1090, Spring 2005.

You can find the syllabus here: in postscript format and in pdf format.

Announcements:

Here is the link to the math tutoring center (free math tutoring): here.
WW Set 3 due date has been postponed until Monday 2/21 midnight.

Office hours

Tuesdays, Thursdays: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Appointments can be made (send me an email), I will prefer to meet you on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Course progression: sections covered each day (and tentative schedule for the next days)

Tue 01/18: 1.2
Thu 01/20: finish 1.3, begin 1.5
Tue 01/25: finish 1.5; begin 1.6
Thu 01/27: finish 1.6; begin 2.1
Tue 02/01: Finish 2.1; begin 2.2, perhaps begin 2.3
Thu 02/03: finish 2.3; begin 2.4
Tue 02/08: Finish 2.4; begin 3.1
Thu 02/10: Finish 3.1; 3.2
Tue 02/15: Review session
Thu 02/17: Exam (6pm-7pm)
Tue 02/22: 3.3 (almost done)
Thu 02/24: Finish 3.3, begin 3.4
Tue 03/01: begin 3.5
Thu 03/03: continue 3.5
Tue 03/08: Finish 3.5, 4.1, 4.2
Thu 03/10: Finish 4.2; begin 4.3
Tue 03/22: Review session
Thu 03/24: Exam (6pm-7:15pm)
Tue 03/29: 5.1, begin 5.2;
Thu 03/31: Finish 5.2, begin 5.3;
Tue 04/05: Finish 5.3;
Thu 04/07: Review session
Tue 04/12: No lecture;
Thu 04/14: Exam (6pm-7:15pm)
Tue 04/19 to Tue 04/26: Exercises on chapter 6
Wed 04/27: I plan on having a review session (1h 30mn long), we will discuss the time in class.
Mon 04/25: You will be able to ask any question on any chapter from 4pm to 5:30pm; we will meet in front of my office LCB112 because I still don't know the room. I will leave a not on the door for those arriving later.
Tue 04/26: Exercise session on chapter 6

Exams

For all midterms: Calculators are allowed as well as one sheet (double sided) with the formulae from the book that you need (no solved exercises, practice exams...)

The first midterm exam will be held Tue 02/15 changed to Thu 02/17, in class (1 hour long). The program includes Chapter 1 and section 1 of chapter 2.
There will be a review session, Thu 02/10 changed to Tue 02/15; I will post on this webpage the corresponding practice exam this week. You should try to do it entirely, so you can ask questions during the review.
The solutions for the first exam are here.

The solutions for the second exam are here.
The 3rd midterm exam will be held Thu 04/13, in class (1h15 long). The program includes Chapter 4 and chapter 5

The solutions for the third exam are here.
The Final exam will be held in LCB 219 on May 3rd from 6pm to 8pm
The program includes chapters 1,2,3 (No closed Leontieff models, only the open models); sections 1,2,3 in chapter 4;chapter 5, chapter 6 (no arithmetic or geometric sequences, no deferred annuities)

Webwork

Remember that WW weighs as much as exams in the final grade, be sure to complete it on time.

A demo for webwork will be done in class Tuesday 01/18. There is already a demo set that you can do to practice and see if everything works.
Just click on this link to get to the webwork page

Remember to check regularly if another set is open, and check carefully the due date.

Practice exams (here I will put everything I think is relevant to prepare you for the exams)

You can find here the first practice exam. You can find here the solution of the first practice exam.
You can find here the second practice exam. You can find here the solution of the second practice exam.
You can find here the third practice exam. You can find here the solution of the third practice exam and the four graphs are here (the first page has graph #4 and graph #1, the second has graph #2 and #3).
There is no formal practice exam for the final: to review until chapter 5, use the 3 practice exams for the midterms, for chapter 6 we will review in class Tuesday by doing the typical exercises from this chapter.

Grades

You can find here the grades for the first midterm.
You can find here the grades for the second midterm.
You can find here the grades for the third midterm.
You can find here the overall grades for WebWork.
You can find here the grades for the final exam.
You can find here your overall grades for this class.

Have a nice summer!
Note: Please check this page on a regular basis to see the latest updates on time.