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
  What is a function?

 Fri, Jan 10th

  A #2
  Math Autobiography - handed out in class

 Fri, Jan 10th

  A #3
1.2 (Page 85 ­ 89 )
#1,3,5,6,7,9,11, 15, 18, 22, 31-37odd, 41, 47, and 48

 Wed, Jan 15th

Quiz #1
  Covering Section 1.2

 Wed, Jan 22nd

  A #4
 1.3 (Page 99 ) #11-18, 19, 21
continued (Page 99-100 ) #1-9 odd, 23 -31odd, 35, 37)

 Mon, Jan 27th

  A #5
 1.6 (Page 131-133 )
#1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

 Wed, Jan 29th

 Quiz #2
  Covering Scetions 1.3 and 1.6

 Wed, Jan 29th

  A #6
  Click here to view the investigation

 Mon, Feb 3rd

  A #7
 
2.2 Quadratic Functions
(Page 164 ) #2, 7, 9, 13, 17-20 - convert to vertex form
4 problems from class - convert to vertex form
Back to (Page 164 ) #2-4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 4 probems from class
 - state the x-intercepts/zeros/roots
 
 All 3 parts  collected
 on Mon, Feb 17th

 Quiz #3
  Covering Sections 2.2 (completing the square)

 Fri, Feb 5th

 Practice Test for Exam #1

Page 137-139
12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 57and 58

Page 203-205
1- 4 (use any method you prefer)
21- 23 (vertex form, state vertex and direction of opening)
31-34(part c only)
65 and 66

 You may pick up the solutions in my office.

TEST is Monday, Feb 17th

  A #8
Part A. What Would You Rather Have - $1,000,000 now or
a Penny That Doubles Every Day For a Month? see website
Part B. Page 389-391 #9-17 odd (try a few by hand and then
feel free to use the calculator), 20, 21, 27, 31, 43

 Fri, Feb 21st

  A #9
 
5.1 Exponential Functions
Page 389 # 9-17 odd, 20, 21, 22 (look at 27, 31, 43)

 Mon, Feb 24th

  A #10
 
5.2 Logarithmic Functions
Page 404-405  # 1-17 odd, 41-46, and then 25-34 all

 Fri, Feb 28th & Mon, March 3rd

 Quiz #5
  Covering Scetion 5.2

 Wed, March 5th

 A #11
 
6.1 Simple Interest
Page 437  # 1-19 odd

 Fri, March 7th

  A #12
 
6.2 Compund Interest
Page 453  # 1, 7-15odd, 25-32

 Mon, March 10th

   A #13
 
6.3 Ordinary Annunities
Page 464-465  # 5 - 13odd

 Wed, March 12th

   Exam #2
 
Covering Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 (Finance)
Take-Home Exam given out in class on Wed, March 12th

 Due in my office no later than 3:00pm on Fri, March 14th

  A #14

In class on 3/24 - we worked on the Rain or Shine Activity

0.1 (Sets)
Pages 2-9 #1, 5, 15, 17, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 43, 55, 59
 
Wed, March 26th
Quiz Wed on  defs
 from Section 0.1

 A #15
 
7.1 (Probability Intro)
Pages 505-507 # 9-17 odd
 
 Fri, March 28th

 A #16
 
7.2 (Unions & Intersections)
Pages 515-516 #1-17 odd, 21, 25
 
Wed, April 2nd
Note: Quiz Friday on
Sections 7.1 & 7.2 

  A #17
 
7.3 (Conditional Probability)
Pages 526 #1-17 odd

 Wed, April 9th

 A #18
 
7.5 (Counting Principles)
Pages 546 #31-43 odd
Click here from a summary of the class notes on 7.5

 Fri, April 11th

 Exam #3

Practice Problems - click here for some on-line practice

Practice Exam #3 - click here to download the Word file (handed out in class on Friday the 11th) 

 Exam #3 will be on
Mon, April 14th

 A #19
 
1.5 (Systems of Equations)
Page 121

 Fri, April 18th

 A #20
 
1.5 (Systems of Equations)
Page 121 #6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 19 (Use the Elimination Method)

 Wed, April 23rd

 A #21
 
3.1 (Intro to Matrics)
Pages 222-223 #1-16all, 17-25odd, 27, 31, 32

 Fri, April 25th

 A #22
 
3.2 (Multiplying Matrices)
Page 237 #1,3,5,7,11,15,23, 27(challenge)

 Mon, April 28th

 Exam #3
 
Practice Problems for Exam #4
Section 1.5  
p.137 #43 (substitution), 44 (elimination), 45 (graphing)
Section 3.1 and 3.2
p. 288 !1-11all, 13-21odd, 24 also review vocabulary list for 3.1
 
Exam #4 will be on
Mon, April 28th

 Final Exam

Click here for a copy of the practice exam handed out in class on 4/28

We will review this practice exam and any other questions you may have in class on Wednesay, April 30th. 

The Final Exam 
will be given on
Friday, May 2nd
from 10:30 - 12:30 
in our classroom

 

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