Math 100:11
Mathematical Concepts
Fall/Winter 2011-2012
St.Francis Xavier University
 SCHEDULE/IMPORTANT DATES

 
Important Dates
Duration of Classes
September 8-April 10
Last Day to change classes 
September 19
Last Day to drop full-term courses 
January 11
December Exam
December 9
April Exam  ???

Fall

Note: The following schedule is a bit vague now, more details will be added as they become relevant. 

 

Week
Tuesday
 Thursday
 Sept 8
 
 First Class: Intro
 Sept 12-16

Start Chapter 1 on Problem Solving

 1.2,1.3 Number Patterns, Strategies
Pascal's triangle
 Sept 19-23
  Pascal's triangle,
2.1, 2.2  Symbols, terminology, Venn Diagrams
Quiz 1 on Ch 1
Sept 26-30 2.2, 2.3 Set Operations 2.3, 2.4  Cardinals and Surveys
Quiz 2 on Pascal and Sets
Oct 3-7 2.4, 2.5 Infinite Sets 2.5 Start Chapter 3 on Logic
(NO QUIZ)
Oct 10-14
Midterm Review
MIDTERM on Chapter 1, Pascal's Triangle and Chapter 2
Oct 17-21
 3.1 Statements 3.1, 3.2 Quantifiers, Truth Tables
NO QUIZ

Oct 24-28

3.3, 3.4 Conditional

 3.5, 3.6 Analyzing arguments
Quiz 3 on Ch 3
Oct 31-Nov 4 4.1, 4.2 Historical and Different Bases
 Finish Chapter 3, start Chapter 4

Nov 7-11

 4.1 and 4.2
Quiz 4 on Ch3		 4.3 Different bases
Nov 14-18 Finish 4.3 Symmetries of the square (4.4 and 4.5)
Quiz 5 on Ch 4
Nov 21-25 Finish Chapter 4, 5.1 Primes 5.1 and 5.4
Nov 28-Dec2 5.4 Mod Systems 5.5 Fibonacci and Golden Ratio, Review

Winter

To be covered: 6.1-6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.7, 8.1-8.7 (will be doing Chapter 7 and 8 together, see chapter details for more info), 9.1-9.8, 11.1-11.4, 12.1-12.2

Week
Tuesday
 Thursday
 Jan 2-6
 
 First class back, start Chapter 6 on Real Numbers
 Jan 9-13

 

  
 Jan 16-20
 Quiz 1 on 6.1,6.2 and 6.3 Assignment 1 on 6.1,6.2, 6.3
Jan 23-27 Quiz 2 on 6.3, 6.4
Start Chapters 7 and 8		  
Jan 30-Feb 3   Quiz 3 on 7.1, 7.2 and 8.2
Feb 6-10 Assignment 2 on 7.2, 8.2-8.3 part of class will be review for midterm
Feb 13-17 MIDTERM NO CLASS

Feb 20-Feb24

Reading

 Week :)
Feb 27-Mar 2 Start Chapter 9 on Geometry Project Proposal due
Mar 5-9   Quiz 4 on 9.1 and 9.2

Mar 12-16

 Assignment 3 on 9.1-9.3 due Quiz 5 on 9.3 and 9.4
Mar 19-23   Start Chapter 11 on Counting Methods
Assignment 4 on 9.4,9.6 and 9.7 due
Mar 26-30 Quiz 6 on 9.6 and 9.7  
April 2-6 Start Chapter 12 on Probability Project due
April 9-13 Last Class  

 

 

 

 

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