Course Syllabus

Finite Mathematics, M118

Section: 9940
Class Day and Times: 2:30-3:45 MW
Class Location: WY015
Text: Finite Mathematics by Maki, Thompson, McKinley 6th edition
Instructor: Mengda Lei  Email: leim@iu.edu Teaching Assitant: Inhak Hwang  Email: inhahwan@iu.edu
Office and Office Hours: SE030    2:00-4:00 Thursday Office and Office Hours of TA: SE045   11:00-1:00 Wednesday

 

Help resources:

There will be free math help available in a variety of times/places on campus:

Sunday through Thursday, 7:00-11:00 pm, at the Academic Support Centers (ASC), located in Briscoe, Teter and Forest; signup is required. [Closed 9/1 and 9/2 for Labor Day]

Monday through Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm at the departmental M118 help sessions, located in Swain East 340 (Math Learning Center). [Closed 9/2 for Labor Day]

PASS tutoring: Times and locations to be announced (usually early evening)

Required Materials:

Text Book:            Finite Mathematics by Maki, Thompson, and McKinley 6^th edition.

Students are expected to have access to the textbook and to study the sections of the textbook indicated in the suggested schedule found at the end of this document. It is essential that students study the textbook, in addition to attending lecture, in order to succeed with homework assignments and to be prepared for exams.

Calculators are not allowed on exams in M118.

GRADE BREAKDOWN

Assignment	Percentage of overall grade
Webwork	15% (total)
Instructor Exams (Exams 1 and 3 in class)	35% (total)
Midterm Exam	22%
Final Exam	28%

INSTRUCTOR EXAMS     

  Exam 1 and Exam 3 will be written by your instructor. Most students will take their instructor’s
exams during class time in the regular classroom. 
Calculators are not allowed on exams in MATH M118.

DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS

Midterm Examination

The midterm examination will be held Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 9:00 – 10:30 am. All students will take the test at that time.

The midterm will be a comprehensive and cumulative departmental exam, covering chapters 1-4, written by the course coordinator. All students will take the test at that time.

Final Examination

The final examination will be held Friday, December 20, 2019, from 2:45–4:45 pm. All students will take the test at that time.

The final will be a comprehensive and cumulative departmental exam, covering chapters 1-8. It will be written by the course coordinator. All students will take the test at that time.

Most students will take the departmental exams at locations different from where they meet for lecture. Room assignments for the departmental exams will be announced in class about a week before exam time.

Calculators are not allowed on exams in M118. (It bears repeating.)

General Education requirements satisfied by M118 – Finite Mathematics:

Indiana University General Education: This course is considered as both a Mathematical Modeling and a Natural and Mathematical Sciences course. Learning outcomes for such courses are available at https://gened.indiana.edu/requirements/index.html.

Learning Objectives for M118 – Finite Mathematics

1. Students should become proficient in using combinatorics and probability to model problems in a variety of applied areas. This includes identifying which problems can be solved using such methods, solving the resulting mathematical problems, and drawing qualitative conclusions from the numerical solutions.                                                       
2. Students should become proficient in modeling using systems of linear equations in a variety of applied areas. This includes creating variables, translating information about the relationships among these variables into linear equations, incorporating other given data, solving the resulting mathematical problems, and drawing qualitative conclusions from the numerical solutions.                                                                                                                                              
3. Students should become proficient in modeling linear decision-making problems in settings drawn both from business and from everyday experience. This includes creating variables, translating given constraint information into linear inequalities, incorporating given data, solving the resulting linear optimization problem, and deducing optimal decision choices by analysis and by graphical representation of the constraints.

 

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic misconduct will be dealt with as described in the http://www.iu.edu/~code/. Exams are not collaborative. Keep your eyes on your own exam and protect your work from those sitting near you. Smart phones, smart watches, calculators, cameras, and such are not allowed and are to be removed from your desk before your instructor begins passing out the exam materials. Use of any such devices during an exam will be considered as academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of F for that exam. Do not share pencils, erasers, and such during exams. All exam materials that your instructor distributes must be returned to your instructor before you leave the room. In all instances of academic dishonesty, a formal report of the incident will be made to the Office of Student Ethics.

 

 

Religious Observation:

Students with conflicts between course requirements (e.g. examinations) and religious observances must contact the instructor during the first two weeks of the term and follow the procedures outlined by campus policy, available at: http://enrollmentbulletin.indiana.edu/pages/relo.php.

 

Help resources:

There will be free math help available in a variety of times/places on campus:

Sunday through Thursday, 7:00-11:00 pm, at the Academic Support Centers (ASC), located in Briscoe, Teter and Forest; signup is required. [Closed 9/1 and 9/2 for Labor Day]

Monday through Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm at the departmental M118 help sessions, located in Swain East 340 (Math Learning Center). [Closed 9/2 for Labor Day]

PASS tutoring: Times and locations to be announced (usually early evening)

 

 

SUGGESTED SCHEDULE

 

The Midterm and Final Exams are the same date and time for all sections.

 

Dates	Sections
26 Aug-30 Aug	1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2 Sep-6 Sep	(Labor Day 9/2) 1.4, 2.1
9 Sep-13 Sep	2.2, 2.3, 2.4
16 Sep-20 Sep	2.4, Review, Exam 1
23 Sep-27 Sep	3.1, 3.2, 3.3
30 Sep-4 Oct	3.4, 4.1, 4.2
7 Oct-11 Oct	4.3, Review
Saturday, October 12	Midterm Exam from 9:00-11:30 am
	Covers Ch 1-4
	Rooms TBA
14 Oct-18 Oct	5.1, 5.2 (Fall Break 10/18)
21 Oct-25 Oct	5.3, 6.1
28 Oct-1 Nov	6.2, 6.3
4 Nov-8 Nov	Review, Exam 3
11 Nov-15 Nov	7.1, 7.2, 7.3
18 Nov-22 Nov	7.3, 8.1, 8.2
25 Nov-29 Nov	Thanksgiving Break
2 Dec-6 Dec	8.2, 8.3
9 Dec-13 Dec	Review
Friday, December 20	Final Exam from 2:45-4:45 pm
	Covers Ch 1-8
	Rooms TBA

 

Below is a suggested schedule of topics along with a listing of good homework problems from each section of our text book which you can study when preparing for exams.

 

Suggested Problems (from 6^th edition)

Section	Starting	Problems
	page
1.1	9	1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29
1.2	17	1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29,	31
1.3	25	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29
1.4	37	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29,			31
Ch 1 Rev	41	3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33
2.1	54	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32
2.2	64	1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37
2.3	74	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30,		36
2.4	80	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31
Ch 2 Rev	84	1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15-19, 25, 29-31, 33, 35, 39
3.1	96	1-7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29
3.2	106	1-9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29
3.3	116	1-4, 7, 10, 11, 13-18, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33
3.4	125	1-9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23-25, 29, 31
Ch 3 Rev	131	1-7, 9, 11-14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23-27, 29, 31, 33
4.1	146	1-7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33
4.2	156	1, 3-5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19-21, 23, 25, 26, 27
4.3	168	1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13-17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31
Ch 4 Rev	173	1, 3, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17a, 31, 34
5.1	192	3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15-18, 21, 23, 26
5.2	205	3, 5, 7-10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21-23, 25, 28
5.3	225	1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15-19, 21-23, 27, 29
Ch 5 Rev	229	1-5, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19-21, 25-29, 30, 33
6.1	246	1-11, 13-20, 23, 27, 30, 31
6.2	259	1-5, 7-9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 31
6.3	274	1–4, 7-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 29
Ch 6 Rev	278	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26
7.1	294	1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9-12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27
7.2	307	1-5, 7, 9-12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21-23, 25
7.3	322	1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 29, 31, 35
Ch 7 Rev	325	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31
8.1	338	1-9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
8.2	352	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 21-23, 29
8.3	367	1, 3, 7, 9-15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 31
Ch 8 Rev	390	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11