a banana solution and proof of optimality

homework for March 27 -- April 2

problems from chapter 5.3:
1 -- 10
more to come

media response: two options:

(option 1)  1% extra credit increase on overall class grade.
go see Arcadia being performed in
Roschel Performing Arts Center

Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:30PM 
Fri Mar 31, 2017   7:30PM 
Sat Apr 1, 2017    7:30PM 
Sun Apr 2, 2017   2:00PM 

This play has math in it, write about that in Journal.

(option 2)  no extra credit
video: write response in Journal to video #6 here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/tuva-richard-feynman/

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated March 27, 2017
(1) write solutions to homework problems in Journal
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Sunday, April 2nd.

Additional homework for March 20 -- March 26

Section 4.8: 
1- 15
19 -- 36
51, 52

homework for March 20 -- March 26

banana: pdf
video: http://bit.ly/2mMZV2K

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated March 22, 2017
(1) write solutions to the banana problem in journal.
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Sunday, March 26th.

practice exam

Here is the schedule up to exam number 2.

homework for February 20 -- February 26

Reading: sections 3.4, 3.6, 3.7
Practice problems:

3.4: 7 -- 36
3.6: 17 -- 28

video: https://youtu.be/lHgPBqfua5Y

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated February 21, 2017
(1) work practice problems of each type in your Journal until they become easy for you
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Sunday, February 26th.

Exam #2 will be on Wednesday March 8th.  More details to come later.

homework for February 13 -- February 19

reading:
sections 3.1, 3.2

practice problems:
section 3.1
3 -- 21
66,67

section 3.2:
3 -- 24
25 -- 28
57--60

video: https://youtu.be/L5GmSYipz6A
no need to watch the last 5 minutes

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated February 13, 2017
(1) work practice problems of each type in your Journal until they become easy for you
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Sunday, February 19.

homework for February 5 -- February 9
take exam
video: https://youtu.be/YX40hbAHx3s

instructions:
(1) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(2) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(3) due by midnight Sunday, February 12.

homework for January 30 -- February 4

reading:
sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7

practice problems:
section 2.2:
1
17 - 20

section 2.3:
9 -- 11
15,16

section 2.4:
1,2,3a
11
15 -- 18
41 -- 44
51
55

section 1.6:
1
4ab
5,6
18 - 20
27, 28
33 - 38

section 2.7:
1 -- 3
19 -- 22


video: https://youtu.be/OuF-WB7mD6k

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated January 30, 2017
(1) work practice problems of each type in your Journal until they become easy for you
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Saturday, February 4.

Our first midterm is in class on Friday February 10th.  It will cover sections 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7. In the class periods in the week leading up to Friday, we will review and do a practice test.

Here is a nice free online graphing calculator that will work on your phone as well.

homework for January 22 -- 28

reading:
sections 1.1
              1.3
              2.1

practice problems:
section 1.1:
1,2
5 -- 7
11
23
25 -- 28

section 1.3:
29,30
31 -- 34
37,38
41 -- 43
47 -- 49
62

section 2.1:
5 -- 7

video: https://youtu.be/UPA3bwVVzGI?list=PLl1G8HFzKx5B8NMNMmeXfuRkQn_Kfg_2s

instructions:
(0) make an entry in your Journal dated January 23, 2017
(1) work practice problems of each type in your Journal until they become easy for you
(2) watch the video and write a short response in your Journal to the video.
(3) send pictures of Journal by email with the word "journal" and your student id number in the subject.
(4) due by midnight Saturday, January 28th.

Here are a few practice problems about compositions of functions to work in your journal.

(1)  If f(x) = 3x and h(x) = 4x, what is h(f(x))? How about f(h(x))?
(2) If f(x) = 3 and h(x) = 4x, what is h(f(x))? How about f(h(x))?
(3) If f(x) = x+5 and h(x) = x^2, what is f(h(x))?  How about h(f(x))? Here x^2 means "x squared", that is "x times x".
(4) If f(h(x)) = x + 2 and f(x) = x - 4, what is h(x)?

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