NEWS
Final Grades & Survey Posted Above
December 30, 2013
Sorry for the delay in getting the final grades up. Technically they are unofficial until you
see them on Aurora, but if the grade you get on Aurora is different than what is here, be sure
to contact me. I would definitely appreciate it if you could take a few minutes
and fill out the survey you will find above as well. Thanks everyone for a great term! I wish you
all the best of luck in your future academics and career endeavours. Happy new year! -Rob
1010 Exam Period Office Hours
December 5, 2013
I will be holding some first-come-first-serve office hours just for MATH 1010.
They will be in my office (425 Machray Hall) at the following dates/times:
- December 11 from 12:30pm - 2:00pm, and
- December 12 from 11:00am - 12:30pm.
Please come by and get help on whatever you need in preparation for the exam.
Good luck to you! -Rob
Assignment 4 Posted
November 19, 2013
See below. -Rob
Considering Dropping?
November 12, 2013
I will be having some special office hours for those considering dropping the course.
I will be in my office for anyone looking for advice on Wednesday November 13th from
2:30pm - 4:30pm. Feel free to drop by; no appointment necessary.
Help is first-come first serve. -Rob
Test 2 Marks
November 12, 2013
Posted above. -Rob
Lost items
November 12, 2013
Hey everyone, during last week's exam, someone left a student
card (student number 7697587) and someone else left a binder of notes.
These are in my office if you want to come by and claim either of
them. -Rob
Assignment 3 - Some Answers
November 5, 2013
As discussed in class, here are the answers to the current assignment, questions 4b and 5b:
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Remember that this means that for these questions in particular only your work will be marked.
Missing Test 1 Marks
November 3, 2013
As far as I'm concerned all Test 1 marks have been found. Please check above and email me again
if you still can't find your mark. -Rob
Assignment 3 Posted
October 30, 2013
As discussed, Assignment 3 has now been posted. Apologies to the Tue/Thu section: I had intented
to get this up on Tuesday evening, but that didn't happen - have had a very busy week so far.
I have adjusted the due date as appropriate. -Rob
Exam Locations
October 30, 2013
Here are the locations for Term Test 2 on Tue Nov 5 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm.
As before, location is based on the first letter of your last name (surname):
- A-J: 100 Fletcher Argue
- K-P: 206 Tier
- Q-Z: 408 Tier
As before, if you have a conflict, you will want to speak to me as soon as
possible. Good luck! -Rob
New worksheets
October 30, 2013
New worksheets for REF, RREF, Gaussian, and Gauss-Jordan have been posted. Enjoy! -Rob
Strike update
October 21, 2013
As per an email received shortly after 11:30pm today, there will be NO STRIKE. The agreement
is still being worked through, but the key issues seem to be resolved. Classes as normal
on Tuesday. -Rob
Test 1 Marks Posted above
October 16, 2013
Enjoy. -Rob
New resources
October 16, 2013
I have posted the test 1 with solutions, and a new worksheet on matrix multiplication. -Rob
Assignment 2 Posted
October 10, 2013
Below. Be sure to check the due date and instructions related to the honesty declaration
in the assignment. Good luck! -Rob
Exam Tonight - Locations
October 9, 2013
Here are the locations for tonight's exam, based on the first letter of your last name (surname):
- A-J: 100 Fletcher Argue
- K-P: 206 Tier
- Q-Z: 408 Tier
All students that have gotten special permission to either start early (at 5pm) or start late
(at 6pm) should write their exams in 100 Fletcher Argue (regardless of their last name). Any
student who has not gotten permission to write their exam either early or late will only have
from 5:30 - 6:30pm to write it. Make sure you bring a pencil, a pen, and photo ID with you.
Good luck! -Rob
Assignment 1 Solutions Posted
October 1, 2013
Enjoy! -Rob
Assignment 1, Questions 1 and 5
September 25, 2013
Here are the answers to Questions 1 and 5 (note that right in the question it says
that only the work will be marked):
Question 1:
Question 5:
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
- (e)
- (f)
New Worksheets
September 24, 2013
I have posted a significant number of new worksheets that cover specifically the content
in 1.3. These are optional but can definitely help you learn the content and be able
to do the content faster. Enjoy! -Rob
Assignment 1 Posted
September 23, 2013
See below. Due dates / times are indicated on the assignment itself. -Rob
Welcome!
September 6, 2013
Welcome to the official web page for MATH 1010 at the University of Manitoba for
the fall of 2013.
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WORKSHEETS
The following worksheets are entirely VOLUNTARY, and are meant to help with
learning the material of this course as well as material that you are assumed
to know in this class.
- Negative Numbers - Practice adding and subtracting negative numbers
- Simplifying Fractions - Practice putting fractions into simplest form
- Working with Fractions - Practice adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
- One variable equalities algebra - Practice solving linear equations of one variable
- One variable inequalities algebra - Practice solving linear inequalities of one variable
- Slope-Intercept Form - Practice putting linear equations into slope-intercept form
- Find the equation of the line - Practice finding equations of lines given some information
- Substitution - Practice finding the intersection of two lines using substitution
- Elimination - Practice finding the intersection of two lines using elimination
- Line Intersections - Practice finding the intersection of two lines -- any method
- More linear programming problems - More linear programming questions (not found in book). No solutions available as of now.
- Practicing Matrix Multiplication - To practice matrix multiplication (includes solutions)
- Sample Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan problems - Sample systems of equations solved completely using Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan elimination
- REF Practice Worksheet
- Gauss-Jordan Practice - Sample systems solved using Gauss-Jordan elimination. Big and randomly generated.
- RREF Practice - Practice moving matrices into RREF. Big and randomly generated.
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RESOURCES / LINKS
Lab Worksheets
- Lab 1 (week of Sept 9)
Instructional Videos
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WARNING: These instructional videos are to aid in learning the material only and are completely optional.
There is no express or implied suggestion that if you do things the same way they are done in these
videos you get full marks. Your instructor is the authority on all notation and methods used to solve
problems in this class, and if you solve a problem, or present your answer in a different manner than
your instructor indicates you should, be warned that you may loose marks.
- Week 12 & 13 (Nov 24-Dec 4):
Note: These videos on the financial content use very different notation than we did in class.
On the exam, be sure to use notation and formulas that were presented in class. For this reason,
the financial videos may not be as useful to you as previous videos were.
Simple/Compound Interest (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight
)
Annuities (
one,
two,
three,
four
)
Loans / Mortgages (
one,
two,
three
)
- Week 11 (Nov 17-23):
Adjacency Matrices (
link
)
Other Graph Theory (
link
)
- Week 10 (Nov 10-16):
Hamilton Paths/Cycles (
one,
two
)
Traveling Salesman Problem (
link
)
Euler / Hamilton Applications (
Problem,
Solution
)
- Week 9 (Nov 3-9):
Planar Graphs (
link
)
Euler Paths / Circuits (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
)
- Week 8 (Oct 27-Nov 2):
Intro Graph Theory (
one,
two
)
- Week 7 (Oct 20-26):
More Gauss-Jordan / RREF (
one,
two,
three
)
- Week 6 (Oct 13-19):
Systems of Equations in general (
link
)
Gaussian Elimination / REF (
one,
two
)
Gauss-Jordan Elimination / RREF (
one,
two,
three,
four
)
- Week 5 (Oct 6-12):
Intro to Matrices (
link,
)
Basic Matrix Ops (
one,
two
)
Matrix Multiplication (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
)
- Week 4 (Sept 29-Oct 5):
Linear Programming (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six
)
- Week 3 (Sept 22-28):
Applying Linear Equations to Word Problems (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine,
ten,
eleven
)
Word Problems with Inequalities (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five
)
Linear Inequalities in 2 Variables (
one,
two,
three
)
Systems of Linear Inequalities (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five
)
- Week 2 (Sept 15-21):
Graphing Lines / Slope (
one,
two
)
Finding equations of lines (
one,
two,
three
)
Substitution (
one,
two
)
Elimination (
one,
two
)
Parallel & Perpendicular Lines (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
)
- Week 0/1 (Sept 5-14):
Working with fractions (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine,
ten
)
Linear Equations in 1 Variable (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight
)
Linear Inequalities (
one,
two,
three,
four
)
Linear Equations in 2 Variables / Lines: Slope (
one,
two,
three,
four,
five
)
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Office Hours (425 Machray