MA 160: Elementary Applied Calculus I - Spring, 2012

Professor Joyce Riseberg

Montgomery College - Rockville, MD

 

CRN 32677, TR 9 am – 10:50 am, Room 003 Science West

Office: 120 Science West         Phone: 240-567-5132         e-mail: joyce.riseberg@montgomerycollege.edu

Office Hour: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am – 8:55 am  

Course Documents

College Calendar

Rockville Math Department

WebAssign Enrollment Guide

Spring 2012 Final Exam Schedule

Rockville Math/Science Center

WebAssign Website

MA 160 Course Outcomes

Other Course Links

Daily Announcements, Handouts, and Assignments

(The most recent information is given first)

 

Tuesday, February 7

Handouts (available in Course Documents)

·         QUIZ #1 was returned today.  A solution sheet for this quiz is available in Course Documents.

·         Worksheet 2.2: Limits and Continuity

·         QUIZ #2 will be given at the beginning of class on Tuesday, February 14.  It will include material from Sections 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, and 2.2

·         TEST #1 will be given on Tuesday, February 21.

Homework

·         Finish today’s handout

·         2.1 (due Wednesday, February 8)

·         2.2 (due Monday, February 13)

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Thursday, February 2

Handouts (available in Course Documents)

·         QUIZ #1 was collected today.  A solution sheet for this quiz is available in Course Documents.

·         Worksheet 2.1: Measuring Rate of Change

·         QUIZ #2 will be given at the beginning of class on Tuesday, February 14. 

·         TEST #1 will be given on Tuesday, February 21.

Homework

·         1.5, 1.6 (due Monday, February 6).

·         2.1 (due Wednesday, February 8)

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Tuesday, January 31

Handouts (available in Course Documents)

·         QUIZ #1 is a take-home quiz.  It is available in Course Documents and is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, February 2.  If for any reason you are absent on Thursday, February 2,  you should send me your quiz by e-mail or Fax, showing as much work as possible, and then hand in a written copy when you return to class.

Homework

·         QUIZ #1 is due this Thursday, February 2

·         Reminder: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 in WebAssign are due Wednesday, February 1

·         1.5, 1.6 (due Monday, February 6).

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Thursday, January 26

Handouts (available in Course Documents)

·         Worksheet 1.3, 1.4: Linear and Power Functions

·         QUIZ #1 is a take-home quiz.  It is available in Course Documents and is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, February 2.  If for any reason you are absent on Thursday, February 2,  you should send me your quiz by e-mail or Fax, showing as much work as possible, and then hand in a written copy when you return to class.

Homework

·         Enroll in WebAssign if you have not done so.

·         Finish today’s handout

·         1.1, 1.3, 1.4 WebAssign (due Wednesday, February 1)

·         Download, print, and get started on Quiz #1.

·         Get a calculator if you do not already own one.  We will be using calculators in class regularly.

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Tuesday, January 24

Handouts (available in Course Documents)

·         Course Information and Policies

·         Keys to Success

·         Student Information Sheet

·         Worksheet 1.1: Functions and Their Representations

Homework

·         Enroll in WebAssign

·         Assignment 1.1 in WebAssign

·         Get a calculator if you do not already own one.  We will be using calculators in class regularly.