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Monday, November 4 to Sunday, November 10

Lessons

• 14. Properties of log and log equations
• 15. Equations and applications of exp
• 16. Compound interest and half-life

WeBWorK

• Logarithmic Functions – Properties
• Logarithmic Functions – Equations
• Exponential Functions – Equations
• Exponential Functions – Growth and Decay
  • You can complete this set now if you like, but we’ll see a few more examples next week

OpenLab

• Test #2 solutions (post, coordinate with your group, instructions)

Other

• Last day to withdraw from the course: Wednesday, November 6
• If you would like to estimate grades for upcoming assignments and see how your current grades would translate into an overall course grade, you can play with the spreadsheet here. Start a new row and enter your grades on the left (unshaded) side; don’t touch the right (shaded) side where the overall grades appear.
• Work through this activity on the sine and cosine functions by Sunday, November 10 for an extra participation point. If you sign in using your free Desmos account, you should be able to save your work and return to it. Otherwise, you will have to complete the activity in one session

Monday, October 28 to Sunday, November 3

Test #2: Monday, October 28

Lesson

• 13. Exponential and logarithmic functions

WeBWorK

• Exponential Functions – Graphs
• Logarithmic Functions – Graphs

OpenLab

• Are you bad at math? Really??? (comment, instructions)

Other

• Last day to withdraw from the course: Wednesday, November 6
• Your mid-semester grade is the average of your two term tests and is written on your test paper:
  • U means unsatisfactory (below 60%)
  • BL means borderline (close to 60%)
  • P means passing (above 60%)
• Next week’s OpenLab assignment will be a group assignment working through Test #2 solutions
• If you would like to estimate grades for upcoming assignments and see how your current grades would translate into an overall course grade, you can play with the spreadsheet here. Start a new row and enter your grades on the left (unshaded) side; don’t touch the right (shaded) side where the overall grades appear.
• Work through this activity on the sine and cosine functions by Sunday, November 10 for an extra participation point. If you sign in using your free Desmos account, you should be able to save your work and return to it. Otherwise, you will have to complete the activity in one session