Dr. Jean Nicolas Pestieau

Assistant Professor - Mathematics

Shinnecock 223

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pestiej@sunysuffolk.edu

(631) 548-3585

 

 

                                                                         Sierpinkski's Triangle            

 

 

·        MA 21 – Survey of Mathematical Reasoning     

 

Course Outline

 

Review Sheet

 

1 – Basic Set Theory                         2 – Introduction to Logic                              3 – Inductive Reasoning           

Exam 1 (Avg = 66)                            Exam 2 (Avg = 66)                                       Exam 4 (take-home)                                                           

Corrections1                                       Corrections2                                                                                     

                                               

Exam 3 (Avg = 71)                                                                           

                                                            Corrections3                                                                                     

           

How Big is Infinity?.. Check out this these introductory notes on transfinite arithmetic and the cardinality of infinite sets.

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·        MA 22 – Survey of Contemporary Mathematical Topics     

                                                                                     

1 – Number Theory              2 – Probability Theory                      3 – Geometry                         4 – Group Theory

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·       MA 27 – Algebra II

 

Course Outline

 

1 – Elementary Algebra Review

2 – Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable

                        Exam 1          

3 – Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables

      4 – Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

                              Exam 2

5 – Polynomials and Exponents

      6 – Rational Expressions

                              Exam 3                                    

7 – Rational Exponents and Roots

      8 – Quadratic Equations     

                             Exam 4

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·       MA 36 – Finite Mathematics

         

Course Outline

 

1 – Introduction to Matrix Algebra

                        Exam 1 (Avg = 64)

                        Corrections1  

2 – Game Theory

                        Exam 2 (Avg = 62)

                        Corrections2

3 – Stochastic Processes (Markov Chains)                       

4 – Systems of Linear Equations

                        Exam 3 (Avg = 47)

                        Corrections3

                       

Exam 4 (take-home)

5 – Linear Programming

                         

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·       MA 61 – Fundamentals of Precalculus I

 

Course Outline

         

1 – Functions and Their Graphs

                                    Exam 1 (Avg = 60)

                                    Corrections1  

            2 – Quadratic and Polynomial Functions

            3 – Rational Functions

                                    Exam 2 (Avg = 69)

                                    Corrections2 

            4 – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

                                    Exam 3 (Avg = 68)

                                    Corrections3

            5 – Trigonometric Functions

                                    Exam 4 (take-home)

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·       MA 64 – Calculus for Non-Science Majors

 

Course Outline

 

1 – Preliminaries on Functions

            2 – Differential Calculus

                        2.1        Limits and Continuity

                        2.2       The Derivative

                                    Exam 1 (Avg = 46)

                                    Corrections1

                        2.3       Applications

                        Exam 2 (Avg = 40)

                                    Corrections2

            3 – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

                        3.1        Properties of Exp(x) and Log(x) Functions

                        3.2       Derivatives of Exp(x) and Log(x)

                        3.3       Applications – Growth and Decay Problems                                

                                    Exam 3 (Avg = 62)

                                    Corrections3

            4 – Integral Calculus

                        4.1        Antiderivatives

                        4.2       Definite Integrals, Areas and the Fundamental Theorem

                                    Exam 4 (take-home)

                        4.3       Techniques of Integration

                        4.4       Applications              

            5 – Implicit Differentiation

6 – First-Order Separable Differential Equations