MATH 130

Fall Semester 2008

Course Information	Schedule	Homework	Exams	Projects

Course Information

Text: Excursions in Modern Mathematics by Tannenbaum (6th Edition) ISBN 0-13-187363-6
Some supplementary materials are available at the text's companion website.
Worksheets: Available at the campus bookstore.
Calculators: You will need a basic calculator capable of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, such as the TI-503 SV. You will not be allowed to use your cell phone as a calculator. You do not need a financial calculator for this course.
Prerequisite Note: Please note that Math 130 does not satisfy any prerequisites for Math 117.

Sections and Instructors:

001 (63040)	Niketa Salvi, salvi@math.colostate.edu	Meets TR 8:00--8:50 in Yates 104	Labs L01-L07 meet TR 9:00--9:50
002 (63041)	Beth Malmskog, malmskog@math.colostate.edu	Meets TR 2:00--2:50 in Chem A 103	Labs L08-L15 meet TR 3:00--3:50

Course Coordinator: Hilary Spriggs Contact: spriggs@math.colostate.edu

Grading Criteria:

The course consists of one hour of lecture followed by one hour of lab. Lecture will cover highlights from the text. You should read the assigned sections prior to attending lecture. Lecture notes are available online; some students prefer to print off the notes and bring them to class. Most of the grades will be assigned in Lab. Worksheets, particpation problems and quizzes will be done in labs. It is not recommended that you miss lab sessions as approximately 40% of your grade comes from regular attendance and participation in lab. Exams (except for the final) are also given in labs.

Component	Percentage
Worksheets/RamCt Exercises:	20 %
Participation:	10 %
Quizzes:	10 %
Exams:	25 %
Final:	15 %
Algebra Review:	10 %
Written Projects:	10 %

Final Percentage	Final Letter Grade
90%-100%	A
80%-89%	B
70%-79%	C
60%-69%	D
59% and below	F

Grades will be posted on RamCt. Check your grades on a regular basis for accuracy. If there is a discrepancy, please discuss it first with your TA, then your instructor.

Algebra:

The Algebra portion of the class is a review of basic algebra skills. There are two parts to this requirement. The first part is an Online Algebra Review. The second part consists of going to the PACe Center, Weber 136, and completing two Unit Exams. Tell the PACe staff that you are there to take the M130 Algebra Exam. You must bring your Student ID (RAMCARD) to gain access to the PACe Center. It is not wise to wait until the last minute, as heavy traffic could affect your ability to access the website or get into the PACe Center. You are forewarned of this possibility and therefore no extensions will be granted for technological reasons. You will be graded only on your performance on the two Unit exams taken in the PACe Center. You have two attempts for each of the unit exams and only the best score will be counted. The deadline for completing the exams is Thursday September 11th at 9pm.

Quizzes:
Each Thursday of a non-exam week, your lab assistant will administer a brief (10 minute) quiz which will be based on homework problems from the text and notes covering material from the previous two days of class. There will be no make-up quizzes; note, however, that your three lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Worksheets/RamCt Exercises:

Worksheets will be done in groups of 2-4 people during the lab hours. They will be assigned during the lecture hour and will be due, the same day, at the end of the lab hour. Each person in the group must submit the assigned worksheets. They will be stapled together, but only the top one will be graded. Please put the names of each group member on the front set that will be graded. Each worksheet will be graded out of 5 points. They must be legible and handed in on time or your lab assistant cannot accept them. The worksheets will be graded daily by your assigned lab assistant. Worksheets 1-4 may be handed in until September 9th without penalty. After September 9th, no late worksheets will be accepted. Worksheet packages are available for purchase in the bookstore.
RamCt Excercises: 5 assignments will be given on RamCt. These 5 assignments will be counted with the worksheets scores. Due dates will be announced in class and posted on the schedule. No make-ups will be allowed. Please note that your five lowest worksheet/RamCt scores will be dropped.

Projects:
Two written projects will be due by December 4. Descriptions and instructions can be found here. Three projects are offered, you must choose and complete two. Each project is out of 50 points.

Participation:
Participation will be awarded for participating in labs. You may earn up to 2 participations points each lab session. You may earn these points by working on worksheets or particpation problems assigned in class. If you do not stay to work on the worksheets or problems, you will not receive participation points.

Homework:

A short list of homework problems related to the material covered each week is provided here. Although the problems will not be collected, it is in your best interest to do them, as the weekly quizzes (see above) will be based directly on them. Furthermore, some exam problems will relate to the homework assignments.

Exams:
There will be three in-class exams. They will cover material from class notes, the book, worksheets, and homework assignments. Exams are administered in lab sections. The exam dates are:

Exam 1 - Tuesday, September 23
Exam 2 - Thursday, October 16
Exam 3 - Thursday, November 13

Practice Exams
Please note that each exam will have 24 questions.

Final:

There will be a comprehensive, two-hour final exam.
Practice Finals
Please note that the actual exam will have 48 questions.

Section 001, morning (Salvi) - Monday, December 15, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Section 002, afternoon (Malmskog) - Thursday, December 18, 5:50 pm - 7:50 pm

The final will be given in the same rooms as lecture, unless announced otherwise in class.

You may NOT arrange to take the final early or late.

Missing Class:
No late work is accepted in MATH 130. If you are planning on missing a class, you may turn in worksheets early. You will not receive participation credit for missed days. Quizzes may not be made up unless the absence can be documented as a university sponsored event. If you are missing class for a university-sponsored event (i.e. Athletics), please contact your instructor (preferably by e-mail) one week prior to the event in order to make arrangements regarding the work you will be missing. You will be required to provide written documentation (from your coach, director, faculty sponsor, etc.) of the event. Worksheets, etc. may not be accepted unless arrangements are made prior to the absence.

Missing an Exam:
If you are going to miss an exam, please fill out the Alternate Exam Request form, attach appropriate documentation, and return to your instructor at least one week prior to the exam. You will receive confirmation of your request if approved. Occasionally, an emergency such as a sudden illness requiring a doctor's visit or a death in the family may mean that you miss an exam. In such cases, you must notify the instructor of your section by telephone or email within 24 hours of the missed work. If you are unable to reach your instructor, please leave a message for him/her with the Mathematics Department office: 491-1303. You will be required to provide written documentation of your emergency before you will be allowed to make up any missed work.

Unacceptable absences:
If you miss course work for a reason not covered by the two previous paragraphs, you will not be allowed to make it up. In particular, "My mom bought this plane ticket months ago," "I have to drive to Dallas for a wedding," etc. are not valid excuses for missing work. Questions about this policy should be addressed to the course coordinator.

Honesty Policy:
Exams must be completed individually. No group work or outside assistance is allowed. Any student found to have engaged in academic dishonesty (i.e., cheating on an exam or giving a false excuse for making up an exam) will receive a zero on the exam and be subject to further University disciplinary action.

Even though worksheets are completed in groups, you are responsible for understanding the material yourself. If you add your name to a group without having completed your own worksheet you will receive a zero on that worksheet.

ADA Statement:
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accommodations be made for students with disabilities. If you need such assistance, please contact your instructor as soon as possible. Specifically, please bring RDS forms to the instructor no less than one week before an exam.

Overrides:
Neither the instructors nor the course coordinator are authorized to give an override into the course. If you have an extreme issue and need to take the course (i.e. graduating senior etc.) please go to Weber 101 on Wednesday August 27th, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Schedule

(click lecture topic to download notes)

Date	Lecture	Lab
Week 1
August 26	Algebra Review	No Lab - work on Online Algebra, RCE#1
August 26	RamCt Exercise #1 available from 8/26 to 9/14
August 28	Algebra Review	No Lab - work on Online Algebra, RCE#1
Week 2
September 2	Read Sections 1.1-1.3	Worksheets: #1 Plurality, #2 Borda Count
September 2	RamCt Exercise #2 available from 9/2 to 9/10
September 4	Read Sections 1.4-1.5	Quiz 1, Worksheets: #3 Plurality with Elimination, #4 Pairwise Comparisions
Week 3
September 9	Read Section 1.6 and Chapter 1 conclusion	Worksheets: #5 Rankings, #6 Fairness Criteria
September 11	Read Sections 2.1-2.3	Quiz 2, Worksheets: #7 Weighted Voting, #8 Banzhaf I
September 11	Deadline for Completing Algebra Exam: 9:00pm
Week 4
September 16	Read Sections 2.4-2.5	Worksheets: #9 Banzhaf II, #10 Shapley-Shubik
September 18	Read Sections 3.6, 3.7	Quiz 3, Worksheets: #11 Sealed Bids, #12 Method of Markers
September 18	RamCt Exercise #3 available from 9/18 to 9/22
Week 5
September 23	Review for Exam 1	Take Exam 1 Covering Chapters 1-3, Worksheets 1-12
September 25	Read Sections 4.1-4.3	Worksheets: #13 Hamilton's Method, #14 Lownde's Method
Week 6
September 30	Read Sections 4.4-4.6, 5.1, 5.2	Worksheets: #15 Jefferson's Method, #16 Overview
September 30	RamCt Exercise #4 available from 9/30 to 10/8
October 2	Read Sections 5.3-5.5	Quiz 4, Worksheets: #17 Graph Modeling, #18 Postal Problem
Week 7
October 7	Read Sections 5.6-5.7	Worksheets: #19 Fleury, #20 Euler Circuits
October 9	Read Sections 6.1-6.4	Quiz 5, Worksheets: #21 Hamilton Circuits, #22 TSP
Week 8
October 14	Read Sections 6.5-6.8	Worksheets: #23 Nearest Neighbor, #24 Cheapest Link
October 16	Review for Exam 2	Take Exam 2 Covering Chapters 4-6 and Worksheets 13-24
Week 9
October 21	Read Sections 7.1-7.3	Worksheets: #25 Trees, #26 Trees II
October 23	Read Section 9.1-9.2, pages 323-325	Quiz 6, Worksheets: #27 Fibonacci Numbers, #28 Honey Bees
Week 10
October 28	Read Sections 15.1,15.2,15.4	Worksheets: #33 Probabilities,#34 The MultiplicationRule
October 30	Read Sections 15.5-15.7	Quiz 7, Worksheets:#35 What Chance Have You Got?, #36 Cars and Dogs
October 30	RamCt Exercise #5 available from 10/30 to 11/6
Week 11
November 4	Read Section 10.1-10.2	Worksheets:#29 Salamanders and Pangolins, #30 Brightville
November 6	Read Section 10.3	Quiz 8, Worksheets:#31 CDs, #32 Exponential Growth
Week 12
November 11	Read Supplemental Material (PDF)	Lecture Notes Worksheets: #37 Weighted Average, #38 Expectations
November 13	Review for Exam 3	Take Exam 3 covering Chapters 7,9,10,15, and Worksheets 25-38
Week 13
November 18	Read Sections 14.3,16.1-16.2	Worksheets: #39 Summaries, #40 Normal Distribution
November 20	Read Sections 8.1-8.2	Quiz 9, Worksheets: #41 Project Digraphs
Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
December 2	Read Sections 8.3-8.4	Worksheets: #42 Precedents in Project Digraphs #43 List Processing
December 4	Read Sections 8.5-8.6	Quiz 10, Worksheets: #44 Critical Paths, #45 Finding a Good Priority List
December 4	Projects Due in Lab - Project Directions
Week 15
December 9	Review for Finals	Student Evaluation Forms,Review
December 11	Review for Finals	Quiz 11, Review
Week 16
Monday, December 15, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Final Exam for Section 001, morning (Salvi), Location: same room as lecture
Thursday, December 18, 5:50 pm - 7:50 pm: Final Exam for Section 002, afternoon (Malmskog), Location: same room as lecture

Homework

For Exam 1	For Exam 2	For Exam 3	For Final
Week 1: Algebra practice online	Week 5: Chapter 4 #11, 52	Week 9: Chapter 7: 1, 19, 23 Chapter 9 #1, 7, 8	Week 13: Chapter 14 #33, 37 Chapter 16 #1, 29, 31
Week 2: Chapter 1: #3, 11, 17, 27, 35	Week 6: Chapter 4 #23, 24 Chapter 5 #5, 7, 11a,b,c	Week 10: Chapter 10 #5, 9, 19, 21	Week 14: Chapter 8 #3, 13, 17, 27, 37, 45
Week 3: Chapter 1: #41, 47 a,b,d Chapter 2: #1,3	Week 7: Chapter 5 #17, 21, 27, 41	Week 11: Chapter 15 #1, 5, 9	Week 15: No Homework- Review for Final
Week 4: Chapter 2: #11, 23 Chapter 3 #51, 59, 60	Week 8: Chapter 6 #4, 9, 29, 37, 43	Week 12: Chapter 15 #47, 53, 59	Week 16: Final Exam

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