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Fall 2002 Syllabus

Last Updated: 12/17/02

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Faculty Name: Cathy French
Office location: Lab II, 2251
Office phone: 360-867-6146
E-mail address: frenchca@evergreen.edu

Office hours: Monday and Tuesday, 3-4, Wednesday, 12-1, or by appointment.

Textbook:
Explorations in College Algebra, Second Edition. 2001. Linda Almgren Kime and Judith Clark. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Overview:
During Fall quarter, we will study applied college algebra and related mathematical topics in support of the natural sciences. Evaluations for the Math segment of INS will be based on: (1) attendance and participation in lectures, workshops, and computer labs, (2) completion of homework assignments, and (3) performance on two exams scheduled for weeks 3-4 and week 10.

LECTURES -- updated 11/10/02

WEEK #	Date	Topics	Readings
1	Wed., Oct. 2	Scientific notation and SI units. Measurement and significant figures. Powers of ten.	Chap. 4, sections 4.1-4.4 plus Appendix A in Chemistry text
	Friday, Oct 4	Important constants.	same as above
2	Wed., Oct 9	What is algebra? Why study it? Review of real numbers. Single variable data.	Chap. 1
	Friday, Oct 11	Relating data and functions.	Chap. 1
3	Wed., Oct 16	Rates of change and slope. Linear functions.	Chap. 2
	Friday, Oct 18	EXAM 1 available Modeling data with lines.	Chap. 2
4	Wed., Oct 23	EXAM 1 due Systems of linear equations.	Chap. 3
	Friday, Oct 25	Piecewise linear functions. Review of exponents.	Chap. 3, 4
5	Wed., Oct 30	Review of exponents. Exponential growth and decay.	Chap. 4, 5
	Friday, Nov 1	Review of exponents. Exponential growth and decay.	Chap. 4, 5
6	Wed., Nov 6	Introduction to logarithms. Application: the pH scale.	Chap. 5, 6
	Friday, Nov 8	Properties of logs. Semilog plots.	Chap. 6
7	Wed., Nov 13	Summary of logs and exponents.	Chap. 4, 5, 6
	Friday, Nov 15	Introduction to power functions.	Chap. 7
8	Wed., Nov 20	Power functions and logarithmic scales. General polynomial functions.	Chap. 7, 8
	Friday, Nov 22	Quadratic functions: properties, solving.	Chap. 8
9	Monday, Nov. 25, 1-3 pm	Quadratic functions: factoring and graphing.	Chap. 8
	Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1-3 pm	Quadratic functions: rates of change, examples.	Chap. 8
10	Wed., Dec 4	Summary and exam review.
	Friday, Dec 6	Final Exam (in class)

LABS

Labs for this segment of the program will be based on the use of Excel for science applications. We may also explore other math software if there is interest and time.

WEEK #	Eval. Group	Date	Topics
1-3	Cathy Andy Dharshi	Thursday, Oct 3 Thursday, Oct 10 Thursday, Oct 17	Introduction to Excel for science applications. Basics of data analysis. Linear functions.
4-6	Cathy Andy Dharshi	Thursday, Oct 24 Thursday, Oct 31 Thursday, Nov 7	Logarithmic and exponential functions. Power functions.
7-10	Cathy Andy Dharshi	Thursday, Nov 14 Thursday, Nov 21 Thursday, Dec 5	Using Excel to implement algorithms. Solving for roots of polynomials.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Homework is due on Thursdays (before lab) so that you can benefit from the tutoring session offered on Wednesdays, 1-3pm, Lab I 1047. You should turn your homework in to me in the CAL on your way to lab.

Homework #8
Practice for exam; does not need to be turned in

Chap. 7 -- 46, 47, 53
Chap. 8 -- 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, 21, 30, 34, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 60, 61, 71

Homework #7
Due Thursday, Nov. 21 before lab (drop it off in the CAL before 9:00am)

Chap. 6 -- 26, 38b,d, 45, 48, 50
Chap. 7 -- 6, 10, 13, 16a-d, 28

Other Problems
The input to an amplifier is 20mW. The amplifier gain is 31 db. What is the power at the output of the amplifier?

Homework #6
Due Thursday, Nov. 14 before lab (drop it off in the CAL before 9:00am)

Assignment given in class on 11/6/02 (on the back of the PROPERTIES OF LOGARITHMS handout).

Homework #5
Due Thursday, Nov. 7 before lab (drop it off in the CAL before 9:00am)

Chap. 4 -- 28e, 29b, 30c,d, 51c, 54, 58, 60, 64
Chap. 5 -- 6, 8, 10, 17

Homework #4
Due Thursday, Oct. 31 before lab (drop it off in the CAL before 9:00am)

Chap. 2 -- 50, 68, 74, 78, 82: Complete problem 82 as described in the text, then repeat using Excel. Comment on any differences between the two methods.
Chap. 3 -- 2, 4, 6, 12, 20, 36, 37, 40

Homework #3
Practice for exam; does not need to be turned in

Chapter 2 -- 1, 14, 32, 36, 39, 42, 43

Homework #2
Due Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 before lab (drop it off in the CAL on your way to lab)

Chapter 1 -- 5, 15, 20, 30, 44, 48, 50, 58, 60, 64, 68, 70

Other Problems
Give a geometric proof of the algebraic identity, a(b-c) = ab - ac. Assume a>b>c>0.

Homework #1
Due Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002 before lab (drop it off in the CAL on your way to lab)

Math Text
Chapter 4 -- 4, 6, 18d-h, 22, 24, 31, 42

Chemistry Text
Appendix A: 2, 4, 11 (pp. A16-A18)

Other Problems
B. Estimate the square root of 3 using the technique illustrated in class. Perform at least three iterations and do them without a calculator. You can check your answer with a calculator.