| DAILY ASSIGNMENTS | ||
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| Week 1 (Classes begin Thursday) | ||
| Aug. 24 (F) | Read 1.1, 1.2, and page xii from the Preface. | Do #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 from section 1.1, and #2, 5 from section 1.2. Quiz #1 - send me email and turn in the Student Info Sheet by Monday, Sept. 3. |
| Week 2 (Wednesday is the last day to drop without a grade of W) | ||
| Aug. 27 (M) | Read 1.3. | Do #7, 10, 13, 14 from 1.2. Start #1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 16, 20, 21, 22 from 1.3. |
| Aug. 29 (W) | Read 1.4. Finish problems from 1.3. Pictures will be taken next time. | There will be a quiz Wednesday on 1.1-1.3. |
| Aug. 31 (F) | Read 1.4. Do #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 from 1.4. | Be sure to turn in info sheet and send email before Monday. Quiz #2 will be on Wednesday covering sections 1.1-1.3. Bring your calculator next week. |
| Week 3 (Labor Day - Monday) | ||
| Sept. 5 (W) | Read 1.6. Do #1, 2, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25 from 1.6. | |
| Sept. 7 (F) | Read 1.7-1.8. Do #1-11 from 1.7, and start #3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40 from 1.8. | Quiz Monday on 1.4 and 1.6. Test next Friday. Look up the GRAPH and TABLE features of your calculator and bring calculators to class from now on. |
| Week 4 | ||
| Sept. 10 (M) | Finish problems from 1.7 and 1.8. | The take-home quiz is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. The take-home quiz is due Wednesday at the beginning of class. The first test is Friday and help sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday night - times announced Wed. You may want to look at last semester's quizzes and tests. |
| Sept. 12 (W) | TEST MOVED TO MONDAY due to the recent terrorist attacks |
Read 1.9. Do #1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20 from 1.9.The test will cover 1.1-1.4, 1.6-1.9, and basic calculator usage with the TABLE, GRAPH, and SOLVE features. A help session will be held Thursday at 8:00 PM in LeConte 412. The review sheet for Monday's test is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. |
| Sept. 14 (F) | TEST MOVED TO MONDAY | See above for information about Monday's test. Note that you will have to solve one problem exactly using logarithms. For all other problems, you may use the calculator in any way you deem fit to give very good approximate answers. In either case you must always show your work. I will hold another help session on Sunday from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in our usual classroom. |
| Week 5 | ||
| Sept. 17 (M) | Test 1 | |
| Sept. 19 (W) | Read pages 103-107 on Fitting Formulas to Data. In your calculator manual, learn how to enter data points and graph them along with a line or exponential function which models that data. To find help in your manual, you can look up any of the terms regression (linear or exponential), best fit, or least squares fit. I also have a link on our course page to online calculator help. | Do #1, 2, 3, 6, 8 at the end of this section. |
| Sept. 21 (F) | Tests were discussed. | No homework today. Monday's office hours will be cancelled. |
| Week 6 | ||
| Sept. 24 (M) | Read 2.1 and 2.2. Do #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 from 2.1. Do #1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 16 from 2.2. | There will be a take-home quiz on regression (pages 103-107) handed out Wednesday. |
| Sept. 26 (W) | Read 2.3 and finish problems from 2.1 and 2.2. | For today's take-home quiz, do #8 from page 109. It is due at the beginning of Friday's class. Our next test is one week from today. |
| Sept. 28 (F) | Do #1, 13, 15, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28, 32 from 2.3. | Wednesday's test will cover regression (pages 103-107), section 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. |
| Week 7 (Thursday is the last day to drop without a grade of WF) | ||
| Oct. 1 (M) | The test will cover basic calculator usage, regression, 2.1, and 2.2 (2.3 will no longer be covered on this test). A help session will be held Tuesday at 8:00 PM in LeConte 412. The review sheet for Wednesday's test is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. | |
| Oct. 3 (W) | Test 2 | |
| Oct. 5 (F) | Read 2.4. Do #1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17 from 2.4. | Quiz Wednesday on 2.3 and 2.4. |
| Week 8 | ||
| Oct. 8 (M) | Read 2.5 and 2.6. Do #1-5, 8, 15, 16 from 2.5. Do #1-3 from 2.6. | Quiz next time on 2.3 and 2.4. |
| Oct. 10 (W) | Finish problems from 2.5 and 2.6. | Today's quiz was given as a take-home quiz due Friday at the beginning of class. It is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. |
| Oct. 12 (F) | Read 4.1. Do #6, 9-13 from 2.6. Do #1-21, 22, 27, 32-34, 36, 37, 43 from 4.1. | Quiz Wednesday on 2.5 and 2.6. |
| Week 9 (Fall Break - Monday and Tuesday) | ||
| Oct. 17 (W) | Read 4.2. Do #1-21, 23, 27, 30, 32, 37 from 4.2. | Quiz Monday on 4.1 and 4.2. |
| Oct. 19 (F) | Read 4.3. Do #1-30, 31, 34, 35, 37 from 4.3. Chapter 4 solutions are available in PostScript and PDF formats. | Quiz Monday on 4.1 and 4.2. |
| Week 10 | ||
| Oct. 22 (M) | Read 4.4. Do #3-26, 29, 30 from 4.4. | Quiz Friday on 4.3 and 4.4. Test one week from Wednesday. |
| Oct. 24 (W) | Finish the problems from 4.1-4.4. | Friday's quiz will be a take-home quiz on 4.3 and 4.4. |
| Oct. 26 (F) | Wednesday's test will cover basic calculator usage, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. A help session will be held Tuesday at 8:00 PM in LeConte 412. The review sheet is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. | Today's take-home quiz (available in PDF and PostScript formats) is due at the beginning of Monday's class. You may wish to make a copy for yourself in order to compare your answers to the solutions I go over in class. |
| Week 11 | ||
| Oct. 29 (M) | Help session tomorrow night at 8:00 PM in LC412 for Wednesday's test. | |
| Oct. 31 (W) | Test 3 | |
| Nov. 2 (F) | Read 3.1 and 3.2. Do #1-9 from 3.1. | |
| Week 12 | ||
| Nov. 5 (M) | Read 3.3. Do #1-8, 12-18, 20 from 3.2. | There will be an in-class quiz on Friday. |
| Nov. 7 (W) | Do #1-3, 7, 9, 10-12, 15-18, 23 from 3.3. | Quiz next time on sections 3.1-3.2. You should know how to use the calculator to approximate the value of definite integrals. For example, to integrate the function 2^x from x=1 to x=4, you would enter the command "fnInt(2^x,x,1,4)" on your calculator. This can be found under MATH for the TI-82 and TI-83, and under 2ND-CALC for the TI-85 (and TI-86?). |
| Nov. 9 (F) | Finish the problems from 3.1-3.3 and do all of the problems from the worksheet which is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. | |
| Week 13 | ||
| Nov. 12 (M) | Read 6.5 and 6.6. | Do #1-7, 10, 13, 16, 34-38, 42, 43, 45 from 6.5. Do #1-12 from 6.6. For extra practice in chapter 3, do #4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 18 from 3.4 and #1, 2, 3, 6 from 3.5. |
| Nov. 14 (W) | There will be a quiz next time on 3.3-3.5. To study for the quiz, you should also look at #5-8, 10-12 from the worksheet. | |
| Nov. 16 (F) | There will be a take-home quiz on 6.5-6.6 handed out Monday and due the Monday after Thanksgiving. | |
| Week 14 (Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) | ||
| Nov. 19 (M) | Today's take-home quiz (available in PDF and PostScript formats) is due at the beginning of class on the Monday after Thanksgiving. | |
| Week 15 | ||
| Nov. 26 (M) | ||
| Nov. 28 (W) | Friday's test will cover basic calculator usage, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 6.5, and 6.6. A help session will be held Thursday at 8:00 PM in LeConte 412. The review sheet is available in PDF and PostScript formats. If your computer cannot read either of these formats, then you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostscript. | |
| Nov. 30 (F) | Test 4 | |
| Week 16 (Last Day of Classes - Friday) | ||
| Dec. 3 (M) | The final exam will be cumulative. We'll continue reviewing the rest of this week. For Wednesday, make sure you review your 1st and 2nd tests, including using your calculator to find regression curves. | |
| Dec. 5 (W) | ||
| Dec. 7 (F) | For the final exam, I suggest first going over all your tests and then all your quizzes. If you are having trouble with a certain type of problem, then reread the book and look at the homework for that material. | Help session is Sunday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, in LeConte 412. I will also have office hours Monday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM. |
| Finals Week (Monday, Dec. 10 through Monday, Dec. 17) | ||
| Dec. 11 (Tuesday) | Cumulative Final Exam from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in LC 412 | |