MA 153 Summer I 2010

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    • Assignments   [ Top ]

    Class Date Assignment  
    Monday, 5-19
    		 Handout:  Match the Verbal to the Table to the Graph
    Read:     Syllabus and General Course Information and Section 1.1 - 1.4
    Do:         Prepare for QUIZ 1 on Prerequisite Skills and Section 1.1 -- 7-14, 18, 27-30, 33, Section 1.2 -- 3-7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 22, and complete E-HW 0 on Syllabus and General Course Information by Sunday, May 25. Click HERE.   Do these Reading Questions for 1.3 and 1.4
    Tuesday, 5-20 Handout: Income Gap
    Took QUIZ 1 over prerequisites.
    Read:     Section 1.5
    Do:     Section 1.2 – 16, 17, Section 1.3 -- 7-11, 15, 18, 20, 24, 26-30 and Section 1.4--  19-31, 38, 40, 42, 46
    Also complete E-HW 0 on Syllabus and General Course Information by Sunday, May 25. Click HERE.
    Do these Reading Questions for 1.5
    Wednesday, 5-21 Read: Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
    Do:     Section 1.5 – 1 through 18, 22-25, 31, 32, 34
    Also complete E-HW 0 on Syllabus and General Course Information by 11:59 pm Sunday, May 25
    Complete E-HW 1 on Selected Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, May 27. Click HERE.
    Do these Reading Questions for 2.1 to 2.3 
    Prepare for QUIZ 2 on Sections 1.1 - 1.4
    Thursday, 5-22 Handout: Ms. Gulch Rides Again
    Read:     Sections 2.4 - 2.6
    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 Section 2.3 –12, 13 and Reading Questions for 2.4 to 2.6. 
    Also complete E-HW 0 on Syllabus and General Course Information by 11:59 pm Sunday, May 25
    Complete E-HW 1 on Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, May 27. Click HERE.
    Monday, 5-26 Memorial Day
    Tuesday, 5-27 Read: Sections 3.1 and 3.2 and Reading Questions for 3.1 and 3.2
    Do:     Section 2.4 –  13-24, 26-35, Section 2.5 – 1-18, 20
    You might also want to look at Chapter 2 Review (page 95) – 29-31, 33, 37, 42, 46
    Complete E-HW 1 on Topics from Chapter 1 due 11:59 pm tonight. Click HERE.
    E-HW 2 on Selected Topics from Chapter 2 due 11:59 pm Friday, May 30. Click HERE.
    TEST 1 up to 3.2 on Tuesday, June 3. Here's a REVIEW.
    Wednesday, 5-28 Read: Sections 3.2 - 3.5 and Reading Questions for 3.3 - 3.5
    Do:     Section 2.6 -- 1-26, 28, 30 and Section 3.1 -- 1-25, 33
    E-HW 2 on Selected Topics from Chapter 2 due 11:59 pm Friday, May 30. Click HERE
    E-HW 3 on Selected Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm Sunday, June 1. Click HERE
    QUIZ 3 on 1.5 - 2.5 tomorrow.
    TEST 1 up to 3.2 on Tuesday, June 3. Here's a REVIEW.
    Thursday, 5-29 Read: Section 3.4
    Do:     Section 3.1 -- 26-31 and Section 3.2 -- 1-11, 18, 20, 23, 29, 30, 33, 36, 39–41 and Chapter 3 Review 12, 14
    E-HW 2 on Selected Topics from Chapter 2 due11:59 pm Friday, May 30. Click HERE
    E-HW 3 on Selected Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm Sunday, June 1. Click HERE
    QUIZ 4 on 2.6 - 3.2 Monday.
    TEST 1 up to Section 3.2 on Tuesday, June 3. Here's a REVIEW.
    Monday, 6-2

    Read: Section 4.1 and Reading Questions for 4.1
    Section 3.3 –1-15, 24, 25, 27, 28, 37, 41
    Section 3.4 – 1-4, 6, 7, 10, 24 
    TEST 1     up to Section 3.2 on Tuesday, June 3. Here's a REVIEW.
    Tuesday, 6-3 Test 1 Results
     
          89  
    Mean: 83.8   88  
    Median:  86   88  
          88  
          87  
        77 87  
        75 87  
        75 86  
        74 86 92
        73 85 91
    39 54 67 71 84 90
    Wednesday, 6-4 Handout: Logarithm Worksheet (not for hand-in) Here's the Answer key
    Read: Section 4.2 and Reading Questions for 4.2
    Do    : Section 3.4 – 8*, 9*, 16* (*solve graphically or with table), 24 and Section 3.5 – 1-5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18-20, 24 and Chapter 3 Review (page 142) – 10, 11, 32 and Section 4.1 -- 1-10, 19-21, 23abcf

    Complete E-HW 04 Selected Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm Monday, June 9. Click HERE.
    Thursday, 6-5 Handout: Why are the Logarithm Properties True? (not for hand-in) and its Answer Key
    Read: Section 4.3 and Reading Questions for 4.3
    Do    : Section 4.1 -- 11-18, 23-32, 34, 36-38, 45 and Chapter 4 Review (p. 185) – 13, 38, 41 Also Ch 4 Tools (p. 192) 1-59, 63-68 as needed.

    Complete E-HW 04 Selected Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm Monday, June 9. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 05 Selected Topics from Chapter 4 due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 11. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 5 Monday, June 9, 2008 over Section 3.3 and 3.4
    Monday, 6-9 Read: Section 5.1-5.3 and Reading Questions for 5.1-5.3
    Do:     Section 4.2 –9-27, 34, 38, 39, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56 and
           Section 4.3 – 1-6, 13-17, 20, 21,32, 34a
    Complete E-HW 04 Selected Topics from Chapter 3 due 11:59 pm tonight. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 05 Selected Topics from Chapter 4 due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 11. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 6 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 over Section 4.1
    Tuesday, 6-10 Read: Section 5.5 and Ch 5 Tools and Reading Questions for 5.5
    Do:     Section 5.1 – 1-25, 27, 30-39, 41-44 and
    Section 5.2 – 9-27 odd, 28-31, 38, 41, 42 and
    Section 5.3 – 1 through 28 (student’s choice) and  Chapter 5 Review -- 1-4
    Complete E-HW 05 Selected Topics from Chapter 4 due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 11. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 7 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 over 4.2 - 4.3
    Wednesday, 6-11 Read: Section 8.1 and 9.1 and Reading Questions for 8.1
    Do:     Section 5.5 -- 1-14, 17 - 27, 31, 34
    Complete E-HW 05 Selected Topics from Chapter 4 due 11:59 pm tonight, June 11. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 8 Thursday, June 11, 2008 over 5.1 - 5.3
    Thursday, 6-12 Handout: Activity 8.1B: Combinations of Functions (Here's the KEY)
    Read:     Section 9.1 and Reading Questions for 9.1
    Do:     Section 8.1 --1, 5-21,25, 60
    Complete E-HW 06 (5.1-5.3) due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 17. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 07 (Section 5.5 and 8.1) due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 17. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 9 Monday, June 16, 2008 over 5.5
    Monday, 6-16 Handout: Activity 9.1: General Power Function Shapes
    Read: Section 9.2 and 9.3 and do Reading Questions for 9.2 and 9.3
    Section 9.1 – 1-14, 19-22, 25-31, 40, 44-46
    Complete E-HW 06 Section 5.1-5.3 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 17. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 07 Section 5.5 and 8.1 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 17. Click HERE.
    TEST 2 Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Click HERE for a review.
    Tuesday, 6-17 TEST 2
     
    Mean: 70        
    Median:  64        
               
      59        
      58 65 77 86  
      56 64 76 84  
      55 64 75 83 97
    35 49 51 64 74 83 90
    Wednesday, 6-18 Read: Section 9.4 and do Reading Questions for 9.4
    Do:     Section 9.2  – 1-10, 16, 18, 20, 23
    QUIZ 10 Thursday, June 18, 2008 over 9.1
    Thursday, 6-19 Read: Section 9.5 and do Reading Questions for 9.5
    Do:     Section 9.3  – 1-10, 16, 18, 20, 23

    Complete E-HW 08 Section 9.1-9.3 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 24. Click HERE.

    QUIZ 11 Monday, June 23, 2008 over 9.1 (power functions) and 9.2 (long run behavior of polynomial functions)
    Monday, 6-23 Read: Section 9.6 and do Reading Questions for 9.6
    Do:     Section 9.4 -- 1-6,  9 through 12, 14
    Complete E-HW 08 Section 9.1-9.3 due 11:59 pm Tuesday, June 24. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 09 Section Asymptotes due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 25. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 10 Rational Functions due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 25. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 12 Tuesday, June 24, 2008 over 9.3 and 9.4
    Tuesday, 6-24 Do: Section 9.5 -- 1-12, 17-20, 23-27,  33-42
    Section 9.6 -- 7-15, 20, 23
    Complete E-HW 08 Section 9.1-9.3 due 11:59 pm  tonight, June 24. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 09 Section Asymptotes due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 25. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 10 Rational Functions due 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 25. Click HERE.
    QUIZ 13 Tuesday, June 24, 2008 over 9.5 and 9.6
    Wednesday, 6-25 Review for the Final Exam  Click HERE for a Review
    Complete E-HW 09 Section Asymptotes due 11:59 pm tonight, June 25. Click HERE.
    Complete E-HW 10 Rational Functions due 11:59 pm tonight, June 25. Click HERE.
    Thursday, 6-26 Final Exam 

    List of assignments throughout the semester: [ Top ]
    Section 1.1 -- 7-14, 18, 27-30, 33
    Section 1.2 -- 3-7, 10, 12, 14-17, 22
    Section 1.3 -- 7-11, 15, 18, 20, 24, 26- 30
    Section 1.4 -- 19-31, 38, 40, 42, 46
    Section 1.5 -- 1 through 18, 22-25, 31, 32, 34
    Section 2.1 -- 9, 10, 16-20, 28, 30, 32
    Section 2.2 -- 1-14, 19-24, 27, 29
    Section 2.3 -- 12, 13
    Section 2.4 -- 13-24, 26-35
    Section 2.5 -- 1-18, 20
    Section 2.6 -- 1-26, 28, 30
    Chapter 2 Review (page 94) -- 5, 21-26, 29-31, 33, 35 - 37, 42, 46
    Section 3.1 --  1-25, 33
    Section 3.2 --  1-11, 18, 20, 23, 29, 30, 33, 36, 39 – 41
    Section 3.3 --  1-15, 24, 25, 27, 28, 37, 41
    Section 3.4 --  1-4, 6, 7,  8*, 9*, 10, 16*,  24 (*solve graphically or with table at this point)
     Section 3.5 --  1-5, 7-9, 15, 16, 18-20, 24 
    Chapter 3 Review (page 142) -- 1–18, 32–37, 47, 59 
    Section 4.1 -- 1-21, 22ab, 23-32, 34, 36-38, 45, 49, 50
    Section 4.2 -- 9-27, 34, 38, 39, 44, 46, 49, 55, 56
    Section 4.3 -- 1-6, 13-17, 20, 21, 32, 34a
     Chapter 4 Review (p. 185)  -- 13, 38, 41
    Ch 4 Tools (p. 192) 1-59, 63-68 as needed
    Section 5.1     -- 1-25, 27, 30-39, 40-44  
    Section 5.2 -- 9-27 odd, 28, 29, 31, 38, 41, 42
    Section 5.3 -- 1-28 Student's choice
    Section 5.5     -- 1-14, 17 - 27, 31, 34
     Chapter 5 Review -- 1-4
     Section 8.1 -- 1, 5-21, 25, 60
     Section 9.1 -- 1-14, 19-22, 25-31, 40, 44 - 46 
    Section 9.2 -- 1-10, 16, 18, 20, 23
    Section 9.3     -- 1 through 15, 17, 19, 24, 29, 31, 37 through 42, 46, 48
    Section 9.4     -- 1-6,  9 through 12, 14
     Section 9.5 -- 1-12, 17-27, 33-42
    Section 9.6 -- 7-15, 20-33

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