MTH 155-04/08 Assignments
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 Set 1, #7-32, p 62-63. Set 2, p 63-64. |
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. |
Read 7.3, p 420-22. |
Nov 4 |
7.3 More Permutations |
7.3 Set 1, p 423, #1-10. Set 2, p 426, #13-17. |
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6 |
Ch 7 Summary, etc |
Catch up on any late or incomplete HW. |
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11 |
No Tuesday classes |
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13 |
Review Chapter 7 and 4.1 |
Study for exam on chapter 4.1 and 7. |
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18 |
*Exam 3. 8.1 Chance |
Read 8.1, p 448-450 |
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20 |
8.1 Chance |
8.1 Set 1, p 452-3, #20-30. Read 8.2, p 457-8. Last day for “W” withdrawal |
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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 |
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Dec 2 |
8.3 Successive events |
8.3 Set 1, p 470-1, #9-17. Read 9.1, p 526-28. |
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4 |
9.1 Statistics |
9.1 Set 1, p 531-2, #11-16. Read 9.3, p.546-47. |
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9 |
9.3 Averages |
9.3 Set 1, p 549, #11-20. |
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11 |
Semester Review |
Study for final covering the semester’s work. |
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TBA |
*Finals December 15 –18 |
Approx 2 hrs with 40-50 questions. ~75% will be multiple choice. |
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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 |