MATH 124 section B1

Syllabus, in case you lost it.

Course Log

This is where you'll find the reading assignments, and the problems we'd like to see solved in class. The exercises are now listed on the date we're going to work them out on the board. But you should still look at them in advance! Sometimes we will have extra time after the lecture, and you will get extra participation points if you work out problems from the next assignment. Also, the assigned exercises are divided each day into two categories. The "Hard ones" are worth two points.

Date
Reading Assignment
Exercises
8/27
 Section 5.1 (up to page 220, before "COUNTING") We didn't work out any problems this day
8/30
 Sections 5.1, 5.2 (up to page 233, before "ORDERED SAMPLES").
  • From 5.1:
    • Easy ones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 17.
    • Hard ones: 7, 8, 13, 14, 19, 22.
9/01
 Section 5.2.
  • From 5.1:
    • Easy ones: 23, 26, 28, 32, 33, 41.
    • Hard ones: 29, 30, 36, 37, 40.
  • From 5.2:
    • Easy ones: 1, 4, 5, 9.
    • Hard ones: 7, 10, 13, 14.
9/03
Quiz #1
 Section 5.3 (up to page 244, before "ADDITIONAL COUNTING PROBLEMS").
  • From 5.2:
    • Easy ones: 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27.
    • Hard ones: 15, 29, 31, 32.
9/06
Labor Day: No class.
9/08
 Section 5.3.
  • From 5.3:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 8, 14.
    • Hard ones: 9, 10.
9/10
Quiz #2
 Section 6.1 (up to page 259, before "PROBABILITY OF AN EVENT").
  • From 5.3:
    • Easy ones: 17, 19, 25, 28.
    • Hard ones: 21, 22, 29, 31.
9/13
 Section 6.1: All of it.
  • From 6.1:
    • Easy ones: 1, 5, 7, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 22.
    • Hard ones: 13, 24, 25.
9/15
 Section 6.1: Workshop (group work with problems I'll provide).
  • From 6.1:
    • Easy ones: 27, 29, 31, 32, 38, 41.
    • Hard ones: 33, 35, 36, 39.
9/17
Quiz #3
 Section 6.2. Remaining assigned problems, and workshop problems.
9/20
 Section 6.2. No Problems to do today. Start those for wednesday.
Signup for conflict exam
9/22
 Section 6.3 (up to page 287, before "PROBABILITY TREES").
  • From 6.2:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 21, 25, 33.
    • Hard ones: 13, 27, 31.
9/24
Quiz #4
 Section 6.3.
  • From 6.3:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13.
    • Hard ones: 7, 9, 16.
9/27
 Section 6.4.
  • From 6.3:
    • Easy ones: 19, 21, 23, 25.
    • Hard ones: 27, 28, 29, 33.
9/29
 Review: The exam tonight covers sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4.
  • From 6.4:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15.
    • Hard ones: 13, 14.
9/29
First Hour Exam. 7pm in 341 Altgeld Hall.
Check out the Practice problems (in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader)
10/01
No Quiz
 Section 6.5. No problems due today. Start looking at those due monday.
10/04
 Section 6.5
  • From 6.5:
    • Easy ones: 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, 25, 27, 28.
    • Hard ones: 13, 17, 21, 23, 29, 33, 34.
10/06
 Section 7.1 (up to page 332, before "BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION").
  • From 6.5:
    • Easy ones: 25, 27, 28.
    • Hard ones: 23, 29, 33, 34.
10/08
Quiz #5
 Section 7.1.
  • From 7.1:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 11, 13.
    • Hard ones: 7, 15.
10/11
 Section 7.2 (up to page 344, before "MEAN OF A BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION").
  • From 7.1:
    • Easy ones: 17, 21, 23, 28.
    • Hard ones: 19, 25, 27.
10/13
 Section 7.2.
  • From 7.2:
    • Easy ones: 2, 3, 5, 6.
    • Hard ones: 7, 9, 10, 11.
10/15
Quiz #6
 Section 7.2.
  • From 7.2:
    • Easy ones: 13, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23.
    • Hard ones: 17, 18.
10/18
 Section 1.2.
  • From 7.2: Problems assigned for last friday.
10/20
 Section 1.3.
  • From 1.2:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 25, 29, 43, 45.
    • Hard ones: 15, 19, 21, 41, 47.
10/22
Quiz #7
 Section 1.4.
  • From 1.3:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 21, 23.
    • Hard ones: 24, 25, 27, 29, 31..
10/25
 Section 1.5.
  • From 1.4:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 23, 25.
    • Hard ones: 27, 29.
10/27
 Review.
  • From 1.5:
    • Easy ones: 5, 7, 9.
    • Hard ones: 17, 19, 23, 25.
10/27
Second Hour Exam. 7pm in 445 Altgeld Hall.
Check out the Practice problems (in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader)
10/29
No class.
11/01
 Section 1.6.
  • No problems assigned.
11/03
 Section 2.1.
  • From 1.6:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
    • Hard ones: Nah... there are no hard problems in this section ;)
11/05
Quiz #8
 Review.
  • From 2.1:
    • Easy ones: 1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23.
    • Hard ones: 29, 31, 33, 34.
11/08
 Sections 2.2 and 2.3 (up to page 84, before "ROW RANK").
  • From 2.2:
    • Easy ones: 3, 5, 7, 9.
    • Hard ones: 11, 13, 15.
11/10
 Section 2.3.
  • From 2.2:
    • Easy ones: 3, 5, 7, 9.
    • Hard ones: 11, 13, 15.
  • From 2.3:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 4, 5.
11/12
Quiz #9
 Section 2.4
  • From 2.3:
    • Easy ones: 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22.
    • Hard ones: 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33.
11/15
 Review.
  • From 2.4:
    • Easy ones: 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15.
11/17
 More Review.
  • No problems assigned. We can look at the ones from the practice exam.
11/17
Third Hour Exam. 7pm in 441 Altgeld Hall.
Check out the Practice problems (in PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader)
11/19
No class.
11/22
11/24
11/26
Thanksgiving Break
11/29
 Section 3.1.
  • No problems assigned.
12/01
 Section 3.2
  • From 3.1:
    • Easy ones: 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 43, 45, 47, 49.
    • Hard ones: 35, 37, 39, 41.
12/03
Quiz #10
 Review and ICES forms
  • From 3.2:
    • Easy ones: 1, 3, 5, 7.
    • Hard one: 9.
12/06
 Section 3.3
  • No problems assigned
12/08
 Section 8.1
  • From 3.3:
    • 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
12/10
 This class is OPTIONAL. I will answer questions and we can look at some of the assigned problems
  • From 8.1:
    • 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31.

There will be a Questions & Answers session Wednesday, December 15th at 4:30 pm in 147 Altgeld Hall.

Check out Last Semester's Final to get an idea of what that kind of thing may look like.

Thursday December 16th, 8 am: FINAL EXAM, in 145 Altgeld Hall.