Due Date | Assignment |
Wed Aug 27 | Read Intro and Section 1.1. |
| Reading Homework: Section 1.1: Problem 2 |
| Read class handout for class discussion: Which problems are most interesting? |
Fri Aug 29 | Reading Homework: 1.3: #30, p. 53 |
| Read section 1.3 |
| Bring in some junk mail (for class discussion on postnet codes) |
| Homework (for class discussion if there are questions): 1.1: #3, p. 12; #25, p. 15 |
Wed Sep 3 | Do this worksheet handed out in class; check your answers here |
Fri Sep 5 | Writing Assignment 1 |
| Read section 3.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 3.1: Problem 2 (p. 154) |
Mon Sep 8 | Read section 3.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 3.2: Problem 2 (p. 172) |
| Homework: Section 3.1: Problems 3, 5, 15, 17, 19 |
Wed Sep 10 | Read section 3.3 |
| Reading Homework: Section 3.3: Problem 2 (p. 193) |
| Homework: Section 3.2: Problems 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 |
Fri Sep 12 | Practice Quiz 1 and Solutions |
Mon Sep 15 | Quiz 1 (over Ch 1 and Ch 3) |
Wed Sep 17 | Writing Assignment 2 |
Fri Sep 19 | Read Section 4.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 4.1, 24 |
Fri Sep 26 | Writing Assignment 3 |
| Read Section 4.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 4.2, 22 |
| Homework: Section 4.1: Problems 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 25, 37 |
Mon Sep 29 | Read Section 8.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 8.1, 14 |
| Homework: Section 4.2: Problems 3, 5, 9, 11, 17 |
Wed Oct 1 | Read Section 8.2. |
| Reading Homework: Section 8.2: Problem 24 |
| Homework Problems from Section 8.1: 3, 5, 11, 23, 33, 41 |
Fri Oct 3 | Read Section 8.3. |
| Reading Homework: Section 8.3: Problem 14 |
| Homework Problems from Section 8.2: 3, 7, 9, 19, 27, 41 |
Wed Oct 8 | Quiz 2 (covering Chapters 4 and 8, and crowd counting)(Practice Quiz 2) |
Fri Oct 10 | Writing assignment 4: Clip a misleading graphic from a newspaper and discuss what's misleading about it. |
Fri Oct 10 | Read Section 9.1. |
| Reading Homework: Section 9.1: Problem 2 |
Mon Oct 13 | Read Section 9.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 9.2, 2 |
| Homework Problems: Section 9.1, 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21
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Wed Oct 15 | Read: Section 9.3 |
| Reading Homework: Section 9.3, 18 |
| Homework Problems: Section 9.2, 1, 5, 9, 21, 29(ab) |
| Bring a calculator today: This section is computationally intensive |
Fri Oct 17 | Read Section 11.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 11.1, 14 |
Wed Oct 22 | Read Section 11.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 11.2, 10 |
| Homework Problems: Section 11.1, 3, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43 |
Fri Oct 24 | Read Section 11.3 |
| Reading Homework: Section 11.3, 24 |
| Class Discussion: Section 11.2, 4abc, 8ac, 12abcde, 16 (just data values 6.2, 7.1, and 8.4) |
Fri Oct 24 | Writing assignment 5: Problem 41, p. 728. |
Wed Oct 29 | Quiz 3 (covering Ch 9 and 11: Practice Quiz and solutions) |
Fri Oct 31 | Writing assignment 6 (here is a synopsis of 11.3 that may be helpful) (here's some more explanation) |
Fri Oct 31 | Read Section 10.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 10.1, 4 |
Mon Nov 3 | Read Section 10.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 10.2, 4b |
| Homework Problems: Section 10.1, 1, 3, 9, 11, 15, 19, 33, 41 |
Wed Nov 5 | Read Section 10.3 |
| Reading Homework: Section 10.3, 6 |
| Homework Problems: Section 10.2, 3, 7, 17, 19, 21, 25, 39, 41, 45 |
Fri Nov 7 | Writing Assignment 7 |
Mon Nov 10 | Quiz 4 covering Ch 10 (Practice Quiz, Practice Quiz Solutions) |
Wed Nov 12 | Read Section 13.1 |
| Reading Homework: Section 13.1, 10 |
Fri Nov 14 | Read Section 13.2 |
| Reading Homework: Section 13.2, 8 |
Mon Nov 17 | Writing Assignment 8: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| #45 p. 650, #46 p. 650, or #48(b) p. 693 |
Wed Nov 19 | Quiz 5 covering Ch 13.1, 13.2 (Practice Quiz 5 and Solutions: 13.1 #20, #21, #22, #48cd; 13.2 #36, #24) |
Fri Nov 21 | Read Chapter 2.1 |
| Reading Homework: 2.1: #2 |
Mon Nov 24 | Read Chapter 2.2 |
| Reading Homework: 2.2: #2 |
Mon Nov 24 | Writing Assignment 9: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| #50, #51, #52, p. 833 |
Wed Dec 3 | Writing Assignment 10: Discuss whether or if this course changed how you |
| think about mathematics. What was your attitude before? What is it now? |
Wed Dec 3 | Quiz 6 on Chapter 2.1-2.2 (Practice Quiz problems: 2.1 5, 10, 13; 2.2 12, 14, 16, 18 Solutions) |
Fri Dec 19 | Make up Writing Assignment (due on or before the final exam time slot): |
| Which topics did you like the best? The least? Explain. |