Instructor: Timothy Kilbourn
Office: 245 Illini Hall
Office phone: 333-3973
Office hours: By appointment or immediately after class.
Email: tkilbour@math.uiuc.edu
Required text: For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, 7th ed., W. H. Freeman and Co.
Download a PDF version of the syllabus.
This course serves as an introduction to selected areas of mathematics through applications to real-world problems. We will discuss ways of representing a situation using mathematics and understanding the methods that are used to solve these problems. You will learn by doing hands-on examples in class and in the homework. The goal is to develop analytic problem solving skills that you can apply in your everyday life.
It is important that you attend class to participate in discussions and work example problems. Therefore class attendance is required.
Homework is assigned on Fridays and collected the following Friday. Each student is expected to do the problems and write the solutions in his or her own words. Late homework will be accepted UNTIL class begins on the Monday after it is due, with a 10% penalty.
Homework assignments
At the end of class on Fridays, a short quiz will be given. These quizzes will give you a chance to try problems like those on the homework, and should help you prepare for taking the exams. The lowest quiz score will be dropped at the end of the semester. Therefore, students will generally not be able to make up missed quizzes.
There will be three in-class exams:
Exam 1 review sheet
Practice exam for exam 1
Exam 2 review sheet
Practice exam for exam 2
Selected solutions for practice exam 2
Exam 3 review sheet
Practice exam for exam 3
The final exam is Wednesday, May 10, 1:30 pm in 141 Altgeld Hall. See here for University policy regarding final exams. The UIUC Student Code contains other useful university policies.
There will be a review session for the final exam on Tuesday, May 9, 5-7 pm in 143 Altgeld Hall.
Final exam review sheet
Grades for this course will be determined as follows:
Letter grades will be given as follows:
| 100% - 93.33% | A |
| 93.32% - 90.00% | A- |
| 89.99% - 86.67% | B+ |
| 86.66% - 83.33% | B |
| 83.32% - 80.00% | B- |
| 79.99% - 76.67% | C+ |
| 76.66% - 73.33% | C |
| 73.32% - 70.00% | C- |
| 69.99% - 66.67% | D+ |
| 66.66% - 63.33% | D |
| 63.32% - 60.00% | D- |
| 59.99% - 0% | F |
Last updated: May 6, 2006, 12:21 pm