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Anticipated Events: Note that this will change as the term progresses | Actual events: to be filled in shortly after the class meetings |
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Jan. 15, 2002 |
Introduction. Textbook. Calculator: TI-83 (go over the option
with the TI-85 and even the TI-83, TI-89, TI-92). Cover the
difference between Math 176 and Math 180.
Web pages. Tests. Assignment: Obtain text book and TI-83 (or other TI). Start reading the material on Chapter 1. While doing this reading and using our web notes for chapter 1. Go over the installation of the TI Graph-link hardware and software. Start covering the material in Chapter 1. |
Done. I substituted for the planned instructor. We got a good start, but it would be nice to know who is going to be the instructor. |
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Jan. 17, 2002 |
Finish Chapter 1 sections 1 through 3. Give the students thye quotient program. Demonstrate downloading programs and transferring them from one calculator to another. | Done. Again, we need to figure out who is going to teach the section. |
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Jan. 22, 2002 |
Web pages. Tests. My schedule. Notes. Explain the grading policy. Cover the rest of chapter 1. Note that the decision was made today to have me take over the class. I have a few conflicts in the schedule, as noted to the class last Thursday. Assignment: Go to web pages. Print out the grading policy, and read and sign the printed version (both print your name and sign your name). This is to be turned in on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. Finish reading the material on Chapter 1. |
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Jan. 24, 2002 |
Collect the signed grading sheets. Explain further class organization. Cover the battleship problem. Review for Chapter 1 test. Start chapter 2 if there is time. | |
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Jan. 29, 2002 |
Chapter 1 test during the first hour. Continue material on chapter 2. | Done. |
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Jan. 31, 2002 |
School cancelled for tonight. | |
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Feb. 5, 2002 |
Hand back the test. Remind students that the tests are only one hour long in class and that we will be covering material during the second half hour. Answer questions on Chapter 2 section 1. Cover Chapter 2, Section 2 and start Section 3. | Done. |
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Feb. 7, 2002 |
Finish Chapter 2, section 3 and start Chapter 3 sections 1 and 2. | Done. |
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Feb. 12, 2002 |
Answer questions on Chapter 3 and do the review for the test on Chapter 2. | Done. |
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Feb. 14, 2002 |
One hour test on Chapter 2, from 5:30 to 6:30. Then we will continue by covering Chapter 3 Section 3. | Done. |
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Feb. 19, 2002 |
Finish Chapter 3. | Done. |
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Feb. 21, 2002 |
Review chapter 3. | Done. |
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Feb. 26, 2002 |
Test on Chapter 3. Start covering Chapter 4. | Done. |
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Feb. 28, 2002 |
Cover Chapter 4, sections 4.3 and 4.4. Note that the writing assignment is due today. | Done. |
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Mar. 5, 2002 |
By the way, the worksheets are at ch4wkst1.htm, ch4wkst2.htm, ch4wkst3.htm, and ch4wkst4.htm, Finish Chapter 4 and review chapter 4. | Done. |
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Mar. 7, 2002 |
Test on Chapter 4 for 1 hour. Starting at 6:30, we will begin covering the material in Chapter 5. | Done. Students were to continue reading Chapter 5, up to and through the calculator program for solving quadratic equations. Started to hand back corrected writing assignments. |
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Mar. 12, 2002 |
More on Chapter 5. | Done. |
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Mar. 14, 2002 |
Review Chapter 5. If there is time we will start chapter 6. | We spent the entire class reviewing the work in chapter 5. |
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Mar. 19, 2002 |
Test on Chapter 5 for 1 hour. The final hour will be spent on the first part of chapter 6, reducing, multiplying, dividing rational expressions. | Done. |
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Mar. 21, 2002 |
Hand back the chapter 5 test. Hand out the various calculator programs for dividing polynomials. Cover the rest of chapter 6. | Done. We spent a few minutes looking ahead at the topics in Chapter 7. |
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Mar. 26, 2002 |
Review Chapter 6 from 5:30 to 6:25; take the Chapter 6 test from 6:25 to 7:25. | |
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Mar. 28, 2002 |
Chapter 7, sections 1, 2, and 3. | |
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Apr. 2, 2002 |
Chapter 7, sections 4 and 5. | |
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Apr. 4, 2002 |
Review all of chapter 7. | |
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Apr. 9, 2002 |
One hour test on chapter 7. Start chapter 8. make sure that everyone has access to the QUAD2 program. | |
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Apr. 11, 2002 |
Finish Chapter 8. | |
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©Roger M. Palay
Saline, MI 48176
January, 2001