MATHEMATICS 103
Quantitative Methods

Description: Mathematics 103 prepares students to be quantitatively literate citizens in today's world. By learning to think critiically about quantitative issues, students will be able to make responsible decisions in their daily lives. Problems are analyzed and solved using numerical, graphical, statistical, and algebraic reasoning. Technology is used to help visualize data and facilitate calculations, as well as to present quantitative output and verbal arguments.

Class Times:    MWF 8:00am - 8:55am,   T 8:00am

Location:    P-107,  Brumbaugh Science Center

Instructor: Dr. Kim Roth
Phone:       641-3593
Office:       A 302, Brumbaugh Science Center
E-mail:      kroth@juniata.edu

Course Outline: Read sections of the text prior to class, since much of the mathematical content is "review" and class time may be more directed toward alternative methods and computer implementation.

          Code of Conduct        Keys to Success

Day	Topic	In-class Work	Out-of-class Work
00 M-01/14	Course Introduction	Discuss Code of Conduct Discuss Keys to Success Data Survey Personal Survey (here are Prof. Roth's responses if you are interested)
01 T-01/15	Assessment Day I
02 W-01/16	Topic 1: Charts and Graphs	Assignment 01 Due: beginning of class on Mon, 01/21	Topic 1 Explorations: 1, 2, 3, 5
03 Fr-01/18	Topic 1: Pie Charts	continue Assignment 01 Due: beginning of class on Mon, 01/21	Topic 1 Explorations: 8, 10, 11
04 M-01/21	Assignment 01 due Topic 1: Histograms and Stemplots	Assignment 02 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 01/23	Topic 1 Explorations: 6
05 T-01/22	Discussion session optional if Assignment 02 completed	continue Assignment 02 Due: beginning of class on Wed. 1/23
W-01/24	Assignment 02 due Topic 2: Bivariate Data and Scatterplots	Assignment 03 Due: beginning of class on Wed. 1/30	Topic 2 Explorations: 1, 2
06 Fr-01/25	Meet with Reference Librarian to help determine "trustworthy" web-sites
07 M-01/28	Project 01 Due: Mon, 02/11 Analyzing and graphing student data, coinciding with web research	Project 01 Due: Mon, 02/11
08 W-01/30	Assignment 03 due Topic 2: Functions and Relations	Assignment 04 Due: beginning of class on Wed., 02/06	Topic 2 Explorations: 3, 6, 7
09 Fr-02/01	Topic 3: Graphs of Functions	continue Assignment 04 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 02/06	Topic 3 Explorations: 2, 3, 5, 8
10 M-02/04	Topic 4: Multiple Variable Functions	continue Assignment 04 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 02/06	Topic 4 Explorations: 1, 4, 5
11 W-02/06	Assignment 04 due Review Day / Work Problems	Fall 2007 Exam 01 Fall 2007 Exam 01 Key
12 Fr-02/08	Exam 01
13 M-02/11	Project 01 due Topic 5: Directly Proportional and Linear Functions	Assignment 05 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 02/13	Topic 5 Explorations: 1, 2, 5
14 W-02/13		SNOW DAY!
15 Fr-02/15	Assignment 05 due Topic 5: more Linear Functions, Inversely Proportional Functions, and more Concavity	Assignment 06 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 02/20	Topic 5 Explorations: 6
16 M-02/18	Topic 6: Modeling w/Linear and Exponential Functions	continue Assignment 06 Due: beginning of class on Wed., 02/20	Topic 6 Explorations: 5, 6, 8
17 W-02/20	Topic 6: Linear Regression	Assignment 06 Due: beginning of class on Fri., 02/22	Topic 6 Explorations: 2 (in Excel)
18 Fr-02/22	Assignment 06 due Topic 7: Logarithmic Scale	Assignment 07 Due: beginning of class on Fri, 02/29	Topic 7 Explorations: 1, 2, 3, 5
19 M-02/25	Exam 02	Fall 2007 Exam 02 Fall 2007 Exam 02 Key
20 W-02/27	Topic 7: Estimation	Assignment 07 Due: beginning of class on Fri, 02/29	Topic 7 Explorations: 4, 6, 8, 10
21 Fr-02/29	Assignment 07 due Topic 8: Fog Index	Assignment 08 Due: beginning of class on Wed., 03/12	Topic 8 Explorations: 6, 7, 8
03/03 03/05 03/07	Spring Break
22 M-03/10	Topic 8: Indexes and Ratings CPI homepage	continue Assignment 08 Due: beginning of class on Wed. 3/12	Topic 8 Explorations: 3, 4, 10
23 W-03/12	Assignment 08 due Topic 9: Savings	Compound Interest Worksheet	Topic 9 Explorations: 3, 4, 6
24 F-03/14	Topic 9: Loans	Assignment 09 Due: Wed. Mar. 3/19	Topic 9 Explorations: 8, 9, 10
25 M-03/17	Project 2 Due: Fri, 04/04 Loan Analysis	Project 02 Due: Fri, 04/04
W-03/19	Assignment 09 due Topic 11: Decision Making Decision Making Worksheet	Assignment 10 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 03/26	Topic 11 Explorations: 1, 3, 5
Fr-03/21	No Class: Good Friday
26 M-03/24	Topic 14: Apportionment, Quota Methods	Assignment 10 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 03/26	Topic 14 Explorations: 1, 5
27 W-03/26	Assignment 10 due Topic 14: Apportionment, Divisor Methods National Atlas Interactive Hamilton Method Info from U.S. Census Bureau	Assignment 11 Due: 12p.m, Noon, on Tuesday, 04/1	Topic 14 Explorations: 2, 3
28 Fr-03/28	Topic 16: Averages and Five-Number Summary	Assignment 11 Due: 12:00pm, Noon, on Tue, 04/01	Topic 16 Explorations: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9
29 M-03/31	Review Day / Work Problems
Tu-04/01	Assignment 11 due
30 W- 04/02	Exam 03	Fall 2007 Exam 03 Fall 2007 Exam 03 Key
31 Fr-04/04	Project 02 due Topic 17: Standard Deviation, z-score, and Normal Distributions Notes to help determine whether data is normally distributed	Assignment 12 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 04/9	Topic 17 Explorations: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
32 M-04/07	Topic 18: Basics of Probability	continue Assignment 12 Due: beginning of class on Wed, 04/9	Topic 18 Explorations: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
33 W-04/09	Assignment 12 due Topic 19: Conditional Probability and Tables	Assignment 13 Due: beginning of class on Fri, 04/18	Topic 19 Explorations: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
34 Fr-04/11	Project 03 Due: Tues, 04/29 Analyzing Obituaries - Normally distributed? Notes to help determine whether data is normally distributed	Project 03 Due: Tues, 04/29, by 5:00pm
35 M-04/14	Topic 17, 18, 19 Problem Day	Assignment 13 Due: beginning of class on Fri, 04/18
W-04/16	No Class: Juniata Liberal Arts Symposium
36 Fr-04/18	Assignment 13 due Topic 20: Sampling and Surveys	Assignment 14 Due: 12:00pm Noon on Tues, 04/22	Topic 20 Explorations: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10
37 M-04/21	Review Day / Work Problems
Tu-04/22	Assignment 14 due
38 W-04/23	Exam 04	Fall 2007 Exam 04 Fall 2007 Exam 04 Key
39 Fr-04/25	Assessment Day II
40 M-04/28	Survey students for their "Keys for Success" in MA 103 Time to work on final Project
Tu-04/29	Project 03 Due

Important Note: There are many ways to get help with the technology we use.  Each of the Activities in your textbook have detailed directions, and the Excel Commands by Activitiy section provides the page containing the detail for each command.  Additionally, the software we use has excellent help features – take advantage!  Finally, you can always ask your professor when you need help.  The software we use is not hard to learn if you try, and we use it because it helps us understand the topic we are studying.