Winter 2001 UCSB Mathematics 15 Syllabus

Instructor: Kenneth Millett, South Hall 6512, 805 893 3894, millett@math.ucsb.edu

Office Hours: R 9:30 - 11:30 in South Hall 4519

Alysia Skilton, South Hall 6432C M10, T 10, R 1

Lecture(Millett) TR 8:00 – 9:15 Girvetz 1004

Discussions(Skilton) W 8:00 Phelp 1445, W 12:00 Phelp 1508, W 3:00 Phelp 1420

AP Workshop(Skilton) MWF 9:00 – 9:50 South Hall 4631 (Math 91 P/NP credit possible)

Algebra Study Group(Skilton) R 4:00 – 5:30 in South Hall 661`7

CLAS (Jason Heinze) TR 12:00 – 12:50

Text: Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000

Course WebPages: http://www.math.ucsb.edu/~millett/courses/math15.html

Course Grade: The final course grade will be determined by performance on homework and quizzes (25%), midterm examinations (25%), and the final examination (50%). Bonus credit (15%) will be proportionally awarded to the achievement of Mathematics 3A qualifying score on the Algebra Diagnostic Examination prior to the end of the Winter Quarter. These Examinations are offered at 7PM in Broida 1610 on Feb 12, 20 &, 28 and March 8. Homework must be presented in person during the Math 15 office hours on Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:30. Alternative submission at 7:30AM on Thursday is offered to students with conflicts.

AP Workshops provide a supplementary intensive work opportunity for students wishing to devote sustained and focused effort to success in the course. One additional unit of P/NP Math 91 credit is possible.

The Algebra Study Group will meet one each week for 90 minutes to work on challenging problems related to those in the course. These problems will offer students an opportunity to explore concepts in more depth and to attain a greater understanding of course content. Math 15 homework will not be discussed during these meetings, rather the emphasis will be upon strengthening the algebra skills of the participants.

Week 1: January 8: Sections 1.1 – 13

Assigned Problems due Jan 18: 1.1:2,10,16,22; 1.2:4,6,10,14,20,26,34; 1.3:4,6,10,14

 

Week 2: January 15: Sections 2.1 – 2.4

Assigned Problems Due Jan 25: 2.1:2,8,12,20; 2.2:6,14,14,18,24; 2.3:2,6,8,14,20; 2.4:2,6

 

Week 3: January 22: Sections 3.1 – 3.3

Assigned Problems Due Feb 1: 3.1:6,8,12; 3.2:2,4,10,16

 

Week 4: January 29: Midterm on Chapters 1 & 2: Sections 3.3 – 3.4

Assigned Problems due Feb 8: 3.3:4,10,12,20,24; 3.4:2,6,12

 

Week 5: February 5: Sections 4.1 – 4.5

Assigned Problems Due Feb 15: 4.1:2,6,10,18; 4.2:2,10,20,28; 4.3:4,8,10,18,28; 4.4:2,8,18,30; 4.5:2,8,18

 

Week 6: February 12: Sections , 8.1 - 8.2 4.6 – 4.7

Assigned Problems due Feb 22: 8.1:4,8,14,26,42,60; 8.2: 6,10,12,30,44,54 4.6:2,6,10,14,26; 4.7:2,4,8,16

 

Week 7: February 19: Sections 4.8 – 4.10 & 5.1 – 5.5, 8.3

Assigned Problems due March 1: 4.8:4,8,16; 4.9:2,8; 4.10:2,4,8; 5.1:2,8,10,14,22; 5.2:4,8,14,22; 5.3:2,4,8,10;

5.4:2,4,8; 5.5: 4,10,20,28,38; 8.3:2,4,14

 

Week 8: February 26: Midterm on Chapters 3, & 4: Sections 9.3 – 9.4

Assigned Problems due March 8: 9.3:6.14; 9.42,8,34

 

Week 9: March 5: Sections 6.1 – 6.7

Assigned Problems due March 15: 6.1:2,6,16; 6.2:2,8,12,14; 6.3:6,8,14,22; 6.4:2,6,12,18

6.5:2,10,18,22,32; 6.6:8,18,24; 6.7:2,16,18,22,26;

 

Week 10:March 12: Sections 7.1 – 7.4, 9.1 – 9.2

Assigned Problems due March 22: 7.1:2,14; 7.2::2,14; 7.3: 4,8,9,12,16,25; 7.4:2,8,12; 9.1:2,8; 9.2:2,4,10

 

Week 11:March 22 8:00 - 11:00AM COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION