MGF 1106 - MATHEMATICS FOR LIBERAL ARTS

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Chapter 1                 Critical Thinking Skills

                                    1.1        Inductive Reasoning Worksheet

                                                  Homework Worksheet (CLAST Material)

Chapter 2                 Sets

                                    2.1        Set Concepts

                                                  Review worksheet (1.1 and 2.1)

                                    2.2        Subsets

                                    2.3        Venn Diagrams - Intersection and Union
                                                   Section 2.3 Homework Worksheet

                                    2.4        Venn Diagrams with Three Sets

                                    2.5        Applications of Sets

 

Unit 1 Homework Assignments

Worksheet Answers

*On Line Homework Due the day of the test

PRACTICE FOR TEST 1

OPTIONAL EXTRA PRACTICE FOR TEST 1

Test 1 Form A Spring 2004        Test 1 Form B Spring 2004

Solutions - Form A                        Solutions - Form B

 

 

*****Test1

 

 Chapter 3                Logic

                                    3.1a      Statements

                                    3.1b      Using Symbols in Statements

                                    3.2a/3.3a  Truth Values of Compound Statements

                                                       Review Worksheet - 3.1 - 3.3a

                                   3.2b/3.3b   Truth Values with Truth Tables

                                                        Blank Truth Tables

                                    3.4a      Equivalent Statements - Negations

                                                        Negation Homework Worksheet

                                    3.4b      Equivalent Statements - Conditionals

                                                        Equivalent Statements - CLAST - Worksheet

                                    3.5        Reasoning Patterns                                                      

                                    3.6        Euler Circles and Syllogistic Arguments

                                                       

 

Unit Two Homework Assignments

Worksheet Answers

*On Line Homework Due the day of the test

Practice for Test 2 - Chapter 3

Optional Extra Practice for Test 2    Solutions to Optional Practice

 

*****Test 2

                                 

 Chapter 9                Geometry

                                    9.1        Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles  - Basic Vocabulary         

                                    9.2a      Polygons - Triangles and Angle Measures Handout

                                                  Homework:  Angle Worksheet

                                    9.2b      Polygons - Parallelogram Properties and Angles measures

                                    9.2c      Polygons - Similar Shapes

                                                  Homework Worksheet - Similar Shapes

                                     8.1        Basic Terms and Conversions within the Metric System

                                     9.3A     Perimeter and Area of Polygons

                                     9.3B     Circles,  Odd Shapes and Surface Area

                                     9.4        Volume

                                   

Unit Three Homework Assignments with answers

*On Line Homework Due the day of the test

Practice for Test 3

Extra Practice for Test 3

Multiple Choice Practice for Test 3

 

*****Test 3

 

 

 

  Chapter 12              Probability

                                    12.1      The Nature of Probability - Read Only

                                    12.2      Theoretical Probability

                                    12.5      Fundamental Counting Principle and Tree Diagrams

                                    12.6      And/Or  Problems

                                    12.8 & 12.9  Permutations and Combinations

                                                    Worksheet

                                    12.10    Probability with Combinations

                                     12.7      Conditional Probability AND 12.3      Odds

 

Homework Assignments                                  

*On Line Homework Due the day of the test

Practice Test Chapter 12

Optional Practice - Probability

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*****Test 4

 

 

 

Chapter 13               Statistics

                                    13.1 - 13.2 Introduction to Statistics Vocabulary and Data Collection

                                     - Homework - CLAST worksheet
                                    13.3 Frequency Distributions
                                    13.4      Statistical Graphs - Pie graphs

                                    13.4b    Creating Statistical Graphs using Microsoft Excel (optional)

                                    13.5a      Measures of Central Tendency

                                    13.5b    More on Mean, Median and Mode, and Percentiles

                                    13.6      Measures of Dispersion

                                    13.7      The Normal Curve         Homework Worksheet

                                    13.7      Standard Deviation formulas on Excel (Optional)

 

Homework Assignments Chapter 13

*On Line Homework Due the day of the test

Practice for Statistics Test

Extra Practice for Statistics

 

 *****Test 5

 

Final exam review - problems from text

Review for the final exam

 

*Online homework is optional for distance learning students and students enrolled in the night class.