Homework 8 has been revised. The second page has an answer sheet that must be used for the fourth problem.
The solution to Lab 3 has been put online. The lab was done in class on Friday, October 26.
Several examples have been posted on the Handouts page. The "Temperature Correlation Example" has the example from class and will help you do Homework 3.
Homework 2 has been updated. Part 2 was more clearly clarified. The directions for finding the growth charts in Part 3 was corrected. On the CDC web site, you need to click for the "Individual Growth Charts."
Study Problems are now on the Assignments page.
The Chapter 1 handouts are now on the Handouts page.
See Handout 1, Course Policies, and Handout 2, Syllabus, for more course details.
| Monday Wednesday Friday |
2:00pm–2:50pm | Rodman Hall 002 |
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Dr. Robert Ravenscroft
Tyler 247 rar@cs.uri.edu |
The instructor is only on campus Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Should you need to contact him at other times, the best option is to use email.
| Monday | 1:15–1:45 | Tyler 247 |
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| Wednesday | 1:15–1:45 | Tyler 247 |
| Friday | 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Tyler 247 |
If these hours are not convenient for you, the instructor is available by appointment. Contact him at least a day in advance by email. On most days, he can remain at URI beyond the end of his classes. On Monday and Wednesday, his classes end at 4:15pm. On Friday, his last class ends at 2:50pm.
| Wednesday | September 5 | First Class |
| Friday | September 14 | Last day for early drop |
| Tuesday | September 18 | Last day to add course |
| Monday | October 8 | Columbus Day, no class |
| Wednesday | October 10 | Monday classes meet |
| Monday | October 22 | Mid semester |
| Tuesday | October 30 | Last day to drop |
| Monday | November 12 | Veterans Day, no class |
| Friday | November 23 | Thanksgiving Break, no class |
| Monday | December 10 | Last class |
| Wednesday | December 19 | Final Exam, 8am – 11am |
Dilip Datta, Finite Math for Liberal Arts, second edition, Rhode Island Desktop, 2000. ISBN 0-9638605-3-4.
The course materials on this web site are in Adobe PDF format. They can be saved to disk or viewed from your web browser. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. Goto the Adobe web site to download the reader. It is free software.