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| Class Date | Topics Covered | Homework Assignment |
| WEEK 1 | ||
| Wednesday, January 21 | Course Introduction; Math Anxiety Discussion |
Read Chapters 1-4: Studying Math: Pathways to Success Complete Questionnaire on pg. 5-6 |
| Friday, January 23 | Math Anxiety Discussion (Continued) | None |
| Week #2 | ||
| Monday, January 26 | Section 4.1: Early Numeration Systems | pg. 185: 1-7 (Odd), 13-21 (Odd) |
| Wednesday, January 28 |
Section 4.1: Roman Numeral System Section 4.2: Hindu-Arabic and Babylonian Numeration System |
pg. 185: 33-55 (Odd) pg. 196: 1-15 (Odd), 29-35 (Odd) |
| Friday, January 30 | Section 4.3: Number Systems in Various Bases | pg. 205: 1-10 |
| Week #3 | ||
| Monday, February 2 | Section 4.3: Number Systems in Various Bases and Conversions | pg. 205: 11-19 (Odd), 21-27 (Odd), 35-45 (Odd) |
| Wednesday, February 4 |
Section 4.5: Number Theory:
Prime Numbers |
pg. 228: 1-19 (Odd), 29-37 (Odd) |
| Friday, February 6 |
Section 4.6: Number Theory (Continued) Abundant, Deficient, Perfect Numbers |
pg. 240: 1-15 Odd, 34a |
| Week #4 | ||
| Monday, February 9 |
Section 8.3: Properties of Triangles (Pythagorean
Theorem, Similar Triangles) Topology |
pg. 502-503: 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51,
52 pg. 502: Top of the page (in green) 1-3 |
| Wednesday, February 11 | Section 8.4: Volumes of Solids | pg. 518: 1-4, 6, 13, 21, 27, 33 |
| Friday, February 13 | Section 8.5: Introduction to Trigonometry | pg. 530: 3-9 Odd, 11-26 (first column of problems), 27-41 (Odd) |
| Week #5 | ||
| Monday, February 16 | Review for Test #1 | |
| Wednesday, February 18 | Test #1 | |
| Friday, February 20 | Section 8.5: Trigonometry (Continued) | pg. 531: 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 71-81 (Odd) |
| Week #6 | ||
| Monday, February 23 |
Section 8.6: Non-Euclidean Geometry Section 8.7: Introduction to Fractals |
pg. 544: 1-5 |
| Wednesday, February 25 | Section 8.7: Fractals (Continued) | Handout Given in Class |
| Friday, February 27 | Section 3.1: Introduction to Logic | pg. 123: 1-10 |
| Week #7 | ||
| Monday, March 2 | No Class (Snow) | |
| Wednesday, March 4 | Section 3.1: Compound Statements | pg. 123: (19-22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33-37 Odd) |
| Friday, March 6 | Section 3.1: Quantifiers | pg. 124: 39-49 (Odd) |
| Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break |
| Week #8 | ||
| Monday, March 16 | Section 3.2: Truth Tables for the Conjunction and Disjunction Statements | pg. 135: 1-4, 13-18 |
| Wednesday, March 18 | Section 3.2: DeMorgan's Law, Contradictions, and Tautology Concepts | pg. 135: 29, 30, 37, 41, 43, 45 |
| Friday, March 20 | Section 3.3: The Conditional Statement and Truth Tables | pg. 144-145: 1-11 (Odd), 15-18, 31, 33 |
| Week #9 | ||
| Monday, March 23 | Section 3.3: The Conditional Statement and Truth Tables (Continued) | Handout Given in Class |
| Wednesday, March 25 |
Section 3.4: The Conditional and Related Statements Section 3.5: Introduction to Arguments |
pg. 150-151: 1-9 Odd, 11, 13, 16, 25, 27 |
| Friday, March 27 | Section 3.5: Valid Arguments | pg. 162-163: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 25, 27 |
| Week #10 | ||
| Monday, March 30 | Review for Test #2 | |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Test #2 | |
| Friday, April 3 | Section 2.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation | None |
| Week #11 | ||
| Monday, April 6 | Section 2.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation | pg. 61-63: 1-27 (Odd), 31-39 (Odd), 51-71 (Odd), 73-77 |
| Wednesday, April 8 | Section 2.2: Compliments, Subsets, Proper Subsets, and Venn Diagrams | pg. 71-72: 1-7, 9-13 (Odd), 19-27 (Odd), 43, 45, 47 |
| Friday, April 10 | Section 2.3: Set Operations | pg. 83: 1-9 (Odd), 29, 30, 31 |
| Week #12 | ||
| Monday, April 13 | Section 2.3: Set Operations (Continued) | pg. 83-85: 33, 35, 47, 49, 63 |
| Wednesday, April 15 |
Section 2.4: Set Applications Section 2.5: Infinite Sets |
pg. 94-95: 11, 13, 17 pg. 107: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10 |
| Friday, April 17 |
Section 2.5: Countable Sets Section 6.5: Introduction to Exponential Models |
None |
| Week #13 | ||
| Monday, April 20 | Section 6.5: Exponential Models | pg. 386-387: 1, 3, 7 (a, b), 30 |
| Wednesday, April 22 |
Section 6.5: Exponential Models
(Population Growth) |
None |
| Friday, April 24 | Review for Test #3 | |
| Week #14 | ||
| Monday, April 27 | Test #3 | |
| Wednesday, April 29 | Return Test #3, Review for Final Exam | |
| Friday, May 1 | Review for Final Exam | |
| Saturday, May 2 |
Final Exam @ 2pm
(McGuffey Hall, Room 206) |