Prof. Ilya Kofman	Office:   1S-209   phone: (718) 982-3615 Email:   ikofmanmath.csi.cuny.edu Website:   http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~ikofman/

Course Time and Place:

Tuesdays:   4:40pm - 6:20pm   in 1S-217 Thursdays:   4:40pm - 6:20pm   in 2N-112

Publisher's website:  http://www.whfreeman.com/fapp7e. We will use some resources on this site, and after each chapter, you will submit a quiz on this site. To log on, you will need to enter the instructor email address (my email above).

Textbook:  For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, Seventh Edition, 2006. ISBN 0716759659 (hardcover) or 0716769018 (paperback). Available at the University Bookstore or online: AddALL (hardcover) or AddALL (paperback).

Goals:  The primary goal of this course is to introduce you to some modern mathematics, of which some you may have seen before, some may be completely unfamiliar, some may be very useful, and some is just beautiful!

Homework:  Assignments will be announced in class and then posted on this website. Any changes will be announced in class. Answers to odd-numbered exercises are in the back of the book. I highly recommend working jointly on homework problems with fellow students.

Grading:  The course grade will be determined as follows:  20% Quizzes + 45% Exams + 35% Final Exam.

Without exception, you must take the final exam at the time scheduled by the university: 

Help:  My office hours are Tuesdays 2:30-4:30pm and Thursdays 3:30-4:30pm in my office, 1S-209.

Optimal Method of Study:  (1.) Come to class.  (2.) Read the relevant sections after class.  (3.) Do the homework.  (4.) Compare your solutions with other students.  (5.) Come to office hours or the help room with any remaining questions.

Written work:  We write to communicate. Work must be neat and legible to receive consideration. You must explain your work to obtain full credit. For specific suggestions see A guide to writing in mathematics classes.

*NEW*   EXAMS TO STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM

Exam 1, version 1   Solutions

Exam 1, version 2   Solutions

Exam 2, version 1   Solutions

Exam 2, version 2   Solutions

Exam 3, version 1

Topic	Reading	Skills Check	Exercises	Online
Euler circuits	1.1 - 1.2	1-9	1,2,3,4,11,24,29	Applet 2 (p.34)
Eulerizing graphs	1.3 - 1.4	10-20	14,15,31,32,38,57	Applet 1 (p.34) and Ch 1 Quiz
Hamiltonian circuits	2.1	1,9-12	1,2,23,29
Counting and algorithms	2.2 - 2.3	2-8,13-15	8,10,13,35,46	Applets 2,3 (p.77), and Ch 2 Quiz
Sample tests from other instructors				Sample test 1, Sample test 2
Ratio, percent, charts, and graphs	Notes and supplement		CPE practice test
Displaying distributions	5.1-5.6	1-12	13, 25
Standard deviation	5.7	13-16	30, 33, 37
Normal distribution	5.8-5.9	17-20	38, 39, 42, 43	Applets 3,4 (p.220), and Ch 5 Quiz
Sampling	7.1-7.7	13-16	36-40
Margin of error	7.8	17-19	42-47
Probability	8.1-8.2	1-8	4,5,7,9
Probability	8.3	9-12	13,18,19,25	Writing project 1 (p.335)
Mean and standard deviation	8.4-8.5	13,15-19	29,33,36	Applet 3 (p.334)
Central limit theorem	8.6	14,20	45,51	Ch 8 Quiz
Savings and interest	21.1-21.2	1-10	1,7,8,9
Compounding	21.3-21.4	11-17	11,12,13,17	Applet
Exponential growth	21.5-21.6	18-20	29,30,43	Ch 21 Quiz
Borrowing and interest	22.1-22.2	1-10	5,6,10	Credit card calculator
Loans and annuities	22.3-22.4	11-20	15,16,19,21,23,25,41,43	Ch 22 Quiz