Mth 163, Precalculus I
Brief Assignments Page
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00 | qa_0 | Complete Part 4 of the Initial Activities | CD Contents | text_00 | query_0 | |||||
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01 | qa_1 |
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View Precalculus material on
GEN
1 CD and ponder questions posed in documentation flow experiment simulated data
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02 | qa_2 |
Overview and Introduction: The Modeling Process applied to Flow From a CylinderCompletion of the Introductory Flow Model |
Optional for feedback:
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View Introduction on CD #2 | text_02 |
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03 | qa_3 |
Properties of Quadratic FunctionsMost Basic Properties of Linear, Quadratic and Exponential Functions: |
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04 | qa_4 |
Introduction to f(x) notation and the generalized modeling process (Class Notes #04)Basic Point Graphs |
Week 2 Quiz #1 |
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Review of algebra in |
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05 | qa_5 |
Introduction to Basic Function Families |
Basic-point graphs: Identifying Equations from Basic Points: Do quadratic functions only. Be able to quickly find the equation of a quadratic function from its basic points. | text_05 | Class Notes #05 | query_5 | ||||
Review the Outline of
Content for Assignments 1-5 (located in the Expanded Assignments grid), the
Linked Outline
, Class Notes, worksheets, your posted
work and other resources to prepare for the Major Quiz. The Major Quiz should be completed within a week of completing Assignment 6. |
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06 | qa_6 |
Basic Function FamiliesIntroduction to Rates and Slopes |
Week 3 Quiz #1
Week 3 Quiz #2 |
text_06 | Class
Notes #06 |
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07 | qa_7 | Introduction to linear functions | text_07 | Linked Outline | Class
Notes #07
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08 | qa_8 |
Basic-point
graphs: Identifying Equations from Basic Points: Do linear functions
only. Review major quiz; work on Initial DERIVE exercise (suggestion: if you wish to use the VHCC copy of DERIVE you might be able to arrange your time so you can work on DERIVE exercise in the Learning Lab after taking Major Quiz; free downloads of DERIVE 5.0 are as of 6/1/12 available online; website isn't listed here because websites change; this is about a 4 megaByte download, with very simple installation; Version 5.0 is sufficient, but instructions should work also the Version 6.) |
Week 4 Quiz #1Week 4 Quiz #2Week 4 Quiz #3 |
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09 | qa_9 |
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text_09 | Class Notes #08 | query_9 | |||||
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Week 5 Quiz #1 | text_10 | Class Notes #09 | query_10 | ||||
11 | qa_11 | Introduction to Proportionality | text_11 | Class Notes #10 | query_11 | |||||
12 | qa_12 | Power Function Proportionalities | Randomized Proportionality Problems Version 1 Version 2 | text_12 | Class
Notes #11
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13 | qa_13 | final assignment prior to test 1 | text_13 | Class Notes #12, 13 | query_13 | |||||
14 | qa_14 |
Two Examples and a PictureOptional practice problem set: |
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Review the Outline of
Content for Assignments 6-14 (located in the Expanded Assignments grid), the
Linked Outline
, Class Notes, worksheets, your posted
work and other resources to prepare for the Major Quiz. Test 1 should be completed within a week of completing Test 1. |
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15 | qa_15 | Introduction to Exponential Functions | text_15 | Class Notes #14 | query_15 | |||||
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Behavior and Source of Exponential FunctionsBasic-point graphs: Identifying Equations from Basic Points: Do exponential functions |
text_16 | Class Notes #15 | query_16 | ||||||
17 |
Inverse Functions and LogarithmsLogarithms, Logarithmic Functions, Logarithmic Equations |
text_17 | Class Notes #16, 17 | query_17 | ||||||
18 |
Linearizing Data and Curve Fitting |
text_18 | Class
Notes #18, 19
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19 | Analysis of a Pendulum Experiment | text_19 | Class
Notes #19, 20 |
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Review the Outline of
Content for Assignments 15-19 (located in the Expanded Assignments grid),
the
Linked Outline
, Class Notes, worksheets, your posted
work and other resources to prepare for Test 2. Test 2 should be completed within a week of completing Assignment 19. |
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20 |
Introduction to PolynomialsShapes of Polynomial Graphs |
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21 | Possible Numbers of Zeros, Approximations | text_21 | Class Notes #22 | query_21 | ||||||
22 |
Properties of Functions Part IBasic-point Graphs for Practice |
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Combining Graphs of FunctionsGraphs for Practice: Graphs to combine |
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Notes #23
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Product Functions and Composite FunctionsGraphs for Practice: Graphs to combine |
text_24 | Class
Notes #24, 25
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26 | Populations and Antibiotics | text_26 | Class Notes #26 | query_26 | ||||||
27 | DERIVE strategies for curve fitting | text_27 | Class Notes #27, 28 | query_27 | ||||||
28 | The Illumination Experiment | text_28 | query_28 | |||||||
Review the Outline of
Content for eac module (located in the Expanded Assignments grid), the
Linked Outline , Class
Notes, worksheets, your posted work and other resources to prepare for the
Final Exam. The Final Exam must be completed by the last day of the exam period for the present term. |
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