Math 111  Introduction to Mathematical Methods and Applications


Spring 2005

Office Hours for Monday 05/16:
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM  Open Office Hours
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM  Math 111 Priority Office Hours
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Open Office Hours

Any of the following pdf files can be viewed and/or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available as a free download.

Course syllabus in html and pdf format.
Tentative Assignment Sheet
Details about the Homework Checks


Quiz 1    Quiz 2    Quiz 3    Quiz 4    Quiz 5    Quiz 6    Quiz 7

Exam 1    Exam 2    Exam 3

Assignments that are included in the Homework Checks
will be clearly indicated as homework by HW and boldface type
DATE ASSIGNMENT
01/31
HW 0: Introduction and Signed Numbers
02/01
HW 1:  Laws and Operations (don't do #3 on page 1)
02/03
HW 2:  Review of Fractions
02/04
HW 3:  More Review
HW:  Section 0.2, p. 14:  #1, 5, 9, 11-21(odd), 25-31(odd), 33-39(odd)
Remember the first (and only announced) homework check will be on Monday 02/07.  It will cover the homework from 01/31-02/03.
02/07
Homework Check 1
In-Class Worksheet #1:  Exponentials
HW:  Section 0.3, p. 19:  #1-45(every third, i.e. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ... )
02/08
Class Cancelled
02/10
HW:  Section 0.4, p. 27:  #1, 3, 37-49(odd)
02/11
In-Class Worksheet #2:  Radicals and Rational Exponents, Again
Finish
HW:  Section 0.4, p. 27:  #1, 3, 37-49(odd)
HW:  Section 0.4, p. 27:  5-11(odd), 15-35(odd), 49-53(odd)
02/14
In-Class Worksheet #3:  Polynomials and Basic Operations
HW:  Section 0.5, p. 36:  #1, 3, 7-23(odd), 41-44(all)
02/15
In-Class Worksheet #4:  Multiplying Polynomials
HW:  Section 0.5, p. 36:  #25-39(odd), 45, 47, 55, 57, 59, 63
quiz on Thursday [02/07-02/11 assignments & worksheets]
02/17
HW 4:  Factoring by Grouping and Special Forms
HW:  Section 0.6, p. 43:  #1-7(odd), 53, 55
02/18
In-Class Worksheet #5:  Factoring Quadratics
HW:  Section 0.6, p. 43:  #23, 58, 9-43(odd)

02/21
In-Class Worksheet #6:  More Practice with Exponents
HW:  Section 0.4, p. 27:  #4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
Remember to schedule a time to "re-take" quiz 2
02/22
Homework Check 2
HW 5:  
More Practice Factoring Polynomials
 [Note:  forgot to assign  -- technically not homework]Section 0.6, p. 43:  #49-52(all)
02/24
HW 6:  Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
HW:  Section 0.7, p. 51:  #1-11(odd)
02/25
HW 7:  More Practice Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
HW:  Section 0.7, p. 51:  #12-22(all)1
02/28
HW 8:  Adding and Subtracting Fractions
HW  Section 0.7, p. 51:  #23-33(odd)
03/01
In-class Worksheet #7:  More Practice Adding and Subtracting Fractions
HW:  Section 0.7, p. 51:  #34-38(all)
Exam 1 Review Sheet
03/03
Review for Exam
Exam 1 Review Sheet Answers
03/04
Exam 1
03/07
Go over Exam
In-class Worksheet #8:  Solving Linear Equations
HW:  Section 1.1, p. 69:  #1-25(odd)
03/08
HW 9:  Solving Linear Equations
HW 10:  Markups
03/10
In-class Worksheet #9:  Word Problem Preparation
HW  11:  Word Problem Preparation
03/11
In-class Worksheet #10:  Complex Fractions
HW:  Section 0.7, p. 51:  #39-45(all), 47-53(odd)
03/14
In-class Worksheet #11:  Functions
HW:  Section 1.2, p. 81:  #7, 8, 9-23(odd), 43, 45
03/15
In-class Worksheet #12:  Functions, Part II
HW:  Section 1.2, p. 81:  #27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40
03/17
Quiz 4
In-class Worksheet #13:  Lines
HW:  Section 1.3, p.96:  #1-16(all)
03/18
HW:  Section 1.3, p. 96:  #17-45(odd)

Spring Break
03/28
HW:  Worksheet #12:  Linear Equations and Word Problems
HW:  Section 1.3, p. 96:  #47, 49(a), 53(a,c), 54, 55, 57, 61, 62, 64
03/29
HW 12:  Graphing Calculators
HW:  Section 1.4, p. 109:  #1, 5, 9, 11-27(odd)
Quiz Thursday over 03/15-03/18 worksheets and homework
03/31
In-Class Worksheet #15:  Solving Systems:  Graphical and Substitution Methods
HW:  Section 1.4, p. 121: # 1-4, 5, 6, 8, 17  Solve by graphical methods first and then by substitution
04/01
In-Class Worksheet #16:  #1-3
HW:  Section 1.5, p. 121:  #7, 9-19(odd)
04/04
Homework Check 3
In-Class Worksheet #16:  #4-6
HW:  Section 1.5, p. 121:  #27, 29, 30
04/05
In-Class Worksheet #17:  Word Problems:  Systems of Equations
HW:  Section 1.5, p. 121:  #27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 41, 43, 45, 51
04/07
HW:  Section 1.6, p. 133:  #27-32, 43, 45, 47(odd)
Exam 2 Review Sheet
04/08
Review for Exam 2
Exam 2 Review Sheet Answers
For more practice try:
Chapter Test, p. 141:  1-13, 16, 19
Review Exercises, p. 137:  #46, 49, 51, 55, 59, 65, 67 (word problems)
04/11
Exam 2
04/12
Go over Exam
HW:  Section 2.1, p.155:  #1, 3-24(every third, i.e. 3, 6, 9, 12, ...)
04/14
In-Class Worksheet #18:  Quadratic Equations
HW:  Section 2.1, p. 155:  #27,-37(odd), 47, 49, 57
04/15
In-Class Worksheet #19:  Quadratic Functions:   Parabolas
HW:  Section 2.2, p. 165:  #1-19(odd), 35, 37, 39, 42, 43
04/18
Handout on Basic Graphs and Graph Shifting
HW 13:  Common Functions and Their Graphs
HW:  Section 2.4, p. 185:  # 1-5, 7-10

04/19
In-Class Worksheet #20:  Linear Inequalities
HW:  Section 4.1, p.305:  #1-21(odd), 23-39(every other odd), 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 50
04/21
Quiz 6
HW 14:  Absolute Value Inequalities
04/22
HW 15:  Quadratic Inequalities
04/25
In-Class Worksheet 21:  Linear Inequalities in 2 Variables
HW:  Section 4.2, p.  313:  #1-9(odd), 10, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
04/26
HW:  Section 4.3, p. 323:  #1-6(all), 9-19(odd), 24, 29
04/28
In-Class Worksheet 22:  Exponential Functions, Part I
HW:  Section 5.1, p. 387:  #1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 25, 31, 36
Take-home Quiz 7 [Due Monday 05/02]
04/29
HW 16:  Exponential Functions and Equations, Part II
HW:  Section 5.1, p. 387:  #7, 8, 15, 18, 33, 34, 35(calculator), 43
05/02
HW 17:  Logarithms
HW:  Section 5.2, p. 402:  #1-13(odd)
Exam 3 Review Sheet
05/03
Review for Exam 3
Exam 3 Review Sheet with Answers
05/05
Exam 3
05/06
In-class Worksheet 23:  Properties of Logarithms
Section 5.2, p. 402:  #19, 27-37(odd), 41-45(odd)
05/09
HW 18:  Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
HW:  Section 5.3, p. 414:  #1, 5, 6, 7, 13, 15, 17, 25, 26
05/10
Continue Working on Homework from 05/09
In-class Worksheet 24
05/12
HW:  Section 6.1, p. 434:  #1-7(odd), 15-19(odd)
HW:  Section 6.2, #5-23(odd), 43, 45
05/13
Final Exam Review Sheet with answers
05/16
Reading Day
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05/17
Tuesday
Final Exam 1:00 - 3:00 PM

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