Welcome to Math 111 (Business Algebra) Sections A & B -- Fall 2008

Lecturer:         Alexandra Nichifor                                        Email:              nichifor {at} math {dot} washington {dot} edu
 Office:              Padelford C-326  (Directions)                      Phone:              206-543-7898

 
Happy Holidays!

Our FINAL EXAM was on Saturday, December 6, 5-8pm.
You can check your final exam and course grade here, and you can see the class stats below.

If you wish to see or pick up your final exam, or have questions about your grade, please stop by at office hours next quarter. During the first week of the Winter Quarter, my office hours are set for:
UPDATED: Monday 1-1:30, Wednesday 12:30-1:30, 2:30-3; Friday 11:45-12:30, 2:30-3 -- or by appointment

Later, you can check my office hours by looking at my Winter Quarter teaching webpage: http://www.math.washington.edu/~nichifor/124W09.htm

STATS:
The class grade median is 3.17 (high quartile: 3.7, low quartile: 2.5)
Final Exam Median=82 (out of 100), high quartile ≥87, low quartile ≤72.

Final exam -- scores distribution:

 

PREVIOUS WEEKS in reverse chronological order (scroll down):

 

FINAL EXAM: SATURDAY December 6, 5-8pm, in KNE 110 (section A) and KNE 120 (section B)
Bring: Photo ID, calculator, ruler, and your sheet of notes
 Departmental Information about the Math 111 Common Final
Rules and Advice
Review Topics: New Material & reposted: Midterm 1, Midterm 2
Exam Archive (direct link) -- scroll down to Final Exam.

 

 

Last Week (12/01 -12/06):

 

 

The last collected homework consists of WS 20, 21, 22 and was collected on Monday, December 1. (Worksheet 23 should be studied for the final exam but it will not be collected)

 

 

Week 10 (11/24 -11/28):

No homework is collected this week.

The last collected homework consists of WS 20, 21, 22 and is collected on Monday, December 1.

(worksheet 23 should be studied for the final exam but it will not be collected)

 

Correction to schedule and homework: we'll cover all worksheets (including WS 22).

 

 

Midterm 2 Stats:

If you took the 2nd midterm and if you signed the YES box on the cover page of the exam, you can now check your grades here.
If you have questions about your grade, the midterm, or the material of the class, please see me at office hours. You can simply drop by during my regular hours (let me know if you're outside my door), or make an appointment (email me your free times over the next week or so).

Week 9 (11/17 -11/21):

Homework 6 is collected this Friday. Turn in Worksheets 16, 17, 18, 19.

 

 

Week 8 (11/10 -11/14):

No homework is collected this week. Worksheet 16 should be finished before the midterm but it's collected next week.

Midterm 2: Thursday November 13 (in quiz section)
Monday & Wednesday: review in class + optional Q&A Wednesday 2:45-4:15 in Smith 120 (bring questions!)
Rules and Advice
Review Topics (note: I fixed the typo in paragraph 1)
Exam Archive (direct link) -- scroll down to Exam 2

 

Week 7 (11/3 -11/7):

Homework 5 is collected this Friday. Turn in complete solutions to Worksheets 13, 14, and 15.

 

Week 6 (10/27 -10/31):

Here are the Stats and Grades after Midterm 1

Homework 4 is collected this Friday. Turn in complete solutions to Worksheets 10, 11, and 12.
Even though it is not collected this week, start Worksheet 13 early, i.e. on Wed-Fri of this week (it is VERY long!)

 

Week 5 (10/20 -10/24):

No homework is collected this week. However, we're starting to use algebra and Worksheets 10-13 10-12 will be collected next week, so you should do WS 10 and 11 as soon as we cover them in order not to fall behind!


Midterm 1: Tuesday October 21 (in quiz section)
Monday: review in class + extra, optional Q&A 2:45-4:30 in Miller 301 (bring questions!)
Rules and Advice
General Topics and Skills To Review (also, by Worksheet)
Table of Rates
Exam Archive (direct link)

 

Week 4 (10/13 -10/17):

The 3rd homework is due in class, at start of lecture, on Friday October 17. Turn in complete answers to all the questions from your textbook's Worksheets 7-9.

 

Week 3 (10/6 -10/10):

The 2nd homework is due in class, at start of lecture, on Friday October 10. See the "Homework" link on the left sidebar. To do:

 

Week 2

 

First Week:

Schedule: Wed: Lecture Intro & Prologue, Thurs: Quiz section Intro & Prologue, Friday: Worksheet 1.

To Do during the first week:

1)      Familiarize yourself with the course format and webpage.

·         Print & read the course syllabus carefully and mark the exam dates

·        Read and bookmark this website. In particular, from the left sidebar links:

                                                              i.      Read the FAQs

                                                            ii.      Look over the Schedule

2)      Get the required materials (listed on the first page of the syllabus).

3)   Print out and bring with you to lecture the Lecture Handouts.

4)      Work through and understand thoroughly the material in the Prologue, and answer all questions in the Prologue and Worksheet 1. Ask about anything that’s not clear.