MA 160: Elementary Applied Calculus I - Fall, 2008
CRN 20789, MWF
8:40 9:50 am, Room 209 Science East
CRN 20792, MWF
11 am 12:10 pm, Room 224 SE
Professor Joyce
Riseberg
Office: 213F
Science East Phone: 240-567-5215
e-mail: joyce.riseberg@montgomerycollege.edu
Office Hours:
MWF 10 - 10:50 am, T 11 - 11:50 am; other hours
readily available by appointment; please ask.
STOP: Log in here if this is your first
visit to this page or if you have been absent.
Daily Announcements, Handouts, and
Assignments
(The most recent information is given first)
Friday, October 10
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #4 was
collected today. A solution sheet for
this quiz will be posted tomorrow.
·
TEST #2 will be
given next Wednesday, October 15. A
review sheet for this test was given out in class today and is available in Course
Documents.
·
PROJECT SUCCESS has
started. Tutoring will be available from
2 3::30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursday in SB 212 and on Wednesdays in SB
213. For more information, call
240-567-5063.
Homework
·
Finish
2.3 handout
·
2.3, 2.4
·
Start
reviewing for Test #2
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Wednesday, October 8
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #4 was
given out today. It is a take-home quiz
and is due this coming Friday, October 10.
There
is an error in the last question on the quiz.
It should read When is the
object traveling at a velocity of 35 meters/minute? (not 35 ft/sec). A corrected version of the quiz is available
in Course
Documents.
·
Worksheet
2.3: Using Derivatives in Curve Sketching Summary and Examples
·
TEST #2 will be
given next Wednesday, October 15.
·
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 was collected today.
·
PROJECT SUCCESS has
started. Tutoring will be available from
2 3::30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursday in SB 212 and on Wednesdays in SB
213. For more information, call
240-567-5063.
Homework
·
Quiz #4
·
Begin
2.3
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Monday, October 6
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #3 was
returned today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents.
·
QUIZ #4 will
be given this coming Friday, October 10.
It will include material from Sections 2.1 and 2.2.
·
Worksheet
2.2: Using the Graph of the Derivative
·
TEST #2 will be
given next Wednesday, October 15.
·
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 was given out last Monday. It is available in Course
Documents and is due at the beginning of class this Wednesday, October
8.
·
PROJECT SUCCESS starts
tomorrow. Tutoring will be available
from 2 3::30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursday in SB 212 and on Wednesdays in SB
213. For more information, call
240-567-5063.
Homework
·
2.2
·
Finish
Writing Assignment #1
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Friday, October 3
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #3 was
given today.
·
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 was given out on Monday. It is available in Course
Documents and is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, October 8.
Homework
·
2.1
·
Work on
Writing Assignment #1
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Wednesday, October 1
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #3 will
be given this Friday, October 3. It will
include material from Sections 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8.
·
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 was given out on Monday. It is available in Course
Documents and is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, October 8.
·
Worksheet
2.1: Describing Graphs of Functions
Homework
·
Finish
1.8 as assigned
·
Study
for Quiz #3
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Monday, September 29
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #3 will
be given this Friday, October 3.
·
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 was given out
today. It is available in Course
Documents and is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, October 8.
·
Worksheet
1.8: The Derivative as a Rate of Change
Homework
·
1.7 as
assigned
·
1.8/ #1,
5, 7, 19, 21, 25
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Friday, September 26
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
TEST #1 was
returned today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents
Homework
·
1.6
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Wednesday, September 24
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
TEST #1 was
given today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents.
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Monday, September 22
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #2 was
returned today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents
·
TEST #1 will
be given this Wednesday, September 24.
It will include material from Sections 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 1.1
1.5. A review sheet and an answer
sheet are available in Course
Documents.
Homework
·
Study
for TEST
#1
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Friday, September 19
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #2 was
given today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents
·
TEST #1 will
be given next Wednesday, September 24.
It will include material from Sections 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 1.1
1.5. A review sheet for this test is
available in Course
Documents.
Homework
·
Finish
all handouts
·
Finish
1.3
·
1.4
·
1.5 but
OMIT #19, 31
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Wednesday, September 17
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
Worksheet 1.4, 1.5: Limits and the Derivative; Continuity and
Differentiability
·
QUIZ #2 will
be given this Friday, September 19. It
will include material from Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
·
TEST #1 will
be given next Wednesday, September 24.
It will include material from Sections 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 1.1
1.5. A review sheet for this test was
given out in class today and is available in Course
Documents.
Homework
·
Study
for QUIZ
#2
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Monday, September 15
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
·
QUIZ #1 was
returned today. A solution sheet is
available in Course
Documents.
·
QUIZ #2 will
be given this Friday, September 19, not this Wednesday as originally
announced. It will include material from
Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
·
TEST #1 will
be given next Wednesday, September 24.
It will include material from Sections 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 1.1
1.5.
·
I will be doing tutoring in the Math/Science
Center on Wednesdays from 1 1:50 as well as on Mondays from 1 2:50.
Homework
·
Finish
the handout for 1.3 and 1.3 up to #57 as assigned in the textbook
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Friday, September 12
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
· QUIZ #2 will be given next Wednesday, September 17.
·
Worksheet 1.2: The Slope of a Curve at a Point
·
I will be doing tutoring in the Math/Science
Center on Wednesdays from 1 1:50 as well as on Mondays from 1 2:50.
Homework
·
Finish
#1 on todays handout
·
Finish
Section 1.2 as assigned
·
1.3 up
to #39 as assigned
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Wednesday, September 10
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
· For extra help in using your calculator, you can go to a calculator workshop today from 2 3 p.m. or on Saturday, September 27, from 12:30 2:30 p.m. Both workshops are in the Math/Science Center (Room 02 MT)
·
Worksheet 1.2: The Slope of a Curve at a Point
Homework
·
Log in if you have not done
so yet.
·
Sections
1.1 and 1.2 as assigned but omit #15 and #25 in 1.2
· QUIZ #1 is due this Friday, September 12. Papers handed in after that date will not be accepted.
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Monday, September 8
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
· For extra help in using your calculator, you can go to a calculator workshop on Wednesday, September 10 from 2 3 p.m. or on Saturday, September 27, from 12:30 2:30 p.m. Both workshops are in the Math/Science Center (Room 02 MT)
·
Worksheet 0.6: Functions and Graphs in
Applications
Homework
·
Log in if you have not done
so yet.
·
Sections
0.4 and 0.6 as assigned on Assignment Sheet #1
· QUIZ #1, a take-home quiz, is available in Course Documents. It is due this Friday, September 12. Papers handed in after that date will not be accepted.
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Friday, September 5
Announcements and Handouts (available in Course Documents)
· For extra help in using your calculator, you can go to a calculator workshop on Wednesday, September 10 from 2 3 p.m. or on Saturday, September 27, from 12:30 2:30 p.m. Both workshops are in the Math/Science Center (Room 02 MT)
·
Worksheet 0.5: Negative and Rational Exponents
Homework
·
Log in if you have not done
so yet.
·
Sections
0.2 and 0.5 as assigned on Assignment Sheet #1
· Get a calculator if you do not already own one. We will be using calculators in class regularly.
· Optional: Register on MathXL and try some homework problems online. For assistance in doing this, download the MathXL Registration Guide. For more details, download the MathXL Step by Step Guide.
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Wednesday, September 3
Handouts (available in Course Documents)
· Course Information and Policies
· Assignment Sheet #1
· Keys to Success
·
Student Information Form
·
Worksheet
0.1: Functions and Intervals
Homework
·
Log in if you have not done
so yet.
·
Sections
0.1 as assigned on Assignment Sheet #1
· Get a calculator if you do not already own one. We will be using calculators in class regularly.
· Optional: Register on MathXL and try some homework problems online. For assistance in doing this, download the MathXL Registration Guide. For more details, download the MathXL Step by Step Guide.
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