not be necessary for any of these.
- Section 4.2: 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25. Some of these may require calculators.
Complete by November 10 in preparation for Quiz #9:
- Section 4.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 51, 53, 55, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81.
- Section 4.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 47, 57, 59, 65, 67, 69. Calculators are necessary only for the last three.
- Section 4.5: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59.
Complete by November 17 in preparation for Quiz #10:
- Section 5.1: 1, 3. 5, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 79, 81, 83, 87.
- Section 5.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 37, 43, 45.
Complete by December 6 in preparation for the final exam:
- Section 8.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 85.
- Section 8.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55.
- Section 8.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67, 73, 75. You may need a calculator to evaluate some exponents in questions 39–47.

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