Math 10120: Finite
Mathematics
Fall 2017
Instructors
Section 01
Instructor: Juan Migliore
Office: Hayes-Healy, Room
236
Telephone: 574-631-7345
e-mail address: migliore.1@nd.edu
Office hours: Mon. 3:00-4:00
p.m. or by appointment
Section 02
Instructor: Abdul Basit
Office: Hayes-Healy, Room
248
Telephone: 574-631-8711
e-mail address: abasit@nd.edu
Office hours: Wed. 3:30-4:30
p.m. or by appointment
Time and place of class:
Section
|
Time
|
Days
|
Location
|
Instructor
|
Section 1
|
12:50-1:40 p.m.
|
MWF
|
FITZ 356A
|
Juan Migliore
|
Section 2
|
2:00-2:50 p.m.
|
MWF
|
DBRT 131
|
Abdul Basit
|
Ways to get help:
- Migliore’s office hours: Mon. 3:00-4:00 p.m.
or by appointment
- Basit’s office hours: Wed. 3:30-4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
- Weekly
help session on Sundays, 7:00-9:00 in Hayes-Healy 129
- Weekly
help session on Mondays, 7:00-9:00 in Hayes-Healy 129
- Weekly
help session on Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 in Hayes-Healy 129
- Weekly
help session on Thursdays, 4:00-6:00 in DeBartolo 117
- Help
buttons on online homework.
- First
Year of Studies (Freshman Learning Center) has tutoring available for this
class. We will give you more information when we get it.
- There
is tutoring available through the Mathematics Library. Follow this link for
more information.
- We
will hold review sessions the night before each exam. Click here for the
schedule.
- Previous
offerings of this course have material available online: Professor
Galvin in Spring, 2017 and Professor
Pilkington in Fall, 2014.
Note
that the fourth help session (Thursdays) is at a different time and in a
different room from the other three!
Please
avoid going to the office hours of the instructor that is not yours unless it's
absolutely necessary. We prefer that you make an appointment with your
instructor.
Textbook and online homework
information:
The textbook is "Finite
Mathematics, 8th Edition," by Howard L. Rolf. Through the bookstore you
can either buy the physical textbook (hybrid edition with access to online
homework) or you can buy only the access code to the online homework system
(and this option includes an electronic copy of the book). You also have other
options. See this link
for more information.
Course overview:
This
course is about chance and strategy. We explore how the everyday concepts of
relative frequency, expectation and strategy can be translated into a
mathematical theory. By extracting the general principles behind our logical
intuition and developing it with some simple tools of mathematics, we develop
the theory of probability and game theory. The results can then be applied to
solve problems or analyse situations where we
encounter these concepts in many different contexts.
Syllabus and Homework schedule
The
online homework system used in this class is WebAssign. Here
is a daily schedule of
topics that we will cover. The due
dates for the corresponding homework assignments are also given here, as they
are on WebAssign itself.
You should refer to this after every
class to see what online homework problems are assigned for the new material,
as well as when the homework is due. If we are forced to make any changes to
this schedule, we will let you know.
Note that all homework is done online. No
physical homework will be collected at any time. Notice that the listed due
dates all give 2:00 a.m. as the time due. Effectively this means that really
they are due the day before the listed day, unless you usually work
after midnight. These deadlines are very firm, and very few exceptions will be
granted. See below for more information.
Examinations, quizzes, homework and
grades - info
There will be three midterm exams, six
quizzes, daily homework and a final exam.
How you will be
evaluated: Your course grade
will be based on your total score out of 600 points, with points allocated as
follows:
- Midterm
Exams: 300 points.
There will be three, and each one will be worth 100 points.
- Final
exam: 150 points.
- Homework: 100 points.
- Quizzes: 50 points. There will be six
quizzes given in class, each worth 10 points. The lowest quiz score will
be dropped. There will be no make up quizzes.
Exams and Quizzes
Exam 1
Here is the practice exam for
Exam 1.
Here are the solutions to
Practice Exam 1.
Here is the real Exam 1.
Here are the solutions to the
real Exam 1.
Exam 2
Here is the practice exam for Exam
2.
Here are the solutions
to Practice Exam 2.
Here is the real Exam 2.
Here are the solutions to the
real Exam 2.
Exam 3
Here is the first practice exam
for Exam 3.
Here are the solutions to
the first Practice Exam 3.
Here is the second practice exam
for Exam 3.
Here are the solutions to
the second Practice Exam 3
Here is the real Exam 3.
Here are the solutions to the
real Exam 3.
Final Exam
Here is the first practice exam for
the final.
Here are the solutions to the
first practice exam for the final.
Here is the second practice exam
for the final.
Here are the solutions to the
second practice exam for the final.
Quizzes
Here is Quiz 1 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 1.
Here is Quiz 2 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 2.
Here is Quiz 3 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 3.
Here is Quiz 4 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 4.
Here is Quiz 5 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 5.
Here is Quiz 6 and here are
the solutions for
Quiz 6.
Homework Policy
You will find the link to a complete
list of electronic homework due dates above. Note ALL DEADLINES ARE
AT 2:00 A.M. ON THE DUE DATE. Effectively this means that the homework is
due on the previous night with 2 hours grace. The first three electronic
homework assignments are due on August 28 and August 29 at 2:00 a.m. You are expected to get started on this homework well before
that date so that you can iron out any problems you might have with the system
on time. If you need help getting started, please let us know as soon as
possible.
The availability and due dates of all
homework allow ample time for completion. Submission of homework can be carried
out with any internet connection at any time.
Therefore late homework will not be accepted. It is expected that you
will start your homework well before the time at which it is due and that if
you have to be out of town, you will plan ahead appropriately. In the case of
extenuating circumstances, you should get a note from the dean of First Year of
Studies or your advisor in order to get credit. Poor time management, a lapse
of memory about the 2:00 a.m. deadline for online homework, or a prearranged
trip off campus, for any event, will not be considered as extenuating
circumstances. If your computer is not working please use one of the many
computers available on campus. The online system keeps a complete record of the
time you spend online and automatically saves your work. If you are having any
trouble with the system mysteriously not giving you credit for your work,
please print out your completed work as you do your homework and bring it to
class, show it to your instructor in person and they will give you credit.
Make-up exams
Please check the exam dates. Do not
make travel plans conflicting with any exam date! In the event that you miss an
exam, a note from your advisor or a dean from First Year of Studies will be
required in order to gain credit for the make-up exam. Please send an e-mail to your instructor as soon as possible if you miss
an exam.
Exam Conflicts: Exam conflicts are governed by the undergraduate academic code.
According to section 3.2.2.3, students with 3 or more finals in one day, or 4
or more finals in a 24 hour period, may negotiate to
change the time of one of these finals. If you intend to request to have the
time of your Math 10120 final changed, you must talk to your dean (or the
dean's designee) at least one week before the start of the final exam period (see
section 3.2.2.4 of the undergraduate
academic code). You must also contact your dean to resolve exam conflicts
during the semester.
Honor Code
Examinations, quizzes and homework are
conducted under the Notre Dame honor code.
While discussion in small groups in doing homework is permitted (and strongly
encouraged) in this course, the work should be your own. Having someone do your
online homework for you is a violation of the honor code. Exams are closed book
and are to be done completely by yourself with no help
from others.
You will not be allowed to collaborate on
exams or quizzes.
Calculators will be allowed for exams.