Math 170 Summer I 2007

Textbook: Finite Mathematics, Waner/Costenoble, Fourth Edition (ISBN 0-495-31665-2). A calculator is required for this course.

Course Material Covered: Chapter 1, 2, 3(except 3.4, 3.5), 4 (except 4.5), 6, and 7(except 7.4). The course is designed for business, social science and liberal arts major students. It covers linear algebra, linear programming, matrices, set theory, probability, and their applications. 

Meeting time and room: MTWTh 10:30-12:45 in HU103

Email address: li37@math.sc.edu

Office: LeConte 309A

Office Hours: MW 12:45-1:30, TTh 9:30-10:20, or by appointment. Free math tutor in LeConte 105(openning time)

Grading policy:

Three exams: 300 points, 100 points for each test.

Class assignment: 60 points

Times	Points
14 or above	60
13	55
12	50
11	45
10	40
9	35
8 or below	30

Points	Grades
320 -	A
300 - 319	B+
280 - 299	B
260 - 279	C+
240 - 259	C
220 - 239	D+
200 - 219	D
- 199	F

　

Schedule and homework assignments

6/4 1.1 1.2 1.3

Homework: 1.1 #3, 7, 11, 13, 15; 1.2 #1, 3, 5, 13, 17; 1.3 #17, 21, 41, 45, 49, 57, 61

6/5 1.4 1.5

Homework: 1.4 #5, 9, 11; 1.5 #5, 7, 15, 17

6/6 2.1 2.2

Homework: 2.1 #3, 9, 11, 25; 2.2 #3, 5

6/7 2.2 2.3

Homework: 2.2 #11, 17, 19;

6/11 2.3 3.1

Homework: 2.3 #5, 7, 9

6/12 First exam

6/13 3.2 3.3

Homework: 3.1 #13, 17, 23, 27; 3.2 #5, 11, 23, 25

6/14 3.3 4.1

Homework: 3.3 #3, 7, 17, 29, 49

6/18 4.1 4.2

Homework: 4.1 #15, 21, 33; 4.2 # 3, 7, 21, 25

6/19 4.3

Homework: 4.3 #3, 5, 7, 23

6/20 4.3 4.4

Homework: 4.4 #3, 5, 25, 27

6/21 4.4

6/25 Second exam

6/26 6.1 6.2

Homework: 6.1 #25, 27, 35, 37, 55, 57; 6.2 #3, 7, 17, 27

6/27 6.3 6.4

Homework: 6.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 17, 19; 6.4 #3, 5, 11, 25, 29, 37

6/28 6.4 7.1

Homework: 6.4 #49, 51; 7.1 #3, 7, 23, 25, 27

7/2 7.2 7.3

Homework: 7.2 #5, 7, 9, 21, 23, 29; 7.3 #3, 5, 7, 13, 23

7/3 7.5

Homework: 7.5 #3, 5, 7, 9, 31, 33, 35

7/6 Third exam