MTH 111 Mathematics as a Human Pursuit Calendar Semester 101

Write out complete answers NEATLY and CLEARLY.

Number each exercise to the left.
Work only one problem across the page -- i.e. problems should proceed form top to bottom.
You must show your work! Correct mathematical notation must be used.  Partial credit is given when work is shown even if answer is incorrect. However, correct answers without any work shown will in general be given no credit.
If the problem is a computation leading to a final answer, box the answer.
Use pencil and eraser  -- do not scratch out work.

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Date

Exams or Quizzes

Reading Assignments

Homework Assignments – Due Date

Tues.

8/24

 

Read Course Syllabus carefully!

 

Thurs.

8/26

 

Unit 2A, 2B
Lab: Unit Conversions               For printing PDF

 

Tues.

8/31

 

Population Densities Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density

Unit 3A Uses and Abuses of Percentages

Exercise Set 1  Unit 2A

Thurs.
9/02

 

Unit 3B Putting Numbers in Perspective.

Lab:  Practice with Equation Editor   Writing with Scientific Notation

Exercise Set 2 Unit 2B

Unit Conversions Worksheet due

Tues.

9/07

 

Unit 3C  Dealing with Uncertainty

Exercise Set 3  Unit 3A

Thurs.

 9/09

 

Unit 9B  Linear  Growth, Unit 9C Exponential Modeling

 

Maple Worksheet on Linear and Exponential Growth –linexpgrowth-101.mw

Maple Worksheet in PDF format    

Equation Editor Practice and Scientific Notation Lab Due (email)

Tues.

9/14

 

 

Exercise Set 4  Unit 3B

Exercise Set 5 Unit 3C

 

Thurs
9/16

 


Complete Lab on Linear and Exponential Growth

Unit 8C  Real Population Growth

 

Exercise Set 6:  Unit 9B

 

Email completed  Maple Worksheet linexpgrowth-101.mw

Tues
9/21

 

 

Review for test  -- Work on practice test questions.

Exercise Set 7:  Unit 9C

 

Thurs
9/23

First Test

 

 

 

Exercise Set 8:  Unit 8C

 

Tues
9/28

 

Unit 4B  The power of Compounding

 

 

Thurs
09/30

 

Lab:  Basics of Excel and graphing in Excel.  

         Financial Functions in Excel.

Excel worksheet to download: 

PracticeGraphs.xls  

FinacePractice.xls

 

Link to Data Sets for Excel

 

Resource for graphing in Excel

http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gt/gt-menu.html

Histograms link

 

Exercise Set 10:  Unit 4B

 

Lab Assignment:  Choose a data set and create a meaningful graph for the data in an Excel spreadsheet.  Copy and past the graph into a Microsoft Word document and write a short paragraph about your observations of the data.    (email worksheet and word document by Thurs Oct 7th)

Tues
10/05

 

Unit 4C  Savings and Investments

Unit 4D  Loan Payments, Credit cards and Mortgages

 

Thurs
10/07

 

Lab work on Financial Functions

Financial Functions Handout

Excel Worksheet for Answers to Handout

Loan Amortization Concepts

Excel Worksheet on Loan Amortization

Exercise Set 11:  Unit 4C

 

Tues
10/12

 

Unit 6A Characterizing Data

Unit 6B Measures of Variation

 

Exercise Set 12 Unit 4D

Thurs
10/14

Second Test

 

 

Tues
10/19

 

Unit 6C The Normal Distribution

 

Exercise Set 13: Unit 6A

 

Thurs
10/21

 

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Normal Distribution Worksheet   SAT Scores in Indiana Worksheet
             Use Normal Calculator  to check your work (from table in book)

Unit 6D

 

Exercise Set 14: Unit 6B

Exercise Set 15 Unit 6C

 

Tues.
10/26

 

Confidence Intervals Worksheet

 

Hypothesis Testing  Worksheet  Rules for Hypothesis Testing

 

Normal Distribution Worksheet and SAT scores in Indiana due.

 

Thurs.
10/28

 

M&M Statistics

 

Final Project Research

Exercise Set 16:  Unit 6D (Don’t do 50 or 54 Cancelled)

Confidence Intervals Worksheet due



Tues.
11/02

 

Section 11 C  Proportion and the Golden ratio

In class work:  Fibonacci Problem Sheet.

Maple Fibonacci Worksheet  (In .pdf form  for review )

 

Select Partners, date for Final presentation by this date

Thurs.
11/04

 

Lab Work: 

Exploration of Iterative Functions and the Mandelbrot fractal

Hypothesis Testing Worksheet due

 

Tues.
11/09

 

 

Mandelbrot / Complex Numbers Worksheet due.

 

Thurs.
11/11

Third Test

 

Topics for final presentation due.

See Project Guidelines Page for requirements

Tues.
11/16

 

Maple Worksheet on Sine Cosine Curves

In pdf format

Final Project Lesson Plan due one week before presentation. 

Thurs.
11/18

 

Sound lab

 

Tues.
11/30

 

Student Led Class

 

Thurs.
12/02

 

Student Led Class

Turn in Maple Worksheet on Sine Cosine and Sound Lab Worksheet for grading

Tues.
12/07

 

Student Led Class

 

Thurs.

12/09

 

Student Led Class

 

Thurs

12/17

Fourth Test

Take Home Due by 12:00 noon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Text Exercise List for Semester 101  (Fall 2010) for MTH 111 Math as a Human Pursuit

Consult class web page for due dates.

Set 1

 (p 93) Unit 2A 

30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 46, 48, 52, 60,62, 68, 76, 78, 84

Set 2

 (p 108) Unit 2B 

26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 46, 48 a, b, 50 a, b, 52, 54, 60, 74, 76, 86

Set 3

 (p 141)   Unit 3A

38, 44, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68, 72, 74, 80, 84

Set 4

 (p  157) Unit 3B

16, 18, 20, 42, 44, 46, 58, 60, 66, 66, 68

Set 5

(p 170)  Unit 3C 

16 a,b,c, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 44, 46, 48, 52, 58, 60, 64, 66

Set 6

(p 533)  Unit 9B 

18, 26, 30, 48

Set 7

(p 547)  Unit 9C

12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 32, 42, 46

Set 8

(p 498)  Unit 8C 

23, 24, 30, 32

Set 9

(p 506) Unit 8D 

24, 26, 32, 36, 40 

Set 10

(p 224)  Unit 4B

48, 52, 60, 62, 64, 70, 74, 78

Set 11

(p 244) Unit 4C

 24, 26, 28, 34, 38, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52

Set 12

(p 262) Unit 4D 

14, 16, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34

Set 13

(p 381) Unit 6A

 Quick Quiz:   2,4,6,8,10 (Don’t need justify the quick quiz) 12, 14, 16, 26, 30

Set 14

(p 389)  Unit 6B

 Quick Quiz:  2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (Don't justify); 16.

Set 15

(p 398) Unit 6C

22,  24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 40, 42

Set 16

(p 409) Unit 6D

32, 34, 36, 40, 44, 46, 50, 54 (Don’t do 50 or 54 Cancelled)

Set 17

Cancelled

Set 18

Cancelled

Set 19

Cancelled