Math 2
SPRING 2012
Instructor :Paige Greene
Office : MS 6617B
Office Hours : Monday 11-11:45 am and
1:15pm-2:45 pm ---Wednesday 11-11:45 am and 1:15:-2:30 pm .
Other office hours are
often announced in class.
In Math 2 ( Finite Math) you will undertake a study of Probability and Statistics. ( Chapter 3 and 4). Then we will use matrices and probability to examine how predictions can be made using Markov chains. ( Chapter 5) TEXT: Essentials of Finite Mathematics by Robert and Brenda Brown ---This is available in your UCLA Bookstore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You will meet with me on Monday , Wednesday and Friday from 12-12:50 pm in MS 5200 . You will also meet with your TA on Tuesday or Thursday from 12-12:50 pm according to this schedule:
Grading : You will have
weekly homework assignments (usually due on Friday ), you will have
quizzes in class on most Fridays. Most quizzes will be announced on the table below but it is possible that we will have a "pop" quiz. You will take two midterm exams and
1 final exam. Exam I will be on Monday April 30 and Exam II will be on Friday June 1 . | Your final grade will be computed like this:
Make up quizzes and exams will never be given. If you miss a quiz for any reason you can simply count that as one quiz that you will drop. You are required
to attend all discussion sections. | If you miss an exam for any reason, then I will compute your final grade like this :
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Check the table below BEFORE each lecture to see what is going to happen , to see if you need to print any documents that I may have posted to bring to class , to see what the homework assignment is and to see if you will be having a quiz in your discussion section. Always check this table BEFORE you send an email to me . |
| DATE | Lecture Topic |
Notes |
HW |
| Monday April 2 | 3.1 Probability and Odds |
Homework must be labeled with your NAME, DATE , assignment number and section number. If you have more than one paper, staple them or paper clip them before you come to class. Sloppy homework will NOT be read. Questions that require a written solution will not be given credit if you only have the numerical answer. You must show your work. Homework is due on Friday at noon. Any papers coming in after that will be late and marked off by 4 points. Any papers coming in after 12:50 will not be graded at all and therefore will receive a 0. I will grade 4 or 5 problems from the assignment ---not every problem. |
HW #1 is due Friday April 6 Read 3.1 and 3.2 , then do 3.1 # 1-12, 13-16 ( see picture on page 259 to help with 13-16), 22-25 3.2 # 3-20 |
| Wednesday April 4 | 3.2 Counting |
You will not be allowed to use a calculator on any quiz or exam until after we take exam I. |
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| Friday April 6 | 3.3 Permutations and Factorials 3.4 Combinations |
READ your book. Your are responsible for all examples and material in your text . | HW # 2 is due Friday April 13 READ 3.3 and 3.4 and 3.5 , then do 3.3 # 5-9,12,15 3.4 3,4,7,10,16-18 3.5 #1-21 |
| Monday April 9 |
Combinations Calculator : Pascals Triangle Practice 3.5 Computing Prob by counting |
Quiz #1 on Friday the 13th : 3.1-3.5 | - |
| Wednesday April 11 |
Practice Prob by counting 3.5 3.6 Union of Events - |
More 3.5 | - |
| Friday April 13 |
3.7 Disjoint Events |
HW #2 is due today ! | |
| Monday April 16 |
3.8 Conditional Probability |
Quiz #2 on Friday the 20th: 3.5-3.7 | Read |
| Wednesday April 18 |
More Conditional Probability and Independence 3.9 Intersection of Events |
- | HW #3 ----due Friday April 20 Read secton 3.6 and then do # 1-15 , read section 3.7 and then do # 1-10, 12,14,16 |
| Friday April 20 |
3.9 Intersection of Events ---begin 4.1 Partitions |
Finish Chapter 3 | HW # 4 ----due Friday April 27 Read 3.8 and do # 1,3,4,5,9-11,15-17,23,26-28 Read section 3.9 then do 3.9 # 3,5,7-14,20-23 Read 4.1 and do # 2,3,4,5,7 Read 4.2 and do # 3-5,7,11,12 |
| Mon April 23 |
4.1 Partitions and 4.2 Bayes Theorem |
Start getting ready for exam I . Do chapter 3 review excercises . #1-3,5-7,9-11,13,17,18,19-24 -- | ---- |
| WED April 25 |
4.3 Random Variables and Probability Distributions |
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| Fri April 27 |
Review for Exam I -- |
Quiz #3 today : 3.8 , 3.9 and chapter 3 review | HW # 5 ----due Friday May 4 Read section 4.3 and do # 5-10 ------ |
| Mon April 30 |
Exam I If your section is a or b, then you take your exam in MS5200, our usual room. If your section is c or d , then you take your exam in Haines 118. Please figure out where Haines 118 is BEFORE the exam so you will not be late. |
Exam I covers Chapter 3 and 4.1 and 4.2 | ---- |
| Wed May 2 | More on 4.3 Random Variables and Probability Distributions , Begin talking about Expected Value and Variance | -- | ---- |
| Fri May 4 | 4.4 and 4.5 Expected Value and Variance Begin Binomial Distribution | NO QUIZ today | ---- |
| Monday May 7 |
Review 4.4 , 4.5 |
Binomial Distribution There will be a quiz on Friday, Quiz #4 on 4.3 and 4.4 |
HW # 6: 4.4 # 3,4,5,7,8,11 4.5 #3,5,7,8,12,13,14,17 due Friday May 10 |
| Wednesday May 9 |
More 4.5 |
Binomial Distribution | |
| Friday May 11 | 4.6 |
The Normal Distrubution | HW 6 DUE TODAY Any dispute or question you have regarding TEST 1 must be brought to my attention ( not TA, talk to me ) by today Friday May 10. After that I will not make any changes. |
| Monday May 14 |
More about 4.6 and start 4.7 |
The Normal Distrubution , Normal Approximations to the Binomial Distribution | |
| Wednesday May 16 |
4.7 Normal Approximations to the Binomial Distribution |
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| Friday May 18 |
More on 4.7 |
Quiz #5 this week on 4.5 , 4.6 | HW # 7 due today May 18 4.6 # 1-16 |
| Monday May 21 |
What is a matrix ? 1.1 and 1.2 |
Take home quiz due today, was distributed in class WED May 16 | |
| Wednesday May 23 |
5.1 Matrices and Probability |
HW #8 4.7 # 1,3,5-7,13,14,17,19 page 361-363: # 1-12, 15,17-20,22 Read section 1.1 and 1.2 . Then do 1.1 # 27,28,31 --1.2 # 13,18,21,35,37 | |
| Friday May 25 |
5.2 Markov Chain Processes |
HW #8 due Wednesday May 30 | |
| Monday May 28 |
Holiday |
HW #9 5.1 # 1,2,7 5.2 #5,9,10,15 Page 398-399 # 5,7,8,9 due Friday June 8 |
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| Wednesday May 30 |
REVIEW |
Take home quiz #2 due today -- also, HW #8 | |
| Friday June 1 |
Exam II |
EXAM II covers chapter 4 and 1.1 and 1.2 If your section is a or b, then you take your exam in MS5200, our usual room. If your section is c or d , then you take your exam in Haines 118. Please figure out where Haines 118 is BEFORE the exam so you will not be late. |
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| Monday June 4 |
5.2 | Markov Chain Processes | Take home quiz #3 due today |
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| Friday June 8 |
Last day of instruction |
Final Exam. Section a,b go to MS 5200 , Section c,d go to MS 4000 |