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MA 153 Spring 2008
MWF 9:00

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Course Assignments [Back to TOP]
Internet Assignments: Click on HERE to reach your MapleTA assignment page. [Back to TOP]
E-HW 01 Topics from Ch 1 due Monday. Feb 4, 11:59 pm (extended)
E-HW 02 Topics from Ch 2 (2.1-2.4) due Wednesday. Feb 6, 11:59 pm due Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 (extended)
E-HW 03 Topics from Ch 3 (3.1 & 3.2) due Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 04 Topics from Ch 3 Cont'd due Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 07 Section 5.5 and 8.1 due Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due April 21, 2008 11:59 pm
E-HW 09 Asymptotes due Wed. April 23 11:59 pm
E-HW 10 Rational Functions due Sun. May 4 11:59 pm

Writing assignments: [Back to TOP]
WR 1:  World Population and Rate of Change due Wednesday, January 23
WR 2:  World Population and Concavity due Wednesday, February 13
WR 3: Compounding and e due Wednesday, March 5
WR 4: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Monday, March 24
WR 5: Three Formulas for a Quadratic Function due Wednesday, March 26
WR 6: Effect of Drug on Heart Rate due Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Reading Questions: [Back to TOP]
Reading Questions for Chapters 1 and 2 in one packet
Reading Questions for 1.3 and 1.4 due Friday, January 18
Reading Questions for 1.5 due Friday, January 25
Reading Questions for 2.1 and 2.2 due Monday, January 28
Reading Questions for 2.3 and 2.4 due Friday, February 2
Reading Questions for 2.6 due Wednesday, February 6
Reading Questions for Chapter 3 in one packet
Reading Questions for 3.1 due Monday, February 11
Reading Questions for 3.2 due Friday, February 15
Reading Questions for 3.3
Reading Questions for 3.4 and 3.5
Reading Questions for 4.1 due Monday, Feb. 25.

Regular textbook and reading assignments [Back to TOP] 

Class Date Assignment  
Monday, 1-14
 Due Wednesday, 1-16:
Read: General Course Information, the Syllabus, and Section 1.1 and 1.2
Do:     Section 1.1 -- 7-14, 18, 27-30, 33 and get and register MapleTA and get a TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus.
QUIZ 1 Friday, Jan 18 over prerequisites.
Wednesday, 1-16

Handouts:  Match the Verbal to the Table to the Graph and Income Gap
Due Friday, 1-18 Reading Questions for 1.3 and 1.4
We will have QUIZ 1 over Prerequisite Skills
Read: Section 1.3 and 1.4
Do:     Section 1.2 -- 3-7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 22

Due Wednesday, 1-23: Writing Assignment 1: World Population

Friday, 1-18

Handouts:  Income Gap
Read: Section 1.4
Do: Section 1.2 -- 16, 17 and Section 1.3 – 7-11, 15, 18, 20, 24

Due Wednesday, 1-23: Writing Assignment 1: World Population

Wednesday, 1-23 Read: Section 1.5
Do: Section 1.3 – 26-30 and Section 1.4  – 19-31, 38, 40, 42, 46
Reading Questions for 1.5 due Friday, January 25
Friday: We will have QUIZ 2 over Sections 1.1 and 1.2
Friday, 1-25 Read: Section 2.1 and 2.2
Do: Section 1.5 – 1 through 18, 22-25, 34
Due Fri., Feb 1, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Topics from Ch 1 Click HERE.
and come to class with Reading Questions for 2.1 and 2.2 completed.
Monday, 1-28 Read: Section 2.2 one more time
Do: Section 1.5 – 31, 32  

Due Fri., Feb 1, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Topics from Ch 1 Click HERE.
Wednesday, 1-30 Handout:  Ms. Gulch

Read: Section 2.3 and 2.4
Do: Section 2.1 – 9, 10, 16-20, 28, 30, 32 and Section 2.2 – 1-14, 19-24, 27, 29
and Chapter 2 Review (page 94) – 21-26, 35 , 36 and come to class with Reading Questions for 2.3 and 2.4 completed.

Due Fri., Feb 1, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Topics from Ch 1 Click HERE.
Friday, 2-1 Snowy Day!

 Read: Section 2.5 and 2.6
Do: Section 2.4 –  13-23, 26, 27, 32, 34, 35

QUIZ 3 on 1.3-1.5

Due Monday., Feb 4, 11:59 pm: E-HW 1 Topics from Ch 1 (extended) Click HERE
Due Wednesday, Feb. 6, 11:59 pm: E-HW 02 Topics from Ch 2 (2.1-2.4)   Click HERE
Monday, 2-4

Read: Section 2.6
Do: Section 2.4 –24, 28-31, 33 and Section 2.5 –1-18, 20 and Chapter 2 Review (page 95) – 29-31, 33, 37, 42, 46 and come to class with Reading Questions for Section 2.6 completed.

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

Due Wednesday, Feb 4, 11:59 pm: E-HW 2 Topics from Ch 2 Click HERE
Friday, Feb. 8: Test 1. Click HERE for a review sheet.
Wednesday, 2-6 For Monday:
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.
Friday, 2-8 Test 1
 
Mean 66.7     79.5      
Median 75.5     79.5      
          79      
          77      
          76.5      
    47 58   76      
    47 57.5   76 83.5 100  
    46.5 55 61.5 75.5 83 93.5  
  21.5 31 40 52.5 61 73 80.5 90.5  
Monday, 2-11

Read: Section 3.2
Do: Section 2.6 –31, 33 and Chapter 2 Review # 5 and  Section 3.1 –1, 2, 5, 6, 9,17, 20-22, 27, 28

Due Wednesday, 2-13: Writing Assignment 2: World Population and Convavity

Wednesday, 2-13 Read: Section 3.2
Do: Section 3.1 –3, 5, 10, 15, 16, 24-26, 29-31 and come to class with Reading Questions for Section 3.2 completed.
Friday, 2-15 Read: Section 3.3 and 3.4
Do: Section 3.2 –1-11, 18, 20, 23, 29, 30, 33, 36, 39 – 41 and Chapter 3 Review –   1-9, 12–18, 33–37, 47, 59 and Reading Questions for Section 3.3

Due Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 11:59 pm: E-HW 03 Topics from Ch 3 (3.1 & 3.2) Click HERE
(all other eHW's are extended to this date due to interruption of service.)
Monday, 2-18

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

Wednesday: QUIZ 4 over 2.6, 3.1 and 3.2

Due Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 11:59 pm: E-HW 03 Topics from Ch 3 (3.1 & 3.2) Click HERE
(all other eHW's are extended to this date due to interruption of service.)
Wednesday, 2-20

Handout: Compound Interest
Read: Section 3.5
Do: Section 3.4 –8, 9, 16 (solve graphically or with table) and Section 3.5 – 1abc through 4abc, 8abc, 9, 15a, 16, 18, 24

 Due Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 11:59 pm: E-HW 03 Topics from Ch 3 (3.1 & 3.2) Click HERE
(all other eHW's are extended to this date due to interruption of service.)
Friday, 2-22 Handout: Compounding Interest Continuously, 
Read: Section 4.1
Do: Section 3.5 – 1d-4d,  5, 7, 8d, 15b, 18-20 and Chapter 3 Review (page 142) – 10, 11, 32 and Reading Questions for Section 4.1

Monday: QUIZ 5 over 3.3-3.5

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11:59 pm E-HW 04 Topics from Ch 3 Cont'd Click HERE

Friday, Feb. 29: Test 2. Click here for a review.
Monday, 2-25 Read: Tools for Chapter 4, p. 189-191
Do: E-HW 04 Topics from Ch 3 Cont'd Click HERE  (Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11:59 pm)

Friday, Feb. 29: Test 2. Click here for a review.
Wednesday, 2-27

Handout: Logarithm Worksheet (not for hand-in) Here's the Answer key

Read: Tools for Chapter 4, p. 189-191
Do: Section 4.1 –1-10, 19-21, 22ab, 23ac, 24, 49, 50

Do: E-HW 04 Topics from Ch 3 Cont'd Click HERE  (tonight, Feb. 27, 11:59 pm)

Friday, 2-29 Test 2
Monday, 3-3 Handout: Why are the Logarithm Properties True? (not for hand-in) and its Answer Key
Do: Section 4.1 – 11-18, 23-32, 34, 36-38, 45
Also Ch 4 Tools (p. 192) 1-59, 63-68 as needed.
Wednesday, 3-5

Read: Section  4.3
Do: Section 4.2 –9-27, 34, 38, 39, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56 and Chapter 4 Review (p. 185)  – 13, 38, 41

Friday: QUIZ 6 over 4.1
Friday, 3-7

Read: Section 5.1 (Skip Section 4.4)
Do: Section 4.3 –  1-6, 20, 21
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Photo by Kathy Hanby. Used with permission.
Monday, 3-17

Handout: Heating Schedule
Read: Section 5.1 again
Do: Section 4.3 –  13-17, 32, 34a and Section 5.1 – 1, 8, 40ab


WR 4: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Monday, March 24. Click HERE.

E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:59 pm. Click HERE
Wednesday, 3-19 Read: Section 5.2
Do: Section 5.1  – 2-25, 27, 30-39, 41-44 and Chapter 5 Review  -- 1-4

WR 4: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Monday, March 24. Click HERE

E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:59 pm. Click HERE

 Next Class: QUIZ 7 on 4.2-4.3
Friday, 3-21 Read: Section 5.3
Do: Section 5.2 – 9-27 odd, 28, 29

WR 4: Sound Intensity and Loudness due Monday, March 24. Click HERE

E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:59 pm. Click HERE
Monday, 3-24 Read: Section 5.5
Do: Section 5.2 – 31, 38, 41, 42 and Section 5.3  – 1-28 Student's choice
WR 5: Three Formulas for a Quadratic Function due Wednesday, March 26 Click HERE

E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:59 pm. Click HERE
E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Wednesday, 3-26 Do: Section 5.5  –  1-8, 25, 26, 31, 34
E-HW 05 Topics from Ch 4 due tonight 11:59 pm. Click HERE
E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Friday: QUIZ 8 on 5.1 - 5.3
Friday, 3-28

Read Section 8.1
Do: Section 5.5 – 9-14, 17-24, 27

E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE

WR 6: Effect of Drug on Heart Rate due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Click HERE

Friday, April 4: Test 2. Click here for a review.
Monday, 3-30

Read Section 9.1
Do: Section 8.1  – 1, 5-21, 25, 60

E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE

WR 6: Effect of Drug on Heart Rate due Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Click HERE

Friday, April 4: Test 2. Click here for a review.
Wednesday, 4-2

Do: Section 9.1  –  1-6, 40

E-HW 06 Topics from Ch 5 (5.1-5.3) due tonight, April 2, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE

Friday, April 4: Test 2. Click here for a review.
Monday, 4-7 Handout: General Power Function Shapes
Read: Section 9.1 and 9.2
Do: Section 9.1  – 1-10, 25-28, 31, 40, 44-46
Wednesday, 4-9 Read: Section 9.3
Do: Section 9.1 – 11-14, 19-22, 29, 30

Prepare for QUIZ 9 on 5.5 and 8.1

E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due April 21, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Friday, 4-11 Read: Section 9.3
Do: Section 9.2 – 1-10, 16, 18, 20, 23

Prepare for QUIZ 10 on 9.1

E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due April 21, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Monday, 4-14

Read: Section 9.4
Do: Section 9.3  – 1 through 15, 37 through 42, 46

E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due April 21, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Wednesday, 4-16 Read: Section 9.5
Do: Section 9.3 –17, 19, 24, 29, 31, 48

Prepare for QUIZ 11 on 9.1  and 9.2

E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due April 21, 2008 11:59 pm Click HERE
Friday, 4-18 Handouts:
The Long Run Behavior of Polynomial and Rational Functions and the 3 cases for a Rat Fun
Long Run Behavior and Horizontal Asymptotes  Here's the (KEY)
Read: Section 9.5
Do: Section 9.4  –   1-7,  9 through 12, 14

Prepare for QUIZ 11 on 9.1-9.3

E-HW 08 Topics from Ch 9 (9.1-9.3) due tonight 11:59 pm Click HERE
E-HW 09 Asymptotes due E-HW 09 Asymptotes due Wed. April 23 11:59 pm Click HERE
Monday, 4-21 Read: Section 9.6
Do: Handout on short run behavior

Prepare for QUIZ 12 on 9.4

E-HW 09 Asymptotes due E-HW 09 Asymptotes due Wed. April 23 11:59 pm Click HERE

Test 3  Friday, 4-25 Click HERE for a Review.
Click HERE for Final Exam Information.
Wednesday, 4-23 E-HW 09 Asymptotes due tonight 11:59 pm Click HERE
E-HW 10 Rational Functions due Fri. May 2 11:59 pm Click HERE

Click HERE for Final Exam Information.
Section 9.5  11, 17a, 18-27

Test 3  Friday, 4-25 Click HERE for a Review.
Friday, 4-25 Test 3:
mean: 72.8        
median: 81   85    
      84    
  64   83 99  
53 60.4   83 98  
29.4 51 60 70 81 90.4  
Monday, 4-28 E-HW 10 Rational Functions Due Sun. May 4 11:59 pm Click HERE

Do: Section 9.5  – 1-12, 17-20, 23-27, 33-42 and Section 9.6  – 7-15, 20-33

 
Wednesday, 4-30 Review for Final.
Click HERE for Final Exam Information.
Friday, 5-2 Review for Final.
Click HERE for Final Exam Information.

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