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Scott Crofts
University of Utah
Department of Mathematics
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

Office: JWB (John Widtsoe Building) #213
Phone: (801) 585-7670
Email: crofts (at) math.utah.edu

GRE Prep Course - Spring 2008

Begins Febuary 11th
Mondays at 4:30p.m. in LCB 225
Office Hours: by appointment
Email: scottcrofts (at) gmail.com

Announcements:

  • No meeting Febuary 18th (Presidents Day)
  • No meeting March 17th (Spring Break)

    Handouts:

  • Practice Exam 1 (2/11) - Answers
  • Practice Exam 2 (2/25) - Answers
  • Practice Exam 3 (3/03) - Answers
  • Practice Exam 4 (3/10) - Answers
  • Practice Exam 5 (3/31) - Answers
  • Practice Exam 6 (4/07) - Answers

    Teaching - Spring 2006

    Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning
    Math 1030 Section 007
    TTh 6:00p.m. - 7:30p.m. LCB 121
    Office Hours: Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment
    Email: scottcrofts (at) gmail.com

    Textbook:
    Using and Understanding Mathematics - A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (3rd Edition) by Bennett/Briggs

    Handouts:

  • Syllabus
  • Diagnostic Test
  • Information on Group Projects (Due on 4/13)
  • Take Home Quiz #1 (Due on 2/23)

    Announcements:

  • Bears vs Carolina - 1/15 @ 2:30 p.m
  • Carolina 29 Bears 21 :(
  • Quiz #1 - Tuesday, Jan. 31st (in class)
  • Group Projects Due - Thursday, April 13th (in class)
  • Quiz #2 - Tuesday, Feb. 14th (in class)
  • Quiz #3 (take home) will be handed out on Thursday 2/16.
  • No office hours on Monday 2/20 (University Holiday)
  • (Optional) Review Session - Monday 2/27 6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. in LCB 225. Bring Questions
  • Exam #1 Tuesday, Feb. 28th (in class)
  • Quiz #4 - Thursday, March 30th (in class).
  • Quiz #4.1 - Thursday, April 6th (in class). Explanation
  • I have extended the due date for the course project until April 25th.
  • CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED ON 4/6 DUE TO SNOW. We will take the quiz on Tuesday 4/11. Enjoy your snowday!
  • Due to the class cancelation last week, I have made a slight change to the course grading policy.

    Homework:
    Note: I don't expect everyone to do all of these problems. You should do as many as you need from each group to feel comfortable. All of the quiz questions and most of the exam questions will be based mainly on these problems.

  • (1/12) - Work on the diagnostic test and bring questions to class; Start reading sections 1C, 1D in the text.
  • (1/17) - Section 1C: #7, 37, 39, 41, 53-69 odd, 75, 77, 82
  • (1/19) - Section 1D: #15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39
  • (1/24) - Section 2A: #13 (if you would like some review), 19-27 odd, 29-37 odd, #39, 40, 41-47 odd, 49-55 odd, 57-69 odd, 71, 73.
  • (1/26) - Section 2B: 7-17 odd, 19-31 odd (if you would like some review), 37, 39, 43-47 odd, 49-57 odd, 59, 61, 65, 73
  • (1/31) - Start reading sections 3A, 3B
  • (2/2) - Section 3A: 7-15 odd, 45 - 75 odd, 77 - 83 odd, 99, 101, 103, 105
  • (2/7) - Finish section 3A problems and read section 3B
  • (2/9) - Section 3B: Review (15,17,19), 21, 31, 35, 36, 40, 43, 47, 51, 61, 63, 65, 69
  • (2/14) - Start reading sections 4A, 4B
  • (2/16) - Section 4A: 13, 31, 33, 37-59 odd, 61, 65, 69
  • (2/21) - Section 4B: 15-31 odd (review), 35 - 47 odd, take home quiz due 2/23
  • (3/2) - Section 4B: 49-55 odd; Section 4C: 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 29, 37
  • (3/7) - Section 8A: 9-15 odd, 25; Section 8B: 9, 11, 13-16, 25, 27, 29, 31, 41, 43, 47
  • (3/9) - Section 8B: 17-23 odd, 53, 55; Section 9C: 11-25 odd
  • (3/21) - Catch up on old homework and start reading Chapter 9.
  • (3/23) - Section 9A: 7-21 odd, 27, 30, 37
  • (3/28) - Section 9B: 10, 11-27 odd
  • (4/4) - Section 9B: 29-35 odd, 41, 45, 47; Section 9C: 7, 27, 29, 31
  • (4/11) - Section 9C: 35, 41, 43
  • (4/13) - Section 10A: (Review: 31-45 odd), 47, 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61

    My Favorite Math Quote:

    "My game is like the Pythagorean theorem, no one has an answer." -- Shaquille O'Neal