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.

NOTE: The FINAL EXAM will be Wed, Dec. 14 from 7:45 -  10:00 AM in CH 82

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General Info:

• Syllabus
• Prereqs

Practice Exams

• Exam Final Practice 1
  Exam Final Practice 2
   
• Exam 3 Practice
  (with answers)
• Exam 2 Practice
  (with answers)
• Exam 1 Practice

Alpha & Excel Stuff

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

Lectures

• 21 - Gauss-Jordan (pdf)
   
• 20 - Exam 3 Review (pdf)
• 19 - Present/future value (pdf)
• 18 - Area under/between Curves (pdf)
• 17 - Definite Integral (pdf)
• 16 - Antiderivatives (pdf)
• 15 - Exam 2 review (pdf)
• 14 - Conavity and Curve sketching (pdf)
• 13 - Max/Mins (pdf)
• 12 - Differentiation (pdf)
• 11 - Derivative (pdf)
• 10 - Limits at Infinity (pdf)
• 09 - Limits (pdf)
• 08 - Review (pdf) and Practice Exam 1
• 07 - Log functions (pdf)
• 06 - Exponents (pdf)
• 05 - Profit,Cost, Revenue (pdf)
• 04 - Systems, quadratics (pdf)
• 03 - Linear functions (pdf)
• 02 - Graphing shortcuts (pdf)
• 01 - Intro, functions, graphs (pdf)

Assignments

• Exam Final Practice
   
• Check lecture 21 for some Gauss Jordan problems
• Exam 3 Practice with answers
• Take-home Quiz, due 11/28 (pdf) 
• 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, 50
  Page 641: 2, 11, 13, 14  
• Practice Exam 2  (with answers)
• Page 507: 5, 10, 15, 20, 65, 70, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87
  Page 516: 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
• Read chapter 11.1 (page 491 to 499)
  Page 481: 1, 12, 19, 29, 30, 31, 32
  Page 499: 4, 12, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26
  Take-home Quiz
• Page 475: 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33
  Page 481: 11, 20
• Page 468: 3, 4, 5, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 32, 35, 37, 43
  Page 475: 1 (b-j), 13, 15, 55 (a-c), 56 (a-c)
• Practice Exam 1
• Page 184: 37, 39, 40, 47, 48
  Page 191: 9, 13, 17, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 36, 41, 43, 44, 53
  
• Page 184: 1, 3, 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 25, 35
• Page 166: 2, 5, 7, 15 (a), 17, 19, 21
  Page 169: 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12,22, 25, 28, 31,51, 53
• Page 134: 41, 45, 46, 58, 59
  Page 140: 15, 17, 19, 27
  Page 147: 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 29, 31
  Page 157: 1, 8, 11, 25, 26,
  Page 166: 1, 3, 5
• Page 134: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 20, 25, 27
• Page 86: 5-8, 13, 14, 29, 37
  Page 90: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
  Page 95: 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 1
  Page 106: 4, 6, 22, 37, 38, 39
  Page 115: 1, 6, 7, 10, 13
    
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