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COURSE SYLLABUS
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FINITE MATH
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MGF 1106
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Fall 2013
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Instructor:
Mr. Rosenthal
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Section
RVC |
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Offline Office Hours:
Mondays 1pm-2:50pm
Wed. & Fri. noon-1:50pm
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Phone:
(305)348-2380, but email is the quickest way to contact me
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Online Office Hours:
By appointment only using Adobe
Connect Pro
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E-mail:
rosentha@fiu.edu
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Office: DM 417A
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Topics include sets, logic,
combinatorics, probability, statistics, linear equations, linear systems,
linear programming and matrices.
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Finite
Math, custom edition for FIU, Pearson
Custom Publishing. If you purchase a new text from the FIU bookstore,
it will come with an access code for MathXL software that will be used for your
homework grade. If you have a used text, you are required to
purchase an access code ($85) for the software. When you create
your MathXL account, it will ask you for a Course ID which will
place you in the correct MathXL section. My course ID is XL1A-G1HN-401Y-0T42.
A student solutions manual is available, but is not necessary
to purchase since we provide all solutions online at http://w3.fiu.edu/math/html/finite_math.htm
You will be prompted for a username and password when you click
on a section. They will be provided in the Getting Started announcement.
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SECTIONS TO BE
COVERED
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8.1-8.4,
8.6, Chapter 9, 10.1-10.4, Chapter 11, 1.6, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 6.1, 7.1-7.3, 6.4,
10.5
Tests 1-3 will each be
worth 20% of your grade, the MathXL homework will be 15% of your grade
and the cumulative final exam will be 25% of your grade. You will still have
to do the assigned offline homework from the text to be adequately prepared
for my tests. Offline homework is not turned in and does not count towards
your homework grade. For MathXL homework, please
pay attention to the due dates listed on the MathXL
web site. There are no extensions on due dates; don't even ask! Don't wait
until the day the homework is due to do it, because
if your Internet connection goes out, you are out of luck.
After rounding off your
average to the nearest whole number, the following grading scale will be
applied: My grading scale is as follows:
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A
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90+
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B-
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77-79
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D
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60-63
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A-
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87-89
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C+
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74-76
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D-
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57-59
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B+
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84-86
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C
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67-73
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F
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0-56
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B
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80-83
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D+
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64-66
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I will
NEVER "curve" grades or drop your lowest grade. You are also
expected to read the Discussion Board each day for which you have an
assignment and reply to the messages, when appropriate.
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ATTENDANCE &
TEST POLICIES
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Attendance:
On test days,
attendance is required. There are NO MAKEUP TESTS. If you miss a test and, in
the opinion of the instructor, the absence is excusable, your final exam will
count as two grades. If the absence is not excusable, you will receive a zero
on the test missed. Be prepared to document your excuse with a traffic
ticket, hospital bill, arrest form, etc. A doctor's note is not acceptable
unless it says "(student's name) was unable to attend school on (date of
test)." Tardiness is permitted on test days without penalty although you
will have less time on the test than everyone else. If you are so late that
someone has already turned in their test before you arrive, you will not be
allowed to take the test Important: If you see a note posted saying that a
test is canceled, make sure it is on FIU stationary and wait until the
starting time of class before leaving.
All tests
must be written using pencil. A calculator with a square root button is required. Graphing calculators are
prohibited on tests.
Cell phones
must be turned off
during tests. The vibrate mode is not considered turned off. Cellular phones must not be visible to you
or me. If they are on your belt, they are visible. If they are in your book
bag or pocket, they are not. Violations of this policy will result in you
having to put the beeper or cell phone in the hallway immediately outside the
class. If you are afraid it will be stolen, you may choose to leave with it,
but you will not be readmitted to the test and all unanswered test questions
will be marked wrong.
DROPS are not initiated by Prof. Rosenthal.
If you stop attending, you must drop this class yourself to avoid
a grade of F. The deadline for dropping classes with a grade of DR
is Nov.4.
EXTRA TUITION CHARGES FOR REPEATED
COURSES AND EXCESS HOURS: The
Florida Legislature has mandated a tuition surcharge for the third
time a student either takes or attempts a college credit course. For
more information on this charge, including possible appeal of this
surcharge, see http://registrar.fiu.edu/index.php?id=1953. This charge should serve as additional
motivation for you not to have to retake this course. In other words,
DO THE HOMEWORK!!!
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ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
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Includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test,
quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted,
falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, having another person
use a phony ID to take a test for you, and using unauthorized notes on a test
or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given here.
Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion
from the university.
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COURSE CALENDAR (You
may work ahead, but do not fall behind!)
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DATE
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Watch the Mimio movie
for this lesson and do all MathXL
problems. The due dates for the MathXL
problems are on the MathXL site.
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Textbook Homework
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| Aug. 26 |
Lesson
1
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Section 8.1 #’s 12 and 51
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| Aug. 28
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Lesson
2
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Section 8.2 #’s 1, 3, 5, 17, 27
and 37
Section 8.3 #’s 13, 17, 25, 29,
51, 53, 67
Section 8.4 # 49
Section 8.6 #’s 13-23 (odd), 27-33 (odd)
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| Sept. 4
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Lesson
3
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Section 9.1 #’s 15, 19, 22, 38,
41, 45, 48, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69
Section 9.2 #’s 11, 15, 17, 25
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| Sept. 9
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Lesson
4
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Section 9.3 #’s 1, 3, 5, 7, 8,
11, 21, 33, 35
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Sept. 11
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Lesson
5
The
current edition of the book uses the word “disjoint” as a
synonym for the phrase “mutually exclusive” that I use in
the movie.
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Section 9.4 #’s 5, 11, 15, 17,
22, 25, 27, 47, 49, 54, 59, 61
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| Sept. 16
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Review for Wednesday's test
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No new homework is assigned
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| Sept.18
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Test #1 covering lessons 1-5
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7:50pm-9:05pm, room VH 131
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| Sept. 23
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Lesson
6
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Section 9.5 #’s 9, 15, 17, 23,
25, 27, 29, 44, 45, 51, 53, 58
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| Sept. 25
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Lesson
7
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Section 9.6 #’s 13, 23, 25, 27,
28
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Sept. 30
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Lesson
8
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Section 10.1 #’s 2, 6, 13, 15,
21, 26-28
Section 10.2 # 25
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| Oct. 2 |
Lesson
9
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Section 10.2 #’s 4, 7, 8, 26-29
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Oct. 7
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Lesson
10
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Section 10.2 #’s 46, 55, 62-65
Section 10.3 #’s 15, 19, 30
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Oct. 9
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Lesson
11
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Section 10.3 #’s 7, 9, 12, 27
Section 10.4 #’s 14-16, 32-34
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Oct. 14
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Review
for Wednesday's
test
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No new homework is assigned
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| Oct. 16
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Test #2 covering lessons 6-11
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7:50pm-9:05pm, room GC 280
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| Oct. 21
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Lesson
12
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Section 11.1 #’s 3, 34
Section 11.2 #’s 1, 23, 25, 29ab
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Oct.
23
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Lesson
13
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Section 11.3 #’s 29, 30, 41, 49,
51, 53
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| Oct. 28
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Lesson
14
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Section 11.4 # 29
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Oct. 30
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Lesson
15
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Section 1.6 #’s 7, 9, 13, 23, 29,
31, 47, 61, 78
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| Nov. 4 |
Lesson
16
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Section 2.1 #’s 13, 41, 43, 49,
51, 53
Section 2.2 #’s 5, 11, 21, 23,
27, 35, 49, 53, 61
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| Nov. 6
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Lesson
17
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Section 2.2 #’s 65, 67, 69, 70
Section 2.3 #’s 3, 17, 27a, 29,
31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45abc
Section 2.5 #’s 5, 9, 13, 15, 17,
59, 61
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| Nov. 10 or 11 |
Lesson
18
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This lesson is a review so there
is no new homework.
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| Nov. 13
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Test #3 covering lessons 12-17
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7:50pm-9:05pm, room CP 151
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Nov. 20
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Lesson
19
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Section 6.1 #’s 23, 29, 30, 77
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Nov. 25
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Lesson
20
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Section 7.1 #’s 9, 31, 41, 43,
45, 53
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| Nov. 27
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Lesson
21
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Section 7.2 #’s 17, 19
Section 7.3 #’s 13
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Dec. 2
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Lesson
22
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Section 7.3 #’s 15, 16, 18
Section 6.4 #’s 3-9 (odd), 17
Section 10.5 #’s 7, 9, 13
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| Dec. 4
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Lesson
23
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Section 10.5 #’s 25, 35, 41abc
Also, do all from this
handout.
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Dec. 9
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Lesson
24. This is optional as the entire lecture is a review.
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None
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| Dec. 11
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Lesson
25. This is optional as the entire lecture is a review.
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None
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| Dec. 14 |
Cumulative Final Exam
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Noon-2pm
, Room CP151
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