MATH 1101

Mathematical Models

Homework Assignments

 
 
An expert problem solver must be endowed with two incompatible qualities, a restless imagination and a patient pertinacity."
 

 Assignment  Description

Date Due

A #1
Math Autobiography - handed out in class.  Click here for a copy

Mon, Aug 25th

A #2
Chapter 1 Warm Up (p. 61 all problems)
Section 1.1
Linear Equations
p. 69 #1-10

Mon, Aug 25th

A #3
Section 1.2 Functions
pp.82-83 #13, 14, 15, 17, 25, 26

Wed, Aug 27th

A #4
Section 1.2  Functions
pp. 81 - 84   #1-5, 7, 9, 27-37odd, 39, 41, 45, 55

 Fri, Aug 29th

Quiz #1
Covering Sections 1.1 and 1.2

Wed, Sept 3rd

A #5
Section 1.3 Linear Functions
pp.    
Click here to view the Steps for writing the equation of a line

Mon, Sept 8th

Quiz #2
Covering Sections 1.3

Wed, Sept 10th

A #6
Crickets Chirpping Handout

Mon, Sept 15th

 A #7
Quadratic Modeling Handout

 Wed, Sept 17th

 A #8
 Section 2.1 Solving Quadratic Equations
pp. 155-156 #1-13odd, 25-29all

   Fri, Sept 19th

 Quiz #3
 Linear and Quadratic Modeling see http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~fox/Math119/Pg83b.html
for steps for the TI 83
or here http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~fox/Math119.html
for steps for other calcultors

  Mon, Sept 22nd

  A #9
Quadratic Functions p. 156-157 # 49, 51, 53, 57, 61
Test #1 Review - click here for practice test

 Wed, Sept 24th

EXAM #1
This exam will cover
Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, and Modeling (curve fitting)

   Fri, Sept 26th

   A #10
Click here to view the investigation

    Wed, Oct 1st

    A #11
6 problems from class - use the completing the square method
 
see this website for some extra advice...    http://www.purplemath.com/modules/sqrquad.htm

  Fri, Oct 3rd

   A #12
 Parabolic form (using completing the square)

 Mon, Oct 6th

    A #13
 Section 5.1 Exponentials

 Wed, Oct 8th

    A #14
 Practice Quiz on Graphing Exponential Functions
Click here to download

 Fri, Oct 10th

 A #15
 More exponential practice (7 problems from class)

Wed, Oct 15th

 A #16
Section 5.2 Logarithms
pp. 402 #1-12all, 19, 20, 25-34all

 Wed, Oct 17th

 

 

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