MTH 155-04/08  Assignments

Schedule subject to change.                                                                                                              Oct 7, 2008

 

Reminder. Homework is for practice. The assigned exercises are examples of what you need to learn.  If your homework includes no explanation of your thinking, I am unable to make any corrections that may help you understand. Please ask questions in class, use the math center, see me during office hours, and/or email me, istarr@hcc.mass.edu .
* You may bring one page of hand written notes and a calculator.

Date

In-Class

Tonight’s HW assignment, due next class.

25

Discuss Exam 1.  Page 60-66.
2.1 Arithmetic Sequences.

2.1 Set 1, #7-32, p 62-63. Set 2, p 63-64.
Read 2.2.

30

2.2 Geometric Sequences

2.2, set 2, p 72-3, #8-20.

Oct 2

2.3.1 Geometric-Binary

2.3, set 2, p 79-80, #1-9    Read 2.4, p 83-4. 2.5, p 92-4.

7

2.4 squares.  2.5 cubes

2.4, set 2, p 88-9, #1-12. 2.5, set 2, p 96-7, #1-12.  

9

2.6 Fibonacci

Read 2.6, p 99-100.  2.6, set 2, p 103-5, #1-15.  

14

Review Chapter 2

Study for exam 2     (ch 2, lessons 1 thru 5)                                                           

16

*Exam 2.   3.1 Functions

Read 3.1, p 122-4. Set 1, #1-8.                   Mid-semester grades due 10-1   

21

Discuss exam 2.   3.1 Functions

3.1 Set 2, p 126-7, #1-23.  Read 4.1, p 184-186.

23

4.1 Large numbers

4.1 Set 1, p 187-8, #1-10 & 17-25.  Read 7.1, p 402-4.

28

Quiz 2.6 & 3.1.   7.1 Counting

7.1 Set 1, p 406-7, #14-24.  Read 7.2, p 413-5.

30

7.1 + 7.2 Permutations

7.1 Set 2, p 408-10, #1-7, #19-23.
7.2 Set 1, p 417, #17-21. Set 2, p417, #1-5.  

Read 7.3, p 420-22.
Read 7.4, p 428-29.

Nov 4

7.3 More Permutations
7.4 Combinations

7.3 Set 1, p 423, #1-10.  Set 2, p 426, #13-17. 
7.4 Set 1, p 430, #1- 7.   Set 2, p 432, #1, 2. 

6

Ch 7 Summary, etc

Catch up on any late or incomplete HW.
11-13 is last date it will be accepted.

11

No Tuesday classes

13

Review Chapter 7 and  4.1

 Study for exam on chapter 4.1 and 7.

18

*Exam 38.1 Chance

Read 8.1, p 448-450                  

20

8.1  Chance

8.1 Set 1, p 452-3, #20-30. Read 8.2, p 457-8.   Last day for “W” withdrawal

25

Discuss exam 3. 8.2 Dice games

8.2 Set 1, p 460-1, #13-18. Read 8.3, p 467-9.                     No class Nov 27

Dec 2

8.3 Successive events

8.3 Set 1, p 470-1, #9-17. Read 9.1, p 526-28.

4

9.1 Statistics

9.1 Set 1, p 531-2, #11-16. Read 9.3, p.546-47.

9

9.3 Averages

9.3 Set 1, p 549, #11-20.

11

Semester Review

Study for final covering the semester’s work.

TBA

*Finals December 15 –18

Approx 2 hrs with 40-50 questions.  ~75% will be multiple choice.

 

N

2N

2^N

N2

N3

value of N

multiply 2 by N

2 to the Nth power

N squared

N cubed

1

2

2

1

1

2

4

4

4

8

3

6

8

9

27

4

8

16

16

64

5

10

32

25

125

6

12

64

36

216

7

14

128

49

343

8

16

256

64

512

9

18

512

81

729

10

20

1024

100

1000

11

22

2048

121

1331

12

24

4096

144

1728

13

26

8192

169

2197

14

28

16384

196

2744

15

30

32768

225

3375