Math 15: Mathematics: An Exploration

Spring 2019

General Information

Instructor: Chris Staecker (Personal Homepage)

Email: cstaecker@fairfield.edu

Office: BNW 16

Office Hours: W 10-1, R 10-12 or by appointment

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

Class Meetings: Section 1: TF 9:30-10:45, NHS 404 Section 2: TF 11:00-12:15, NHS 405

Final Exam: Section 1: Tuesday May 7, 8AM, Section 2: Thursday May 9, 8AM

Other Stuff

• Syllabus (pdf)

Tests & Homework

1/29: 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

2/5: Homework #2 due

Chapter 9 Exercises:
In old book: 14c (remember "Hare" means IRV), 21, 30, 33, 34b
In new book: 17c (remember "Hare" means IRV), 26, 29, 30b, 37
Professor's selected solutions

2/12: Homework #3 due

Old book:
 Chapter 9: 41, 42c
 Chapter 10: 7, 16 (hint: last column)
 Chapter 11: 2a, 3, 7c, find the SS index for 14c
New book:
 Chapter 9: 33, 34c
 Chapter 10: 6, 13 (hint: last column)
 Chapter 11: 2a, 3, 7c, find the SS index for 15c
Professor's selected solutions

2/22: Homework #4 due

Chapter 11 Exercises:
Old book: 14abd
New book: 15abd
Professor's selected solutions

2/22: Exam #1

 

3/5: Homework #5 due

Chapter 13 Exercises:
Old book: 28, 30ab, 31
New book: 22, 24ab, 25
AND these extra problems
Professor's selected solutions

3/12: Homework #6 due

Chapter 13 Exercises:
Old book: 32
New book: 26
AND these extra problems
Professor's selected solutions

3/26: Homework #7 due

Chapter 13 Exercises:
Old book: 10, 11, 13, 36 ("the envy-free procedure" is Selfridge-Conway. If you like, you can draw the pictures as triangles instead of the little blocks)
New book: 9, 10, 12, 29 ("the envy-free procedure" is Selfridge-Conway. If you like, you can draw the pictures as triangles instead of the little blocks)
AND these extra problems
Professor's selected solutions

3/29: Exam #2

 

4/9: Homework #8 due

Chapter 1 Exercises:
Old book: 2, 11, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, 39, 40, 46, 53, 56
New book: 4, 15, 23, 29, 30, 39, 33, 41, 42, 48, 55, 58
Professor's selected solutions

4/16: Homework #9 due

Chapter 2 Exercises:
Old book: 1, 11, 40, 43, 46a, 50
New book: 3, 13, 42, 46, 48a, 52
Professor's selected solutions

4/23: Homework #10 due

Chapter 16 Exercises:
Old book: 1 (read about the money order code on page 573-574), 2, 14 (just fill in the last digit), 18, 51
New book: 1 (read about the money order code on page 670), 2, 16 (just fill in the last digit), 20, 55
AND these extra problems
Professor's selected solutions

4/30: Homework #11 due

Chapter 17 Exercises:
Old book: 31, 37, 38
New book: 35, 57, 58
AND these extra problems
Professor's selected solutions

5/7, 8:00AM: Section 1 Final exam

 

5/9, 8:00AM: Section 2 Final exam