FTS Exam 1
Exam 1 will be given in class on Monday, September 22.
You may use a calculator and
one 3"-by-5" note card with handwritten notes on both sides.
You may not use other notes or texts.
Exam topics
The exam will cover chapters 1-5 of
Elementary Mathematical Models
and related material presented in class.
- Overview
- Sequences and Difference Equations
- Arithmetic Growth
- Linear Graphs, Functions, and Equations
- Quadratic Growth Models
Exam Review Questions
The exam will consist of problems like those in the text
plus questions to check your understanding.
Suggested review problems are listed below.
For a few topics listed below there are more suggested
problems than there will be on the exam
so as to expose you to variations on the theme.
- Basic terminology: p. 8, #2
- Computing terms: p. 29 #1ab
- Seeing patterns: p. 29 #2bcd
- Application of arithmetic growth:
parts of Problems in Context, pp. 30-31.
- Solving an+1 = an + d: p. 48 #1e
- Functional equation-->difference equation: p. 48 #3ace #4a, #5a
- Linear equations: p. 73 #3a. Also sketch the graph.
- Linear model: p. 74 #1
- Quadratic growth model calculation: p. 109 #2
- Solution of an+1 = an + d + en: p. 109 #6, 8
- Summation of terms of an arithmetic sequence: p. 110 #16, 18