MCS   120, Precalculus
Spring 2005

Reading assignments, part 1
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Homework guidelines Prof. Barbara Kaiser


Reading assignments, Feb. 7 - March 24

Date:
Section: Topic:
Prep:
Homework:
HW due:
Feb. 7
 
 Introduction
 


Feb. 8  1.1, 1.2
 Functions, rate of change
 1.1, #3
1.2, #4
1.1,#4,6,16,20,26
1.2, #6,10,12,16
2/14
Feb. 10  1.3, 1.4
 Linear functions
 1.3, #2,4
1.4,#4,12
1.3,#8,12.14.18.20. 26
1.4, #16,26,28,30,34

2/14
 Feb. 11  1.5
 Properties of linear functions
 #4,6
#16,20,22,24,26
2/14
 
 
 
 


Feb. 14  1.6
 Fitting linear functions to data
 
#2,4,8
2/21
Feb. 15  
 Quiz #1
 


Feb. 17  2.1,2.2
 Input, output, domain, and range
 2.1, #12
2.2, #2
2.1, #14,16,20,22,26
2.2, #28, 30, 32,34
2/21
Feb. 18  2.3
 Piecewise defined functions
 2.3, #4,8 2.3, #10, 12, 14, 16 2/21
   
 
 


Feb. 21  2.4
 Inverse functions
#2, 8
#10, 11,14, 16, 18, 20
2/24
Feb. 22  2.5, 2.6
 Concavity, quadratic functions
 2.5, #2, 6
2.6, #4
2.5, #12, 16,18, 20
2/24
Feb. 24  2.6
 Quadratic functions
 
2.6,#10, 14, 18, 20, 22
Feb. 25  
 Quiz #2
 


 
 
 
 


Feb. 28
 3.1
 Exponential functions
 


March 1  3.2
 Compared to linear functions
 


March 3
 3.3
 Graphs of exponential functions
 


March 4  3.4
 Continuous growth
 


   
 
 


March 7  
 Quiz #3
 


March 8    4.1
 Logarithms
 


March 10  4.2
 Logs and exponentials
 


March 11  4.3
 Logarithmic functions
 


 
 
 
 


March 14  4.4
 Logarithmic scales
 


March 15  
 Review/ catch-up
 


March 17  
 Test #1
 


March 18  5.1
 Vertical and horizontal shifts
 


 
 
 
 


March 21 5.2
 Reflections and symmetry
 


March 22  5.3, 5.4
Vertical & horizontal stretches and compressions
 


March 24  5.5
 Quadratic functions  




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