Math 115 Homework assignment schedule    Spring 2010      Dr. Hobson


Day
Subject Matter
Homework Assignment
CHAPTER 2:  SETS & COUNTING

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Sec. 2.1  Sets & set operations
Sec. 2.2  Applications of Venn diagrams
Ex. 2.1  #4 - 8 All, #14 - 23 All,  #39 - 44 All,  #55 - 59 All
Ex. 2.2  #5 - 10 All

2 Sec. 2.2, Continued
Sec. 2.3  Introduction to Combinatorics
     (Start Section 2.4 in class)
Ex. 2.2  #21 - 31 Odd
Ex. 2.3  #1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 22  Also #23 - 45 Odd

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Sec. 2.4  Permutations and combinations
Ex. 2.4  #1 - 37  Odd

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Sec. 2.5  Infinite sets
Ex. 2.5  #4 - 13 All 

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Review (and cover Section 3.1  in lecture)
No written HW, study for midterm

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MIDTERM  #1 

CHAPTER 3:  PROBABILITY

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Sec. 3.1  History of probability
Ex. 3.1  #3 (Experiment required for #3!)  Also  #9, 12, 15,
   18, 21, 24, 27  [Day 6 HW due April 29]

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Sec  3.2  Basic terms of probability
Sec. 3.3  Basic Rules of probability
Ex. 3.2  #1 - 14 All,  #45 - 49 All,  #61 - 64 All
Ex. 3.3  #1 - 10 All

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Sec. 3.3, continued
Sec. 3.4  Combinatorics and probability
Ex. 3.3  #11 - 14 All,  #27 - 32 All,  #47 - 50 All
Ex. 3.4  #5 - 11 Odd

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Sec. 3.4, continued
Sec. 3.5  Expected value
Ex. 3.4  #17 - 27 Odd
Ex. 3.5  #3, 6, 9 and #13 - 16 All

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Sec. 3.6  Conditional probability
Ex. 3.6  #4 - 8 All,  #19 - 23 All,  #41 - 44 All

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Sec. 3.7  Statistical independence
Ex. 3.7  #1 - 17 All (For #9 - 17 use mathematical
   probability statements to justify your answer.)

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Review (and cover Section 4.1 in lecture)
No written HW, study for midterm

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MIDTERM  #2  covers Chapter
     (Homework assignment below)

CHAPTER 4:  STATISTICS

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Sec. 4.1  Population, sample & data
Ex. 4.1  #1 (omit part b), #5, 6, 8 

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Sec. 4.2  Measures of central tendency
Sec. 4.3  Measures of dispersion
Ex. 4.2  #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16
Ex. 4.3  Use definition on #1a, 2a,
  Use calculator:  #4, 5, 6, 13, 14

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Sec. 4.4  The normal distribution
Ex. 4.4  #1 - 12 All

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Sec. 4.4, continued
Ex. 4.4  #13 - 24 All 

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Sec. 4.5  Polls and margin of error
Ex. 4.5  #1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 17, 18
CHAPTER 6:  VOTING & APPORTIONMENT

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Sec. 6.1 Voting systems
Ex. 6.1  #5, 6, 23, 24, 25, 26
Note:  I showed everyone the statistical calculator only to
indicate what you would have needed to use IF we had
taken up Section 4.6.  You do not need to get another
calculator for this course.

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Review for final

Final:  Tuesday, June 15 at 4:00 PM, In JB 262