DAILY ASSIGNMENTS Math 115b
NOTE: ANSWERS WITHOUT SUPPORTING WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
ALWAYS BRING YOUR E-TEXT TO CLASS PLEASE.
Changes may be made in assignments from time to time. Such
changes will be announced in class and will be made on this web page at least one day before the assignment is due.
Jump drives containing Project 2 Excel: Nov 20
Oral presentations on Project 2: Nov 20 & Nov 23
Written Reports on Project 2: Nov 23
Written Reports are to be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Nov 23
Project 2 Quiz: Nov 25
Test 2 (Pencil and Paper): Dec 4
Jump to the current week.
Week 1: Aug 24-28
Monday:
- Download the electronic-text by going to D2L. Log in with your UA NetID and then access the business math course that you are in:
Math115B FA09 003 Bridges
Math115B FA09 004 Bridges
Click on MBD Part 2 in the blue navigation bar and follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files.
You are required to bring the e-text (all files) to class every day.
- Read all information pertaining to Math 115b on my web page. Pay special attention to Course Information.
- Find my office, MTL 124C.
- Open MBD Part2.ppt from the folder in your e-text. Read Marketing Computer Drives [slides 50-58].
- Go to the Business Math Homepage -- there's a link to this from my homepage. Access Business Mathematics II: Course Information. Read all files carefully, especially the topic entitled Course Grades under Course Policies in the file UA Bus Math II.pdf. Also look at the other files under Business Mathematics II.
- Download Graphing and Trendlines.
- Download Graphing.xlsm or Graphing.xls.
- Download Individual Homework #1 -- due Mon Aug 31.
- Read and study the following from your e-text (MBD 2 Project 1):
- Graphing Functions (MBD 2 Proj 1.ppt) [slides 2-20]
- Fitting Trend Lines [slides 21-34]
Wednesday:
- Open MBD Part2.ppt from the folder in your e-text. Read Marketing Computer Drives [slides 50-58].
- Continue working with Graphing and Trendlines in class.
Friday:
- Form teams in class.
- Download the Team Contract . Complete this and hand it in to me on Wed Sep 2.
- Finish Individual-Homework #1.
- Open MBD Part2.ppt from the folder in your e-text. Read Marketing Computer Drives [slides 50-58].
Week 2: Aug 31 - Sep 4
Monday:
- Individual Homework #1 is due at the beginning of class.
- Download your team's data from my web page.
- Download the following:
D,R,C,P
Fuzzy Ferret Class
Marketing e-file
Proj1 Eval Form
- Read and study Demand, Revenue, Cost, Profit [slides 35-51]
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 52-63]
- If you haven't already done so, download the Team Contract . Complete this and hand it in to me on Wed Sep 2.
- Begin preparing for your Preliminary Presentation on Wed Sep 9.
You must analyze all given data, answer the 3 basic questions, prepare at least 8 slides and adhere to all other instructions given in class.
You must hand in to me a printed copy of your slides before your presentation.
Wednesday:
- "Team Contract" is due at the beginning of class.
- Download and begin Team Homework #1 -- due Mon, Sep 14.
- Reread and study Demand, Revenue, Cost, Profit [slides 35-51]
- Reread and study Focus on the Project [slides 52-63]
- Continue preparing for your Preliminary Presentation on Wed Sep 9. Please make a printed copy of your slides to hand in to me before your presentation.
Friday:
- Finish preparing for your Preliminary Presentation on Wed Sep 9. Please make a printed copy of your slides to hand in to me before your presentation.
Week 3: Sep 7-11
Monday:
- Labor Day -- no class
Wednesday:
- Preliminary Presentations -- be sure to give to me a printed copy of your slides before you present.
- Continue working on Team Homework #1 -- due Mon, Sep 14.
Friday:
- Read and study Differentiation [slides 64-86]
- Finish Team Homework #1 -- due Mon, Sep 14.
Week 4: Sep 14-18
Monday:
- Hand in Team Homework #1 at the beginning of class.
- Log onto D2L. Select MATH115B FA09 003 Bridges or MATH115B FA09 004 Bridges.
Click on "Quizzes" in the long blue bar. Begin "HW 2: DRCP". This is due Fri, Sep 18 at 1:30 p.m.
You will have to read your e-text to understand some of the wording.
Wednesday:
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 106-113]
Friday:
- D2L "HW 2: DRCP" is due at 1:30 p.m.
- Log onto D2L. Select MATH115B FA09 003 Bridges or MATH115B FA09 004 Bridges.
Click on "Quizzes" in the long blue bar. Begin "HW 1: Graphing & Trendlines". This is due on Wed, Sep 23 at 9:30 a.m.
You will have to read your e-text to understand some of the wording.
- Read and study Differentiation [slides 89-105]
- Download Individual Homework #2 if you haven't already done so. This is due Wed Sep 23 at the beginning of class.
You may use pencil and paper -- there should be room on the sheet you downloaded.
Week 5: Sep 21-25
Monday:
- Read and study Differentiation [slides 89-105]
- Download Team Homework #2 due Mon Sep 28.
Wednesday:
- D2L "HW 1: Graphing & Trendlines" is due at 9:30 a.m.
- Individual Homework #2 is due at the beginning of class.
Friday:
- Work on your projects.
Week 6: Sep 28 - Oct 2
Monday:
- Hand in Team Homework #2 at the beginning of class.
- Determine your Consumer Surplus
- Work on your presentation.
- Here are the notes from Friday: Beginning Integration.
Wednesday:
- Finish your presentation and work on your written report.
- Print a copy of your slides to give to me before you present.
Friday:
- Oral Presentations. Teams: 6,1,2 and 7,8,12 -- If your team number is underlined, then you definitely have this day.
If it is not underlined, then your day may change. Give to me a copy of your slides before you present.
- Hand in to me a jump drive containing a file with all your Project 1 Excel work.
Name this file: Math 115b Team #____ [of-course, put your team number in the blank].
Week 7: Oct 5-9
Monday:
- Oral Presentations. Teams: 3,4,5 and 9,10,11 -- If your team number is underlined, then you definitely have this day.
If it is not underlined, then your day may change. Give to me a copy of your slides before you present.
Wednesday:
- Test 1 (Pencil and Paper)
Week 8: Oct 12-16
Monday:
- Begin Project 2
- Open MBD Part 2.pptx from your Course Files and Read slides [59-68]: Bidding on an Oil Lease.
- Also open MBD 2 Proj 2.pptx from your Course Files and Read and Study Distributions slides [1-14]
Wednesday:
- Read and study Distributions slides [15-45].
Week 9: Oct 19-23
Monday:
- Individual Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class.
- Read and study Variance & Standard Deviation [slides 66-82].
- Download Team Homework #3 -- due Fri Oct 30.
Wednesday:
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 58-65].
Friday:
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 94-96, 159-162].
- Finish Problem #5(i,ii,iii,iv) on Team Homework #3.
Week 10: Oct 26-30
Monday:
- Reread and study Variance & Standard Deviation [slides 66-82].
- Do Quiz on Formulas handed out in class today and downloadable here -- due at the beginning of class Wed.
- Do D2L Quiz #8 -- due Tue, Nov 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Friday:
- Team Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class.
- Do D2L Quiz #8 -- due Tue, Nov 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Week 11: Nov 2-6
Monday:
- Hand in Individual Homework #4.
- Read and study Random Samples [slides 46-54, 85-91].
Carefully study Example 9 [slides 47 & 48], Example 10 [begins on slide 48] and Example 8 [slide 88].
- Do Individual Homework #5: Exercise 29 [slide 55], Exercise 31 [slide 56], Exercise 17 [slide 89] and Exercise 21 [slide 93].
Show all work or give good explanations of your thought process.
- D2L Quiz #8 is due Tue, Nov 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday:
- Hand in Individual Homework #5 at the beginning of class.
- In class, use your team data to construct the Winner's Curse and the Winner's Blessing for your project.
Then compute your bid for Strategy 2 and for Strategy 3.
- Do D2L Quiz #9 -- due Sun, Nov 8 at 6:00 p.m.
Week 12: Nov 9-13
Monday:
- Download Team Homework #4 -- due Fri Nov 13.
- Finish Strategy 4
- Do Strategy 5
- Begin working on your Oral Presentation and your Written Report.
Wednesday:
- Finish Team Homework #4.
- Continue working on your Oral Presentation and your Written Report.
- No class -- Veterans' Day
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Monday:
- Continue working on your Oral Presentation and your Written Report.
- Do D2L Quiz #10: Normal Distributions 1 -- due Tue Nov 24 at 2:51 PM.
- Read and study The Sample Mean [slides 97-111]
Wednesday:
- Finish your Oral Presentation and continue working on your Written Report.
- Make a copy of your power-point slides to hand in to me before you present. Please print 4 or 6 slides per page.
- Read and study Standardization [slides 82-84]
Friday:
- Oral Presentations. Teams: 5,1,2 and 11,7,10 -- If your team number is underlined, then you definitely have this day.
If it is not underlined, then your day may change. Give to me a copy of your slides (4 or 6 slides per page) before you present.
- Hand in to me a jump drive containing a file with all your Project 2 Excel work.
Name this file: Math 115b Team #____ [of-course, put your team number in the blank].
Week 14: Nov 23-27
Monday:
- Written Reports are due at the beginning of class.
- Submit your Written Reports to TurnItIn.com by 6:00 tonight. Be sure your report is trimmed of charts and graphs so that the file will not be too large.
- Oral Presentations. Teams: 3,4,6 and 12,8,9 -- If your team number is underlined, then you definitely have this day.
If it is not underlined, then your day may change. Give to me a copy of your slides (4 or 6 slides per page) before you present.
- Do D2L Quiz #10: Normal Distributions 1 -- due Tue Nov 24 (tomorrow) at 2:51 PM.
- Do D2L Quiz #11: Normal Distributions 2 -- due Wed Dec 2 at 6:00 PM.
- Read and study Normal Distributions [slides 132-137, 144-158]
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Wednesday:
- Discuss Samples and Standardization in class.
- Project 2 Quiz
- Do D2L Quiz #11: Normal Distributions 2 -- due Wed Dec 2 at 6:00 PM.
Friday:
- No class -- Thanksgiving Holiday
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Monday:
- Do D2L Quiz #11: Normal Distributions 2 -- due Wed Dec 2 at 6:00 PM.
- Discuss Confidence Levels [slides 123-129] in class.
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Wednesday:
- Do D2L Quiz #11: Normal Distributions 2 -- due tonight (Dec 2) at 6:00.
- Review in class for Test 2.
- Make-up Project 2 Quiz for those who were absent on Wed, Nov 23.
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Friday:
- Test 2 (Pencil & Paper)
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Monday:
- Discuss Income Stream and Signed Area in class.
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Wednesday:
- Last day of class
- Review for Final Exam
Friday:
- First day of exams
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Monday:
- Final Exam 8:00-10:00 Place TBA.
Be in the exam room by 7:45 and sit with your class.