Fall, 2006
MATH 1305 Finite Mathematics with Applications
CRN: 10531 11:30am – 12:45pm, MW, Room S611
 Instructor: Dr. Shishen Sam Xie (sounds like Share)
 Office: S705-D
Telephone: (713)221-8431
E-mail: xies@uhd.edu
 Website: http://cms.dt.uh.edu/Faculty/XieS/. A copy of the syllabus is available on the website.
 Prerequisite: A grade C or better in Math 1301 or placement by exam
 Office Hours: 10:30am – 11:30am, MW and 4:00pm – 5:00pm, TR
 Course Description: Graphs and functions, vectors, matrices, linear programming using the
simplex method, mathematics of finance, and an introduction to probability with applications to
business, economics and the social sciences.
 Textbook: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler and Karl Byleen, College Mathematics, 10th
Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
 Course Outline:
Chapters
Sections________________
4. Matrix Theory
4.1 – 4.6
5. Linear Programming
5.1 – 5.5
3. Mathematics of Finance
3.1 – 3.4
6. Logic, Sets and Counting
6.2 – 6.4
7. Probability
7.1 – 7.3
 Homework: Assigned homework is due at the beginning of each test. If you miss a test due to
an emergency, you are still responsible to turn in the homework as soon as you come back to
class.
 Tests: There are three one-hour tests, each worth 100 points.
Test
Sections Covered
Tentative Date__
__
1
4.1 – 4.6 and 5.1 – 5.2
Wednesday, September 27
2
5.3 – 5.5 and 3.1 – 3.4
Monday, October 30
3
6.2 – 6.4 and 7.1 – 7.3
Wednesday, November 29
If you miss a test due to an emergency, the percent of your final will be used to replace the test
score.
 Final Exam: Wednesday, December 6, 11:30am – 2pm. The final exam is comprehensive. All
students must take the final exam to pass the course.
 Grading Scale: There are 600 points: 100 points from homework, 300 from three tests, and 200
from the final exam. Your course grade depends on how many points you can accumulate:
A: 540 or better, B: 480 –539, C: 420 – 479, D: 360 – 419, F: 359 or below
 Last day to drop and receive a “W”: Thursday, October 26 by 6pm.
 Where to get tutorial help?
- Academic Support Center (N925)
• Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Students: Students with disabilities should
register with Disabled Student Services (713-221-8430) and let me know in a timely manner to
arrange for appropriate accommodations.
 Cell Phones: Please turn your cell phone into vibrate during the class.
Math 1305 Homework Assignment
(In the following Homework Problems column, “EOO” stands for “Every Other Odd” number
problems. For example, “1 – 17 EOO” includes problems No. 1, 5, 9, 13, and 17.)
Section
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Page
192 – 193
204 – 205
216 – 218
229 – 231
243 – 245
252 – 253
Problems____________________________________
1 – 13 EOO, 17 – 23 EOO
1 – 25 EOO, 41 – 61 EOO
1 – 17 EOO, 25 – 45 EOO, 53, 63
1 – 45 EOO, 53, 59
1 – 9 EOO, 17 – 29 EOO, 37 – 57 EOO
1 – 37 EOO
5.1
286 – 287
1 – 41 EOO
5.2
299 – 302
1 – 21 EOO, 31, 35, 37
******************** The above 8 sections due on the day of Test 1 *******************
5.3
309 – 310
1, 5, 9
5.4
326 – 329
1 – 41 EOO
5.5
342 – 345
1 – 33 EOO, 45, 47
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
136 – 137
148 – 151
159 – 160
171 – 172
1 – 33 EOO
1, 5, 17, 25 – 53 EOO, 63, 67
1 – 29 EOO
1 – 37 EOO
******************** The above 7 sections due on the day of Test 2 *******************
6.2
6.3
6.4
389 – 391
398 – 400
411 – 413
1 – 53 EOO, 59 – 69 EOO
1 – 29 EOO, 37 – 53 EOO
1 – 41 EOO, 49, 55, 59
7.1
7.2
7.3
434 – 436
447 – 450
463 – 465
1 – 13 EOO, 15, 17 – 53 EOO, 77
1 – 45 EOO, 61, 63
1 – 33 EOO, 49
******************** The above 6 sections due on the day of Test 3 *******************