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The next few questions represent Math 100 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Chapter 1: Functions and Algebraic Structure
1.1 What Is A Function?
1.2 Functions and Expressions
1.3 Functions and Equations
1.4 Functions and Change
1.5 Functions, Modeling, and Proportionality
Chapter 2: Linear Functions
2.1 Introduction to Linear Functions
2.2 Linear Expressions
2.3 Linear Equations
2.4 Equations for Lines in The Plane
2.5 Modeling with Linear Functions
2.6 Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 3: Quadratic Functions
3.1 Introduction to Quadratic Functions
3.2 Quadratic Expressions
3.3 Converting to Factored and Vertex Form
3.4 Quadratic Equations
3.5 Factoring Hidden Quadratics
Chapter 4: Power Functions
4.1 Power Functions: Positive Exponents
4.2 Power Functions: Negative Exponents
4.3 Power Functions and Expressions
4.4 Power Functions and Equations
4.5 Modeling with Power Functions
Chapter 5: More on Functions
5.1 Domain and Range
5.2 Composing and Decomposing Functions
5.3 Shifting and Scaling
5.4 Inverse Functions
Algebra: Form and Function (2nd ed.) by McCallum, Connally, Hughes-Hallett, et al.
Instructions for students to obtain the e-book and to use WileyPlus: Use your Loyola email address to create a WileyPlus account. Your professor will include details on WileyPlus in the syllabus.
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Part I - Management Science
Chapter 1: Urban Services [0.5 Weeks]
Euler Circuits, Finding Euler Circuits, Circuits with Reused Edges
Chapter 2: Business Efficiency [1 Week]
Hamiltonian Circuits, Fundamental Principle of Counting, Traveling Salesman Problem, Strategies for Solution, Nearest-Neighbor Algorithm, Sorted-Edges Algorithm, Minimum-Cost Spanning Trees, Kruskal's Algorithm
Chapter 3: Planning and Scheduling [1 Week]
Scheduling Tasks, Assumptions and Goals, List-Processing Algorithm, When is a Schedule Optimal?, Strange Happenings, Critical-Path Schedules, Independent Tasks, Decreasing-Time Lists
Chapter 4: Linear Programming [1 Week]
Mixture Problems, Mixture Problems Having One Resource, One Product and One Resource: Making Skateboards, Common Features of Mixture Problems, Two Products and One Resource: Skateboards and Dolls, Mixture Charts, Resource Constraints, Graphing the Constraints to Form the Feasible Region, Finding the Optimal Production Policy, General Shape of Feasible Regions, The Role of the Profit Formula: Skateboards and Dolls, Setting Minimum Quantities for Products: Skateboards and Dolls, Drawing a Feasible Region When There are Nonzero Minimum Constraints, Finding Corner Points of a Feasible Region Having Nonzero Minimums, Evaluating the Profit Formula at the Corners of a Feasible Region with Nonzero Minimums, Summary of the Pictorial Method, Mixture Problems Having Two Resources, Two Products and Two Resources: Skateboards and Dolls, The Corner Point Principle, Linear Programming: The Wider Picture, Characteristics of Linear Programming Algorithms, The Simplex Method, An Alternative to the Simplex Method
Part III - Voting and Social Choice
Chapter 9: Social Choice: The Impossible Dream [1.5 Weeks]
Elections with Only Two Alternatives, Elections with Three or More Alternatives: Procedures and Problems, Plurality Voting and the Condorcet Winner Criterion, The Borda Count and Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives, Sequential Pairwise Voting and the Pareto Condition, the Hare System and Monotonicity, Insurmountable Difficulties: From Paradox to Impossibility, The Voting Paradox of Condorcet, Impossibility, A Better Approach? Approval Voting
Chapter 11: Weighted Voting Systems [2 Weeks]
How Weighted Voting Works, Notation for Weighted Voting, The Banzhaf Power Index, How to Count Combinations, Equivalent Voting Systems, The Shapley-Shubik Power Index, How to Compute the Shapley-Shubik Power Index, Comparing the Banzhaf and Shapley-Shubik Models
Part IV - Fairness and Game Theory
Chapter 13: Fair Division [1.5 Weeks]
The Adjusted Winner Procedure, The Knaster Inheritance Procedure, Divide-and-Choose, Cake-Division Procedures: Proportionality, Cake-Division Procedures: The Problem of Envy
Chapter 14: Apportionment [1.5 Weeks]
The Apportionment Problem, The Hamilton Method, Paradoxes of the Hamilton Method, Divisor Methods, The Jefferson Method, Critical Divisors, The Webster Method, The Hill-Huntington Method, Which Divisor Method is the Best?
Chapter 15: Game Theory: The Mathematics of Competition [as time permits]
Two-Person Total-Conflict Games: Pure Strategies, Two-Person Total-Conflict Games: Mixed Strategies, A Flawed Approach, A Better Idea, Partial-Conflict Games, Larger Games, Using Game Theory, Solving Games, Practical Applications
Part V - The Digital Revolution
Chapter 16: Identification Numbers [1 Week]
Check digits, the Zip Code, Bar Codes, Encoding Personal Data
Chapter 17: Transmitting Information [1.5 Weeks]
Binary Codes, Encoding with Parity-Check Sums, Data Compression, Cryptography
Note: Instructors may vary the topics covered, and length of time devoted to each.
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP), S. Garfunkel, ed., For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, 10th edition. W. H. Freeman (2015). ISBN-13: 978-1464-12473-0.
MATH 108 Core Problems
The next few questions represent Math 117 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Chapter 1: Linear Functions and Change
1.1 Functions and Function Notation
1.2 Rates of Change
1.3 Linear Functions
1.4 Formulas for Linear Functions
1.5 Modeling with Linear Functions
1.6 Fitting linear functions to data
Chapter 2: Functions
2.1 Input and Output
2.2 Domain and Range
2.3 Piecewise-defined functions
2.4 Preview of Transformations: Shifts
2.5 Preview of Composite and Inverse Functions
2.6 Concavity
Chapter 3: Quadratic Functions
3.1 Introduction to the Family of Quadratic Functions
3.2 The vertex of a Parabola
Chapter 6: Transformations and their graphs
6.1 Shifts, reflections, and symmetry
6.2 Vertical stretches and compressions
6.3 Horizontal stretches and combinations of transformations
Chapter 11: Polynomial and Rational Functions
11.1 Power functions and proportionality
11.2 Polynomial functions
11.3 The short-run behavior of polynomials
11.4 Rational functions
11.5 The short-run behavior of rational functions
Functions Modeling Change (6th ed.) by Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al.
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Common Syllabus for MATH 118
Textbook: Functions Modeling Change (6th ed.) by Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al.
Chapter 4: Exponential functions
4.1 Introduction to the family of exponential function
4.2 Comparing exponential and linear functions
4.3 Graphs of exponential functions
4.4 Applications to compound interest
4.5 The number e
Chapter 5: Logarithmic functions
5.1 Logarithms and their properties
5.2 Logarithms and exponential models
5.3 The logarithmic function and its applications
5.4 Logarithmic scales (optional)
Chapter 11: Polynomial and rational functions
11.6 Comparing power, exponential, and log functions
11.7 Fitting exponentials and polynomials to data (optional)
Chapter 7: Trigonometry and periodic functions
7.1 Introduction to periodic functions
7.2 The sine and cosine functions
7.3 Radians and arc length
7.4 Graphs of the sine and cosine
7.5 Sinusoidal functions
7.6 The tangent function
7.7 Trigonometric functions and identities
7.8 Inverse trigonometric functions
Chapter 8: Triangle trigonometry and polar coordinates
8.1 Trig functions and right triangles
8.2 Non-right triangles
Chapter 9: Trigonometric identities, models, and complex numbers
9.1 Trigonometric equations
9.2 Identities, expressions, and equations
9.3 Sum and difference formulas for sine and cosine
9.4 Polar Coordinates
9.5 Complex numbers and De Moivre’s theorem (optional)
Chapter 10: Compositions, inverses, and combinations of functions
10.1 Composition of functions
10.2 Revisiting Inverse Functions
The next few questions represent Math 131 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Chapter 1: Foundations For Calculus: Functions and Limits
1.1 Functions and Change
1.2 Exponential Functions
1.3 New Functions from Old
1.4 Logarithmic Functions
1.5 Trigonometric Functions
1.6 Powers, Polynomials, and Rational Functions
1.7 Introduction to Continuity
1.8 Limits
Chapter 2: Key Concept: The Derivative
2.1 How Do We Measure Speed?
2.2 The Derivative at a Point
2.3 The Derivative Function
2.4 Interpretations of the Derivative
2.5 The Second Derivative
Chapter 3: Short-Cuts to Differentiation
3.1 Powers and Polynomials
3.2 The Exponential Function
3.3 The Product and Quotient Rules
3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 The Trigonometric Functions
3.6 The Chain Rule and Inverse Functions
Chapter 4: Using the Derivative
4.1 Using First and Second Derivatives
4.2 Optimization
4.3 Optimization and Modeling
4.4 Families of Functions and Modeling
4.5 Applications to Marginality
4.7 L’Hopital’s Rule, Growth, and Dominance
Chapter 5: Key Concept: The Definite Integral
5.1 How Do We Measure Distance Traveled?
5.2 The Definite Integral
5.3 The Fundamental Theorem and Interpretations
5.4 Theorems about Definite Integrals
Chapter 6: Constructing Antiderivatives
6.1 Antiderivatives Graphically and Numerically
6.2 Constructing Antiderivatives Analytically
6.3 [Optional] Differential Equations and Motion
Below are “core problems” that we expect students to be able to solve to ensure understanding of the material in the course syllabus. The problems are taken from Applied & Single Variable Calculus for Loyola University Chicago (packaged with WebAssign), 4th ed., Hughes-Hallett, Deborah, et al.
| Chapter 1. A Library of Functions | |
|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1, 8, 13, 16, 23, 27, 31, 33, 53, 55, 70(No WP*) |
| 1.2 | 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17, 31, 38, 39 |
| 1.3 | 9, 13, 14, 28, 32, 43, 45, 50, 51, 52, 56, 61, 68, 19, 71 |
| 1.4 | 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 16, 19, 24, 26, 30, 36, 45, 47, 48 |
| 1.5 | 6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 30, 31, 33, 62, 63, 68 |
| 1.6 | 3, 6, 8, 9 , 12, 15, 17, 19, 47 (No WP), 50, 52, 54 |
| 1.7 | 2, 3, 12 (No WP), 14 (No WP), 24( No WP), 26(No WP), 28 (No WP), 31 (No WP), 39 (No WP), 43 (No WP), 49 (No WP) |
| 1.8 | 4, 6, 31, 33, 38, 45, 52 (No WP) |
| Chapter 2. Key Concept: The Derivative | |
| 2.1 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 29, 31, 33 |
| 2.2 | 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 19, 22, 23(No WP), 32, 37, 47, 56, 60, 63 |
| 2.3 | 1, 2, 5, 13, 20, 22, 33, 49, 50, 52 |
| 2.4 | 2, 3, 9, 12(No WP), 17, 19, 24 (No WP), 27, 33, 38, 51, 54 (No WP) |
| 2.5 | 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 25, 37, 38, 41 |
| Chapter 3. Short-Cuts to Differentiation | |
| 3.1 | 6, 10, 11, 14, 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 48, 58, 70, 75, 99 |
| 3.2 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 24, 42, 44, 46, 49, 58 |
| 3.3 | 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 24, 28, 31, 43, 47, 52, 90 |
| 3.4 | 2, 4, 7, 11, 17, 18, 28, 33, 43, 45, 48, 58, 60, 61, 67, 70, 73, 77, 86 |
| 3.5 | 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 45, 61 |
| 3.6 | 1, 9, 12, 13, 17, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 39, 41, 50 |
| Chapter 4. Using the Derivative | |
| 4.1 | 1, 5, 18, 25, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 52, 53, 59 |
| 4.2 | 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 19, 30, 37, 39, 40, 43 |
| 4.3 | 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 18, 22, 25, 27, 38, 39, 45 |
| 4.4 | 3, 4, 16, 25, 26, 47, 49, 50, 51, 57, 63 |
| 4.5 | 1, 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 |
| 4.7 | 6, 11, 35, 41, 42, 48, 53, 58, 59, 65, 67, 76, 87 |
| Chapter 5. Using the Derivative | |
| 5.1 | 1, 2, 4, 8, 14 ,15, 23, 25, 28 |
| 5.2 | 4, 8, 12, 24, 29, 30, 32, 36 |
| 5.3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 30 |
| 5.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33 |
| Chapter 6. Constructing Antiderivatives | |
| 6.1 | 3, 6, 13, 15, 20, 25, 33 |
| 6.2 | 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 41, 44, 50, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 65 |
* No WP means the problem is not in WileyPlus and should be completed from the textbook.
The next few questions represent Math 108 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Review of Chapters 5 and 6
Chapter 7: Integration
7.1 Integration by Substitution
7.2 Integration by Parts
7.6 Improper Integrals
Chapter 8: Using the Definite Integral
8.6 Optional: Applications to Economics
8.7 Distribution Functions
8.8 Probability, Mean, and Median
Chapter 9: Functions of Several Variables
9.1 Understanding Functions of Two Variables
9.2 Contour Diagrams
9.3 Partial Derivatives
9.4 Computing Partial Derivatives Algebraically
9.5 Critical Points and Optimization
9.6 Constrained Optimization
Chapter 10: Differential Equations
10.1 What is a Differential Equation?
10.2 Slope Fields
10.3 Euler’s Method
10.4 Separation of Variables
10.5 Growth and Decay
10.6 Applications and Modeling
10.7 The Logistic Model
10.8 Systems of Differential Equations
10.9 Analyzing the Phase Plane
Below are “core problems” that we expect students to be able to solve to ensure understanding of the material in the course syllabus. The problems are taken from Applied & Single Variable Calculus for Loyola University Chicago (packaged with WebAssign), 4th ed., Hughes-Hallett, Deborah, et al.
| Chapter 5 Review | |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | 1, 25, 37 |
| 5.2 | 5, 7, 34, 37 |
| 5.3 | 2, 6, 34 |
| 5.4 | 14, 32, 57 |
| Chapter 6 Review | |
| 6.1 | 3, 15, 31, 33, 34 |
| 6.2 | 26, 46, 49, 51, 55, 65, 76, 92, 116 |
| Chapter 7. Integration | |
| 7.1 | 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 (No WP*), 37, 44, 61, 64, 70, 79 (No WP) , 118, 132 |
| 7.2 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 19, 32, 44, 47, 55, 57, 60, 74, 77, 78 |
| 7.6 | 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 (No WP) 17, 24 (No WP) , 27, 35, 48 (No WP) |
| Chapter 8. Using the Definite Integral | |
| 8A.6 (Optional) | 1, 4, 8, 9, 10, 21, 30, 31, 33, 36 |
| 8A.7 | 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21 |
| 8A.8 | 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23 |
| 8B.1 | 1, 8, 13, 15, 20 |
| 8B.2 | 4, 5, 18, 21, 27, 32, 39, 40 |
| 8B.3 | 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 25, 34, 39 |
| 8B.4 | 1, 5, 7, 10, 15, 25, 31, 33, 34, 44 |
| 8B.5 | 2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 31, 32 |
| 8B.6 | 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 14, 27 |
| Chapter 11. Differential Equations | |
| 11.1 | 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 |
| 11.2 | 4(a)(c)(e) 6, 8, 12(a)(b), 19, 21, 23, 24 |
| 11.3 | 7, 8, 10, 11, 18 |
| 11.4 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 49, 51, 53 |
| 11.5 | 1, 2, 9, 11, 20 WP (30 in text), 24, 26, 34, 39, 43 |
| 11.6 | 1, 2, 6, 8, 14, 15, 18, 22, 24, 28 (No WP), Chapter 11- Rev Ex 45a (Only in WP) |
| 11.7 | 8 (No WP), 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 31, 33, 37 |
| 11.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32 |
| 11.9 | 1, 2, 5, 12 (12a,12b in WP), 16**, 20, 21 (No WP) |
* No WP means the problem is not in WileyPlus and should be completed from the textbook.
**For problem 16 in Section 11.9 use software to generate the phase plane. Here is an example website https://www.bluffton.edu/homepages/facstaff/nesterd/java/slopefields.html
The next few questions represent Math 161 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Chapter 1: Functions
1.1 Functions and Their Graphs
1.2 Library of Functions
1.3 Implicit Functions and Conic Sections
1.4 Polar Functions
1.5 Parametric Functions
Chapter 2: Limits
2.1 Limits in Calculus
2.2 Limits: Numerical & Graphical Approaches
2.3 Calculating Limits Using Limit Laws
2.4 Limits at Infinity & Horizontal Asymptotes
2.5 Continuity & the Intermediate Value Theorem
2.6 Formal Definition of Limit
Chapter 3: The Derivative
3.1 Tangents, Velocities, Other Rates of Change
3.2 Derivatives
3.3 Rules for Differentiation
3.4 Product and Quotient Rules
3.5 Trigonometric Fn’s and Their Derivatives
3.6 Chain Rule
3.7 Tangents to Parametric and Polar Curves
3.8 Implicit Differentiation
3.9 Inverse Functions and Their Derivatives
3.10 Logarithmic Functions & Their Derivatives
Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
4.2 The Mean Value Theorem
4.3 Derivatives and Graphs
4.4 Optimization
4.5 Applications to Rates of Change
4.6 Indeterminate Limits and L’Hopital’s Rule
4.7 Polynomial Approximations
4.8 Tangent Line Approximations: Differentials and Newton’s Method
Chapter 5: The Integral
5.1 Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals
5.2 Area Under a Curve and Total Change
5.3 The Definite Integral
5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.5 Integration by Substitution
Textbook for MATH 162 and MATH 162: Dwyer and Grunwald, “Calculus: Resequenced for Students in STEM”, Preliminary Edition, Wiley.
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MATH 161 Core Problems
Review of prerequisite Material from MATH 161
9.2 Limits and Continuity
9.3 Partial Derivatives
9.4 Chain Rule
9.5 Directional Derivatives and Gradients
9.6 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
9.7 Extrema and the Second Partials Test
9.8 Lagrange Multipliers
10.2 Double Integrals Over Regions
10.3 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
10.4 Applications of Double Integrals
11.2 Separable Differential Equations
11.2 Optional: Graphical, Numerical Solutions to Differential Equations
11.3 Optional: Linear First-Order Differential Equations
MATH 162 Core Problems
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Chapter 12: Infinite Series
12.1 Sequences
12.2 Series
12.3 Integral Test
12.4 Comparison Tests
12.5 Alternating Series
12.6 Ratio and Root Tests
12.7 Power Series
12.8 Power Series Representations of Functions
12.9 Taylor Series
Chapter 13: Vector-Valued Functions
13.1 Review of Vectors
13.2 Vector-Valued Functions
13.3 Differentiation & Integration of Vector-Valued Functions
13.4 Arc Length and Curvature
13.5 Motion in Space
13.6 Tangent, Normal, and Binormal Vectors
Chapter 14: Surfaces, Solids, and Multiple Integrals
14.1 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces
14.2 Review of Double Integrals
14.3 Surface Area
14.4 Integrals Over Solids: Triple Integrals
14.5 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
14.6 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
14.7 Change of Variables: The Jacobian
Chapter 15: Vector Analysis
15.1 Vector Fields
15.2 Line Integrals
15.3 Conservative Vector Fields
15.4 Green’s Theorem
15.5 Parametric Surfaces
15.6 Surface Integrals
15.7 Divergence Theorem
15.8 Stokes’ Theorem
MATH 263 Core Problems
Dwyer and Grunwald, “Calculus: Resequenced for Students in STEM”, Preliminary Edition, Wiley.
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The next few questions represent STAT 103 content, to be mirrored on other pages.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
1.1 What Is Statistics?
1.2 Random Samples
1.3 Introduction to Experimental Design
Chapter 2: Organizing Data
2.1 Frequency, Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics
2.2 Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs
Chapter 3: Averages and Variation
3.1 Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean
3.2 Measures of Variation
3.3 Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots
Chapter 4: Correlation and Regression
4.1 Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation
4.2 Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination
Chapter 5: Elementary Probability Theory
5.1 What is Probability?
5.2 Some Probability Rules-Compound Events
Chapter 6: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics
6.1 Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions
6.2 Binomial Probabilities
6.3 Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution
Chapter 7: Normal Curves and Sampling Distributions
7.1 Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions
7.2 Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution
7.3 Areas Under Any Normal Curve
7.4 Sampling Distributions
7.5 The Central Limit Theorem
7.6 Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution and to p-hat
Chapter 8: Estimation
8.1 Estimating μ When σ is Known
8.2 Estimating μ When σ is Unknown
8.3 Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing
9.1 Introduction to Statistical Tests
9.2 Testing the Mean μ
9.3 Testing a Proportion p
Chapter 10: Inferences About Differences
10.1 Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples)
10.2 Inferences about the Difference of Two Means μ1-μ2
10.3 Inferences about the Difference of Two Proportions p1-p2
Chapter 11: Optional: Additional Topics Using Inference
11.1 Optional: Chi-Square: Tests of Independence and a Homogeneity
11.2 Optional: Chi-Square: Goodness-of-Fit
C.H. Brase and C.P. Brase. Understanding Basic Statistics, 7th ed (WebAssign eBook). Cengage.
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1. Go to www.webassign.net/luc/login.html(Note the change in URL from previous semesters.)
2. Use the LOG IN @ LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGObutton in the center of the page. The LOG IN button in the upper right-hand corner should NOTbe used.
3. Selecting the Loyola login button will bring you to a standard Loyola login page, where you will enter your Loyola ID and password.
4. Successful login should bring you to a WebAssign home screen from which you can access any of your courses having a WebAssign component.
5. Select the desired course. If you have not already registered an access code for the course, a notice will be displayed with three choices:
o Enter an access code (purchased at the Loyola Bookstore or from the Acadiem website),
o Purchase an access code (online from WebAssign), or
o Continue the free trial.
Select the appropriate choice to access the e-book and homework assignments.6. If you purchased an access code for the Larson text in a previous semester, you do not need to purchase another code.
7. If at any time you run into technical difficulty using WebAssign, you can contact WebAssign directly by email or phone. Visit https://webassign.com/support/student-support/to get started.
Below are “core problems” that we expect students to be able to solve to ensure understanding of the material in the course syllabus. The WebAssign core homework problems are taken from Understanding Basic Statistics (7th ed.) by C.H. Brase and C.P. Brase (with the exception of three problems that written in italics in the table below).
| Chapter 1. Getting Started | |
|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1, 3, 4, 8 |
| 1.2 | 2, 3, 8, 20 |
| 1.3 | 1, 7, 9, Review.7, Review 11 |
| Chapter 2. Organizing Data | |
| 2.1 | 9, 10, 20, OpenStax2.79, 19 |
| 2.2 | 4, 5, 10, Review.5, Review.6, Q.LineGraph |
| Chapter 3. Averages and Variation | |
| 3.1 | 2, 16, 17, 18 |
| 3.2 | 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, Q.Decision , Review.2, Review.3 |
| 3.3 | 1, 4, 11, Review.8 |
| Chapter 4. Correlation and Regression | |
| 4.1 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 16 |
| 4.2 | 1, 3, 5, 7 |
| Chapter 5. Elementary Probability Theory | |
| 5.1 | 3, 4, 13, 17, 20, 23 |
| 5.2 | 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 30 |
| Chapter 6. The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics | |
| 6.1 | 1, 3, 10, 14, 16 |
| 6.2 | 2, 3, 7, 8, 15, 16, 19 |
| 6.3 | 1, 11, 17, 18 |
| Chapter 7. Normal Curve and Sampling Distributions | |
| 7.1 | 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 |
| 7.2 | 9, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 47 |
| 7.3 | 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29 |
| 7.4 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 |
| 7.5 | 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 |
| 7.6 | 1, 6, 11 |
| Chapter 8. Estimation | |
| 8.1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 19 |
| 8.2 | 13, 15, 17, 19, 22 |
| 8.3 | 18, 19, 25 |
| Chapter 9. Hypothesis Testing | |
| 9.1 | 1, 3, 4, 16, 20 |
| 9.2 | 15, 16, 18, 23, 26 |
| 9.3 | 1, 10, 11, 17 |
| Chapter 10. Inferences About Differences | |
| 10.1 | 2, 10, 12 |
| 10.2 | 16, 20 |
| 10.3 | 8, 19, 21, 22 |
Center for Tutoring and Academic Excellence
The Center for Tutoring & Academic Excellence offers free collaborative learning opportunities that include small group tutoring and tutor-led study halls to Loyola students. To learn more or request tutoring services, visit the Center for Tutoring & Academic Excellence online at http://www.luc.edu/tutoring.
Loyola Math Club Tutoring
The Loyola Math Club offers free tutoring to students in 100-level MATH courses (and others).
Click here to see when it is offered this semester.
Should you choose Math 161/162 or Math 131/132?
Any questions about placement in calculus or other 100-level courses that remain after reading that section should be directed to John Houlihan, Mathematics Placement Director. Please e-mail him to set up an appointment.
Math 161/162 (Calculus I, Calculus II) is a traditional calculus sequence covering all the basic topics of one-variable calculus. This sequence is a prerequisite for Multivariable Calculus (Math 263) as well as for almost all higher-level math courses. It is required for all students majoring in Chemistry, Engineering Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. It is highly recommended, although not required, for students majoring in Biology, Computer Science and Economics.
Math 131/132 (Applied Calculus I, Applied Calculus II) is more of a survey sequence covering many of the basic topics in one-variable calculus as well as some topics in multivariable calculus and differential equations. It is a terminal sequence in that it does not satisfy the prerequisites of upper-level mathematics and statistics courses. Students who enjoyed mathematics in high school and earned ACT math scores of 28 and higher or SAT math scores of 660 and higher are encouraged to choose the Math 161/162 sequence.
Installing Mathematica (free!)
Mathematica is a powerful computing environment that is designed for use in engineering, mathematics, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, and a wide range of other fields. Loyola students and faculty can download and install the latest copy of Mathematica for free. You must be logged on to Loyola VPN, and then visit the following ITS webpage, https://digitalmedia.luc.edu/News/NewsItem/View/4/mathematica-version-9-downloads-available.
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
From the Wolfram Demonstrations Project. ". . . the Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and a remarkable range of other fields.
Its daily growing collection of interactive illustrations is created by Mathematica users from around the world who participate by contributing innovative Demonstrations."
Click on the link to go to the home page of the Wolfram Demonstrations Project.
