Math 15000-A: Mathematics for the Contemporary World, Fall 2019
Course Information Sheet, Syllabus
Section | Notes | Exercises | Solutions |
1.C | Venn Diagrams | 37, 39, 43, 50, 52, 56-58, 61, 62, 67, 70, 79, 82, 83 | Solutions |
1.D | Analyzing Arguments | 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, 39-41, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 53-57, 64 | Solutions |
Quiz 1 | Wednesday, 9/11 | Sections 1.C, 1D | Solutions |
2.A | The Problem Solving Power of Units | 7-10, 13, 14, 27, 29, 33-37, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 55, 57, 58, 68, 70, 71, 76, 83 | Solutions |
2.B | Standardized Units | 23-36, 41, 43, 45, 51, 52, 55, 57 | Solutions |
3.A | Percents | 17-41 odd, 53-87 odd, 89-95 | Solutions |
3.B | Putting Numbers in Perspective | 1-30, 49-52, 55, 56, 60, 62, 64 | Solutions |
Quiz 2 | Wednesday, 10/2 | Sections 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B | Solutions |
3.D | Index Numbers: The CPI and Beyond | 6, 7, 11-21 odd, 27, 30, 33-35, 37-40 | Solutions |
5.A | Fundamentals of Statistics | 15, 16, 20, 23-35, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35-49 odd, 50 | Solutions |
5.B | Should You Believe a Statistical Study? | 9, 12, 13, 15, 19-22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 43, 45, 46 | Solutions |
5.C | Statistical Tables and Graphs | 17-27, 40-42 | Solutions |
5.D | Graphics in the Media | 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32 | Solutions |
Quiz 3 | Wednesday, 11/6 | 3D, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 5.D | Solutions |
9.A | Functions | 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31, 34 | Solutions |
9.B | Linear Modeling | 17, 18, 20, 21, 23-34, 43-48 | Solutions |
8.A | Growth: Limear vs. Exponential | 9-17, 21, 25, 26 | Solutions |
8.B | Doubling Time and Half-Life | 25-31 odd, 37-40, 41-47 odd | Solutions |
9.C | Exponential Modeling | 27-34 part (a) only, 35-38, 41-42 part (a) only | Solutions |
Quiz 4 | Monday, 11/25 | Sections 9A, 9B, 8A, 8B, 9C | Solutions |
Midterm Exam | Due Wednesday, 11/27 | Cumulative | Solutions |
6.A | Characterizing Data | 13, 15, 16, 19, 27-30, 40 | Solutions |
6.B | Measures of Variation | 15, 17, 19, 21, 25 | Solutions |
6.C | The Normal Distribution | 19, 20, 21-31 odd | Solutions |
Final Exam | Tue 12/17/2019 1-3:15pm | Shepard 205 | Solutions |