Welcome to Math 310 B (Math Reasoning), Fall 2008
Instructor: Dr. Alexandra Nichifor Email: nichifor@math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-326 (Directions) Phone: 206-543-7898
Happy Holidays!
Final Exam Stats: High Quartile Median Low Quartile ≥88.5% 80% ≤70.5% If you wish to pick up your exam, you can stop by at my regular office hours or you can email me for an appointment. This Winter Quarter, you can check my regular office hours on my current class website: http://www.math.washington.edu/~nichifor/124W09.htm
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PREVIOUS WEEKS:
Final Exam: Monday, December 8, 2:30-4:20pm, in our classroom.
Some Review Topics + Some Review Problems (+solutions)(reposted from below: midterm practice problems & solutions)
A practice final exam (given Winter 2005) + Solutions
Last week of class (12/01-12/05):
For Monday: Start Homework 8. Here's Monday's Handout.
For Wed: Finish & turn in Homework 8. Start Reviewing.
For Friday: Review
Week 10 (11/24-11/28):
For Monday: Do pbl 15.1 (i, ii, iv, vi, ix). Read Chapter 16 & do pbls 16.1, 16.2. Continue Hwk 7.
For Wed: Read Ch. 19. Finish & turn in Hwk 7. Do pbls 19.1-19.5
For the Monday after Thanksgiving: Read Chapter 20, do pbls 20.1,20.2. Start Homework 8. Read Chapter 24.
Week 9 (11/17-11/21):
For Monday: Start Chapter 14. Do pbls 13.1-13.5. Continue homework 6.
For Wed: Finish Chapter 14. Finish & turn in homework 6.
For Friday: Do pbls 14.1, 14.2. Start Homework 7. Read section 15.1.Week 8 (11/10-11/14):
For Monday: Finish graded homework #5
For Wed: Read Chapter 12 Do pbls 12.2-12.6
For Friday: Read Chapter 13. Do pbls 13.1-13.5. Start looking at homework 6.Week 7 (11/03-11/07):
For Monday: Read Chapter 10 and first 3 pages of Chapter 11.
For Wed: Finish reading Ch. 11. Do pbls 10.1, 10.3, 10.4. Start looking at graded homework #5
For Friday: Do pbls 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4. Continue working on graded homework #5 (due Monday).Week 6 (10/27-10/31):
Our midterm is this Wednesday, in class.
Here is some info & a list of topics, plus a set of practice problems (solutions).
By popular demand, here's an older midterm I gave (Spring 2008), and solutions.Monday: Finish Hwk #4 (due). Review for midterm & bring questions.
Tuesday: Additional Midterm Q&A Session 2-3:30pm in PAR 106
Wednesday: MIDTERM
For Friday: Read Chapter 10.Week 5 (10/20-10/24):
Before Monday: Finish reading Chapter 8. Do pbls 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5
For Wednesday: Read Chapter 9. Do pbls 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.7.
Work on the Graded Hwk #4 (start it early! it's long)
For Friday: Do all or most of the Graded Hwk #4. Start reviewing for the Midterm.
Bring questions.Week 4:
Before Monday: Finish reading Chapter 6. Do carefully pbls 6.1(iii), 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7.
Understand how to write proofs like those for pbl 6.5 and 6.6.
Start the Graded Hwk #3 (posted on the left sidebar)
For Wednesday: Read Chapter 7. Work through pbls 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 (i, ii, iv, v), 7.6, 7.7.
Continue working on Graded Hwk #3.
For Friday: Finish & turn in Graded Hwk #3. Read Chapter 8.Week 3:
For Monday: Do problems 4.2-4.6. Read Chapter 5 (finish Ch 4 if you haven't already)
Start working on Graded Hwk #2 (posted on the left sidebar)
For Wednesday: Finish reading Chapter 5. Do problems 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7(ii).
Do or at least read the solutions for 5.3 and 5.5.
Continue working on Graded Hwk #2.
For Friday: Finish & turn in Graded Hwk #2. Read Chapter 6.Week 2:
For Monday: Read Chapter 2, start Chapter 3. Do problems 2.1 (i-iv), 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 (i), 2.5 (i).
Start the Graded Hwk #1 (posted on the left sidebar)
For Wednesday: Finish reading Chapter 3. Do problems 3.2-3.6.
Finish & turn in Graded Hwk #1.
For Friday: Read Ch. 4. Do problems 4.2-4.6.Week 1:
For Friday of first week : Read Chapters 1 and 2. Attempt the problems at the end of Chapter 1.