Mathematics
105Q The
University of Connecticut/Storrs
General Information Spring 2007
Text: Finite Mathematics
and Its
Applications, Custom edition (based on the ninth edition)
Authors: L. Goldstein,
D.
Schneider, and M. Siegel
Publisher:
Prentice-Hall
Content: In addition to a
brief
review of the algebra
of systems
of linear equations, the course consists of introductions to these
areas of
mathematics: the mathematics of finance, matrices, input-output
analysis,
maximizing or minimizing linear functions of two or more variables
subject to
linear inequality constraints, sophisticated counting, and mathematical
probability.
Grading: In addition to
about eight
brief quizzes, there will be three fifty-minute exams and a
two-hour
comprehensive final exam. Each instructor will write quizzes (or group
worksheets or projects) for his/her classes, while the course
coordinators will
write the exams for all of our sections.
In calculating student averages, the weights will be:
Each in-class exam 20%
Homework, Quizzes, Worksheets 15%
Final Exam 25%. There will be no extra credit projects, etc., and no
low grades
on exams will be dropped or replaced.
Exam dates:
Exam 1. Friday, February 9
Exam 2. Wednesday, March 14
Exam 3. Friday, April 13
Final examination
– Thursday, May 3, 2007 from
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
The three tests will be taken in our classrooms but the final will be
held in
rooms that will be announced by the Office of the Registrar.
Calculators are required
for some of
the work of the course. Our textbook has tutorials on using certain
graphing
calculators to carry out some of the tasks we deal with. But students
should be
aware that they and not their calculators are
being
examined during the various tests, and they should not rely on the
calculator
as a crutch. Please work hard to learn the methods we teach you.
Quoted From the Student Conduct Code (This is an older
version.
Check the University's Web site for revisions.)
Academic Integrity
A fundamental tenet of all educational institutions is academic
honesty;
academic work depends upon respect for and acknowledgement of the
research and
ideas of others. Misrepresenting someone else's work as one's own is a
serious
offense in any academic setting and it will not be condoned.
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, providing or
receiving
assistance in a manner not authorized by the instructor in the creation
of work
to be submitted for academic evaluation (e.g. papers, projects, and
examinations); any attempt to influence improperly (e.g. bribery,
threats) any
member of the faculty, staff, or administration of the University in
any matter
pertaining to academics or research; presenting, as one's own, the
ideas or
words of another for academic evaluation; doing unauthorized academic
work for
which another person will receive credit or be evaluated; and
presenting the
same or substantially the same papers or projects in two or more
courses
without the explicit permission of the instructors involved.
A student who knowingly assists another student in committing an act
of
academic misconduct shall be equally accountable for the violation, and
shall
be subject to the sanctions and other remedies described in The Student
Code.