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MAT 2420 home page
 for Dr. Delman's sections,
  Fall 2009.

Syllabus


Announcements

Correct your second exam!  Correctons to multiple choice questions must provide complete and clear explanation of why the answer is correct;  all corrections must be complete and clear, written to a high standard.  Acceptable corrections will earn back half the points lost on the exam.

Since I am teaching two sections of MAT 2420, and assignments might not be identical, I will not often post homework assignments on this page.  Please carefully consult your class notes regarding assignments!  (Homework materials I create myself will be posted on this page.)



Assignments:

For class Monday, August 24, 2009:   Read Syllabus (pp. 1-5).

Please consult your class notes for additional assignments.  (Assignment handouts will be posted here.)

The next assignment from the text is a long one and is the same for both sections, so here it is:

Due Oct. 8.  The reading and practice problems from 9.1 and 9.2 should be done for class on Tuesday (9/29), and those from 9.3 and 9.4 for class on Thursday (10/1).   (Only the "problems" are to be handed in on 10/8, as usual.)
  • Reading:  9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4.
  • Practice Problems:  9.1:  all;  9.2:  all;  9.3:  1-4, 9.4:  1-7.
  • Problems:  8.6:  15;  9.1:  7-13;  9.2:  1-8, 12-16;  9.3:  1-3;  9.4:  2, 3, 5, 7-10, 14, 17.
Assignment for Chapter 10 (handout).

Due Friday, November 6, by 5 p.m.: 
  • 11.1:  1-14, 17, 18.  Additional question on #8 - which cylinder has greater surface area if the bases are included?
  • 11.2:  1-4, 6, 8, 9
  • 11.3:  1, 3, 7-9, 11
Nov 12:  Exam 2.  The exam will cover chapters 9 and 10.

Due Tuesday, November 17, by 5 p.m.: 
  • 11.3:  13-15
  • 11.4:  1-4
  • 11.6:  2, 3, 5-9, 11, 12
This assignment has been extended to Thursday, Novembet 19, with the following addition:  Chapter 14.1:  3, 6, 7.

Over break:
  • Correct your mistakes on second exam - see announcement above.
  • Read Chapters 14 and 15.
  • Get some rest and enjoy the holiday!

 		Exams:

Exam 1
References:

Course text:  Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, by Sybilla Beckmann, custom EIU edition, Pearson, Boston, MA.

Some links for statistical information:

Economy:

 Climate Change:
 Health:

Solutions and Supplementary Materials:

Solutions to the first problem set

Geometer's Sketch Pad Lab

Solutions to the second problem set (sections 8.2-4)

Study Questions for Exam 1

Area

Relative Error and Error Propagation (improved version!)

Conversion Among Different Units


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