ASSIGNMENTS
Math 170 Spring 2008
Dr. Anthony Hughes
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First Midterm:
CHEM B13 6:30PM-8:00PM
Statistics
Homework: Wed Feb 6.
Chapter 5 (Fapp 210): 3, 4, 5, 7-12, 18, 21, 22
Go onto the web and find an interesting paragraph on
the use of statistics in national testing.
Miniquiz: Wed Feb 6.
Questions based on the homework
Homework: Wed Feb 13.
Chapter 5 (Fapp 210): 29, 30, 32, 41 - 47
Go onto the web and find an interesting paragraph on data.
Miniquiz: Wed Feb 13.
Questions based on the homework
Homework: Mon Feb 18.
Chapter 7 (Fapp): 6, 7, 10
Chapter 8 (Fapp): 4, 9, 10, 12-15, 20, 21, 23
Go onto the web and find an interesting paragraph on
probability.
Miniquiz: Mon Feb 18.
Questions based on the homework
Homework: Wed Feb 20.
Chapter 8 (Fapp): 32-36, 46, 48, 53-55
Go onto the web and find an interesting paragraph on TBA
Miniquiz: Wed Feb 20.
Questions based on the homework
Voting and Social Choice
Homework: Wed Mar Feb 27.
Chapter 9 (FAPP): All odd numbered questions.
Review vocabulary.
Worked examples
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
of the Borda count (cite website).
Miniquiz: Wed Feb 27.
Questions based on the homework
Homework: Mon Mar 3.
Chapter 11 (FAPP): 1, 3, 4, 12, 13(a, c, f, g), 14 - 17
Worked examples
Look at the writing exercise on P429 and Q18 on P426.
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
of the use of the Banzhaf Power Index
Miniquiz: Mon Mar 3.
Questions based on the Banzhaf Power Index.
Homework: Wed Mar 5.
P 424 (FAPP): 7, 8, 9, 28, 30, 35, 36, 37
Worked examples
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
of the use of the Shapley-Shubik Power Index (cite website).
Miniquiz: Wed Mar 5.
Questions based on the Shapley-Shubik Power Index and binary numbers.
First Exam: Wed Mar Mar 19.
Place: CHEM B13
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Prepare one 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper (both sides) with handwritten notes of your choice (worth 6 points)
The exam will cover all material up to the Shapley-Shubik Power Index.
Graph Theory
Basic Concepts (Class Notes, also read Chapter 1)
Graph, vertices, edges, path (length), connected, circuit (simple), tree, spanning tree.
Homework: Wed Apr 2.
P 54(FAPP): 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 40, 42, 44
Go onto the website
www.tsp.gatech.edu.
Find an interesting example of the TSP.
Miniquiz: Wed Apr 2.
Questions based on the homework and basic concepts.
Homework: Wed Apr 9.
P 54 (FAPP): 48 - 55, 62 - 63, 66 + Breadth-First
Breadth-First Spanning Tree
Go onto the website
www.geocities.com/satishgoda/html/mst.html.
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
the use of minimum-cost spanning trees.
Miniquiz: Wed Apr 9.
Questions based on the homework.
Codes
Homework: Wed Apr 16.
P 613 (FAPP): 2 - 36 (even)
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
the use of error-detecting codes.
Miniquiz: Wed Apr 16.
Questions based on the homework.
Homework: Mon Apr 21.
P 654 (FAPP): 1-6 (all), 10, 38 - 40 (and decode), 59, 61 - 65, 66
Go onto the web and find an interesting example
on security and the web.
Miniquiz: Mon Apr 21.
Questions based on the homework.
Presentation night (non CGS): Wed Apr 23.
Place: TBA
Time: 6:15 - 8:30
Presentations may be either a poster or powerpoint.
Each student should be prepared to talk for about 4-5 minutes
Second Exam: Mon Apr 28.
Place: DRL A5
Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Prepare one 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper (both sides) with handwritten notes of your choice (worth 6 points)
The exam will cover voting, graphs, codes and counting.
Presentation night (CGS, others by permission): Wed May 7.
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Presentations may be either a poster or powerpoint.
Each student should be prepared to talk for about 4-5 minutes