Course information:
Matrix Algebra,Probability and Statistics
1:00-2:15 TR
106 Military Science
Line Number 19657
Instructor:
Dr. Jila Niknejad
Office:
Phone:
Office hours: TR 10:30am to 11:30am
E-mail address:
Materials:
Textbook: Mathematics with Applications, Lial, Hungerford and Holcomb , 9th ed.
Calculator: TI-83, TI-83+, TI-84, TI 84+.
Prerequisite:
Math 101 or Math 104 or two years of high school algebra and a
score of 26 or more on Enhanced ACT Mathematics, or qualifying
score on the mathematics placement test.
Grading:
Homework
and quizzes
Unit exams
Final exam
150 points
100 points each
200 points
Course topics:
1.System of Linear Equation and Matrices (Chapter 6)
2.Sets and Probability (Chapter 8)
3.Further Topics in Probability (Chapter 9)
4.Introduction to Statistics (Chapter 10)
5.Linear Programming (chapter 7 as time permits)
Important dates:
Fall break:October 15- October 18
Last day of class: December 10, 2009
Final exam:December 17,2009 1:30-4:00 pm
First test: September 15,2009
Second test: October 13, 2009
Third test: November 10, 2009
Last day to cancel enrollment: September 10.2009
Last day to drop the course with a w: November 16,2009
Homework:
Section 6.1: #2,4,17,19,22,31,48,49,50,65,70,73
Due Aug. 27, 1pm
Section 6.2: #1,2,6,7,30,41a Section 6.3: #1,3,4,10,14,16,19,34
Due Sep. 3, 1pm
Section 6.4: # 9,11,17,19,27,34,42,44,53 Section 6.5: # 2,11,28
Due Sep. 10, 1 pm
No homework is due on Sep. 17.
Section 8.1: # 4,6,9,21,24,67,69 Section 8.2: #2,4,12,24
For true or false problems, number 4, 6, 9 of Section 8.1, please explain.
For problem 21 and 24 of Section 8.1, please sketch the tree diagram and write all the possible subsets.
For problem 24 of section 8.2, sketch the Venn diagram, express every region in words and symbols and
compute the number of elemenets in every region.
Due Sep. 24, 1pm
Section 8.3: #11,14,16,17,18,25,26,32,33,34
For exercise 11, 14, and 16 also write the probability of each event.
Due Oct. 1, 1 pm
Section 8.4: # 16,18,28,34,36,42,58,60,62 Section 8.5: #1,2,3,16,24,60
Due Oct. 8, 1 p.m.
Extra Credit : Section 8.5: # 30, 31, and 32
Due Oct. 8
Section 8.6: # 4,6,11,12,15,16,24,26,29,30
Due Oct. 22, 1 p.m.
extended to Oct. 27, 1 p.m.
Section 9.1: #4,8,13,25,27,28,36,45 Section 9.2: #3,7,8,13,18,24,25,28,33
Due Oct. 29, 1 p.m.
Section 9.2:#39,42,47,74 Section 9.3:#5,6,7,10,11,12,30,33 Section 9.4: #13,14,15,16,31
Due Nov. 5,1 p.m.
extended to Nov. 10, 1p.m.
Extra Credit: Section 9.4: # 32,33,34,35
Due Nov. 5, 1p.m.
extended to Nov 10, 1p.m.
Section 9.5: # 4,6,10,12,14,16,18,19,22,25,39,42,44
Due Nov. 19, 1 p.m.
Section 9.6: #5,9 Section 10.1: # 3,6,15,34,43 Section 10.2 ; #11,15,16,26
Due Dec. 3, 1p.m.
Section 10.3: #5,8,1011,13,15,16,23,24,27,38,39,41,42,55,57 Section 10.4: #17,18,19,20
Due Dec 10
No late homework is accepted.
Attendance:
Attendance is highly recommended. Also please note that there will be pop quizzes in class.
Grade Dispute: If a student wishes to discuss the exam grade, it must be done within two weeks following the date of the exam. Under some circumstances you may be asked to explain your complaint in writing.
Drop Policy: The University Drop Policy can be found at http://www.registrar.ku.edu/~registr/enrollment/schedule_deadline_chart.shtml.
Start of classes -- September 10, 2009: Course Canceled - The course will not appear on the student's official record.
September 11, 2009 -- November 16, 2009: Graded W - The grade W will appear on the student's academic record but will not be included in the GPA.
After November 16, 2009: Courses cannot be dropped.
Computer and Email Access: All students will need internet access to get to the assignments and read course announcements. KU will provide you with an account and there are labs on campus with computers available. Class related materials will be updated regularly. You also need to have an email address registered with the University so that you can receive course information. At the very least, you will be receiving important reminders and updates about the Gateway Exam at your registered email address. Register an email address or check to see that your registered one is one that you check regularly by visiting https://www.aims.ku.edu/services/exchange.shtml.
Students With Disabilities: The Office of Disability Resources (DR), 22 Strong Hall, 785-864-2620 (v/tty), coordinates accommodations and services for KU students with disabilities. If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted Disability Resources, please do so as soon as possible. Please also contact the course coordinator privately in regard to this course. It is your responsibility to request accommodations in a timely manner well before needing them.
Religious Holidays: Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternative accommodations.
Academic Misconduct:
According to University Senate Rules and Regulations, Section 6, Academic Misconduct is: "2.6.1 Academic misconduct by a student shall include, but not be limited to, disruption of classes; threatening an instructor or fellow student in an academic setting; giving or receiving of unauthorized aid on examinations or in the preparation of notebooks, themes, reports or other assignments; knowingly misrepresenting the source of any academic work; unauthorized changing of grades; unauthorized use of University approvals or forging of signatures; falsification of research results; plagiarizing of another's work; violation of regulations or ethical codes for the treatment of human and animal subjects; or otherwise acting dishonestly in research."
Homework Assignments, Working in Groups, Tutors: Students may discuss the homework problems in groups and/or work with a tutor, but it is the student's responsibility for doing his/her own work and turning in his/her own solutions.
Intellectual Property: Course materials prepared by the instructor, together with the content of all lectures and review sessions presented by the instructor are the property of the instructor. Video and audio recording of lectures and review sessions without the consent of the instructor is prohibited. Permission to make such recordings may be granted by the instructor on a case by case basis, on the condition that these recordings are used only as a study aid by the individual making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the instructor, recordings of lectures and review sessions may not be modified and must not be transfered or transmitted to any other person, whether or not that individual is enrolled in the course.
Last modified: Nov. 17, 2009