Watkins, W.

Classes Spring 2008:

Last update: 08-May-08 


Office Hours:
Monday:  2:30-3:30 in LO 1231 (Math 103)
Wednesday: 1:00-2:00 in SN 414


Math 103:
Math Methods for Business,
Class Number 17602
MW 1600-1715, OV25

Final Exam:
Saturday, May 10
11:30 - 1:30
OV 025 (the lecture room)

I have changed the grading system slightly
to give you an additional option.  If your homework
score is less than all four of your exam scores, then
I will use all four exam scores and throw out the
homework score.  Otherwise, I will throw out the
lowest exam score and use the homework score.
In other words, I will use the best four scores from among
the four exam scores and one homework score.
This can only help you.

BONUS HOMEWORK:  I have added a new homework set
called Bonus.  You must do this set without any help from
me.  This set is worth a maximum of 15 points,
which will be added to your raw homework score.  It can
only help to increase your homework grade.
If your homework score is thrown out (see previous paragraph),
then the bonus problems will not effect your grade; they won't
count at all.


Textbook: College Mathematics for Business,
Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences,
Custom Edition for California State University

WEBWORK ASSIGNMENT 4.1:
PROBLEMS 1 AND 2 WERE BAD SO I DELETED THEM.
THE PROBLEMS ARE NOW NUMBERED 3,4,5.


Math 103 Information Sheet

Lecture Notes:
23-Jan
28-Jan
30-Jan
06-Feb     Section 2.2  (revised)
06-FebA  Section 2.3  (We start this section 11-Feb)
11-Feb     Section 2.3A
Section 3.1,2A Feb 24
Section 3.1,2B Feb 24, 26
Section 3.1,2C Feb 26
Section 10.1  Mar 05
Section 10.2  Mar 10
Section 10.4  Mar 24
Section 10.5  Mar 26
Section 10.7  Apr 02
Section 12.6  Apr 07

Section 11.7  Apr 09
Section 11.7 Part 2  Apr 16

Apr 21, 23, 28, 30:
Section 4.1
Section 4.2
Section 4.4

WeBWorK Instructions

Sample Questions for the Final
These problems are arranged by section.
Some have a comment. such as M103L, please make
variant.  Ignore the comments.

Test #1 on Wednesday, 20-Feb.
Sections from the book: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Lecture Notes: 23-Jan, 28-Jan, 30-Jan, 06-Feb, 06FebA, 11-Feb

Test #3 on Monday, 14-Apr
Sections from the book and lecture notes:
10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 11.3, 12.6
Difference quotient 10.4
Four-step process 10.4
Differentialtion rules, sums, products, quotients, power rule 10.5, 11.3
Marginal analysis 10.7
More marginal analysis: maximimizing functions 12.6

Test #4 on Monday, 05-May
Sections from the book and lecture notes:
11.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Elasticity
Linear equations, matrix methods

 

Math 510B:
Algebra & Number Theory
Class Number 17629
MW 1900-2015, JR 217

Textbook: Math 510 2007

Math 510B Information Sheet

Test #3, 07-Apr-08 Monday
Material covered:
Section 9.2.1 the tangent line method
GF pages 195-208

Homework:

Due 06-Feb-08
Sec 8.1 page 76: 1, 4, 5, 7
Sec 8.1.1 page 79: 1, 2

Due 18-Feb-08 (Monday)
Sec 8.2.1: 1, 2, 3 (Use the method of symmetric polynomials)
Sec 8.2.2: 1, 2, 3 (Use the companion matrix method)

Due 20-Feb-08 (Wednesday)
Sec 9.1: 1
Sec 9.1.1: 1, 2, 3
Sec 9.2.1: 1, 2

Due 05-Mar-08
Sec 9.4: 1,2
Sec 9.5: 1

Due 12-Mar-08
Generating Functions (GF)
page196: 1 a,b,c,d

Due 25-Mar-08
GF
page 198: 1,2
page 199: Problem
Answers to problems

Due April 2,7
Problems

Due 09-Apr-08
GF
page 208: 1

Due 23-Apr-08
GF
page 210,211: 1,2
typo in equation at the bottom of page 210
The coefficient on x^7 is minus, not plus:
...+x^5-x^7-x^8+x^9+...

Due 30-Apr-08
Problems 1,2,3 from:
Resultant Problems v01


Resultants

Professional:

Resume

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