MA 153

Syllabus

• Why We Use a Team Approach (also includes Team Roles)
• Reading the Text
• Assistance with Graphing Calculators
• Common Office Hours
• Office Hours (see also Common Office Hours and Drop-In Tutoring)
• Tutoring
• Reduce your Math Anxiety
• The complete solutions manual is on reserve in the Helmke Library at the service desk as well as videos of each class. (See first floor map).
• Internet Assignments (e-grade). 
  Click here for some tips to use eGrade. Click here for a discussion on the population problem.
  HW 1 is due 11:59 pm Tuesday, 9-16 (Need a temporary eGrade until your order arrives? Use this link.)
  HW 2 is due 11:59 pm Thursday, 9-25
  HW 3 is extended to  11:59 pm Thursday, 10-16
  HW 4 eGrade due 11:59 pm Sunday, Oct. 26
  HW 5 Selected topics from Chapter 5 (5.1- 5.3) is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 11
  HW 6 Selected topics from  Section 5.5 and 8.1 is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 18
  HW 7 eGrade Selected topics from Chapter 9 due 11:59 pm  Tuesday, Nov. 25
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• Review for Test
• Math Test Center
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  • Consent Form
• Additional Sources of Help
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Assignments

Class Date	Assignment
Tuesday, 8-26	Due Thursday, 8-28: Read: Course Guide and Section 1.1 and 1.2 Do:     Section 1.1 -- 3-9, 12, 19-23
Thursday, 8-28	Due Tuesday, 9-02: Read: Section 1.3 and 1.4 Do:     Section 1.2 -- 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and Section 1.3 -- 7-11, 14
Tuesday, 9-02	Due Thursday, 9-04: Read: Section 1.5  Do:     Section 1.3 -- 18, 19, 22-27 and Section 1.4 -- 14-23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 35 and Chapter 1 Review (pages 50-52) -- 37 and 52 (Here's the solution to #35)
Thursday, 9-04	Due Tuesday, 9-09: Read: Section 2.1 and 2.2 Do:     Section 1.5 -- 1 through 17, 19, 21-23, 25, 26
Tuesday, 9-09	Due Thursday, 9-11: Read: Section 2.3 Do:     Section 2.1 -- 9-13, 16, 18, 20 and Chapter 2 Review (page 91) -- 19, 20, 22-26 and Section 2.2 -- 24-27 First Internet Homework is Due in one week, Tuesday 9-16 Click on e-grade. You must register first in the class. (Need a temporary eGrade until your order arrives? Use this link.)
Thursday, 9-11	Due Tuesday, 9-16: Read: Section 2.4 and 2.5 Do:      Section 2.2 -- 1-23 and Section 2.3 -- 10, 11
Tuesday, 9-16	Due Thursday, 9-18: Read: Section 2.6 and 3.1 Do:     Section 2.4 -- 1-17, 19, 20
Thursday, 9-18	Due Tuesday, 9-23: Read: Section 3.1 Do:     Section 2.5 -- 3-16, 18 and Chapter 2 Review (page 91) -- 28, 33ab, 36 and 2.6 -- 1, 2-13, 15, 18 HW 1 eGrade due 11:59 pm tonight Sept 18
Tuesday, 9-23	Due Thursday, 9-25: Read:  Section 3.1 (again) Do:      Section 3.1 -- 1, 2, 5, 8, 9-14, 17, 20, 22, 24, 33              HW 2 eGrade is due 11:59 pm Thursday, 9-25
Thursday, 9-25	Due Tuesday, 9-30: Read: Section 3.2 and 3.3 Do:     Section 3.1 -- 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25 HW 2 eGrade due 11:59 pm tonight Sept 25 Test 1 Cycle begins Monday, Sept 29 and ends Friday, Oct 3. See review below. You must make a credible first attempt either Sept 29 or Sept 30.
Tuesday, 9-30	Due Thursday, 10-2: Read:  Section 3.3 Do:      Section 3.2 --  1-5, 11, 15, 17, 20, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39 and Chapter 3 Review 12, 14
Thursday, 10-2:	Due Tuesday 10-7: Read:  Section 3.4 Do:      Section 3.3 –1-15, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35 and Section 3.4 – 1, 2, 13 Note: You are now to sit in an assigned seat with your new group beginning next class. Here is the seating chart.
Tuesday, 10-07	Due Thursday, 10-9: Read:  Section 4.1 Do:      Section 3.4 – 7-10, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 *Solve these questions graphically or with a table at this point. Missed the handout? Get it here. HW 3 eGrade due 11:59 pm Thursday Oct. 16
Thursday, 10-9	Due Thursday, 10-16: Read:  Section 4.1 (ok, read it again) Do:      Section 3.4 –3, 4, 12 and Section 4.1 –1-10, 19-21, 22a, 23ac, 24, 49, 50 and worksheet on logarithms and Why Are the Logarithm Properties True? (Find the answer keys here.)
Tuesday, 10-14 Fall Break	Take a Rhino Rest! Photo by Kathy Hanby. Used with permission.
Thursday, 10-16	Due Tuesday, 10-21: Read:  Section 4.2 and 4.3 Do:      Section 4.1 – 11-18, 22de, 23b, 26, 27, 23b, 28-32, 34-36 HW 4 eGrade due 11:59 pm Sunday Oct. 26
Tuesday, 10-21	Due Thursday, 10-23: Read:  Section 4.3 and Section 5.1 Do:      Section 4.1 – 33, 40-43, 46, 47, 51 and Section 4.2 -- 1-15, 23-27, 31, 35, 37, 43-46, 49 and Chapter 4 Review – 11, 12, 15
Thursday, 10-23:	Due Tuesday, 10-28: Read:  Section 5.1 Do:      Section 4.3 – 1-6, 13-19, 30, 32a Test 2 Cycle begins Monday Oct 27 - Fri Oct 31 over Chapters 3 and 4 Must make a credible first attempt either Oct 27 or 28
Tuesday, 10-28:	Due Thursday, 10-30: Read:  Section 5.2 and 5.3 Handouts: Worksheet 5.1 Do:      Section 5.1 – 1, 2, 3-26, 31, 32, 33ab, 34ab, 35, 37, 39, 40 and Chapter 5 Review 1-3.
Thursday, 10-30:	Due Tuesday, 11-4: Handouts: Worksheet 5.2 Read:  Section 5.3 and 5.5 Do:      Section 5.2 – 2-10, 18-22, 26-30, 36, 39, 40
Thursday, 11-4:	Due Thursday, 11-6: Handouts: Worksheet 5.3 Read:  Section  5.5 Do:      Section 5.3 – 2 through 28 (student’s choice) and Section 5.5 -- 9, 13-19, 25, 28 HW 5 eGrade Selected topics from Chapter 5 (5.1- 5.3) is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 11
Thursday, 11-6:	Due Tuesday, 11-11: Read:  Section  8.1 and Section 9.1 Do:      Section 5.5 -- 3-8, 14, 20 and worksheet HW 5 eGrade  is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 11
Tuesday, 11-11:	Due Thursday, 11-13: Read:  Section  9.2  Do:      Section 8.1 -- 1, 4-21, 29, 40, 58 and worksheet and Section 9.1 - 1-8 HW 5 eGrade  is due 11:59 pm, tonight HW 6 eGrade  is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 18
Thursday, 11-13:	Due Tuesday, 11-18: Read:  Section 9.2 Do:      Section 9.1 -- 9-13, 18-25, 27-29 37, 38, 41 HW 6 eGrade  is due 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 18
Tuesday, 11-18:	Due Thursday, 11-20: Read:  Section  9.3  Do:      Section 9.2 -- 1-13, 16, 18, 21  HW 6 eGrade  is due 11:59 pm, tonight Nov. 18
Thursday, 11-20:	Due Tuesday, 11-25: Read:  Section  9.4  Do:      Section 9.3 -- 1 through 10, 14, 19, 21, 28, 30, 34 through 39, 43, 45 HW 7 eGrade Selected topics from Chapter 9 due 11:59 pm  Nov. 25Section 9.4  – 7 through 12
Tuesday, 11-25:	Due Tuesday, 12-2: Read:  Section  9.5  Do:      Section 9.4 -- 7 through 12 Test Cycle for Test 3 begins Mon Dec 1- Fri. Dec 5 HW 7 eGrade Selected topics from Chapter 9 due 11:59 pm tonight Holiday Bonus: All past eGrade assignments may be redone by 11:59 Tuesday, Dec. 9
Tuesday, 12-2:	Due Thursday, 12-4: Read:  Section  9.6  Do:      Section 9.5 -- 1-16, 21-27 odd
Thursday, 12-4:	Due Tuesday, 12-9: Do:  Section 9.5 -- 34-44 and Section  9.6  2-9, 14-28 Want more practice finding rational functions? See eGrade and select Rational Functions. For a review for a final exam, go to the Department MA 153 Course Page and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Tuesday, 12-9:	Due Thursday, 12-11: Do:  Section 9.5 -- 45-47 and study for the final exam Want more practice finding rational functions? See eGrade and select Rational Functions. For a review for a final exam, go to the Department MA 153 Course Page and scroll to the bottom of the page. Holiday Bonus: All past eGrade assignments may be redone by 11:59 tonight, Dec 9. Final Exam is  Monday, December 15, 3:30 pm -5:30 pm Location: SB 168 (our classroom) Bring #2 pencils and a graphing calculator
Thursday, 12-11:	Study for the final exam! Do eGrade and select Rational Functions for bonus points by 11:59 Friday Dec 12. For a copy of the review for a final exam, go to the Department MA 153 Course Page and scroll to the bottom of the page.  Final Exam is  Monday, December 15, 3:30 pm -5:30 pm Location: SB 168 (our classroom) Bring #2 pencils and a graphing calculator Review Session for Final Exam:  Monday, Dec. 15 12:00-2:00 pm,  Science Building G20 Merry Christmas! Click here for your Christmas card.

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