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Cleveland
State University Mathematics for the
Liberal Arts, Math 118
Course Description (from the University): Various
topics from elementary mathematics selected to help develop an
appreciation for mathematics and its role in a liberal education.
Mathematics and Logic.
Prerequisites: MTH 115 or suitable placement exam score.
Syllabus -- in Word format
Homeworks
Important Dates
Drill #1 -- Tuesday, July 3rd
Drill #2 -- Friday, July 6th
Drill #3 -- Tuesday, July 10th
Exam #1 -- Thursday, July 12th
Drill #4 -- Monday, July 16th
Drill #5 -- Wednesday, July 18th
Drill #6 -- Friday, July 20th
Drill #7 -- Tuesday, July 24th
Exam #2 -- Thursday, July 26th
Drill #8 -- Monday, July 30th
Drill #9 -- Wednesday, August 1st
Drill #10 -- Friday, August 3rd
Drill #11 -- Wednesday, August 8th
Final Exam -- Friday, August 10th
Bonus Paper (50 pts.) -- due no later than
Friday, August 10th
see the syllabus for a more detailed
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Tutoring Lab: MC 471
Homeworks/Suggested
Exercises
Chapter 1: #1, 3, 13, 19, 22, 17, 27, 30, 35, 41, 48
Chapter 4: #11, 13, 16
Chapter 6: #1, 4, 10, 17, 21, 27, 13, 16, 29, 31, 33, 35, 38, 43, 44
Chapter 7: #2, 3, 7, 13, 15, 19, 22, 23, 30, 33
Chapter 10: #1, 4, 7, 9
Answer
Keys
Links!
Fibonacci Numbers
PDF Graph Paper
Applets from textbook
Chaos Game
Chaos Pro -- explore the Mandelbrot
set with this freeware
FractInt
-- MS DOS program, looks primitive, but full of features, and also free
Twisted Sierpinski Gasket -- I was able to get it pretty mountain-like
with parameters of (in order) (2.0, 5.0, 0.5. 1.5, 0.2, 0.8).
Remember it's random, so even if you just hit "draw gasket" a couple
times, the picture will change. |
