Instructor: Dr. Seongchun (Michelle) Kwon
e-mail: kwonseon at hotmail dot com
Office: Miller Science Center 103-C
Office hours: 2:00- 3:00 on MWF and 3:00- 4:00 on TTR or by appointment
Class hours: MWF 9:00 AM-9:50 AM at Sharp Academic Center 3228
Text:
For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World( ISBN 9781429215060), Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Materials covered: Selected topics from consumer mathematics, set theory, counting methods, probability, statistics, systems of linear equations, graphs and solutions of linear and quadratic equations using graphical methods. Modeling and problem solving techniques will be illustrated to give students an understanding of the nature and applications of mathematics.
Final Exam:
December 4 (Tuesday) 8:00 -10:00 a.m.
Supplemental Instructor: Zac Eagler
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. located in the ARC(Academic Resource Center) in Centennial Hall
SI sessions: Sunday between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.in Centennial Hall room 200,
Monday between 11 a.m. and 12 a.m. in Centennial Hall room 200 and between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall room 205
E-mail: zachery.eagler@unionky.edu
| Date | Progress | Problems,Solutions |
| Aug 22 W | Introduction | |
| Aug 24 F | Chapter 8. Probability: Basic Terminology with Examples, Set theory | |
| Aug 27 M | Chapter 8. Probability:Set theory, Compound Events | |
| Aug 29 W | Quiz (Group Quiz, Closedbook Quiz) | Group Quiz ( Solution ), Group Quiz , Closedbook Quiz |
| Aug 31 F | Counting methods: Multiplication Principle and Tree Diagram, Permutation | |
| Sep 5 W | Counting methods: Permutation, Combination | |
| Sep 7 F | Counting methods: Combination, Quiz | Quiz ( Solution ), Group Quiz |
| Sep 10 M | Combining the Counting Principles | |
| Sep 12 W | Combining the Counting Principles, Probability | |
| Sep 14 F | Probability, Quiz | Quiz , Group Quiz |
| Sep 17 M | Probability | Group Activity |
| Sep 19 W | Review for the exam | Review Problems |
| Sep 21 F | Exam 1 | Exam 1( Solution ) |
| Sep 24 M | 5.1. Displaying Distributions: Histograms | |
| Sep 26 W | Mini-Make-Up Exam 1, 5.2. Interpreting Histograms, Group Activity | Mini-Make-Up Exam 1, Group Activity |
| Sep 28 F | Quiz | Quiz , Group Quiz |
| Oct 1 M | 5.4. Describing Center: Mean and Median 5.5. Describing Spread: The Quartiles | |
| Oct 3 W | 5.6. The Five-Number Summary and Boxplots 5.7. Describing Spread: The Standard Deviation | Group Activity |
| Oct 5 F | Fall Break | |
| Oct 8 M | 5.8. Normal Distribution, (Closedbook) Quiz | Quiz |
| Oct 10 W | 5.9. The 68-95-99.7 Rule | Group Activity |
| Oct 12 F | Quiz | Quiz ( Solution ), Group Quiz ( Solution ) |
| Oct 15 M | Chapter 7 Data for Decisions | |
| Oct 17 W | Chapter 7 Data for Decisions, Group Activity | Group Activity |
| Oct 19 F | Review for the Exam | Review Problems |
| Oct 22 M | Exam 2 | Exam 2( Solution ) Typo in solution: #9. 99.5 must be 99.7. #13. Write 2 in front of the square root. Confidence interval: 0.45 to 0.63 |
| Oct 24 W | Scatter Plot | |
| Oct 26 F | Mini-Make-Up Exam( This mini-make-up exam will ask you about the terminology, well-known theorem and concepts. You are to review the first part of the review Problems by studying the Powerpoint and writing those terminology, well-known theorem and concepts by yourself as well as reviewing the 2nd exam whose solution is provided. This mini-make-up exam may worth more than 10 points.) | Mini-Make-Up Exam 2, Group Quiz |
| Oct 29 M | Scatter Plot, Regression | Group Activity |
| Oct 31 W | Mathematical Modeling: Solving Linear Equation | Group Activity |
| Nov 2 F | Mathematical Modeling: Solving Linear Equation, Quiz | Quiz , Group Quiz |
| Nov 5 M | Mathematical Modeling: Solving Linear Equation | |
| Nov 7 W | Savings Model | |
| Nov 9 F | Quiz | Group Quiz ( Solution ), Quiz ( Solution ) |
| Nov 12 M | Savings Model: Review of Quiz, Nominal interest, Effective rate, Annual percentage yield, Compound interest | |
| Nov 14 W | Savings Model: Examples | |
| Nov 16 F | Quiz | Group Quiz ( Solution ) |
| Nov 19 M | Quiz and Explanation about reading the data on the semester's scores | Quiz ( Solution ) |
| Nov 21 W | Thanks Giving Holiday | |
| Nov 23 F | Thanks Giving Holiday | |
| Nov 26 M | Effective rate, Annual Percentage Yield(APY) and their examples | |
| Nov 28 W | Examples of Annual Percentage Yield(APY), Review for the final | |
| Nov 30 F | Review for the Final | |
| Dec 4 T | Final Exam ( 8:00 - 10:00 ) | Final Exam ( Solution ) |