Math 5001 Fall 2008, assignments of weeks 9 – 13

Week 9:

Due Monday 10/13 : Read section 5.5. Do but don’t hand in the practice problems from section 5.5. Hand in: Problem 10 on page 225 and your choice of one of the following: EITHER problem 9 on page 214, OR problem 13 on page 225, OR make up and solve your own problem in which you use multiplication and reasonable assumptions to estimate how many there are of some large quantity – try to think of something that might be interesting to kids!

Due Wednesday 10/15 : Study for the test on Friday.

Due Friday 10/17 : TEST on sections 3.3 - 3.5, chapter 4 (not including sections 4.4, 4.5), and sections 5.1 - 5.4 (notice that sections 5.5 and 5.6 are not on this test; they will be on the next test). It may help you to use the chapter summary and study items at the end of the chapters.

Week 10:

Due Monday 10/20 : Read section 5.6. Do but don’t hand in the practice problems from section 5.6. Hand in: Problems 4 and 12 on pages 246, 247.

Due Wednesday 10/22 : Read section 5.7. Do but don’t hand in the practice problems from section 5.7. MATH 7001 students only: see 7001 info about revising and resubmitting up to 2 problems from the last assignment for some additional credit.

Due Friday 10/24 : Read section 6.1 through page 265. Do but don’t hand in practice problem 1 on page 268. Hand in: Problem 10 on page 258 and problem 6 on page 270.

Week 11:

Due Monday 10/27 : Finish reading section 6.1. Do but don’t hand in the remaining practice problems of section 6.1. Hand in: Problem 4 a – d and problem 9 on pages 270, 271.

Due Wednesday 10/29 : QUIZ on sections 5.5, 5.6, 5.7.

Friday 10/31 : Fall break, no classes

Week 12:

Due Monday 11/3 : Read section 6.2. Do but don’t hand in the practice problems of section 6.2 and problem 17 on page 272.

Due Wednesday 11/5 : Read the chapter 6 summary and study items, starting on page 287 (for sections 6.1, 6.2 only). Do but don’t hand in problem 4 on page 278, and problems 11, 12 on page 271. Hand in: Problem 13 a, b on page 271 and problem 6 on page 278.

Due Friday 11/7 : Read section 7.1. Do but don’t hand in practice problems 1 and 2 of section 7.1. Hand in: Problem 12 on page 271 and problem 2 on page 299.

Week 13:

Due Monday 11/10 : Do but don’t hand in problems 7, 8 on page 270 of section 6.1, practice problems 9 -- 12 of section 7.1. Hand in: Problem 1 c - g on pages 298, 299 (no explanations needed) and problem 21 on page 301 (this one you do need to explain, as usual).

Due Wednesday 11/12 : Do but don’t hand in problems 3, 4, 5, 7 on page 299. Study for the test on Friday.

Due Friday 11/14 : TEST on sections 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1. It may help you to read the chapter summary and study items at the end of the chapters, to help you organize your studying. NO OFFICE HOURS due to out of town trip.