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SYLLABUS

MTH 201
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Instructor:
Dr. Davender Malik
Office:
Old Gym 206
Phone: 280-2581
Email: malik@creighton.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM;
Tuesday and Thursday: 8:20 to 9:20AM; 12:30 to 1:50PM
+ by appointment
Class Schedule/Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 to 12:15
Introduction:
MTH 201 is designed to meet the mathematics requirements of the undergraduate core
curriculum. The goal of the course is to develop an appreciation in the student for the
improvement role of mathematics in contemporary society. The prerequisite for this course is a
successful completion of MTH 135 (College Algebra) or its equivalent. Most high school 4 th year
math such as Senior Math, Pre-calculus and Analysis will satisfy this prerequisite.
Textbook:
Required text: Applied Mathematics, D.S. Malik; Pearson Custom Publishing.
Class Cancellation Policy:

Due to weather condition or other emergencies a class may be


cancelled and efforts will be made to notify the Students in
advance if possible.

Course Goals:
1. To learn the basic elements of quantitative reasoning and their roles in contemporary
applications.
2. To acquire the ability to understand, formulate, and solve quantitative problems.
3. To develop an appreciation of the power of abstraction and deduction in mathematics.
4. To develop the ability to defend and to refute arguments based upon quantitative data.
5. To develop an understanding of complex processes and the ability to draw logical
conclusions.
Course Objectives:
Part One: System of Linear Equations and Matrix Algebra
1. The student will be able to construct the equation of a straight line form various
information such as points, slope, an intercepts.
2. The student will be able to formulate a system of linear equations in two or three
variables and find the solution of the system.
3. The student will learn the matrix notation and matrix algebra.
4. The student will be able to find a matrix inverse and apply it to various problems.
Part Two: Linear Programming
1. The student will comprehend the basic model structures of a linear programming
problem.
2. The student will learn to formulate a simple linear programming problem.
3. The student will learn to find the solution of a two-variable linear programming problem
with the graphical method.

Part Three: Interest, Mortgages, and Financial Decision Making


1. The student will learn to calculate interest using basic formulas.
2. The student will learn to calculate the present value of future payments.
3. The student will learn to calculate time payments.
Part Four: Mathematical Logic
1. The student will understand the concepts of statements, connectives, and negation,
2. The student will learn to construct and read truth tables.
3. The student will understand the concepts of equivalence, implication, and deduction.
Part Five: Set Theory
1. The student will understand the notion of a set.
2. The student will learn the basic operations on setsunion, intersection, and complement.
3. The student will learn to represent sets using Venn diagrams.
4. The student will learn to find the size of a (finite) set and use this concept to solve
problems.
5. The student will learn about the sets of outcomes and trees.
Part Six: Probability
1. The student will understand the basic concepts and rules of the probability of a single
event.
2. The student will learn to determine the size of a complicated event by using the
multiplication rule, permutations, and combinations.
3. The student will be able to compute the probability of a single event.
4. The student will understand the concepts of conditional probability and independence
between events.
5. The student will be able to compute the probability of a compounded event.
6. The student will learn the basic concepts and method of a stochastic process.
7. The student will be able to use the Binomial Distribution to evaluate Bernoulli trials.
Part Seven: Statistics
1. The student will comprehend the concepts of a random variable and its probability
density function.
2. The student will be able to construct the probability distribution of the random variable of
a simple experiment.
3. The student will be able to find the expected value and the standard deviation of a
random variable form its probability distribution.
4. The student will know the properties of a normal distribution and use the distribution to
estimate the probability of a related event.
5. The student will be able to use the normal distribution to estimate the Binomial
distribution.
Academic Honesty:
Academic Honesty Policy is passed by the Executive Council of the College of Arts and Sciences
on February 7, 2002, approved by the Dean on February 21, 2002, and amended on January 30,
2003. In the case of academic dishonesty, the rules set in the policy will be followed. This policy
is at the website:
https://www2.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/CCAS/docs/acadhonesty.html

Course Evaluation:
Home Work: (Only completion points) ---------------------------------Chapter Tests: ---------------------------------------------------------------A: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5: 4 tests ------------ 25% (Maximum)
B: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9: 4 tests ------------- 25% (Maximum)
Due to difficulties in fairness and administration for large
classes these in-class tests CANNOT be made up for any
reason. No late papers will be accepted.

5%
50%

**To allow necessary absence, each test will have extra


questions.
For part A, each test is 30 points. The maximum points
you can earn are 120.
For part B, each test is 30 points. The maximum points
you can earn are 120.
Midterm Examination (March 1, 2007) -----------------------------Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5

15%

Final Examination (May 2, 2007, 3:00 4:40) --------------Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9


The location for the final exam will be announced at a later
time. Finals may not be given early. Those who miss the
final will receive 0 points for the final.
*** Final exam is prepared and administered by the
department. All MTH 201 students take the same exam,
at the same time, and in the same room.

30%

*** In exams, only a scientific calculator is allowed. Graphics Calculators are not allowed.
*** You can find old exams and current syllabus at:
https://people.creighton.edu/~dsm33733/MTH201/
Grade Scale:
90% 100 %
85%89.999 %
80%84.999 %
75%79.999 %
65%74.999 %
55%64.999 %
054.9999 %

A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F

Course Presentation:
In class, the course will consist of lectures, examples, question-and-answer, and class-work
exercises. Outside of class, the student will be asked to study the text and lectures as well as
working problems.
Attendance Policy:
Three excused absences are allowed. Each successive absence will result in grade reduction.
Course Outline
Assigned home work: All odd numbered exercises in the book.

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