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.
Test 2 (Computer Part) and the Project Quiz will be Monday, July 7.
Test 2 (Pencil & Paper) will be Tuesday, July 8.
Oral presentations of Project 2 will be Wednesday, July 9.
Written Reports and Disks (Flash Drives) on Project 2 are due at the beginning of class on July 9.
Written Reports are to be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on that same date.
Jump to the current week.
Week 1: June 9-13
Monday:
- If you have a laptop, please bring it to class along with a copy of the electronic-text for Math 115b. Your laptop should have Microsoft Office 2007 installed.
We will use Excel and your e-text in class.
To get the electronic-text, go to D2L
and login with your UA NetID. Then access our course: Math115B SSI08 001-002 Bridges.
Click on MBD Part 2 in the blue navigation bar and follow the on-screen directions for downloading and unzipping the files.
- 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].
- Download and read UA Bus Math II.ppt.
- Download the Team Contract and complete this with your team. Please hand this in to me on Wednesday.
- Download Team Homework #1. This is due on Friday, June 13 at the beginning of class.
- Download the data for your team -- from my homepage go to Math 115B/Teams and Data for Projects. Use the Instructions given in class (change "Assignment.xlsx" to "Team[your number]s.xlsx") to copy the COST function into your Data.
- Go to the Business Math Homepage -- there's a link to this from my homepage. Access Business Mathematics II: COURSE INFORMATION / COURSE INFORMATION. Read this carefully, especially the topic entitled Course Grades. Also access Business Mathematics II: COURSE INFORMATION / FILES.
- Read and study the following:
- Graphing Functions (MBD 2 Proj 1.ppt) [slides 2-20]
- Fitting Trend Lines [slides 21-34]
Tuesday:
- Read and study Demand, Revenue, Cost, and Profit [slides 35-47].
Wednesday:
- Read and study Differentiation [slides 64-105].
- Do Individual-Homework #1. This is due at the beginning of class Friday.
Thursday:
- Read and study Integration [slides 136-198].
- Do Individual-Homework #2. This is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
Friday:
- Team Homework #1 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Individual Homework #1 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Individual Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class Tuesday.
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 52-63, 106-113].
- Please download the following:
FuzzyFerret_Class_Summer
Marketing_e file
Proj1 Eval Form Summer
Team Homework #2 -- due Thursday, June 19 at the beginning of class.
Week 2: June 16-20
Monday:
- Individual Homework #2 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Reread and study Focus on the Project [slides 52-63, 106-113].
- Read and study Using Solver [slides 114-129].
- Read and study Focus on the Project [slides 130-135, 199-202].
Download the following:
Ethical Standards.
ProjectExpectations.
Questions for Project 1.
Tuesday:
- Individual Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Reread and study Using Solver [slides 114-129].
- Reread and study Focus on the Project [slides 130-135, 199-202].
- Work on Team Homework #2 and on Project 1.
Thursday:
- Team Homework #2 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Work on Project 1 (Oral and Written)
- Study for Test 1.
Friday:
- Class today meets in our "old" room: PAS 220 for the 9:00-10:45 class and CHEM 126 for the 11:00-12:45 class.
- Test 1. There will be no Computer Part to Test 1.
- Project 1 Quiz
- Finish Project 1 (Oral and Written).
- Please print a hard copy of your Power Point slides for me. Hand these in to me before you give your oral presentation.
Week 3: June 23-27
Monday:
- Class today meets in ECE 229.
- Before you give your oral presentation, hand in to me a hard copy of your Power Point slides.
- Written Report and CD or Flash Drive containing your excel file is due at the beginning of class.
- Presentations -- All Teams
- Written Report must be submitted to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Tuesday:
- Begin Project 2.
- Download your team's data for Project 2 from my website.
- Download the updated version of the Formulas.
- Download the Team Contract and complete this with your team. Please hand this in to me on Thursday.
- Open MBD Part2.ppt from the folder in your e-text. Read Bidding on an Oil Lease [slides 59-68].
- Read and study Distributions slides [2-65] for Project 2 .
- Read and study Normal Distributions slides [119-120, 132-136, 144-156].
- Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will meet back in our old rooms:
9:00-10:45 class (section 002) in PAS 220
11:00-11:45 class (section 001) in CHEM 126.
Wednesday:
- Today we will meet back in our old rooms:
9:00-10:45 class (section 002) in PAS 220
11:00-11:45 class (section 001) in CHEM 126.
- Read and study Variance & Standard Deviation slides [66-84].
- Download Team Homework #3. This is due on Wednesday, July 2.
- Tomorrow (Thursday) we are back in ECE 229.
Thursday:
- Download TeamAslan_Class.
- Download again Team Homework #3. This is due on Wednesday, July 2. The Frequency Distribution
in problems 4 and 5 must contain a column for the midpoint of each bin.
- Read and study Focus on the Project slides [58-65, 94-96, 159-162].
- Do problems 4 and 5 in Team Homework #3. Each team member must be able to do this.
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Friday:
- Download TeamAslan_Strat4.
- Download Oil Lease Strategies.
- Complete Strategies 2, 3 for your project.
- Work on Strategy 4.
Extend the following worksheets to include 10.000 simulations: Simulation, Fixed Simulation, Adjustments.
Find the expected values for adjustments of 15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33.
- Read and study Focus on the Project slides [184-196].
Week 4: June 30-4
Monday:
- Download Oil Lease Strategies if you haven't already done so.
- Read and study Focus on the Project slides [190-208].
Wednesday:
- Team Homework #3 is due at the beginning of class today.
- Download any files listed under "Tuesday" that you have not already downloaded.
- Complete the worksheet "DIFFERENTIATION, INTEGRATION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF CALCULUS"
that was handed out in class today. You can download it here.
- Work on your project -- please do not wait 'til the last minute.
- Practice for Test 2 (Computer).
Thursday:
- The Project Quiz and Test 2 (Computer) will be on Monday, July 7.
- More downloads for today:
Normal Distributions.
Fixed Simulation.
- Work on your project -- please do not wait 'til the last minute.
Friday:
- Work on your project -- please do not wait 'til the last minute.
- No class -- July 4
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Tuesday:
- Test 2 (Pencil & Paper Part)
- Finish your project -- now it's the last second!
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Wednesday:
- One more time, here is a brief summary of what I expect. You also must pay attention to everything I have said in class:
Project Expectations.
Oil Lease e-file.
Project 2 Evaluation Form.
- Written Report and CD or Flash Drive is due at the beginning of class.
- Presentations -- All Teams
- Written Report must be submitted to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
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Thursday:
- Final Exam in ECE 229:
8:55-10:50 for Section 002
10:55-12:50 for Section 001.
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