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Classes #1-#6
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Classes #14-#20
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Welcome to the VHCC Precalculus I
homepage. This page contains notes, assignments and other related information.
Please E-mail dsmith@vh.cc.va.us and dasmith@naxs.com with questions or comments.
For General
Information return to main page 164.106.222.236 and click on General Information
Complete Exercises in indicated Assignments;
complete other tasks as indicated.
Assignments are to be completed within two
days after the assignment date.
Problems marked with asterisk * to be
submitted in self-documented form via e-mail. Scanned documents are not required,
but such documents may be submitted through the dsmith@vh.cc.va.us
address only; such documents may become public and therefore should not contain your name
or any identifying marks.
Assignments 0-6:
Modeling and Basic Function Families
Assignment 0
Complete and submit Introductory Rate
Problems and Communications Exercise
Assignment 1
See also Class Notes #01 and #02
- Distance Students: Note that CD's contain class notes with
video clips, starting with CD #2.
Suggested Review: Text Sections 1.1 and 1.2, if necessary
Read and think about Introduction
to Central Themes; Examples and submit your answers to questions posed and your
comments on the ideas presented.
If you wish to use simulated data for this experiment, go to Randomized Problems and choose Simulated
Data for Flow Experiment.
Distance Students: View Precalculus material on PC1 PH1 CAL1 DISK
1 and ponder questions posed in documentation.
Assignment 2
Suggested Review: Text, Section 1.5
** Note: Instead of the problems stated in the documents,
go to Randomized Problems,
Introductory Flow Model (Model 1), and randomly choose one of the nine problem
versions. These problems are similar but not identical to those in your documents.
**
** Continue to use the Randomized Problems from the preceding document. **
Distance Students: View Introduction on CD #2.
Assignment 3
See also Class Notes #03
note that the DOS program QUADEQ provides
useful practice; use it if practice is required
Optional Exercises for Practice: Graphs of selected
parabolas (a series of DOS-based exercises)
Assignment 4
See also Class Notes #04
Suggested Review: Text Section 3.1
Review of algebra:
Text Section 1.1 work all problems highlighted in blue. If you can't get the
correct answer to a problem before looking at the back of the book (check back of book
after working), you should do more problems of similar nature. You are responsible
throughout the course for knowing all the algebra in this section. If you run into
difficulties please e-mail the instructor with questions.
Randomized Problems, Week 2 Quiz
#1 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Assignment 5
See also Class Notes #05
Suggested Review: Text Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3
Assignment 6
See also Class Notes #06
Randomized Problems, Week 3 Quiz
#1 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Randomized Problems, Week 3 Quiz
#2 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Begin studying for Major Quiz on Assignments 0-6. See Major Quiz under Tests
Assignment 7
See also Class Notes #07
Suggested Review: Text Section 1.6
Study Linked Outline for summary of topics to be
included on the Major Quiz. Topics through Rates and Slopes (Class Notes #06) are
included. Click on links to see a brief discussion of topics. Check
assignments, class notes and CD for details.
Complete Major Quiz, Covering Assignments Through #6. See Major Quiz under Tests
Assignment 8
Review major quiz; work on DERIVE (suggestion: work on DERIVE exercise after
taking Major Quiz)
Randomized Problems, Week 4 Quiz
#1 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Randomized Problems, Week 4 Quiz
#2 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Randomized Problems, Week 4 Quiz
#3 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Assignment 9
See also Class Notes #08
Text Assignment: Section 2.5, #'s 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35
Text assignment: Section 1.3. Follow the same instructions as for the
Section 1.1 assignment of Week 1.
Assignment 10
See also Class Notes #09
Text assignment: Sections 2.1 and 2.2. Read these sections and be sure you
understand them thoroughly.
Randomized Problems, Week 5 Quiz
#1 and submit your solution to a randomly chosen version.
Assignment 11
See also Class Notes #10
Assignment 12
See also Class Notes #11
Suggested Review: Text section 3.2, subsection on Power Functions
Recommended Reading: Text Section 2.4
Randomized Proportionality Problems: Study and master one version,
use other version for practice (click on desired version):
Assignment 13
See also Class Notes #12, #13
Study Linked Outline
Assignment 14
Optional practice problem set:
Text Assignment: Sections 2.3 and 2.5. Read 2.3 and be sure you understand
transformations. Read 2.5 and to the 'blue' problems, following the usual
instructions.
Assignments 15-19: Exponential Functions and Curve Fitting
Assignment 15
Complete Test #1 by 10/19/99
See also Class Notes #14
** Note: Instead of the problems stated in the documents, go to Randomized Problems, Precalculus I,
Exponential Model, and randomly choose one of the nine problem versions. These
problems are similar but not identical to those in your documents. **
Assignment 16
See also Class Notes #15
** Note: Instead of the problems stated in the documents, go to Randomized Problems, Precalculus I,
Exponential Model Part 2, and randomly choose one of the nine problem versions.
These problems are similar but not identical to those in your documents. **
Suggested Review: Text Section 4.2
Assignment 17
See also Class Notes #16 and #17
Suggested Review: Text Section 4.1
Suggested Review: Text Section 4.3
Assignment 18
See also Class Notes #18 and #19
Suggested Review: Text Section 4.4, 4.5
Assignment 19
See also Class Notes #19 and #20
Suggested Review: Text Section 4.6-4.8
Assignments 20-24: Polynomials and Properties of Functions
Assignment 20
See also Class Notes #21
Suggested Review: Text Section 3.2
Assignment 21
See also Class Notes #22
Suggested Review: Text Section 3.5
Assignment 22
Review Exponential, Logarithmic and Polynomial Functions
Assignment 23
See also Class Notes #23
Text Assignments: Sections 4.5 - 4.7. Read sections and problems and be
sure you can do everything.
Assignment 24
See also Class Notes #24, 25
Suggested Review: Text Section 2.4
Assignment 25
Complete Test #2.
Assignment 26
See also Class Notes #26
Sex and Drugs
Complete all problems (Class Notes #26)
Assignment 27
Assignment 29
Assignment 30
See also Class Notes #27, 28
Review for Final
Assignment 31
Complete final exam
Class Notes are posted here
without video links, due to the large size of video files. Class notes including
video links are distributed on CD's.
#01: Depth vs. Clock Time
Model
#02: Quadratic Model of Depth vs.
Clock Time (3 points, 3 simultaneous equations)
#03:
Graphs of Quadratic Functions
#04:
Graphs of Quadratics Functions; Function Notation
#05: Introduction to Function Families
#06: Power Functions, Rates and
Slopes
#07: Rates; Modeling by a
Linear Function
#08: Symbolic Slopes; Slope =
Slope Equation
#09: Linear Functions
#10: Proportionality and
Sand Piles
#11: Proportionality
#12: Proportionality,
Laws of Exponents, Sequences
#13: Review Notes for
Test
#14: Exponential
Functions
#15: Test Questions;
Behavior of Exponential Functions
#16: Exponential
Functions; Inverse Functions and Logarithms
#17: Using Logarithms
#18: Logarithms;
Modeling Exponential Behavior
#19: Linearizing
Exponential Data; Introduction to Polynomials
#20: Linearizing Data
#21: Graphs of
Polynomials
#22: Graphs of
Polynomials and Power Functions
#23: Combining
Functions: Ball down Incline and onto Floor
#24: Review; Practice
Test
#25: Combining
Functions Graphically
#26: Sex and Drugs
#27: Review I
#28: Review II
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