Northeastern University
Mathematics Department

MATH 1101: Applications of Algebra

Fall 1998, Section 08

Sequence: 9, Key: 49431
Hours: Tues. and Fri. 10:30-11:35 and Wed. 4:05-5:10
Location: 155 Ryder Hall

Instructor: Stephen Lovett
Office: 535 Nightingale Hall (NI)
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-4:30
Phone: 373-2080
Email: slovett@lynx.neu.edu

Required Text:
FINITE MATHEMATICS, AN APPLIED APPROACH
by Long and Graening (Second Edition)

Course Description

This course is designed to provide the non-calculus mathematics needed for students in business,economics, social sciences, life sciences, and agricultural sciences. In this course, we will try to show the relevance of mathematics to both real life and future courses in the student's discipline. The course can be used as a basis to prepare students for other mathematically oriented courses that may arise in their field but it also satisfies the general mathematics requirement for students of all interests.

Course Topics

Chap.	Topic	Homework
1.1	Cartesian Plane, Lines	(Given in class.)
1.4	Linear Systems	Page 42 # 1, 5, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21, 23, 51, 53
4.1	Linear Programming	Page 144 # 1, 4, 5-9,11, 12, 15, 18
4.2	Inequalities (in 2 var.)	Page 154 # 1, 5, 7-13, 15-17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32
4.3	Linear Programming	Page 165 # 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31
3.1	Matrices	Page 104 # 1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 33, 38-41
3.2	Matrix Multiplication	Page 115 # 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 32, 43, 46, 47
3.3	Matrix Inverses	Page 125 #1, 2, 7-14, 51A
3.4	Cryptography	Page 132 # 1-4
MIDTERM EXAM on all up to here
5.2	Sets	Page 241 # 1-25(odd), 29-34, 35-45(odd)
5.3	Venn Diagrams	Page 248 # 1-3, 21-27(odd), 30-34
5.4	Multiplication Rule	Page 258 # 1-9(odd), 13-15, 17, 18, 21-26, 28, 29, 33, 36, 40, 41
5.5	Permutations	Page 266 # 1-9(odd), 10, 11-21(odd), 25, 28-31, 34, 36-38, 43, 44
5.6	Combinations	Page 273 # 1-23(odd), 29, 31, 33
6.1	Basic Probability	Page 292 # 1-4, 6, 7, 17, 19, 23, 24, 39, 41
Cumulative Departmental FINAL EXAM

Course Policies

This syllabus is intended as a guide but may be changed due to circumstances.
The student is responsible for keeping up with any changes announced in class, whether or not he or she is present.
Calculators will not be permitted in the course until we get to the cryptography section.
There will be weekly quizzes (no matter how much material is covered), a one-hour midterm and a two-hour cumulative departmental final. I will drop the lowest quiz grade. Otherwise, the final course grade will be calculated as follows:

Weekly Quizzes 30%

Midterm Exam 30%

Final Exam 40%

Here are the score versus grade scale:

College of Arts and Sciences

All Other Colleges

Final Average	Course Grade
94-100	A
90-93	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
0-72	U

Final Average	Course Grade
94-100	A
90-93	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
67-69	D+
63-66	D
60-62	D-
0-59	F

Note: Students from the COllege of Arts and Sciences need a grade of C or higher to pass this course.

Attendance Policy: If a student misses 5 or more classes he or she may be withdrawn from the course.
If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to me. If my office hours are not convenient for you, please contact me and we can find some other time to meet.
Free math tutoring sessions are available.