Math 114 -- Modeling with Algebra and Statistics -- Spring 2008

Official Course Description

The textbook for this course is:  Explorations in College Algebra, 4th edition, by Kime, Clark and Michael.   Be sure to buy it packaged with the WileyPLUS web program.   It is available in this package at the USD bookstore.  

The URL for our class on WileyPLUS is  http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cls55917/

Homework up to Exam 1
Homework from Exam1 to Exam 2


Homework after Exam 2
Due:
4/25/08
(1) Back to Sections 6.2 and 6.3.
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4/28/08
(1) Read Section 6.5; we'll go back to 6.4 after 6.6.
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 6.3, by 1 pm.
(3) Written homework to be handed in:
            Sec 6.3 #1df, 3, 4, 5df, 14ace, 16c

4/30/08
(1) Read Sections 6.6 and 6.4.
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 6.2+6.5, by 1 pm.
(3) Written homework to be handed in:
            Sec 6.2 #2b, 10, 13 (Be particularly careful to show your work on #13.)
            Sec 6.3 #6, 16ab

5/2/08
(1) Read Section 8.8. (Yes, it's the last section in the book, but it has a connection to Sec 6.4.)
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 6.6+6.4, by 1 pm.
(3) Written homework to be handed in:  
           Problem on page 4 of the handout on exponential regression.
           Sec 6.6 #2bd, 3bd, 4bd, 6, 13 (Be particularly careful to show your work on #13.)
           Sec 6.4 #1, 2
(4) Study for a short quiz on Sections 6.2, 6.3, and 6.5.
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5/5/08
(1) Read Section 8.8 again.
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 6.4, by  1 pm.

5/7/08
(1) Read Sections 8.1 and 8.2.
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 8.8, by 1 pm.
(3) Written homework to be handed in:
          Sec 6.4 #8, 10
          Sec 8.8 #2, 4, 6, 16, 20, 24

5/9/08
(1) Read Section 8.3, but we will not be spending time on factoring quadratics.
(2) Do web assignment, Sec 8.1+8.2, by 1 pm.
(3) Written homework to be handed in:
          Sec 8.8 # 29, 30
          Sec 8.2 #4abcf, 10
(4) No quiz this Friday.
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5/12/08
(1) Do web assignment, Sec 8.2+8.3, by 1 pm.
(2) Do, but not to be handed in:
          Sec 8.2 #9ad, 11, 13ad, 29
          Sec 8.3 #7, 9, 25
(3) Review in class, especially of material since Exam 2.

Office Hours:  Thursday, May 15, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

5/16/08
 Final Exam, 2-4 pm
           




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