MA 153 9:00 - 9:50
The Power of One: Make a Difference with the Right Sum

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• Syllabus for John's class  and General Course Information
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  E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Sept 6.
  E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1, due 11:59 pm., Monday, Sept 11.
  E-HW 3 Selected Topics from Chapter 2, due 11:59 pm., Friday, Sept 15.
  E-HW 4 Selected Topics from 3.1 and 3.2, due 11:59 pm., Friday, Sept. 29.
  E-HW 5 Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 11.
  E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18
  E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm., Friday, Nov. 3
  E-HW 8 Selected Topics from 5.5, 8.1 due 11:59 pm., Monday Nov. 13.
  E-HW9 Topics from Chapter 9 due 11:59 pm., Monday Nov. 20
  E-HW10 Asymptotes due 11:59 pm., Friday, Dec. 1. Click HERE.

Regular textbook and reading assignments [Back to TOP]

Class Date	Assignment
Monday, 8-21	Handout: Using a Grapher to Enter Data and Plot Due Wednesday, 8-23: Read: General Course Information, Syllabus, and Section 1.1 and 1.2 Do:     Section 1.1 -- 3-9, 12, 19-23, purchase eGrade, and get a TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus.
Wednesday, 8-23	Handout: Match the Verbal to the Table to the Graph Read: Section 1.3 Do: Section 1.2 -- 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14 Due Friday, 8-25: Writing Assignment 1: World Population. Due Wed. Sept. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz. Click HERE.
Friday, 8-25	Handout: Income Gap We will have QUIZ 1 over Prerequisite Skills Read: Section 1.4 Do: Section 1.2 – 9, 15 and Section 1.3 – 7-11, 14, 18, 19, 22, get ready for QUIZ 1 over prerequisites, and prepare Reading Questions for Section 1.3 and 1.4 for hand-in. Due Wed. Sept. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz. Click HERE.
Monday, 8-28	Read: Section 1.5 Do: Section 1.3 – 23-27 and Section 1.4 – 14-23, 26, 27, 30, 34 Due Friday, Sept 1, 11:59 pm: WR 2: Bungee Barbie. Click HERE. Due Wed. Sept. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz. Click HERE.
Wednesday, 8-30	For Friday, Sept 1: We will have QUIZ 2 over Section 1.1 and 1.2 Prepare Reading Questions for Section 2.1 and 2.2 for hand-in. E-mail LaMaster by midnight Sunday, Sept 3 (extended) for FYE Co-curricular Activity #1. Click HERE. Hand in Writing Assignment 2: Bungee Barbie. Click HERE. Read: Section 2.1 (We’ll skip 1.6) Do: Section 1.5 – 1 through 17, 19, 21-23, 25, 26 eGrade E-HW 1 on Syllabus and General Course Information by 11:59 Wed. Sept. 6.Click HERE. eGrade E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Monday, Sept. 11. Click HERE.
Friday, 9-1	Handout: Ms. Gulch Rides Again Read: Section 2.3 Do: Section 2.1 – 9 through 13, 16, 18 and 20 and Chapter 2 Review (p. 91) -- 19-20, 22-26 E-mail LaMaster by midnight Sunday, Sept 3 (extended) for FYE Co-curricular Activity #1. Click HERE. eGrade E-HW 1 on Syllabus and General Course Information by 11:59 Wed. Sept. 6.Click HERE. eGrade E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Monday, Sept. 11. Click HERE.
Monday, 9-4	Labor Day - No Class Meeting
Wednesday, 9-6	Handouts: The Shadow Activity, Qualitative Analysis of Bronze Read: Section 2.3 and 2.4 Do:     Section 2.2 – 1-27 and  have Reading Questions for 2.3 and 2.4 ready to hand in, and prepare for QUIZ 3 on Sections 1.3 - 1.5 eGrade E-HW 1 on Syllabus and General Course Information by 11:59 tonight. Click HERE. eGrade E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Monday, Sept. 11. Click HERE.
Friday, 9-8	Read: Section 2.4 (again!) and 2.5 Do:     Section 2.3 – 10, 11 and Section 2.4 -- 1-13, 19, 20 eGrade E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Monday, Sept. 11. Click HERE.
Monday, 9-11	Due Wednesday, Sept. 13 Read: Section 2.6 Do:     Section 2.4 – 14-17 and Section 2.5 -- 3-16, 18, prepare for QUIZ 4 on Sections 2.1-2.4 and have Reading Questions for 2.6 ready to hand in. E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm tonight. Click HERE. E-HW 3 Selected Topics from Chapter 2 due 11:59 pm Friday, Sept. 15 Click HERE. WR3: Writing Assignment 3: World Population and Concavity due Friday, Sept. 22 Click HERE for a review for Test 1, Chapters 1 and 2 for Monday, Sept. 18.
Wednesday, 9-13	Due Friday, Sept. 15: Read: Section 3.1 Do: Section 2.6 –1, 2-13, 15, 18 and selected problems from Tools for Chapter 2 (p. 97) as needed. Have Reading Questions for 3.1 ready to hand in and prepare for QUIZ 5 on Sections 2.5-2.6. E-HW 3 Selected Topics from Chapter 2  Click HERE. Due 11:59 pm Friday, Sept. 22: WR3 - Writing Assignment 3: World Population and Concavity Click HERE for a review for Test 1, Chapters 1 and 2 for Monday, Sept. 18.
Friday, 9-15	Due tonight, 11:59 pm: E-HW 3 Selected Topics from Chapter 2  Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 1, Chapters 1 and 2 for Monday, Sept. 18. Due Wednesday, Sept 20: Read: Section 3.2 Do: Reading Questions for 3.2 and Section 3.1 -- 1, 2, 5, 8, 9-14, 17, 20, 22, 24, 33 Due 11:59 pm Friday, Sept. 22: WR3 - Writing Assignment 3: World Population and Concavity
Monday, 9-18	Results of Test 1 over Chapters 1 and 2:                   Mean:  74.2           Median:  77                           98                 97             77 89 95         56 68 72 87 91     22   48 51 65 70 85 91
Wednesday, 9-20	Read: Section 3.3 Do: Reading Questions for 3.3 and Section 3.1 -3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25 and Section 3.2 -- 1-5, 11, 21, 25 and Chapter 3 Review 12, 14 WR3 - Writing Assignment 3: World Population and Concavity due 11:59 pm Friday, Sept. 22. FYE Co-Curricular Reflection # 2 due next Friday, Sept. 29
Friday, 9-22	Read: Section 3.3 and 3.4 Do: Section 3.2 -15, 17, 20, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38-40  QUIZ 5 over 3.1 E-HW 4 Selected Topics from 3.1 and 3.2, due 11:59 pm., Friday, Sept. 29. Click HERE.
Monday, 9-25	Read: Section 3.4 (again) and prepare for an impromptu reading question. Do: Section 3.3 –1-15, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35 and Section 3.4 – 1, 2, 13 FYE Co-curricular Activity #2 due Friday, Sept 29. Click HERE. E-HW 4 Selected Topics from 3.1 and 3.2, due 11:59 pm., Friday, Sept. 29. Click HERE.
Wednesday, 9-27	Read: Section 4.1 Do: Section 3.4 - 7-10, 15-20, 21, 27-30 FYE Co-curricular Activity #2 due Friday, Sept 29. Click HERE. E-HW 4 Selected Topics from 3.1 and 3.2, due 11:59 pm., Friday, Sept. 29. Click HERE.
Friday, 9-29	Handout: Logarithm Worksheet (not for hand-in) Here's the Answer key Read: Rest of Section 4.1 Do: Reading Questions for 4.1 and Section 3.4 -- 3, 4, 12 and Section 4.1 –1-10, 19-21, 22ab, 23ac, 24, 49, 50 E-HW 5 Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 11. . Click HERE. WR4 - Writing Assignment 4: Compounding and e due 11:59 pm Friday, Oct. 13
Monday, 10-9	Handout: Why are the Logarithm Properties True? (not for hand-in) and its Answer Key Read:  Section 4.2 Do: Reading Questions for 4.1 and Section 4.1 – 11, 22de, 23b, 26-32 and prepare for QUIZ 7 over Section 3.3 and 3.4 E-HW 5 Selected Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 11.  Click HERE. WR4 - Writing Assignment 4: Compounding and e due 11:59 pm Friday, Oct. 13
Wed., 10-4	Read:  Section 4.2 Do: Section 4.1 – 12-18, 34, 35, 40-46 and prepare for QUIZ 8 over Section 4.1 E-HW 5 Selected Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 11. Click HERE. WR4 - Writing Assignment 4: Compounding and e due 11:59 pm Friday, Oct. 13
Fri., 10-6	Read:  Section 4.3 Do:      Section 4.2 – 1-15,  23-27, 31, 35, 37, 43-46, 49 and Chapter 4 Review -- 11, 12, 15 and  QUIZ 8 over 4.1 E-HW 5 Selected Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct. 11. Click HERE. E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Friday, Oct. 20.
Mon., 10-9	Fall Break
Wed., 10-11	E-HW 5 Selected Topics from Chapter 3, due 11:59 pm., tonight. Click HERE. WR4 - Writing Assignment 4: Compounding and e due Friday, Oct. 13 WR5 - Writing Assignment 5: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Wednesday, Oct . 18 E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Friday, Oct. 20. Due Friday, Oct. 13 Read:  Section 5.1 Do:      Section 4.3 – 1-6, 19
Friday, 10-13	Read: Section 5.1 Do: Section 4.3 -- 13-19, 30, 32a QUIZ 9 on 4.1-4.3 WR5 - Writing Assignment 5: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Wednesday, Oct . 18 E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Friday, Oct. 20.
Monday, 10-16	Read: Section 5.1 Do: Section 5.1 -- 1-2, 17, 32, 33ab, 34ab, 35 WR5 - Writing Assignment 5: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Wednesday, Oct . 18 E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Friday, Oct. 20.
Wednesday, 10-18	E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4, due 11:59 pm., Wednesday, Oct . 18. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Friday, Oct. 20. Check out IPFW's plan for pandemic flu at www.ipfw.edu/avianflu See pandemic flu information at www.pandemicflu.gov (In particular a guide for planning.) Click on the image to the right for Allen County Health's family preparedness guide.
Friday, 10-20	Results of Test 2 over Chapters 3 and 4: Average:  89       Median: 91   96       95       95     87 91     85 91   79 84 91
Monday, 10-23	Read: Section 5.3 Do: Section 5.2 -- 2-10, 22, 26, 27 FYE Co-curricular Activity #3 due Friday, Oct. 27. Click HERE.
Wednesday, 10-25	Read: Section 5.5 Do:     Section 5.3 – 2 through 28 (student’s choice) FYE Co-curricular Activity #3 due Friday, Oct. 27. Click HERE WR6 - Writing Assignment 6: Formulas of a Parabola due Monday, Oct . 30 E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm., Friday, Nov. 3. Click HERE.
Friday, 10-27	No class meeting
Monday, 10-30	Read: Section 5.5 Do:     Section 5.2 – 18-21, 28-30, 36, 39, 40 and Section 5.5 – 9, 13-19, 25, 28 QUIZ 10 on 5.1-5.3 E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm., Friday, Nov. 3. Click HERE.
Wednesday, 11-01	Read: Section 8.1 Do:     Section 5.5 –3-8, 14, 20 E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm., Friday, Nov. 3. Click HERE. WR 6: Writing Assignment 6: The Effect of a Drug on Heart Rate due Friday, Nov. 3
Friday, 11-03	Handout: Worksheet 8.1B (Here's the KEY) Read: Section 9.1 Do:     Section 8.1 – 1, 4-12, 29, 40, 59 QUIZ 11 on 5.5 E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm., tonight. Click HERE. E-HW 8 Topics from 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm., Nov. 13. Click HERE.
Monday, 11-06	Do: Section 9.1 – 1-10, 22-25, 27, 37, 38, 41 E-HW 8 Topics from 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm., Nov. 13. Click HERE.
Wednesday, 11-08	Do: Section 9.1 – 11-13, 18-21, 28, 29 E-HW 8 Topics from 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm., Nov. 13. Click HERE.
Friday, 11-10	Read: Section 9.2 Do: prepare for QUIZ 12 on Section 9.1 E-HW 8 Topics from 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm., Nov. 13. Click HERE.
Monday, 11-13	Read: Section 9.3 Do: Section 9.2  – 1-13, 16, 18, 21 E-HW 8 Topics from 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm., tonight Click HERE.
Wednesday, 11-15	Read: Section 9.4 Do: Section 9.3 1 through 10, 14, 19, 21, 28, 30, 34 through 39, 43, 45 and prepare for QUIZ 13 on 9.1 (finding the formula of a power function) and 9.2 (end behavior of polynomials) E-HW 9 Topics from Chapter 9 due 11:59 pm., Monday Nov. 20 FYE Co-curricular Activity #4 due Monday, Nov. 27. Click HERE No class meeting on Friday, 11-18 Check out the clip from the News Sentinel on the Hunger Banquet
Friday, 11-18	No Class Meeting
Monday, 11-20	Took QUIZ 13 (9.1 and 9.2) Read: Section 9.4 - 7 through 12 and Do: Triangle Park Click HERE for a review for Test 3, Friday, Dec. 1 Click HERE for information about the final exam.
Wednesday, 11-22	Fall Break
Friday, 11-24	Fall Break
Monday, 11-27	Completed The Long Run Behavior of Polynomial and Rational Functions and the 3 cases for a Rat Fun  and Worksheet 9.4C Read: Section 9.5 Do: Complete above handouts. Prepare for QUIZ 14 on 9.3 and 9.4 E-HW10 Asymptotes due 11:59 pm., Friday, Dec. 1. Click HERE. Click HERE for a review for Test 3, Friday, Dec. 1 Click HERE for information about the final exam.
Wednesday, 11-29	Worksheet 9.5 Do:      Section 9.5 --7 through 12, and 16 Meet at noon on Friday for the for Test 3. Click HERE for a review. E-HW10 Asymptotes due 11:59 pm., Friday, Dec. 1. Click HERE.
Friday, 12-1	Results of Test 3:   Mean:  83.2     Median:  87           96         92     76 87 91     61 71 84 91
Monday, 12-4	Prepare for QUIZ 15 on 9.4 and 9.5 Read: Section 9.6 Do:      Section 9.5 --1-16, 21-27, 34-47 Click HERE for information about the final exam. FYE Co-curricular Activity #5 due Friday, Dec. 4 Click HERE
Wednesday, 12-6	Do: Section  9.6  2-9, 14-28 Click HERE for information about the final exam. Holiday Amnesty:  E-HW 10, E-HW 11 are bonus. All past eGrade assignments or credit up until 11:59 pm Sunday, Dec. 10 FYE Co-curricular Activity #5 due Friday, Dec. 8. Click HERE WR9: My Friend the Log due Friday, Dec. 8 Click HERE for information about the final exam.
Friday, 12-8	Study for the final exam! Holiday Grace Opportunity: E-HW 10, E-HW 11 are bonus. All past eGrade assignments or credit up until 11:59 pm Sunday, Dec. 10 For a copy of the review for a final exam, click HERE.. Final Exam is  Monday, Dec. 11, 3:30 pm -5:30 pm Location: KT G38 Bring #2 pencils and a graphing calculator One more Review Session for Final Exam  Monday, December 11:      1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Kettler KT G18