Math 141


tentative schedule:
 
 
Week Topics Reading Homework Problems (by that I don't mean skills check problems) These homework problems might still be modified over the course of the semester. So check again when they are assigned
1 urban services,  Chapter 1 
Urban Services 
write your Math autobiography and submit it online at Learn@UW 
  1  4, 8ab, 16a, 20, 24, 26, 34ab, 36, 44, 46, 50 
2 business efficiency Chapter 2 
 Business Efficiency, part 1
 Business Efficiency, part 2
  2  8a, 14, 20, 24, 28, 44c, 46, 54, 56, 62, 66, 70
3 planning and scheduling Chapter 3 
 Notes on Chapter 3
  8a, 26, 36 (in 36c, find the list produced by the critical path scheduling method), 38b, 62ad (also do NF, NFD, WF and WFD), 70, 72  
4 linear programming Chapter 4 
 Notes on Chapter 4
  4, 12, 16, 24, 28, 30, 34, 42, 54abce
 5 Midterm 1: Friday, 2/24 in class. 
Topics: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
5 savings models Chapter 21 
Savings Accounts
Savings Plans and Investments
  Homework on Savings and Investments
6 borrowing models,  income taxes Borrowing    Homework Problems on Loans
7 Taxes Taxes    Homework Problems on Taxes
8 Budgets Budgets    Homework Problems on Budgets
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10  Midterm 2: Friday, 3/30 in class
Topics: investing, loans, taxes, budgets, 
basic ideas of statistics
Chapter 5 
Statistics
 
   5  10, 20, 22, 26, 28, 36, 46, 48, 50 
11 Statistics
(Introduction, fallacies)
Chapters 6, 7 
Data Relationships
Data for Decisions
Logic and the Art of Speaking 
Schematic for Fallacies 
   6  6, 10, 18, 22, 28, 30, 34, 38, 44 
   7  4, 10, 14, 24, 38, 40, 46, 52
determine the type of fallacy for the  examples here.
12 Probability Chapter 8 
Notes on Probability
    8  4, 10, 18, 20, 28, 30, 39, 40, 42, 48 
  Homework Problems on Probability
13 probability / voting Voting Schemes
Fairness Criteria

  Homework Problems on Voting
14 Fair Division Chapter 13 
Fair Division
   13   4, 8, 12, 24, 26, 28
15 wrap up, review
Final:  5/15, 7:45-9:45 am.