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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.

Things to download:

Noteworthy:

  • Final Exam: Fri, May 1 at 8:00am in AS 109 - laptop in working order, calculator if desired
  • Review Session: Thu, April 30, 10am - noon, in SC 101 (Amphitheater)

General Info:

Practice Exams

Maple & Excel Stuff

Lectures

  • 24 - Review: AB | AD
  • 23 - Excel, FV, PV, Matrices: AB | AD
  • 22 - Future, Present Value: AB | AD
  • 21 - Review & Maple: AB | AD 
  • 20 - Area & Review: AB | AD
  • 19 - Def. integral: AB | AD
  • 18 - integration: AB | AD
  • 17 - anti-derivative: AB | AD
  • 16 - deriv of ln, exp, f'', concavity: AB | AD 
  • 15 - Max/Min/Marginals: AB | AD
  • 14 - Derivatives and Maple: AB | AD
  • 13 - Differentiation: AB | AD
  • 12 - Tangent lines: AB | AD
  • 11 - Limits at infinity: AB | AD
  • 10 - Limits: AB | AD
  • 09 - Logarithm: AB | AD
  • 08 - Exp. Models, Review: AB | AD
  • 07 - Exp. Function, Comp. interest: AB | AD
  • 06 - System of Equations: AB | AD
  • 05a - Applications (snow day): AB | AD
  • 05 - Systems of Equations: AB | AD
  • 04 - Demand, Supply (linear): AB | AD
  • 03 - Shift, Expand, Flips: AB | AD
  • 02 - Piecewise Functions: AB | AD
  • 01 - Functions:: AB | AD

Assignments

  • Exam Final Practice
  • Homework 20
  • Homework 19
  • Homework 18
  • Homework 17
  • Homework 16
  • Exam 2 Practice (with Answers)
  • Page 505: #15, 18, 25, 27, 28, 47 (with Maple)
    Page 577: #9, 12, 19, 23, 27, 68, 69, 71
  • Page 496: #1, 5, 12, 17, 21, 25, 31, 36, 38, 41, 45, 53, 54, 63, 67, 70, 75, 79, 85, 87
  • Page 465: #1, 8, 21, 23, 25, 39, 42, 53, 56, 59, 60
    Page 471: #7, 9, 29, 32, 33
    Read "Math. Snapshot" on page 477-478
    Page 488: #3, 4, 15, 23, 24 
  • Page 457: #1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 29, 34, 37, 44
  • Page 180: #9, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 34, 37, 43, 47, 64,
    Page 190: #1, 5, 7, 14, 29, 31, 36
  • Page 173: # 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19 to 27, 29
    Quiz 4b Take-home
  • Page 146: #21, 22, 27, 39
    Page 158: #3, 8, 11,17, 32, 37, 42, 51, 53 
  • Page 146: #1, 3, 5, 9, 25, 30, 31, 35
    Page 149: #1, 6, 13
    Page 156: #3, 5, 11, 17, 19  
  • Read section 3.1
    Page 123: #1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 17, 25, 27, 30, 37, 38
    Page 129: #15, 17, 19
  • Page 110: #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12
    Page 112: #1, 5, 7, 13, 16, 21, 25 (intercepts only), 33, 35, 37
  • Page 85: #12, 19, 20, 21, 31, 38
    Page90: #1, 5, 7, 11, 17
    Page 110: #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12
  • Page 81: #5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 17, 23, 29, 38, 45
    Page 101: #3, 4, 5, 6, 39

Bert G. Wachsmut
Last modified: 09/01/07