College Mathematics MAT 142 Syllabus TTh

Spring 2009
This course will run from January 20 to May 13, 2009.

Tentative Topic Schedule
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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1/19-1/24		 19
MLK Day

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Today's Study Topic: 
Introduction


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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.1:  Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning

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1/26-1/31		 26
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.2:  Symbolic Logic

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 1:  Sec 1.1
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28
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.3:  Truth Tables

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 2: Sec 1.2
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.3:  Truth Tables

Quiz 2 
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2/2-2/7		 Feb 2
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.4:  More on Conditionals

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 3:  Sec 1.3
 3

4
Today's Study Topic: 
Test 1 Review

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 4:  Sec 1.4
 5

6
EXAM 1
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2/9-2/14		 9
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.1:  Sets and Set Operations
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 11
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.2:  Applications of Venn Diagrams

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 5:  Sec 2.1
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13
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.2:  Applications of Venn Diagrams

Quiz 3
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2/16-2/21		 16
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.3:  Introduction to Combinatorics

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 6:  Sec 2.2
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.3:  Introduction to Combinatorics
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 20
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.4:  Permutations and Combinations
Quiz 4
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 7:  Sec 2.3
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2/23-2/28		 23
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.4:  Permutations and Combinations
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Today's Study Topic: 
  Test 2 Review

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 8:  Sec 2.4
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EXAM 2
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3/2-3/7		 2
Today's Study Topic:  
Section 3.1:  History of Probability
Section 3.2:  Basic Terms of Probability
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4
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 3.2:  Basic Terms of Probability
Section 3.3:  Basic Rules of Probability

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 9:  Sec 3.1
 5


6
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 3.3:  Basic Rules of Probability
Section 3.5:  Expected Value
Quiz 5
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 10:  Sec 3.2
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3/9-3/14		 9
Spring Break
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Spring Break

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Spring Break 
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Spring Break

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Spring Break
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3/16-3/21		 16
Today's Study Topic:
Section 3.6:  Conditional Probability

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 11:  Sec 3.3
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Today's Study Topic:
Section 3.6:  Conditional Probability

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 12:  Sec 3.5
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Today's Study Topic: 
Test 3 Review
Quiz 6
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 13:  Sec 3.6
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3/23-3/28		 23
EXAM 3
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25
Today's Study Topic: 
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Today's Study Topic:
  Section 4.2:  Measures of Central Tendency

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 14:  Sec 4.1
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3/30-4/4		 30
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.2:  Measures of Central Tendency
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 Apr 1
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.3:  Measures of Dispersion

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 15:  Sec 4.2
 2

3
Today's Study Topic: 
Test 4 Review

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 16:  Sec 4.3
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4/6-4/11		 6
EXAM 4

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8
Today's Study Topic:
  Section 5.1:  Simple Interest
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10
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.2:  Compound Interest

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 17:  Sec 5.1
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4/13-4/18		 13
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.3:  Annuities

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 18:  Sec 5.2
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15
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.3:  Annuities
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17
 Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.4:  Amortized Loans
Quiz 7
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 19:  Sec 5.3
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4/20-4/25		 20
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.4:  Amortized Loans


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Today's Study Topic:   
Test 5 Review

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 20:  Sec 5.4
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EXAM 5

Today's Study Topic:   
Section 8.1:   Perimeter and Area
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4/27-5/2		 27
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 8.1:   Perimeter and Area
Section 8.2:  Volume and Surface Area
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Today's Study Topic:
Section 8.4:  The Greeks

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 21:  Sec 8.1
30

May 1
Today's Study Topic:
Section 8.5:  Right Triangle Trigonometry
Quiz 8
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 22:  Sec 8.2
 2
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5/4-5/9		 4
Today's Study Topic: 
Test 6 Review

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 23:  Sec 8.4 and 8.5
5
Last Day of Classes at ASU


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Reading Day
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5/11-5/16		 11
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Final Exam (Test 6)
on
Wednesday
May 13 at
7:30  am to 9:20 am
in PSA 203
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