John Adamski, PhD
Math 15000-A: Mathematics for the Contemporary World, Fall 2014
Final Exam: Thursday, 12/18 3:30-5:45pm in NAC 5/101 (please arrive 15 minutes early)
(Course Information Sheet, Syllabus)
SectionNotesExercisesSolutions
1.CVenn Diagrams37, 39, 43, 50, 52, 56-58, 61, 62, 67, 70, 79, 82, 83Solutions
1.DAnalyzing Arguments15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, 39-41, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 53-57, 64Solutions
2.AThe Problem Solving Power of Units7-10, 13, 14, 27, 29, 33-37, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 55, 57, 58, 68, 70, 71, 76, 83Solutions
2.BStandardized Units23-36, 41, 43, 45, 51, 52, 55, 57Solutions
QuizQuiz 11.C, 1.D, 2.A, 2.BSolutions
3.APercents17-41 odd, 53-87 odd, 89-95Solutions
3.BPutting Numbers in Perspective1-30, 49-52, 55, 56, 60, 62, 64Solutions
3.DIndex Numbers: The CPI and Beyond6, 7, 11-21 odd, 27, 30, 33-35, 37-40Solutions
QuizQuiz 23.A, 3.B, 3.DSolutions
5.AFundamentals of Statistics15, 16, 20, 23-35, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35-49 odd, 50Solutions
ExamMidterm ExamUp to 5.ASolutions
5.BShould You Believe a Statistical Study?9, 12, 13, 15, 19-22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 43, 45, 46Solutions
5.CStatistical Tables and Graphs17-27, 40-42Solutions
5.DGraphics in the Media13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32Solutions
QuizQuiz 35.A, 5.B, 5.C, 5.DSolutions
9.AFunctions9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31, 34Solutions
9.BLinear Modeling17, 18, 20, 21, 23-34, 43-48Solutions
8.AGrowth: Limear vs. Exponential9-17, 21, 25, 26Solutions
8.BDoubling Time and Half-Life25-31 odd, 37-40, 41-47 oddSolutions
9.CExponential Modeling27-34 part (a) only, 35-38, 41-42 part (a) onlySolutions
QuizQuiz 49.A, 9.B, 8.A, 8.B, 9.CSolutions
6.ACharacterizing Data13, 15, 16, 19, 27-30, 40Solutions
6.BMeasures of Variation15, 17, 19, 21, 25Solutions
6.CThe Normal Distribution19, 20, 21-31 oddSolutions
QuizQuiz 5 (Note: You can use the z-score table on page 396 of the textbook instead of the included z-score table if you prefer)6.A, 6.B, 6.C
ExamFinal ExamCumulativeSolutions