Math 15: Mathematics: An Exploration

Fall 2019

General Information

Instructor: Chris Staecker (Personal Homepage)

Email: cstaecker@fairfield.edu

Office: BNW 16

Office Hours: T 10-11, 2-3, F 10-11 or by appointment

Textbook: COMAP, For All Practical Purposes, ninth or tenth edition

Class Meetings: Section 1: TF 12:30-1:45, NHS 405 Section 2: TF 11:00-12:15, BNW 334

Final Exam: Section 1: Tuesday December 17, 11:30 AM Section 2: Friday December 13, 11:30 AM

Other Stuff

Tests & Homework

9/10: Homework #1 due
Chapter 9 Exercises:
In old book: 7, 9, 10, 11, 14ab, 19ab, 31
In new book: 6, 8, 9, 10, 13ab, 17ab, 27
Professor's selected solutions
9/17: Homework #2 due
Chapter 9 Exercises:
In old book: 14c, 19c, 21, 23 (add in part c: "majority"), 24, 30, 33
In new book: 13c, 17c, 19 (add in part c: "majority"), 20, 26, 29, 37
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9/20: Grade ratios
Email professor with preferred grade ratios: cstaecker@fairfield.edu
9/24: Homework #3 due
Old book:
 Chapter 9: 41, 42c
 Chapter 10: 7, 16 (hint: last column)
 Chapter 11: 2a, 3
New book:
 Chapter 9: 33, 34c
 Chapter 10: 6, 13 (hint: last column)
 Chapter 11: 2a, 3
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10/1: Homework #4 due
Chapter 11 Exercises:
In old book: #7c, 14ab, find the SS index for 14c
In new book: #7c, 15ab, find the SS index for 15c
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10/4: Exam #1
 
10/8 & 10/11: No class
 
10/29: Homework #5 due
Print it out: Homework #5
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11/5: Homework #6 due
These problems AND:
Chapter 1 Exercises:
Old book: 2, 11, 21, 27, 37a, 40
New book: 4, 15, 23, 29, 33a, 42
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11/8: Exam #2
 
11/19: Homework #7 due
Chapter 1 Exercises:
Old book: 37b, 39, 42, 46, 56
New book: 33b, 41, 44, 48, 58
Chapter 2 Exercises:
Old book: 1, 11, 40
New book: 3, 13, 42
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11/26: Homework #8 due
Chapter 2 Exercises:
Old book: 44ab, 46a, 50
New book: 46ab, 48a, 52
Chapter 16 Exercises:
Old book: 1, 2 (read about the money order code on page 573-574), 18
New book: 1, 2 (read about the money order code on page 670), 20
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12/10
Do the class evaluations!
Section 1 (11:00 class) survey link
Section 2 (12:30 class) survey link
At the final exam: Homework #9 due
These problems
12/13, 11:30AM: Section 2 Final Exam
 
12/17, 11:30AM: Section 1 Final Exam