Math 1303: Quantitative Methods

Topics covered: Functions, limits, continuity, derivatives applications of the derivative, in particular to mathematical economics. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Antiderivatives, area and applications to business models. Probabilities and applications. Matrices and an introduction to linear programming. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: MATH 1014 (grade C or better) or appropriate score on departmental placement test.

FINAL EXAM: The final exam for all sections of Math1303 is May 9 at 7:45am (not a typo). Section AA will be in CH 78, section AB is in CH 79.

Final Exam review session: Friday from 10:00-12:00 in Corrigan 76.

Things to download:

• DyKnow Collaboration software

Free Drop-in Tutoring

• The ARC offers fee, drop-in tutoring -> check schedule

General Info:

• Syllabus
• Prereqs

Practice Exams

• Exam 2 Practice (pdf)
  -> now with answers
• Exam 1 Practice (pdf)
  -> now with answers
• Exam 3 Practice (pdf)
• Final Exam Practice (pdf)

Alpha & Excel Stuff

• Excel Examples
• Wolfram Alpha
   
• Computer Assignment (pdf)
   
• eBook: Math Analysis by Haeussler
  Free Tutoring Schedule

Lectures

• 25: Final review: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 24: Final Review: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 23: Matrices, Gauss-Jordan: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 21: Exam 3 review 1: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 20: Present value etc: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 19: Effective rate: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf) 
• 18: Area between curves: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 17: Definite integral: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf) 
• 16: Indefnite integral: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 15: Review exam 2: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 14: Concavity, graphs: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 13: Relative Max/Min: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 12: Rates of Change: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 11: Derivatives: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 10: Continuity: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 09: Limits: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 08: Log Applications: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 07: Log functions: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 06: Exp function: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 05: Business Applications: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
  (includes homework for Monday)
• 04: Quadratic functions: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 03: Linear functions: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
  Take-Home Quiz 1
• 02: Graphing, supply, demand: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)
• 01: Functions, domain, graphs: AA (pdf) | AB (pdf)

Assignments

• Page 272: 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (and last sides from lect. 23)
   
• Page 678: 1, 3, 17, 21, 41, 51, 54, 62
  
• Page 647: 31, 83, 85
  Page 665: 3, 15, 16, 18, 22, 43, 54, 59, 60, 62 
• Page 636: 1 to 15 odd, 22, 29, 31, 46
  Page 641: 2, 11, 13, 14
• Practice exam 2 (answers)
• Page 596: 1, 7, 12, 13, 35, 39, 40, 43, 50, 68
  Page 616: 5, 7, 12, 13, 21, 30 
• Page 586: 1, 2, 10, 12, 14, 17, 23, 47, 54, 63, 65, 67, 71, 75
• Page 516: 3, 9, 13, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33, 43, 46
  Page 544: 1, 2, 22, 24
  Page 549: 1, 2, 25, 31
  Page 571: 2, 5, 8, 10, 37, 38, 39
• Page 499: 25, 26
  Page 507: 5, 10, 15, 20 ... 65, 70, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87
• Page 475: 50, 56, 58
  Page 481: 1, 11, 12, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32
  Page 499: 4, 12, 18, 19, 23, 24
• Page 467: 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 33, 37
  Page 475: 1, 2, 3, 4, 55, 56, 57 
• Page 191: 9, 11, 17 to 27 odd, 29, 34, 39, 43, 46, 49
• Page 184: 1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 24, 28, 35, 37, 39, 47, 59
• Homework (quiz) for Monday (pdf)
• Page 134: 34, 41, 45, 53, 58, 71, 72
  Page 147: 13, 16, 23 25, 29, 30
  Page 157: 1, 5, 8, 11, 25, 26
  Page166: 1, 2, 3
• Page 95: 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 1
  Page 115: 1, 6, 7, 10, 13
  Page 134: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 20, 25, 27
  Page 140: 15, 16, 17, 18
• Page 86: 5-8, 13, 14, 29, 37
  Page 90: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
  Page 106: 4, 6, 22, 37, 38, 39