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MATH 150---MODELING USING PRECALCULUS & STATISTICS
Fall Semester 2009

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HW & Date On Which to Work HW Description

Assignment 23
(11/06/2009)

For Monday 11/09/2009: Download the Tutorial on Excel and Take-Home Quizzes 10 & 11 (it is one quiz, but counts double). You will need Template 1 for Quizzes 10 & 11 and Template 2 for Quizzes 10 & 11 to complete the assignment. If you haven't the faintest idea how to get started, don't panic; you will have time on Monday in class to work on it. It will be due, by e-mail, on Thursday, 11/12/2009 by midnight.

After the Quizzes: When you are finished with Quizzes 10 & 11, begin working on Project #2 using the Kvanli Data Set (Project #2 Data). You will need the templates to complete this project: Project 2 Templates---Part 1 and Project 2 Templates---Part 2.

Download and print out and bring to class (for after Project #2 is due) the Handout on Inferential Statistics.

Assignment 22
(11/04/2009)

Complete the remaining Homework on Descriptive Statistcs---Part I.

Complete the Homework on Descriptive Statistics---Part II.

Assignment 21
(11/02/2009) Complete the exercises that do not deal with standard deviation on the Homework on Descriptive Statistics---Part I.

Assignment 20
(10/26/2009)

Project #1 will be due on Tuesday, 10/27/2009 by the end of the day. You may drop it off at my office (Gildemeister 204) and place it in the bin on my office door if I am not in. Alternatively, if you have access to a scanner, you may scan it and e-mail it to me by midnight. Problem #8 will be due on Friday, 10/30/2009.

Midterm---Part I will be given on Wednesday, 10/28/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 2-13.

Midterm---Part II will be given on Friday, 10/30/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 10-17. The overlap is due to the fact that problems dealing with exponentials may appear on both parts of the exam.

Assignment 19
(10/16/2009) We will be working on the project on Monday, 10/19/2009 as well. On Wednesday, 10/21/2009, we will begin the lecture on the statistics, but there will not be any homework for a few days. During that time, you can finish working on the project, which will be due on Monday the 26th. The midterm will be split between Wednesday 10/28/2009 and Friday 10/30/2009.

Assignment 18
(10/09/2009)

[Quiz #9]
[Solutions]
Download the Final Version of Project #1. To complete the last question, you will need this Excel file.

Assignment 17
(10/07/2009)

Study for Quiz #9, which will be given on Friday, 10/09/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 14-16.

Complete the Practice on Writing Formulas for Periodic Functions.

If you didn't receive it in class, download Part I of Project #1, which we will be working on in class on Friday.

Assignment 16
(10/05/09) Section 1.10: 1, 2-5, 7-12, 13, 16, 18, 19-30, 31, 34.

Assignment 15
(9/30/09)

[Quiz #8]
[Solutions]
Practice on the Law of Sines and Cosines: 1-18 every other odd, 19-26. (Solutions are included with the assignment.)

Assignment 14
(9/28/2009)

Study for Quiz #8, which will be given on Wednesday 9/30/2009 and will cover material from Assignments 10-13.

Complete the Practice on Right Triangle Trigonometry.

Assignment 13
(9/25/2009)

Section 1.7: 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 29.

Quiz #8 will be given on Wednesday, 9/30/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 10-13.

Assignment 12
(9/23/2009)

Finish the Practice on Exponentials and Logarithms.

Section 1.6: 9-15 odd, 17-20, 23-29 odd, 31, 33.

Assignment 11
(9/18/2009)

[Quiz #7]
[Solutions]

Section 1.6: 1-7 odd.

Practice on Exponentials and Logarithms: 3, 5, 11, 12.

Assignment 10
(9/16/2009)

Study for Quiz #7, which will be given on Friday, 9/18/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 8 and 9.

Section 1.5: 1-6, 8a-c, 10-14, 17-20, 25, 26.

Assignment 9
(9/14/2009)

[Quiz #6]
[Solutions]
Section 1.9: 19-25, 27. (In addition to the directions, also identify at least two factors in each equation that could affect the value of the proportionality constants. These added instructions are why there is some overlap between this assignment and Assignment 8.)

Assignment 8
(9/11/09)

Study for Quiz #6, which will be given on Monday, 9/14/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 5-7.

Section 1.9: 13-20, 29, 30, 33, 34.

Assignment 7
(9/09/2009)

Section 1.9: 1-18.

Practice on Powers: 1-8, 27-39 odd (solutions are included).

Our usual Friday quiz will not be given this week but will instead be given on Monday, 9/14/2009.

Assignment 6
(9/04/2009)

[Quiz #5]
[Solutions]
Section 1.2: 1-9 odd, 10-11, 13, 14, 17, 24, 26-31.

Assignment 5
(9/02/2009)

Study for Quiz #5, which will be given on Friday, 9/4/09 and will cover the material from Assignments 2 and 4.

Practice on Graphing: 4cd, 5abcd.

Assignment 4
(8/31/2009)

Complete the Practice on Modeling.

Practice on Graphing: complete problems 2 and 3. (No solutions included for these.)

Section 1.1: 2, 4, 6-10, 13-15, 16-18, 24a-d.

Assignment 3
(8/28/2009) No New Homework.

Assignment 2
(8/26/2009) Download and complete the Homework on Modeling, which will be due on Monday, 8/31/2009 and will count as Quizzes #3 & #4.. To help you complete this task, you may find the following documents useful.

Practice on Identifying Statistical vs. Theoretical Models (This will not be collected; it is simply to help you better discern between theoretical and statistical models by giving you more examples.)

Examples of Student Work from Past Years:

Student #1

Student #2

Student #3

The handout of the material presented today in class, detailing a Study that Demonstrates All Aspects of Modeling. (If you are interested in the controversy, the links referred to in the document are this Analysis of the Abortion-Breast Cancer Controversy (from the October 1, 2005 Journal of Medical History, University College London), the Coalition on Abortion and Breast Cancer, and the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. Planned Parenthood has removed their detailed critique of the research.)

Assignment 1
(8/24/09)

Quiz #1: Complete the Personal Profile Survey by Wednesday, 8/26/09. Completion of the survey counts as Quiz #1 (hence you get either a 100% or a 0% on Quiz #1).

Quiz #2: In one box of the Personal Profile Survey, you will enter your answer to the syllabus quiz; this will count as Quiz #2. Your grade will be determined by the percentage of the anomalous words you find.

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HW & Date On Which to Work	HW Description
Assignment 23 (11/06/2009)	For Monday 11/09/2009: Download the Tutorial on Excel and Take-Home Quizzes 10 & 11 (it is one quiz, but counts double). You will need Template 1 for Quizzes 10 & 11 and Template 2 for Quizzes 10 & 11 to complete the assignment. If you haven't the faintest idea how to get started, don't panic; you will have time on Monday in class to work on it. It will be due, by e-mail, on Thursday, 11/12/2009 by midnight. After the Quizzes: When you are finished with Quizzes 10 & 11, begin working on Project #2 using the Kvanli Data Set (Project #2 Data). You will need the templates to complete this project: Project 2 Templates---Part 1 and Project 2 Templates---Part 2. Download and print out and bring to class (for after Project #2 is due) the Handout on Inferential Statistics.
Assignment 22 (11/04/2009)	Complete the remaining Homework on Descriptive Statistcs---Part I. Complete the Homework on Descriptive Statistics---Part II.
Assignment 21 (11/02/2009)	Complete the exercises that do not deal with standard deviation on the Homework on Descriptive Statistics---Part I.
Assignment 20 (10/26/2009)	Project #1 will be due on Tuesday, 10/27/2009 by the end of the day. You may drop it off at my office (Gildemeister 204) and place it in the bin on my office door if I am not in. Alternatively, if you have access to a scanner, you may scan it and e-mail it to me by midnight. Problem #8 will be due on Friday, 10/30/2009. Midterm---Part I will be given on Wednesday, 10/28/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 2-13. Midterm---Part II will be given on Friday, 10/30/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 10-17. The overlap is due to the fact that problems dealing with exponentials may appear on both parts of the exam.
Assignment 19 (10/16/2009)	We will be working on the project on Monday, 10/19/2009 as well. On Wednesday, 10/21/2009, we will begin the lecture on the statistics, but there will not be any homework for a few days. During that time, you can finish working on the project, which will be due on Monday the 26th. The midterm will be split between Wednesday 10/28/2009 and Friday 10/30/2009.
Assignment 18 (10/09/2009) [Quiz #9] [Solutions]	Download the Final Version of Project #1. To complete the last question, you will need this Excel file.
Assignment 17 (10/07/2009)	Study for Quiz #9, which will be given on Friday, 10/09/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 14-16. Complete the Practice on Writing Formulas for Periodic Functions. If you didn't receive it in class, download Part I of Project #1, which we will be working on in class on Friday.
Assignment 16 (10/05/09)	Section 1.10: 1, 2-5, 7-12, 13, 16, 18, 19-30, 31, 34.
Assignment 15 (9/30/09) [Quiz #8] [Solutions]	Practice on the Law of Sines and Cosines: 1-18 every other odd, 19-26. (Solutions are included with the assignment.)
Assignment 14 (9/28/2009)	Study for Quiz #8, which will be given on Wednesday 9/30/2009 and will cover material from Assignments 10-13. Complete the Practice on Right Triangle Trigonometry.
Assignment 13 (9/25/2009)	Section 1.7: 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 29. Quiz #8 will be given on Wednesday, 9/30/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 10-13.
Assignment 12 (9/23/2009)	Finish the Practice on Exponentials and Logarithms. Section 1.6: 9-15 odd, 17-20, 23-29 odd, 31, 33.
Assignment 11 (9/18/2009) [Quiz #7] [Solutions]	Section 1.6: 1-7 odd. Practice on Exponentials and Logarithms: 3, 5, 11, 12.
Assignment 10 (9/16/2009)	Study for Quiz #7, which will be given on Friday, 9/18/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 8 and 9. Section 1.5: 1-6, 8a-c, 10-14, 17-20, 25, 26.
Assignment 9 (9/14/2009) [Quiz #6] [Solutions]	Section 1.9: 19-25, 27. (In addition to the directions, also identify at least two factors in each equation that could affect the value of the proportionality constants. These added instructions are why there is some overlap between this assignment and Assignment 8.)
Assignment 8 (9/11/09)	Study for Quiz #6, which will be given on Monday, 9/14/2009 and will cover the material from Assignments 5-7. Section 1.9: 13-20, 29, 30, 33, 34.
Assignment 7 (9/09/2009)	Section 1.9: 1-18. Practice on Powers: 1-8, 27-39 odd (solutions are included). Our usual Friday quiz will not be given this week but will instead be given on Monday, 9/14/2009.
Assignment 6 (9/04/2009) [Quiz #5] [Solutions]	Section 1.2: 1-9 odd, 10-11, 13, 14, 17, 24, 26-31.
Assignment 5 (9/02/2009)	Study for Quiz #5, which will be given on Friday, 9/4/09 and will cover the material from Assignments 2 and 4. Practice on Graphing: 4cd, 5abcd.
Assignment 4 (8/31/2009)	Complete the Practice on Modeling. Practice on Graphing: complete problems 2 and 3. (No solutions included for these.) Section 1.1: 2, 4, 6-10, 13-15, 16-18, 24a-d.
Assignment 3 (8/28/2009)	No New Homework.
Assignment 2 (8/26/2009)	Download and complete the Homework on Modeling, which will be due on Monday, 8/31/2009 and will count as Quizzes #3 & #4.. To help you complete this task, you may find the following documents useful. Practice on Identifying Statistical vs. Theoretical Models (This will not be collected; it is simply to help you better discern between theoretical and statistical models by giving you more examples.) Examples of Student Work from Past Years: Student #1 Student #2 Student #3 The handout of the material presented today in class, detailing a Study that Demonstrates All Aspects of Modeling. (If you are interested in the controversy, the links referred to in the document are this Analysis of the Abortion-Breast Cancer Controversy (from the October 1, 2005 Journal of Medical History, University College London), the Coalition on Abortion and Breast Cancer, and the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. Planned Parenthood has removed their detailed critique of the research.)
Assignment 1 (8/24/09)	Quiz #1: Complete the Personal Profile Survey by Wednesday, 8/26/09. Completion of the survey counts as Quiz #1 (hence you get either a 100% or a 0% on Quiz #1). Quiz #2: In one box of the Personal Profile Survey, you will enter your answer to the syllabus quiz; this will count as Quiz #2. Your grade will be determined by the percentage of the anomalous words you find.