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| ANN: You will see Chapter O (Orientation) Homework due on MML on Monday, Aug. 29. It is an introductory assignment that will help familiarize you with the interface of MML. In class, I introduced the class by referring to the syllabus and mentioning a few extra tidbits. Read it and make sure you understand what is expected of you. I referenced the Math Resource Center which is our tutoring location and gave out a handout with their information. They are available online and in-person this semester. I talked about MyMathLab (MML) which is described on the syllabus. I even did a brief demonstration to show it off and get you started. You should thoroughly read the syllabus and get MML set up before next class when we will start the math! | |
Aug. 24 |
ANN: You will see Chapter O (Orientation) Homework due on MML on Monday, Aug. 29. It is an introductory assignment that will help familiarize you with the interface of MML. ANN: I reminded students of my late policy. You are allowed to do MML homework late but problems done after the due date are worth only 50% of the original credit. Problems done before the due date are counted fully even if you do some problems in an assignment late. Read the syllabus for details on the late policy. In class, we worked on the Class Notes for 1.4, getting through the mention of reciprocals at the top of page 5. You will notice there is a worksheet mentioned at the bottom of page 5. We have not gotten to that yet so it is not assigned. However, I will be assigning it next time to be due Wednesday. You can find it under Assorted Handouts and Tutorials. I have attached it to the Notes as handed out in class. Also, we will be finishing these Notes and more next week so keep up with the homework; it will come quickly. |
| ANN: Remember that Chapter O (Orientation) Homework due on MML by midnight tonight. In class, we finished the Class Notes for 1.4 and so Section 1.4 Homework in MML should be worked on; it is due next Monday, Sep. 5. Also, the worksheet Manipulating Complex Numbers 3 (stapled to the Notes as given in class) is now due Wed., August 31. We then covered the Class Notes for 2.2, getting through page 3. I gave out two worksheets with this set of Notes. They are Things to know about your calculator and Getting started on your graphing calculator. You should do them on your own and ask questions by email or in class; they will not be collected. People who have TI84 calculators should follow instructions for the TI83 if no TI84 instructions are listed. With this exception in mind, you can skip paragraphs that talk about calculators other than yours. (I do have somewhat outdated instructions for the TI85 and 86 which are older models and very few people have them.) If you do not have a calculator yet, you can get an app for your phone (preferably the TI app) or borrow a calculator at the Math Resource Center (CM 233) on the second floor. | |
Aug. 31 |
[Friday, Sep. 2 is the last day to drop the course for a full refund.] I collected the worksheet Manipulating Complex Numbers 3 from last time. We then finished the Class Notes for 2.2. We then covered most of the Class Notes for 2.4, getting through example 6. We did not finish the Notes so I have updated that due date in MML to now be Sep. 12. However, we did get through the vast majority of the Notes, so you should work on the 2.4 MML homework is possible. Section 1.4 and Section 2.2 Homework assignments are both due this upcoming Monday, Sep. 5. Also, we are off Monday cause of Labor Day. |
| No class; college closed for Labor Day | |
Sep. 7 |
We finished the Class Notes for 2.4. We then covered the Class Notes for 2.5. We then started the Class Notes for 3.1, getting through the definition of function at the top of page 2. Work on the homework in MML and we will try to finish 3.1 next time. |
| ANN: Exam 1 over chapters 1-3 is scheduled for Mon., Sep. 26. We will meet in NU 101 (Nursing wing of our building) to take the exam in MML. You are allowed to use your Notes, homework notebook, book (will be available online), and your calculator. If you have been using a calculator app on your phone, please put it aside and borrow a calculator from CM 233. ANN: I explained the grading process on paper worksheets. First, a checkmark means an answer is correct. If an answer has been marked down, you will see "-1/2" or the like next to it to its left. I then add the points taken off for each page, putting that number in the bottom left corner of each page. I then add those numbers up and subtract from 10, giving you a grade out of 10. You will see the grade on the first page next to your name. All paper worksheets are worth 10 points so they count all the same. I do post these grades in the MML Gradebook so you can keep track of them. In class, we worked on the Class Notes for 3.1, getting through example 5. Technically, example 5 should be labeled "section 3.2" as that particular problem will be in that section; we did it anyway. Some homework problems will ask for interval notation. I gave out the Class Notes for 3.3 whose first page reviews it. We went over only page 1 in these Notes. | |
Sep. 14 |
ANN: Exam 1 is set for Mon., Sep. 26 over chapters 1-3. You will see two Chapter Review Assignments due Sun., Sep. 25 as well as the Section Homework Assignments for sections we finish next week (3.3, 3.4, 3.5). These due dates are curtailed from their "usual Monday" since we are testing on Monday. In class, we finished the Class Notes for 3.1. We skipped examples 8c and 9b as they are redundant. We covered the Class Notes for 3.2. We skipped example 5. We continued the Class Notes for 3.3 which we started the other day by doing page 1. In these 3.3 Notes, we got through example 1b. Stapled to the 3.3 Notes are two worksheets. Investigating functions 3 is to be done and will be collected Monday. Finding maximums and minimums on your calculator is given out merely as a reference for the work we do with minimums and maximums. We did not get to that worksheet's mention in the Notes (page 5) today. |
| I had to cancel due to personal reasons. The schedule has changed. Exam 1 is now set for Wed., Sep. 28. The room will be announced. Sections 3.3 and 3.4 MML Homework are now due Mon., Sep. 26. We will cover the Class Notes Wed., Sep. 21. Section 3.5 MML Homework is due Tues., Sep. 27. We will cover it next Monday, Sep. 26. The two Chapter Review assignments in MML are also due Tues., Sep. 27. Again, Exam 1 is now set for Wed., Sep. 28. The room will be announced. Section 4.1 MML Homework is now due Oct. 10. Section 4.4 will be cut. Changes have been made to the MML schedule. |
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Sep. 21 |
ANN: Exam 1 is now set for Wed., Sep. 28 over chapters 1-3. You will see two Chapter Review Assignments due Tues., Sep. 27 as well as the Section 3.5 Homework Assignment because we will finish that section's Class Notes next week [and 3.4 since we did not finish it today]. These due dates are curtailed from their "usual Monday" since we are testing on Wednesday. Also, in order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including any chapter review assignments) with a grade of 20% or higher. That is a failsafe so that you do not attempt to take an exam without at least seeing all of the homework. In class, I collected Investigating functions 3 and we finished the Class Notes for 3.3. We did skip the Extreme Value Theorem with example 5 on page 6 and example 6 on page 7. Finding maximums and minimums on your calculator is given out merely as a reference for the work we do with minimums and maximums; it will not be collected. We then started the Class Notes for 3.4, getting through page 3. |
| ANN: Exam 1 is set for Wed., Sep. 28 over chapters 1-3. You will see two Chapter Review Assignments due Tues., Sep. 27 as well as the Sections 3.5 and 3.4 Homework Assignments. Also, in order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including any chapter review assignments) with a grade of 20% or higher. That is a failsafe so that you do not attempt to take an exam without at least seeing all of the homework. We'll meet in room NU 101. In class, we finished the Class Notes for 3.4. The worksheet Piecewise Functions should be done and turned in Wednesday. We then covered the Class Notes for 3.5. The worksheet Transformations 2 should be done and turned in Wednesday. Yes, both worksheets are due this Wednesday. | |
Sep. 28 |
We took Exam 1. If you missed it today, I will be sending a makeup exam for you to the Haskell Testing Center. I will also send you an email to you with the details. |
| We covered the Class Notes for 4.1. We used Question 9 in the MML Homework (question 4.1.13) to complete example 2 on page 3. If you do it outside of class, the problem will be the same but with different numbers. We used it to demonstrate the use of the MML grapher. Attached to these Notes (as given out in class) is the worksheet Roots and intersections on your calculator which should be done for Wednesday. The last question is really meant to include "3x^3"; that is not a typo. People who have TI84's should follow the instructions for the TI83. | |
Oct. 5 |
Class cancelled due to teacher illness. |
| ANN: I will be rescheduling the MML due dates, probably later today. In class, I collected Roots and intersections on your calculator and we only covered the Class Notes for 4.2 and called it an early day. The worksheet Linear regression on your calculator (TI-82, 83, 84, 85, 86) can be used as reference; it will not be collected. Under Assorted Handouts and Tutorials, you will find a video of me completing the worksheet. | |
Oct. 12 |
ANN: Exam 2 is now scheduled for Wed., Oct. 26. I had to move it due to my absence. It will cover chapters 4 and 5; we will cover 4.3 today and be done with chapter 4. In class, we covered the Class Notes for 4.3. |
| ANN: Exam 2 will cover 4.1-4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, and 5.6. It will be taken Wed., Oct. 26 in room NU 101. In class, we covered the Class Notes for 5.1. We completed Polynomial functions: End behavior together as a class (leaving number 6 to be read on your own) and then used it to complete the table on page 3 of the Notes. A second worksheet, Polynomial functions: End behavior 2, is due Wednesday at the beginning of class. | |
Oct. 19 |
ANN: Exam 2 over 4.1-4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, and 5.6 is set for Wed., Oct. 26. You will see two Chapter Review Assignments due Tues., Oct. 25 as well as the Sections 5.5 and 5.6 Homework Assignments. Also, in order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including any chapter review assignments) with a grade of 20% or higher. We'll meet in room NU 101. ANN: Remember that you can do late MML work for half credit. You must get all late work from chapters 1-5 done by Oct. 31. In class, I collected Polynomial functions: End behavior 2. We covered the Class Notes for 5.2. The worksheet, Quadratic (and higher order) regression on your calculator (TI82, 83, or 84), should be done for Monday; it will be collected. We then started the Class Notes for 5.5, getting through example 1a. There are two worksheets for this section. The first, Rational functions: Vertical asymptotes, was done in class and will not be collected. The second, Rational Functions: Horizontal and Oblique Asymptotes, will be collected Wednesday of next week. |
| ANN: Exam 2 will no longer cover 5.6. We will finish 5.5 today and then test Wednesday. You will see two Chapter Review Assignments due Tues., Oct. 25 as well as the Section 5.5 Homework Assignment. Also, in order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including any chapter review assignments) with a grade of 20% or higher. We'll meet in room NU 101. Bring a laptop if you can. In class, I collected Quadratic (and higher order) regression on your calculator (TI82, 83, or 84) and we finished the Class Notes for 5.5. The worksheet Rational Functions: Horizontal and Oblique Asymptotes will be collected Wednesday of this week before the exam. | |
Oct. 26 |
We took Exam 2. I collected Rational Functions: Horizontal and Oblique Asymptotes. If you missed it today, I will be sending a makeup exam for you to the Haskell Testing Center. I will also send you an email to you with the details. |
| [This is the last day you can do late MML work from chapters 1-5.] ANN: I took Quadratic (and higher order) regression on your calculator (TI82, 83, or 84) out of 8 points instead of 10 because I thought it was not clear where answers were required because of the density of the worksheet. In class, we covered the Class Notes for 6.1. The worksheet stapled (if gotten in class) to the Notes, The composition of functions, should be completed and turned in Wednesday. | |
Nov. 2 |
I collected The composition of functions and we covered the Class Notes for 6.2, skipping example 8. |
| ANN: Exam 3 is set for Mon., Nov. 21, right before Thanksgiving break. It will cover 6.1-6.6 and 6.8. We will meet in room NU 101. In class, we covered the Class Notes for 6.3 and we started the Class Notes for 6.4, getting through example 1. A worksheet attached to the 6.3 Notes, Exploring exponential functions, is due Wednesday. | |
Nov. 9 |
I Zoomed class due to illness. We finished the Class Notes for 6.4. Here is the video we made. The 6.3 worksheet will be collected next time. https://lewisclark.zoom.us/rec/share/Y9zohCT4D-Wk4QNBJknYHCTE-TW9NPb1JH-Quxj7eONr5yLyjEnfC_6fH7ln1-Ms.QEU8JK5wfAPcoRGh Passcode: ^rhR3&0Y |
| I Zoomed class due to illness. We covered the Class Notes for 6.5. Here is the video we made. The 6.3 worksheet will be collected next time. https://lewisclark.zoom.us/rec/share/-cPfWExaGLqKXlQ1qK9Lxlu2fSoD6M-O83anWMX4Cz_y1o5F5MyfutDx6vOKrIEb.v5-K7cG39Q0_B2JB Passcode: ^Fs$?8*c |
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Nov. 16 |
[Friday, Nov. 18 is the last day to withdraw (grade of W) to avoid a D or F.] ANN: I am still planning on Exam 3 being Nov. 21 but it will only cover 6.1-6.6. I Zoomed class due to illness. We covered the Class Notes for 6.6. Here is the video we made. The 6.3 worksheet will be collected next time. https://lewisclark.zoom.us/rec/share/gS5gbMA723nggCePd7NE2q2b uR5Wb9Lkd31j3Bne8Iu0ub_HzPSWmCFu_tsmQsmm.GD55doqul3YWGK5X Passcode: 7^J9@jE& |
| I collected Exploring exponential functions and we took Exam 3. If you missed it, look for an email from me about making it up. | |
Nov. 23 |
No class; college closed for Thanksgiving |
| ANN: Exam 4 over 8.1-8.4 is set for Monday, Dec. 12. If we have a snow day and school is cancelled between now and then, that will move to Wed., Dec. 14. If not, Monday, Dec. 12 will be our last day we meet. We will meet in room NU 101. You must have 20% on all homework, including the Chapter 8 Review Homework, for the exam to open. You may use your Notes, homework, book (online), and calculator. In class, we covered the Class Notes for 8.1. | |
Nov. 30
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We covered the Class Notes for 8.2. |
| ANN: Exam 4 over 8.1-8.4 is set for Monday, Dec. 12. We will meet in room NU 101. In order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including the chapter review assignment) with a grade of 20% or higher. As always, you may use your Class Notes, homework notebook, calculator, and book (available online through MML). In class, we covered the Class Notes for 8.3 and then started the Class Notes for 8.4, getting through example 2. | |
Dec. 7 |
ANN: Exam 4 over 8.1-8.4 is set for Monday, Dec. 12. We will meet in room NU 101. In order for you to take an exam, you must have done the applicable homework in MML (including the chapter review assignment) with a grade of 20% or higher. As always, you may use your Class Notes, homework notebook, calculator, and book (available online through MML). ANN: Remember you can do late MML work from chapters 6-8 for half credit. In class, we finished the Class Notes for 8.4. |
| ANN: Remember you can do late MML work from chapters 6-8 for half credit. In class, we took Exam 4. If you missed it, look for an email from me about making it up. | |
Dec. 14 |
[Thusday, Dec. 15 is the last day to complete MML work.] No class scheduled. Period may be used in case of a snow day. |