Math 111 A and B: Autumn 2012

Instructor

Dr. Jennifer Taggart
taggart@math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-334
Click here for Office Hours

TAs:

Susie Sargsyan (AA, AB)
ssusie@u.washington.edu
Hao Chen (AC, AD)
chenh123@math.washington.edu
Alys Lim (BA, BB)
ahugo@math.washington.edu
Michael Kiyo (BC, BD)
mkiyo@math.washington.edu

Exam dates:

Midterm 1: October 18
Midterm 2: November 15
Final exam: December 8, 5-7:50 p.m.

Welcome!

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Final Exam Information:

The final exam for this course will be held on Saturday, December 8, from 5:00 to 7:50 p.m. in the following rooms:

• Lecture A: KNE 210
• Lecture B: KNE 220

Bring photo ID!

The exam will be cumulative, covering all the material since the beginning of the quarter. You are allowed to use:

• a scientific (non-graphing) calculator;
• a clear plastic ruler;
• one sheet of hand-written notes.
  
  Note Sheet Guidelines:
  • You may write on both sides of the paper.
  • One sheet means one sheet. Two pages stapled or taped together is not one sheet even if you only write on one side of each page.
  • Hand-written means that everything on the note sheet is written by hand. There should be nothing photo-copied or computer-generated on your sheet of notes.
  • Using an inappropriate note-sheet is a form of academic misconduct.

To prepare for the exam, I suggest the following:

• Read this advice to students. There's advice about preparing for exams near the end.
• Start studying several days in advance of the exam.
• Read through your lecture notes a few times. Begin making your sheet of notes as you do this. Include definitions, formulas, and big ideas.
• Look over the Reviews I did for the midterms in lecture. I will give a list like this covering the last third of the course on Wednesday, December 5.
  • Review for Exam I
  • Review for Exam II
• Re-work any homework problems that you found difficult the first time through.
• Re-do all group activities and test prep questions from quiz section.
• Work as many problems as you can from old exams. (The exam is cumulative. So work old midterms as well as old finals.) You can find several old exams at the Math 111 Review Materials Website. Practice working these problems like you would if you were taking a test: use only your sheet of notes and use the answers only to check your work. (Working backwards from the answer is not a useful skill to develop.) Do as many problems as you can stand. Practice, practice, practice!

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Exam Answers:

• Exam II
  • Version Alpha (in #1, D(t)=2.4t-0.016t²)
  • Version Beta (in #1, D(t)=2.6t-0.015t²)
• Exam I
  • Version Alpha (#1(b) asks for marginal cost at q=5)
  • Version Beta (#1(b) asks for marginal cost at q=2)

Group Activities and Solutions:

• Activity 1 + Solutions
• Activity 2 + Solutions
• Activity 3 + Solutions
• Activity 4 + Solutions
• Activity 5 + Solutions
• Activity 6 + Solutions
• Activity 7 + Solutions
• Activity 8 + Solutions
• Activity 9 + Solutions

Translation Practice Answers:

Here are the answers to the table of translations we started in lecture on Friday, September 28:

• page 1
• page 2

Textbook Information:

The textbook for this course is Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences, tenth edition, by Harshbarger/Reynolds. You may purchase a custom, loose-leaf edition of the text, listed as Applied Mathematics for Business, at the University Book Store. (We'll use Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 for Math 111 and the remaining chapters for Math 112.) The text comes bundled with an access code for Webassign, the online homework system that we use for this course.

If you do not want to purchase a hard copy of the text, you may purchase an electronic copy of the text, along with access to Webassign here: http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781285181813. You'll have immediate access to the e-Book if you choose this option, but historically, access codes have been sent via regular mail (i.e., not electronically). So, don't wait until the last minute to order your access code.

Whether you use the hard copy or electronic copy of the text, all students must have a Webassign access code. Webassign offers a two-week grace period during which you may access your homework without entering an access code. Your access code will work for both Math 111 and Math 112.

Other Required Materials:

You will also need:

• a clear plastic ruler;
• a scientific calculator---non-graphing, non-programmable---see FAQ for suggested models;
• Supplementary Reading for the first two weeks of the course;
• graphs for the homework from the Supplementary Reading (you can either print all of these out at once or one-at-a-time while you work on your homework);
• graphs that go with lectures (print these out and bring them to lecture).