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

Montgomery College - Rockville, MD

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.

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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 today’s 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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