College of the Holy Cross
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Syllabus
  
  
• The following are the on-line Texas Instruments handbooks for the TI-83 and TI-84 calculators. They are bulky, but have step-by-step instructions for all the basics and more.
  • TI-83 Calculator Handbook
  • TI-84 Calculator Handbook
• Assignments:
  
  
  • #1: Due Friday, September 12. Read Sections 1.1 and 1.2. Quiz #1 on Friday, September 8, covering the Algebra Review, Section 1.1, and Section 1.2. Hand in the following problems:
    
    • Section 1.1: 2, 5-8, 12, 16, 23, 27, 28, 41, 42.
    • Section 1.2: 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 17, 19, 20.
    
    Note: On page 28, the textbook refers to a technique called linear regression. To carry this out on a TI-83, see Chapter 12, pp. 315-319 of the on-line handbook: TI-83 Calculator Handbook. This shows you out to produce a scatter plot and to plot the associated best-fit straight line, the so-called regression line.
    
    
    • Sample Quiz 1
    
    
    
  • #2: Due Friday, September 19. Read Sections 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5. Quiz #2 on Friday, September 19, covering Sections 1.3 and 1.4. Hand in the following problems:
    • Section 1.3: 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 22,35-38, 43, 44, 47.
    • Section 1.4: 17, 18.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 2
    
    
  • #3: Due Friday, September 26. Read Sections 1.5 and 1.6. Quiz #3 Friday, September 26, covering Sections 1.5 and 1.6.
    • Section 1.5: 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 25-28.
    • Section 1.6: 1-13 odd, 21-26, 33-36 (without a calculator where possible) 47-53 odd.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 3
      
      
  • First Hour Exam: Friday, October 3, in class, covering Sections 1.1-1.6.
    
    
    • Sample Test 1
      
      
  • #4: Due Friday, October 10. Read Sections 2.1-2.4. No quiz this week.
    • Section 2.1: 3, 5.
    • Section 2.2: 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 17.
    • Section 2.3: 1, 2, 9-19 odd.
    • Section 2.4: 3-7, 13-20, 25, 26, 31, 33.
      
      
  • #5: Due Friday, October 17. Read Sections 2.5-2.6. Quiz #4 on Friday,October 17, covering Sections 2.1-2.6.
    • Section 2.5: 3, 4, 9, 10, 15-24.
    • Section 2.6: 7-10, 21, 22, 25, 26.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 4
      
      
  • #6: Due Friday, October 24. Read Sections 2.7, 2.8, and 2.9. Quiz #5, Friday, October 24, covering Sections 2.7 and 2.8.
    • Section 2.7: 3-6, 9, 13-16, 19, 22.
    • Section 2.8: 2, 3, 4-10 even, 21-24, 31-34, 37-38.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 5
      
      
  • #7: Due Friday, October 31. Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. Quiz #6, Friday, October 31, covering Sections 3.1-3.3.
    • Section 3.1: 3-20.
    • Section 3.2: 3-20.
    • Section 3.3: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16, 24, 28.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 6
      
      
  • #8: Due Friday, November 7. Read Sections 3.4 and 3.5.
    • Section 3.4: 1-12, 24, 32.
    • Section 3.5: 7-31 odd.
      
      
  • Second Hour Exam: Friday, November 7, in class, covering Sections 2.1-2.8 and 3.1-3.5.
    
    
    • Sample Test 2
      
      
  • #9: Due Friday, November 14. Quiz #7, Friday, November 14.
    • Section 3.6: 3- 8, 15-17, 20, 29-32.
    • Section 3.7: 2-12, 23, 25.
    • Section 3.8: 5, 6, 11, 12.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 7
    
    
  • #10: Due Tuesday, November 21. Quiz #8, Tuesday, November 25.
    • Section 3.8: 5, 6, 11, 12, 26, 29.
    • Section 4.1: 1, 2,2 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 19.
    • Section 4.2: 11, 23-26, 29, 30, 37, 38, 43, 44, 46-48.
    • Section 4.3: 7-14, 21-27 odd, 29, 30.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 8
      
      
  • #11: Due Friday, December 5. Read Sections 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7.
    • Section 4.5: 1-21 odd, 26, 29, 35, 36, 37.
    • Section 4.6: 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22.
    • Section 4.7: 5, 6, 9-12, 15, 17.
      
      
  • Third Hour Exam: Tuesday, December 9, covering Sections 3.6-3.8, 4.1-4.3, and 4.4-4.7.
    
    
  • Final Exam: Tuesday December 16, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Swords 328. This is a comprehensive exam covering the entire semester.
    

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