Math 2100
Fall 2012
Keys to the three exams. The purpose of providing the answers is so that you can check your answers when you work out the problems. For several of the problems, the work is not shown, but to get credit on the exam, the work would have to be there.
Exams from a previous semester.
Office hours for rest of semester:
December 7 8:30 - 11:00
December 10 8:30 - 10:00
Schedule
o August 29
Begin Unit 1: Functions
Definition of a Function
o September 5
Counting Functions
o September 10
Exploration:
Complex Roots and the Quadratic Function
o September 12
Lab: Qualitative
Graphing Part 1
Lab: Qualitative Graphing
Part 2
o September 17
Finish Qualitative Graphing
Discuss shape of sine and cosine graphs
Start Conic Sections
Complex Root homework Due
Analytic Definitions of
Conic Sections
Parabola Graphing
Ellipse
and Hyperbola Graphing
Unit
Homework 1 Due September 24
Look for how conic sections are used and be prepared to share what you
have learned next time. Also, look at the graphs for sin(x), cos(x), and - sin(x) and explain why geometrically the
formulas for the first two derivatives of the sine function make sense.
o September 19
Continue
Conic Sections
Exploration: Conic
Sections
o September 24
Complete Conic Sections
Turn in Unit Homework 1
o September 26
Lab: Spring Mass Motion
Turn in Conic
Section Homework
o October
1
Exam 1
o October 3
Sequences
o October 8
Difference Column Exploration
o October 10
Function patterns
Verifying Function Patterns
Plain Graph Paper
Log Graph Paper
Unit 1 Assignment 2
Due October 26
o October 15
Exploration:
Function
Patterns Application
o October
17
Begin Unit 2: Modeling
Terminal Velocity Lab
- Read the lab handout before class and bring a
digital camera to class. Instead of going to our classroom, go to the 4th
floor of GAB and we will meet just outside the math office.
o October
22
Exploration:
Thunderstorm
Data Regression
Midterm Project
o October
24
Exploration:
Residual Plots
Homework: Stabilizing
wood
Terminal Velocity Lab Due
o October
29
Finding the Inverse of Matrix Using an Augmented
Matrix
Exploration: Using Matrices to Model
Equations
Major Assignment 2
o October
31
Modeling using piecewise defined functions
(Roller Coaster)
o November
5
Begin Unit 3: Overlooked Topics
Parametric equations and vectors
Exploration:
Extra Parameter Problems
o November
7
Review for Exam 2
Clock
o November
12
Exam 2
o November
14
More
parametric equations and vectors
Exploration: Extra Parameter Problems
Major Homework Assignment
3
o November
19
Finish
parametric equations and vectors
Vector force table lab
o November
21
Polar
coordinates
o November
26
Polar
Coordinates
Major homework Assignment 3 Due
o November
28
Polar Coordinates
Midterm Project Due
Project summaries
Review for Exam 3
o December
3
Exam 3
o December
5
Polar
Coordinates
o December
10
Final Exam (10:30 for section 001 and 1:30 for section 002)