MA 153 Fall 2007
Tuesday - Thursday

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Course Assignments [Back to TOP]
Internet Assignments: Click here ( 12:00 Section or  1:30 Section ) to reach your eHW assignment page. [Back to TOP]
Note that this address may change so you probably should not bookmark it.
Login: If your name is Franklin D. Roosevelt and your IPFW email address is roosfd01@ipfw.edu
then your login is roosfd01(all lower case)
Password: Your password is your nine digit Student ID number (not your social security number).
Click on the eHW assignment page for your section ( 12:00 Section or  1:30 Section ) and then the click on the assignment to log in.

Writing assignments: [Back to TOP]  
WR1:  World Population and Rate of Change due  Tuesday, August 28
WR2:  World Population and Concavity due Tuesday, Sept. 18
WR3: Compounding and e, due Tuesday, Nov. 20
WR4:  Measurement of Sound Intensity due Thursday, Dec. 6


Reading Questions: [Back to TOP]
Reading Questions for Section 2.1 and 2.2
Reading Questions for Section 2.6
Reading Questions for Section 3.1
Reading Questions for Section 3.2
Reading Questions for Section 3.3
Reading Questions for Section 3.4 and 3.5
Reading Questions for Section 4.1
Reading Questions for Section 4.2

Regular textbook and reading assignments [Back to TOP] 

Class Date Assignment  
Tuesday, 8-21
 Handout:  Match the Verbal to the Table to the Graph
Due Thursday, 8-23:
Read: General Course Information, the Syllabus (12:00 or 1:30), and Section 1.1 and 1.2
Do:     Section 1.1 -- 7-14, 18, 27-30, 33 and get a TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus.
QUIZ 1 Thursday, August 23 over prerequisites.
Due Friday. August 24, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz. Click HERE.
Thursday, 8-23 Due Tuesday, 8-28
Read: Section 1.3 and 1.4
Do:     Section 1.2 -- 3-7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22 and Section 1.3 – 7-11, 15, 18, 20, 24
Due Tuesday, 8-28: Writing Assignment 1: World Population
Due Friday. August 24, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Syllabus Quiz. Click HERE.
Tuesday, 8-28 Due Thursday, 8-30
Read: Section 1.5 and 2.1
Do:     Section 1.3 -- 26-30 and Section 1.4 – 19-31, 38, 40, 42, 46
Thursday, 8-30 Due Tuesday, 8-30
Read: Section 2.2 and 2.4
Do:     Section 1.5 -- 1 through 18, 22-25, 31, 32, 34 and Section 2.1 – 17-20, 30, 32 and Chapter 2 Review (page 94) – 21-26, 35. Prepare for QUIZ 2 on Sections 1.1-1.3

Prepare Reading Questions over Section 2.2 for hand-in at the start of class.
Tuesday, 9-4 Due Thursday, 9-6
Read: Section 2.3 and 2.4
Do:     Section 2.1 – 9, 10, 16, 28 and Section 2.2 – 1-14, 19-24, 27, 29.
Prepare for QUIZ 3 on Sections 1.4-1.5
Due Tuesday, Sept. 11, 11:59 pm: E-HW 2 Topics from Ch 1. Click HERE.
Thursday, 9-6 Read: Section 2.5 and 2.6
Do: Section 2.4 – 13-23, 26, 27, 32, 34, 35 and come to class with Reading Questions for Section 2.6 completed.
Due Tuesday, Sept. 11, 11:59 pm: E-HW 2 Topics from Ch 1. Click HERE
Tuesday, 9-11

Read: Section 2.6
Do: Section 2.4 –24, 28-31, 33 and Section 2.5 –1-18, 20.
See also Chapter 2 Review (page 95) – 29-31, 33, 37, 42, 46

Prepare for QUIZ 4 over 2.1 - 2.4

Due tonight 11:59 pm: E-HW 2 Topics from Ch 1 Click HERE

Due Tuesday, Sept. 17, 11:59 pm:
E-HW 3 Topics from Ch 2 Click HERE
WR2 Writing Assignment 2: World Population and Concavity. Click HERE.
Thursday, 9-13 Read: Section 3.1
Do: Section 2.6 –1-26, 28, 30 and selected problems from Tools for Chapter 2 (p 102) as needed, and come to class with Reading Questions for Section 3.1 completed. See also Section 3.1 –1, 2, 5, 6, 9,17, 20-22, 27, 28. Also prepare for QUIZ 5 on 2.5-2.6.

Due Tuesday, Sept. 17, 11:59 pm:
E-HW 3 Topics from Ch 2 Click HERE
WR2 Writing Assignment 2: World Population and Concavity. Click HERE.

Click HERE for a review for Test 1, Chapters 1 and 2 for Thursday, Sept. 20.
Tuesday, 9-18

Do: Section 3.1 –3, 5, 10, 15, 16, 24-26, 29-31 and Section 3.2 –1-11, 29 and Chapter 3 Review 1-9, 13-15, 47, 59

Due tonight, 11:59 pm: E-HW 3 Topics from Ch 2 Click HERE

Click HERE for a review for Test 1, Chapters 1 and 2 for Thursday, Sept. 20.
Thursday, 9-20 Exam 1 over Chapters 1 and 2.
Results:
 
12:00 Section         1:30 Section          
Average: 72.2         Average: 75.9        
Median: 78           Median: 76.5 79   102  
          88                 79   100  
        79 87                 77   100  
    57   79 86               69 76   95  
    54   78 84               68 76   92  
    52   75 84 100             68 75 88 92  
    51 62 71 84 98         44   67 74 81 91  
  37 41 50 61 71 84 92       35 40 52 66 70 80 90  

Due Tuesday: Reading Questions for Section 3.2

Tuesday, 9-25

Read: Section 3.3 and 3.4
Do: Section 3.2 –18, 20, 23, 30, 33, 36, 39 – 41 and Chapter 3 Review –   12, 16–18, 33–37 and Reading Questions for Section 3.3

Due Tuesday, Oct 2, 11:59 pm: E-HW 4 Topics from Section 3.1 and 3.2, Click HERE

Thursday, 9-27 Handout: Compound Interest
Read: Section 3.4 and 3.5
Do: Section 3.3 –1-15, 24, 25, 27, 28, 37, 41, 42 and Section 3.4 – 1-4, 6, 7, 10, 24 and Reading Questions for Section 3.4 and 3.5 and complete Compound Interest handout.

Tuesday:  QUIZ 6 over 3.1 and 3.2

Due Tuesday, Oct 2, 11:59 pm: E-HW 4 Topics from Section 3.1 and 3.2, Click HERE
Tuesday, 10-2 Handouts: Compounding Interest Continuously
Read: Section 4.1
Do: Section 3.5 – 1d-4d,  5, 7, 8d, 15b, 18-20, Chapter 3 Review (page 142) – 10, 11, 32 and Reading Questions for Section 4.1.

Due tonight, 11:59 pm: E-HW 4 Topics from Section 3.1 and 3.2, Click HERE
Due Thursday, Oct 11, 11:59 pm: E-HW 5 Topics from Chapter 3, Click HERE
Thursday, 10-4 Handouts: Logarithm Worksheet (not for hand-in) Here's the Answer key
Why are the Logarithm Properties True? (not for hand-in) and its Answer Key
Read: Tools for Chapter 4, p. 189-191
Do: Section 4.1 –1-10, 19-21, 22ab, 23ac, 24, 49, 50

Due Thursday, Oct 11, 11:59 pm: E-HW 5 Topics from Chapter 3. Click HERE.

Thursday: QUIZ 7 on 3.3-35
Tuesday, 10-9 Fall Break
Thursday, 10-11 Read: Section  4.3 and 5.1
Do: Section 4.1 – 11-18, 23-32, 34, 36-38, 45.
Want more practice? See Ch 4 Tools (p. 192) 1-59, 63-68 as needed.
Section 4.2 –9-27, 34, 38, 39, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56 and Chapter 4 Review (p. 185)  – 13, 38, 41

Due Sunday, Oct 21, 11:59 pm: E-HW 6 Topics from Section 4, Click HERE

Thursday, Oct. 18: QUIZ 8 on 4.1

Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Tuesday, Oct 16 Read: Section 5.1
Do: Section 4.3 –  Section 4.3 –  1-6, 13-17, 20, 21, 32, 34 and come to class with Worksheet 5.1 completed.
Due Sunday, Oct 21, 11:59 pm: E-HW 6 Topics from Section 4, Click HERE

Thursday, Oct. 18: QUIZ 8 on 4.1

Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Thursday, Oct. 18 Read: Section 5.2 and 5.3
Do: Section 5.1  – 2-25, 27, 30-39, 41-44 and Chapter 5 Review  -- 1-4
Due Sunday, Oct 21, 11:59 pm: E-HW 6 Topics from Section 4, Click HERE
Click HERE for a review for Test 2, Chapters 3 and 4 for Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 Exam 2 over Chapters 3 and 4:
 
12:00 Section               1:30 Section     89    
Average 64.3             Average 70.2     89    
Median: 69             Median: 80.5     89    
                                  86    
                                  86    
        69                         83 105  
        69 77                       82 101  
  39     67 75   95         25       76 81 96  
  37     66 73   91         24 43     74 80 95  
  21 33 45 58 61 73 83 90       3 20 42 55 60 71 80 90  

 
Thursday, Oct. 25 Handouts Transformations I and  Transformations II
Read: Section 5.5
Do: Section 5.2 – 9-27 odd, 28-31, 38, 41, 42 and Section 5.3  –  1 through 28 (student’s choice)
Tuesday, Oct. 30 Read: Section 8.1
Do: Section 5.5  –  1-8, 25, 26, 31, 34
Due Tuesday, Nov. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 7 Topics from Sections 5.1-5.3 Click HERE

QUIZ 9  Thursday on 5.1-5.3
Thursday, 11-1 Handout: Combinations of Functions
Read: Section 9.1
Do: Section 5.5 -- 9-14, 17-24, 27, Section 8.1 -- 1, 5-21, 60 and 9.1 -- 1-6, 40

Due Tuesday, Nov. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 7 Topics from Sections 5.1-5.3 Click HERE
Due Thursday, Nov. 8, 11:59 pm: E-HW 8 Topics from Sections 5.5 and 8.1 Click HERE
Tuesday: QUIZ 10 on 5.5

No class meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8
Tuesday, 11-5 Read: Section 9.2 and 9.3
Do: 9.1 -- 1-14, 19-22, 25-31, 40, 44-46

Due tonight, Nov. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 7 Topics from Sections 5.1-5.3 Click HERE
Due Thursday, Nov. 8, 11:59 pm: E-HW 8 Topics from Sections 5.5 and 8.1 Click HERE

No class meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8
Tuesday,11-13 Read: Section 9.4
Do: Section 9.2  – 1-10, 16, 18, 20, 23 and Section 9.3  – 1 through 15, 37 through 42, 46

Sample reflection questions for Hunger Banquet Activity.

  • How did you feel as the plates were being served and some people had to go get their meals?
  • How did you feel about your position in life at this banquet?
  • What options did you feel you had throughout the meal?
  • What would you have liked the others at the table to do or know?
  • Have you had a personal experience with witnessing poverty in the U.S. or in a visit to another country? Describe it.
  • Have you changed the way you thought about poverty?
  • Was this a good way to inform people about the issue of poverty?
  • What’s the most important thing you learned about poverty today?
  • What will you do to help alleviate hunger and poverty?
  • Did anything surprise you during the event?
Thursday ,11-15 Handouts: The Long Run Behavior of Polynomial and Rational Functions and the 3 cases for a Rat Fun
Read: Section 9.4 and 9.5
Do: Section 9.3  –17, 19, 24, 29,  31, 48 and Section 9.4  – 1-7,  9 through 12, 14

Tuesday, Nov. 20 QUIZ 11 on 9.1-9.3
Due Tuesday, 11-20: Writing Assignment 3: Compounding and e

Due Tuesday, Nov. 20, 11:59 pm: E-HW 9Topics from Sections 9.1-9.3 Click HERE

Tuesday, 11-20 Handouts:
Long Run Behavior and Horizontal Asymptotes  Here's the (KEY)
Short Run Behavior of Rational Functions
Do: Section 9.5 --1 through 12, 17-20, 23-27

QUIZ 12 on finding the formula of a power function and finding asymptotes: Tuesday, Nov. 27
E-HW 9 Topics from Sections 9.1-9.3 Click HERE
E-HW 10 Asymptotes due 11:59 pm., Tuesday, Nov. 27. Click HERE

Click HERE for a review for Test 3 Thursday, Nov. 29

Click HERE for information about the final exam.
Tuesday, 12-4

Due Thursday, Dec. 6: Writing Assignment 4: Measurement of Sound Intensity 

Due Sunday, Dec. 9, 11:59 pm: E-HW 11 Rational Functions  

Click HERE for information about the final exam
Thursday, 12-6 Due Sunday, Dec. 9, 11:59 pm: E-HW 11 Rational Functions

Study for the final exam!

For a copy of the review for a final exam, click HERE.

Final Exam is 
Monday, Dec. 10, 3:30 pm -5:30 pm
Location: CM 159
Bring your Student ID Number, #2 pencils and a graphing calculator.

One more Review Session for Final Exam 
Monday, December 10:
     1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Kettler KT 132

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