Anna Miller

    Office: LCB 317
     E-mail: amiller@math.utah.edu

    University of Utah
    Department of Mathematics
    155 S. 1400 E., JWB 233
    Salt Lake City, UT 84112

MATH 1050-003 Fall 2015

General Information:

When: MTW 6:00-7:20 PM
Where: WEB L101
Office Hours (LCB 317):
Tuesday: 4:30-5:30 PM
Friday: 12:00-1:00 PM
and by appointment

Syllabus:

Syllabus

Homework:

All homework is to be completed on WeBWork (WeBWork Instructions) Average: 83.5%

Homework 1: Due Wednesday, September 2 at 4AM
(Sets & Numbers, Rules for Numbers, Functions, Sequences)

Homework 2: Due Wednesday, September 9 at 4AM
(Sums & Series, Counting I)
Homework 2 extension: Due Saturday, September 12 at 4AM
(Counting II)

Homework 3: Due Wednesday, September 16 at 4AM
(More on Functions, Intro to Graphs)

Homework 4: Due Wednesday, September 23 at 4AM
(Graph Transformations)

Homework 5: Due Wednesday, September 30 at 4AM
(Fractions, Inverse Functions)

Homework 6: Due Wednesday, October 7 at 4AM
(n-th Roots, Basics of Polynomials, Division)

Homework 7: Due Wednesday, October 21 at 4AM
(Roots and Factors, Constant and Linear Polynomials, Quadratic Polynomials)

Homework 8: Due Wednesday, October 28 at 4AM
(Factoring Polynomials)

Homework 9: Due Wednesday, November 4 at 4AM
(Graphing Polynomials, Rational Functions)

Homework 10: Due Wednesday, November 11 at 4AM
(Exponential Functions, Geometric Series)

Homework 11: Due Wednesday, November 18 at 6PM
(Logarithms, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations)

Homework 12: Due Wednesday, November 25 at 6PM
(Piecewise Defined Functions, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Substitution)

Homework 13: Due Wednesday, December 2 at 4AM
(Linear Equations in Three Variables, Rows & Columns, Vectors & Scalars, 2 x 2 Matrices)

Homework 14: Due Wednesday, December 9 at 4AM
(3 x 3 Matrices, Determinants and Inverse Matrices, Matrix Equations)



Quizzes:

Quiz 1: Wednesday, September 2 on Homework 1 material
Quiz 1 Solutions Average: 81.6%

Quiz 2: Wednesday, September 9 on Homework 2 material (excluding Pascal's triangle and the Binomial Theorem)
Quiz 2 Solutions Average: 82%

Quiz 3: Wednesday, September 16 on Binomial Theorem and Homework 3 material
Quiz 3 Solutions Average: 88.2%

Quiz 4: Wednesday, September 30 on Homework 5 material
Quiz 4 Solutions Average: 72.9%

Quiz 5: Wednesday, October 7 on Homework 6 material
Quiz 5 Solutions Average: 82.1%

Quiz 6: Wednesday, October 21 on Homework 7 material
Quiz 6 Solutions Average: 82.2%

Quiz 7: Wednesday, November 4 on Homework 9 material
Quiz 7 Solutions Average: 70.5%

Quiz 8: Wednesday, November 11 on Homework 10 material
Quiz 8 Solutions Average: 83.6%

Quiz 9: Wednesday, November 18 on Homework 11 material
Quiz 9 Solutions Average: 86.7%

Quiz 10: Wednesday, December 2 on Homework 13 material
Quiz 10 Solutions Average: 86.5%

Quiz 11: Wednesday, December 9 on Homework 14 material
Quiz 11 Solutions Average: 86.1%



Final:

Average: 82.1%
  • The MAKE-UP FINAL exam is Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 6:00-8:00pm in WEB L101
  • The final exam is cumulative and covers material from "Sets & Numbers" up to and including "Matrix Equations"
    • Final Practice Questions
    Final Practice Solutions

    Midterms:

    Midterm 1: Monday, September 21
    Average: 85.1%
    Midterm 1 Material
    Midterm 1 Practice Questions
    Midterm 1 Practice Solutions
    Midterm 1 Solutions

    Midterm 2: Monday, October 26
    Average: 80%
  • Midterm 2 covers material from "Fractions" up to and including "Factoring Polynomials"
    • Midterm 2 Practice Questions
    Midterm 2 Practice Solutions
    Midterm 2 Solutions


    Midterm 3: Monday, November 23
    Average: 76.6%
  • Midterm 3 covers material from "Graphing Polynomials" up to and including "Substitution"
    • Midterm 3 Practice Questions
    Midterm 3 Practice Solutions
    Midterm 3 Solutions



    External Resources:

    Math 1050 Lecture Videos
    Paul's Online Math Notes
    Virtual Math Lab

    Textbook:

    The full textbook can be found at the following link:
    Full Textbook

    A hard copy of the text is also available to purchase at the campus bookstore.

    Disclaimer: The pdf files below may not print accurately. They might print better if you first download the files, and then print the saved files from your computer. But even after downloading, they may not print accurately. If you do print the files, please compare the printed versions to their appearance on your computer screen.

    The following are sections of the textbook and when we covered them:

    Beginnings:

    8/24 Sets & Numbers
    8/24 Rules for Numbers
    8/25 Solving Some Simple Equations
    8/25 Functions

    Discrete Mathematics:

    8/25-8/26 Sequences
    8/26-8/31 Sums and Series
    8/31-9/1 Counting I
    9/1-9/2 Counting II

    Back to Functions:

    9/8 More on Functions
    9/8-9/9 Intro to Graphs
    9/14 Graph Transformations
    9/22 Fractions
    9/22-9/23 Inverse Functions
    9/23-9/28 n-th Roots

    Polynomials:

    9/28-9/29 Basics of Polynomials
    9/29-9/30 Division
    9/30-10/5 Roots and Factors
    10/5 Constant and Linear Polynomials
    10/5-10/7 Quadratic Polynomials
    10/7-10/19 Factoring Polynomials
    10/27 Graphing Polynomials

    Exponential Functions:

    11/2-11/3 Exponential Functions
    11/4 Geometric Series

    Rational Functions:

    10/27-10/28 Rational Functions

    Logarithms:

    11/4-11/9 Logarithms
    11/9-11/10 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

    Piecewise Defined Functions:

    11/11-11/16 Piecewise Defined Functions

    Linear Algebra:

    11/16 Linear Equations in Two Variables
    11/16 Substitution
    11/24 Linear Equations in Three Variables
    11/24 Rows & Columns
    11/25 Vectors & Scalars
    11/25 2 x 2 Matrices
    11/30 3 x 3 Matrices
    11/30-12/1 Determinants and Inverse Matrices
    12/1 Matrix Equations