Practice Questions to Check Prerequisite Skills Needed for MA 22900
Introducing the Main Character of Calculus - the Slope
What's the Difference?
Today's objectives:
1. Relate the value of a slope to its steepness.
2. Determine the slope of a line from a grid and find its equation.
3. Explore the difference between two functions and make connections between their graphs.
Due: Wednesday, January 15
Read: the Syllabus and Section 1.1 and 1.2
Do: If necessary, purchase a TI-84 Plus CE or equivalent.
Optional:
Section 1.1-- 1-12, 15-20, 39-42, 45-48, 61 for practice as
needed.
Review
Practice Questions to Check Prerequisite Skills Needed for MA 22900
and these
Worked out Solutions.
You should also be proficient in these
skills needed for MA 15300.
Prepare for QUIZ 1 next Friday, Jan. 24 over prerequisite
skills. (See green packet and MML.)
Due Wednesday, Jan, 22, 11:59
pm:
MML HW 01: Math Background Needed for MA
22900
You have unlimited attempts.
Handouts: What's the Difference?
Revenue, Cost, Profit
Slopes and Linear Functions
Today's objectives:
1. Perform a break-even analysis:
a. Use the graph or formula of Revenue, Cost, or Profit
to determine the break-even quantity (or quantities).
b. Determine the amount of Revenue or Cost at a
break-even quantity.
2. Use graphs to determine the production level when a company will maximize
Revenue or maximize Profit.
3. Interpret the slope and y-intercept of a linear function if it
represents Cost, Revenue, or Profit.
Due Friday, January 17
Do: MML: What's the Difference? (Just for
practice. No grade recorded)
Optional:
Section 1.2-- 11, 14, 15, 18-26, 33, 34 for practice as
needed.
Complete the first question in the Slopes and Linear Functions
handout.
Prepare for QUIZ 1 next Friday, Jan. 24 over prerequisite skills. (See green packet and MML.)
Due Wednesday, Jan, 22, 11:59
pm:
MML HW 01: Math Background Needed for MA
22900
You have unlimited attempts.
Handouts: Slopes and Linear Functions
Supply and Demand
Today's objectives:
1. Find and interpret the slope and axis intercepts of a linear demand
function.
2. Find the formula of a cost function from a graph with a grid (without
given the y-intercept).
3. Find marginal cost, marginal revenue, and marginal profit from a formula
or graph.
4. Determine the equilibrium quantity if given the formulas or graphs of the
supply and demand.
Find if the market has a consumer surplus (like
this)
or shortage (like
this) and how it affects the price.
Due Wednesday, January 22
Do: Optional:
Section 1.2-- 27-32, 37, 38
for practice as needed.
Prepare for QUIZ 1 next Friday, Jan. 24 over prerequisite skills. (See green packet and MML.)
Due Wednesday, Jan, 22, 11:59
pm:
MML HW 01: Math Background Needed for MA 22900
You have unlimited attempts.
No class meeting.