MA 153 Summer I 2006

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Important classroom links:

• Syllabus
• Assignments - there are two kinds:
  1. Textbook Assignments which must be prepared for each class but are not collected and graded. See the daily schedule below and the complete list for the semester.
  2. Internet Assignments using e-Grade software which count toward your grade.Click on e-Grade. 
     • You have unlimited attempts until the due date.
     • You should read the section on eGrade in the General Course Information to avoid wasting time and being frustrated.
     • To purchase an access code for $14.95 for 1 Term, click here to get to the eGrade e-Commerce Landing Page, then click on the text for this class (Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason / Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, Second Edition). Alternatively you could order by phone by contacting Customer Care.
     • If problems, you can go to the Wiley Customer Support Site to view answers to previously asked questions, submit a problem, or conduct a live chat with technical support.
     • The following is a running list of what has been/will be assigned:
       E-HW 1 Syllabus and General Course Information due 11:59 pm Thursday, May 18
       E-HW 2 Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Monday, May 22
       E-HW 3 Selected Topics from Chapter 2 due 11:59 pm Thursday, May 25
       E-HW 4 Selected Topics from Section 3.1 and 3.2 due 11:59 pm Sunday, May 28
       E-HW 5 Additional Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm Thursday, June 1
       E-HW 6 Selected Topics from Chapter 4 due 11:59 pm Friday, June 9
       E-HW 7 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm Monday, June 12.
       E-HW 8 Section 5.5 due 11:59 pm Monday, June 12.
       E-HW 9 Section 9.1-9.3 due 11:59 pm Monday, June 19.
   
• Assistance with Graphing Calculators
• Tutoring
  • Free Individual Tutoring. For free individual one-on-one tutoring you must first sign up at the Center for Academic Support and Advancement in The SPOT,   You are limited to only two sessions per week per subject.
  • Drop-in Tutoring in KT G21.  

    Monday and Wednesday   Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm   Hap 11:00 am - 3:00 pm   Yevgeniy 11:00 am - 1:00 pm   Yevgeniy 11:00 am - 3:00 pm   Hap

• Reduce your Math Anxiety
• The complete solutions manual is on reserve in the Helmke Library at the service desk. (See first floor map).
• MA 153 Course Page maintained by Department of Mathematical Sciences
• General Course Information    
  Note: Get a printer friendly version of this document. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
  The handout includes the following:
  1. College Algebra and Trigonometry at IPFW
  2. The Course Goals for College Algebra and Trigonometry
  3. Course Descriptions
  4. Prerequisite Skills
  5. Why We Use a Team Approach (and Team Roles)
  6. Reading the Text
  7. Study Time
  8. Calculator
  9. Your Responsibilities as a Class Member
  10. Internet Resources and your IPFW Computer Lab Account
  11. e-Grade
  12. Help
• Additional Sources of Help

Assignments   [ Top ]

List of assignments throughout the semester: [ Top ]
Section 1.1 -- 3-9, 12, 19-23, purchase eGrade, and get a TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus.
Section 1.2 -- 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
Section 1.3 -- 7-14, 18, 23-27
Section 1.4 --  14-23, 26, 27, 30, 34
Section 1.5 – 1 through 17, 19, 21-23, 25, 26
Section 2.1 -- 9-13, 16, 18, 20
Section 2.2 – 1-27
Section 2.3 – 10, 11
Section 2.4 – 1-13, 14-17, 19, 20
Section 2.5 -- 3-16, 18
Section 2.6 – 1, 2-13, 15, 18
Chapter 2 Review (page 91) -- 19, 20, 22-26
Section 3.1 -- 1-25, 33
Section 3.2 -- 1-5, 11, 15, 17, 20, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38-40
Section 3.3 –  1-15, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35
Section 3.4 – 1, 2, 3, 4, 7-10, 12, 13, 15-20, 21, 27, 28, 29,30
Chapter 3 Review 12, 14
Section 4.1 – 1-21, 22ab, 23ac, 24, 34-36, 40, 50
Section 4.2 – 1-15,  23-27, 31,35, 37, 43-46, 49
Section 4.3 –  1-6, 19
Chapter 4 Review   – 11, 12, 15
Section 5.1 –  1-26, 31, 32, 33ab, 34a, 35, 37, 39, 40
Section 5.2 – 2-10, 18-22, 26-30, 36, 39, 40
Section 5.3 – 2 through 28
Section 5.5 – 3-9, 13-20, 28
Chapter 5 Review -- 1-3
Section 8.1  – 1, 4-21, 29, 40, 58 and Worksheet 8.1B
Section 9.1  – 1-13, 18-25, 27, 28, 29, 37, 38, 41
Section 9.2  – 1-13, 16, 18, 21
Section 9.3  – 1 through 10, 14, 19, 21, 28, 30, 34 - 39, 43, 45
Section 9.4  – 7 through 12
Section 9.5  – 1-16, 21-27, 34-47 and Worksheet 9.4C and Worksheet 9.5
Section 9.6  – 2-9, 14-28