| DAILY ASSIGNMENTS |
| Week 1 (USC classes begin on Tuesday) |
| Jan 17 (W) |
Read sections 1.1-1.3. In 1.2, do #2abe, 3, 5, 6. Additionally for #2 see if you can come up with an explicit formula for any of the functions. Get a graphing calculator by Friday. If you don't already own one, I suggest any of the TI-83 or TI-84 calculators. |
| Jan 19 (F) |
Bring your calculator to every class from now on. In section 1.3, do #1, 3, 5, 6, 8. Keep trying to see if you can be the first one to determine an explicit formula for #2b in section 1.2. Whenever you encounter a function as in the homework, you should do the following:
- Determine a discrete dynamical system for the function.
- Make a table of values by hand.
- Under MODE, select SEQ and then make a table of values using the TABLE feature on your calculator. Instructions are given separately for dynamical systems with one equation and two equations.
- Compare your tables to make sure they have the same values.
- Determine an explicit formula for the function.
- Make a table of values by hand.
- Under MODE, select FUNC and then make a table of values using the TABLE feature on your calculator.
- Compare your tables to make sure they have the same values.
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| Week 2 (Monday is the last day to drop without a grade of W) |
| Jan 22 (M) |
Read section 1.4. Do #10, 11, 13 from 1.3. Do #1, 3, 6, 9, 11 from 1.4. There will be a quiz Friday on sections 1.1-1.4. Bring a calculator to class from now on. |
| Jan 24 (W) |
Read section 1.5. Prepare for a Friday quiz on sections 1.1-1.4. If you have calculator questions ask them during office hours or before Friday's class - not during the quiz! |
| Jan 26 (F) |
Do #1, 2, 3 from section 1.5. Finish the examples in class and carry your answer out to the nearest penny. The two examples were:
- If you borrow $20,000 with interest of 15% compounded monthly, what will your monthly payment be if you pay off the loan in 5 years?
- How much can you borrow if the interest is 9% compounded monthly and you make monthly payments of $300 to pay off your loan in 6 years?
If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 15 minutes to complete it.
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| Week 3 |
| Jan 29 (M) |
Read sections 2.1-2.2 and do #1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 24, 25, 27 from section 2.2. |
| Jan 31 (W) |
Carefully read section 2.3 and finish the problems from section 2.2. |
| Feb 2 (F) |
Do #1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 from section 2.3. Read section 2.4. There will be a quiz Monday on sections 1.5, 2.1, 2.2. |
| Week 4 |
| Feb 5 (M) |
Read sections 3.1-3.3. Do #2, 5, 6, 7, 8 in section 3.2. Do #1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 12 from section 3.3. Today's quiz was postponed until Wednesday. |
| Feb 7 (W) |
Finish the problems from 3.2 and 3.3. If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 20 minutes to complete it.
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| Feb 9 (F) |
Read section 3.4 and do #4, 5, 8 from that section. |
| Week 5 |
| Feb 12 (M) |
Finish the problems in section 3.4. Read section 2.4 and start #1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15 from that section. There will be a quiz Wednesday on sections 2.3, 3.1-3.3. |
| Feb 14 (W) |
If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 15 minutes to complete it. For homework read section 3.5 and do #5, 7, 14, 15 from that section. There will be a quiz Friday on sections 2.4, 3.4, and 3.5. There will be a test Wednesday with more details provided on Friday and Monday. |
| Feb 16 (F) |
If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 15 minutes to complete it. There will be a help session Monday night from 8-10pm in LeConte 412. Wednesday's test will cover sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.5. In addition to reworking this semester's quizzes and homework, the best way to practice for the test is to print off old tests and quizzes from the previous semesters I have taught this course. Give yourself 50 minutes to take each test and about 15 minutes to take each quiz. |
| Week 6 |
| Feb 19 (M) |
Wednesday's test will cover sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.5. In addition to reworking this semester's quizzes and homework, the best way to practice for the test is to take old tests and quizzes from the previous semesters I have taught this course. There will be a help session tonight from 8-10pm in LeConte 412. Please get your calculator questions answered tonight or during office hours tomorrow since I won't show you how to operate it during the test. |
| Feb 21 (W) |
Test 1 |
| Feb 23 (F) |
Read sections 5.1-5.2 and today's handout very carefully. For homework, complete the table of values on the handout (also add a column for 2/3 drink per hour). For each number of drinks per hour listed in the table, compute the equilibrium value for the system. |
| Week 7 (Monday is the last day to drop without a grade of WF) |
| Feb 26 (M) |
Do #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 from section 5.2 and read section 5.3. |
| Feb 28 (W) |
Do #1, 3, 5, 7 from section 5.3. Review derivatives and integrals. There will be a quiz Friday on sections 5.2-5.3. From now on, most of the material in this course will not be found in our textbook - so be sure to come to class. |
| Mar 2 (F) |
Do all of the problems on the Calculus Review - Derivatives sheet. If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 15 minutes to complete it. |
| Week 8 |
| Mar 5 (M) |
There will be a quiz Wednesday on the Calculus Review - Derivatives sheet. If you have difficulty with this review sheet, I strongly suggest going to the Math Tutoring Center for free help. For homework do #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7a from Worksheet A. Worksheet A has introductory problems to prepare you for modeling with differential equations. You will need to think about the derivative as being a rate of change. You will also need to know phrases like "is proportional to" which means "equals a constant times". |
| Mar 7 (W) |
Today's quiz was given as a take-home due Friday. Today we learned about using Euler's Method for approximating values of a function given a differential equation along with an initial value. If you missed class, get the notes from another student or see me during office hours Thursday to learn what you missed. For homework, do all problems on worksheet B. |
| Mar 9 (F) |
No new homework |
| Week 9 (Spring Break!) |
| Week 10 |
| Mar 19 (M) |
For homework, do all problems on worksheet C. There will be a take-home quiz given Wednesday and covering worksheets B and C. |
| Mar 21 (W) |
For homework, do all problems from worksheet D and the take-home quiz. |
| Mar 23 (F) |
There will be a help session Monday night from 8-10pm in LeConte 412. Wednesday's test will cover sections 5.1-5.3, worksheets A-D, quizzes 5-7, the handout on modeling alcohol levels, and the handout on the calculus review for derivatives. There will be a non-calculator portion of the test and a calculator portion. In addition to reworking this semester's quizzes and homework, a good way to practice for the test is to print off old tests and quizzes from the previous semesters I have taught this course. Give yourself 50 minutes to take each test and about 15 minutes to take each quiz. |
| Week 11 |
| Mar 26 (M) |
Wednesday's test will cover sections 5.1-5.3, worksheets A-D, quizzes 5-7, the handout on modeling alcohol levels, and the handout on the calculus review for derivatives. Bring an ID to the test. There will be a non-calculator portion of the test and a calculator portion. There will be a help session tonight from 8-10pm in LeConte 412. |
| Mar 28 (W) |
Test 2 |
| Mar 30 (F) |
For homework, do all problems from worksheet E. |
| Week 12 |
| Apr 2 (M) |
For homework, do all problems from worksheet F. There will be a quiz Wednesday on worksheets E and F. |
| Apr 4 (W) |
If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 15 minutes to complete it. For homework, finish the problems from worksheet F. |
| Apr 6 (F) |
Enjoy the weekend. |
| Week 13 |
| Apr 9 (M) |
Read sections 6.1-6.3. In section 6.2 do #1, 3, 4, 8, 10. In section 6.3 do #1, 2. |
| Apr 11 (W) |
In section 6.3 do #5, 6, 9, 10ab, 11ab. |
| Apr 13 (F) |
Read section 6.4 very carefully. We will have a quiz Monday on sections 6.1-6.3. There will be a quiz Friday on 6.4 and possibly 6.5. |
| Week 14 |
| Apr 16 (M) |
For homework do #4, 5, 7, 9 from section 6.4. There will be a quiz Friday on section 6.4. If you missed today's quiz, download a copy and allow yourself around 20 minutes to complete it. |
| Apr 18 (W) |
Read section 6.5 and do #1-2 from that section. |
| Apr 20 (F) |
Download quiz 10 and have it completed before Monday's class. Wednesday's test will cover worksheets E-F, quizzes 8-10, and sections 6.1-6.5. There will be a help session Monday night from 8-10pm in LC412. |
| Week 15 |
| Apr 23 (M) |
Wednesday's test will cover worksheets E-F, quizzes 8-10, and sections 6.1-6.5. There will be a help session tonight from 8-10pm in LC412. |
| Apr 25 (W) |
Test 3 |
| Apr 27 (F) |
We went over the test and grading scale. |
| Week 16 (Monday is the last day of classes) |
| Apr 30 (M) |
The final exam is cumulative. I suggest printing off a blank copy of each test and quiz and retaking them for practice. Solutions are now online for each of these. If you have trouble understanding a solution, go back to the book, handouts, or come to my extended office hours which are Monday 2-5pm, Tuesday 2-5pm, Wednesday 2-4pm, and Thursday 2-4pm. |
| Final Exam Period (Wednesday, May 2 through Wednesday, May 9) |
| May 7 (M) |
Cumulative Final Exam from 9 a.m. - noon in WMBB 133 |