Course Guidelines Math 433
Dr. R. Beezer Fall 2005
Mathematics not only demands straight thinking, it grants the student the satisfaction of knowing when he or she is thinking straight. - D. Jackson
Mathematics is not a spectator sport. - Anonymous
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
- Chinese Proverb
An education is not received. It is achieved.Reading Questions Each section of the textbook contains reading questions at the end. Once you have read the chapter prior to our in-class discussion, submit your responses to the reading questions via electronic mail as follows. Do not send your responses to my regular email address (beezer@ups.edu), but instead use the address I will announce in class. Your responses are due at 9 PM the night before we begin discussing a new chapter (usually this will be Monday night), and will not be accepted late. Use a subject that is exactly like"X-RQ," where X is the number of the chapter. So for example, your first response will be titled: 0-RQ. In the first line of your response, please put your real name, then answer the questions in order. If a question asks for a computation, you can just give the answer, no need to show your work in the email. If the question is a yes/no answer, or asks "Why?" then give an explanation. Do your best with mathematical notation, but do not fret if it is a bit sloppy or weird, I can usually decipher any reasonable attempt. Please send only straight text - no attachments, no Word files, no graphics, no HTML if you can help it. Please pay careful attention to these procedures and deadlines. Quizzes There will be thirteen one-hour quizzes - see the attached sheet for tentative dates - though mostly they will be on Monday, at the conclusion of each chapter. The lowest two of your quiz scores will be dropped. The comprehensive final exam will be given at 8 AM on Wednesday, December 14. The final exam cannot be given at any other time, so be certain that you do not make any travel plans that conflict, and also be aware that I will allow you to work longer on the final exam than just the two-hour scheduled block of time. Grades Grades will be based on the following breakdown: Quizzes - 75%; Reading Questions - 5%; Final - 20%. Homework, attendance and improvement will be considered for borderline grades. Scores will be posted on the Internet at
- Anonymous
Homework Exercises |
Chap | Page | Computational | Theoretical |
0 | 23 | 4, 16, 29, 38, 41, 46 | 8, 12, 14, 15, 21, 24 |
1 | 37 | 4, 13, 19, 22 | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
2 | 53 | 3, 5, 8, 13, 22, 24, 37 | 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 29, 33 |
3 | 67 | 9, 24, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 41, 42 | 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22 |
4 | 82 | 19, 22, 33, 40, 45, 46, 55, 65 | 24, 31, 41, 54, 56, 62, 64 |
5 | 111 | 4, 6, 24, 25, 32, 33, 36, 43 | 13, 16, 22, 31, 40, 45, 46 |
6 | 129 | 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 16, 22, 23 | 2, 10, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35 |
7 | 145 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 26, 33 | 10, 15, 19, 21, 23, 24, 36 |
8 | 162 | 5, 8, 12, 18, 20, 22, 26, 30, 40, 49, 51, 53 | 3, 14, 16, 55 |
9 | 186 | 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 14, 21, 24 | 6, 10, 30, 37, 41, 43, 46, 48, 49, 58 |
10 | 205 | 2, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20 | 22, 37, 38, 42, 45, 46, 53 (see #7 p. 169) |
11 | 219 | 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 19, 25, 28 | 20, 30, 32, 34 |
24 | 407 | 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 21, 44 | 1, 4, 10, 33, 36, 39, 42 |
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8AM, Wednesday, December 14 |