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MATH 118: Mathematical Reasoning - Spring 2012
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General Information
Below there is general information for the discussion sessions of the course taught by Professor Albert Bronstein. As the course progresses I will post more information in this webpage.
Sessions / Schedule of Meetings
- Session 1 is held every Tuesday and Thursday between 10.00 – 10.50 at 320 TH (Taft Hall).
- Session 2 is held every Tuesday and Thursday between 11.00 – 11.50 at 308 TH (Taft Hall).
Contact
You can contact me using the email address which can be found in the About / Contact page.
Campus Maps and Directions
You can find links with directions and campus maps in the About / Contact page.
Office Hours
I hold my ofice hours every Wednesday 10am-noon at the Mathematical Sciences Learning Center, which is located on the 4th floor of SEO.
Grading
The grade will be based on three midterms, the final exam, and the weekly quizzes.
- Each midterm will be worth 100 points.
- The final exam will be comprehensive and worth 200 points.
- The total quiz grade will be worth 100 points. The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped.
Midterm Dates
- Midterm 1: Friday, February 10, 2012
- Midterm 2: Friday, March 9, 2012
- Midterm 3: Friday, April 20, 2012
Final Exam Schedule
The final exam schedule has been posted online here.
- Final: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 10:30am-12:30pm
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Notes
You can find notes with important part of the theory together with solved examples here.
These notes are not meant to substitute the course, rather than compliment it with additional examples, stressing out difficulties that we encounter along the way.
There is a separate appendix for the use of calculator (TI-83 Plus).
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Project (due April 20, 2012)
This project is due on the day of the third midterm (April 20, 2012).
Use a spreadsheet (e.g. Excel) for the following problems.
- In the elections of 2009 the 300 seats of the greek parliament were split in the following way: 160 PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement), 91 ND (New Democracy), 21 KKE (Communist Party of Greece), 15 LAOS (Popular Orthodox Rally), and 13 SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left). Draw a pie chart to illustrate the division of the greek parliament after the elections of 2009.
- A survey of 2000 people that was conducted in March of 2012 in Greece shows the preference of the voters for the upcoming elections. Out of the 2000 people asked: 362 prefer ND (New Democracy), 286 PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement), 164 KKE (Communist Party of Greece), 144 IG (Independent Greeks), 120 SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left), 98 DL (Democratic Left), 72 LAOS (Popular Orthodox Rally), 68 GD (Golden Dawn), 46 DISY (Democratic Alliance), 502 UND (declared undecided), and 138 OTH (all other parties). Draw a histogram.
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