Text: Kime/Clark/Michael, Explorations in College Algebra, 3rd edition -------------Spring 2006
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Exercises | * Readings |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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)
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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 |
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GC Manual: Chap 5 |
Final presentation
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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.