MAT 118
Mathematical Thinking

Syllabus Homework Course policies

Comment: Notice that odd problems have brief answers in the back of the book. Use these to check your work. Make sure you show and explain your work on all homework problems. Just writing the answer, as they do in the back of the book, is often nowhere near a complete solution.

HW#1 (Due 9/17 or 9/18 in Recitation) 1.1 # 2,3,12,13,15,21,22,25 and 1.2 # 1,9,12

HW#2 (Due 9/23 or 9/25 in Recitation) 1.3 # 2,10d,12,11d,13,14,18,19 and 1.4 # 5

HW#3 (Due 9/30 or 10/2 in Recitation)  1.4 #7,  1.5 # 3,4 and 3.1 # 1,2,7,9,11,13,21.
Extra Credit (worth 10 points): If I told you that the logarithm of my social security number is between 9 and 10, would you believe me?

HW#4 (Due 10/7 or 10/9 in Recitation)  3.2 #3, 7, 19, 23 and  3.3 #25, 27, 29, 32, 36, 41.
Extra Credit (worth 10 points): 3.3 #53

HW#5 (Due 10/14 or 10/16 in Recitation)  3.4 #3, 13, 15, 17, 22 and 3.5 #1, 5, 11, 14, 17

HW#6 (Due 10/21 or 10/23 in Recitation)  3.5 #24, 25, 35, 37

HW#7 (Due 10/28 or 10/30 in Recitation)  4.1 #1, 2, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, and 4.2 #1, 4, 9, 14
(In all problems on HW#7, you must explicitly describe sample spaces and events)
Extra Credit (worth 10 points): 4.1 #33

HW#8 (Due 11/4 or 11/6 in Recitation)  4.3 #8, 10,  4.4 #6, 8, 14, 15, 25,  4.5 # 1, 7, 31 and 4.6 #6, 10, 17

HW#9 (Due 11/11 or 11/13 in Recitation)  6.1 #2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30

HW#10 (Due 11/18 or 11/20 in Recitation)  6.2 # 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 19

HW#* No homework due for 11/25 or 11/27 (Thanksgiving Break)

HW#11 (Due 12/2 or 12/4 in Recitation)  6.2 #20, 25, 6.3 #3, 4, 18, 21, 7.1 #26, and 7.2 #6, 8, 14

HW#12 (Due 12/9 or 12/11 in Recitation)  7.2 #11, 15, 20 and 7.3 #2, 13, 19, 24, 30, 32, 33

HW#11 and HW#12 are for extra credit.

Sorin Popescu

2002-12-2