John Adamski, PhD
Math 15000-A: Mathematics for the Contemporary World, Fall 2019
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
Quiz 1Wednesday, 9/11Sections 1.C, 1DSolutions
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
3.APercents17-41 odd, 53-87 odd, 89-95Solutions
3.BPutting Numbers in Perspective1-30, 49-52, 55, 56, 60, 62, 64Solutions
Quiz 2Wednesday, 10/2Sections 2A, 2B, 3A, 3BSolutions
3.DIndex Numbers: The CPI and Beyond6, 7, 11-21 odd, 27, 30, 33-35, 37-40Solutions
5.AFundamentals of Statistics15, 16, 20, 23-35, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35-49 odd, 50Solutions
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
Quiz 3Wednesday, 11/63D, 5.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
Quiz 4Monday, 11/25Sections 9A, 9B, 8A, 8B, 9CSolutions
Midterm ExamDue Wednesday, 11/27CumulativeSolutions
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
Final ExamTue 12/17/2019 1-3:15pmShepard 205Solutions