Math 107 - Quantitative Reasoning - Fall 2024

Class Information

Instructor: Tuan Pham
Class meetings: M, W, F: 10:00 - 10:50 AM at SCB 304

[Syllabus]   [Class schedule]   [Canvas]   [Textbook]   [MyLab Math]  

Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00 - 1:30 PM at SCB 316, or by appointment

Assignments

Homework problems are to be done in MyLab Math. List of sections covered is here.

Quizzes are given in class. See the class schedule above.

[Quiz 1]   [Quiz 2]   [Quiz 3]   [Quiz 4]   [Quiz 5]  
[Quiz 6]   [Quiz 7]   [Quiz 8]   [Quiz 9]  

Lecture notes

Lecture 15 (Oct 16): statistical study; Worksheet

Lecture 14 (Oct 14): inductive and deductive arguments; Worksheet

Lecture 13 (Oct 11): set notation and Venn diagram; Worksheet

Lecture 12 (Oct 9): propositions, connectors, truth table; Worksheet

Lecture 11 (Oct 7): logics, some common types of fallacy; Worksheet

Review for Exam 1 (Oct 2)

Practice on amortization (Sep 30)

Lecture 10 (Sep 27): present/future value of a payment stream; loans

Practice on annuity (Sep 25)

Lecture 9 (Sep 23): two methods of saving - lump sum and annuity

Lecture 8 (Sep 20): continuous compounding

Lecture 7 (Sep 18): compound interest, accumulated balance; Worksheet

Lecture 6 (Sep 16): cash flow, interest rate; Worksheet

Lecture 5 (Sep 13): error of measurement-source and representation; Worksheet

Lecture 4 (Sep 11): significant digits; Worksheet

Lecture 3 (Sep 9): scientific notation; Worksheet

Lecture 2 (Sep 6): usage of percentage; Worksheet

Lecture 1 (Sep 4): introduction; percentage, convert percentage to decimal numbers and fractions

Supplement materials and extra credit

Do the home mortgage problem (Problem 3) on Worksheet 9/30

Convert 0.12345454545... into a fraction (quotient of two whole numbers)

Links

Joseph F. Smith Library, Math Lab

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