Explorations in College Algebra --------------------Mat 101E-01: MWF, 12:00-12:50

 Text: Kime/Clark/Michael, Explorations in College Algebra, 3rd edition -------------Spring 2006

Chapter

Exercises begin on page #

Exercises * Readings

 

1. Making Sense of Data and Functions

 

(3-4 weeks)

37

(section 1.1) 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25.

(section 1.2) 33, 34,37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46b.

(section 1.3) 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60a, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 70,71, 72, 74, 76, 77.

(section 1.4) 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 90, 93, 95, 98.

Census Terms

 

The Median Isn’t the Message

Exploration 1.1 p. 54

Exploration 1.2 p. 57(in class)

GC Manual: Chap 0

GC Manual: Chap 1

2. Rate of Change and Linear Functions

( Omit section 2.8, pp.92 - 93, and AA 2.8a)

 

(4-5 weeks)

106

(section 2.1) 1, 2, 7, 8, 9,11, 13, 15ab.

(section 2.2) 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

(section 2.3) 28, 31, 32cd, 38, 39, 42, 45.

(section 2.4) 48, 49, 51, 52, 57,60. (section 2.5) 61, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 82, 83, 84.

(section 2.6) 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 93

(section 2.7) 97, 99, 100,101,103, 104, 106, 107, 110,112,120, 121

(section 2.8b) 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138,139,140, 142,143,146bc

(section 2.9) 149,150, 152,155, 156, 158.

Slopes

 

** USM data

Exploration 2.1 p.127 Exploration 2.2A p.129 or Exploration 2.2B p.130

GC Manual: Chap 2

Extended Exploration : Looking for Links Between Education and Income(1 week)

147

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

 

Exploration pp. 146-147

GC Manual:Extended Exploration 1

3. When Lines Meet: Linear Systems

(Section 3.1 and 3.2)

(2-3 weeks)

156

(section 3.1) 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

 

(section 3.2) 12, 14, 16, 17,18, 20, 21, 31

 

GC Manual: Chap 3

* Readings can be found at Wiley Download site, www.wiley.com/college/kimeclark Click on Student Companion site. **http://www.usm.edu/ir/factbook2004-2005.htm

 

4. The Laws of Exponents and Logarithms: Measuring the Universe ( Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, and 4.6) (1-2 weeks)

237

(section 4.1) 1, 2, 3,7, 8, 9,11, 12,13

 

(section 4.2) 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41

 

(section 4.4) 67, 70, 73, 75, 77, 83

 

(section 4.6) 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 124

 

Imagine

Exploration 4.1 p.229 (in class)

GC Manual: Chap 4

5. Growth and Decay: An Introduction to Exponential Functions ( Omit section 5.6 and 5.7, pp279 - 297, and AA 5.6a, 5.6b, and 5.7.)

(2-3 weeks)

 

300

(section 5.1) 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13

 

(section 5.2) 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27

(section 5.3) 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39

(section 5.5) 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 75

(section 5.4) 47, 48, 49, 50, 51

 

GC Manual: Chap 5

Final presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL DATES TO REMEMBER:

 

Friday, February 10

**Diagnostic Test (Quiz 1)

Friday, February 17

**Quiz 2

Monday-Tuesday, February 27-28

Mardi Gras holidays

Friday, March 3

Last day to take Diagnostic Test

Friday, March 3

Last day to drop full term classes

Friday, March 6

**Quiz 3

Friday, March 31

**Quiz 4

Monday-Thursday, April 10-13

Spring Break

Friday, April 14

Good Friday holiday

Friday, April 28

**Quiz 5

Friday, May 5

Last day of regularly scheduled classes

Saturday, May 6, 9:00 -11:30 a.m.

Final exam

 

** DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.