Monthly Archives: November 2014

Shape of Graphs Problem 3

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Kate Poirier

This is just a note about notation. The function “exp” is different notation for the exponential function with base . For example exp means the same thing as .

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Quiz – Wednesday, November 26

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Kate Poirier

This week’s quiz will cover material from sections 4.3 and 4.4.

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Test #3, WebWork, and This Week’s Quiz

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Your last in-class test before the final exam will be held on Monday, December 1. It will cover sections 3.10, 3.11, 4.1-4.4, 2.7, and 4.6. Upcomping WebWork deadlines: Extreme Values: Tuesday, November 18 Monotonicity: Sunday, November 23 Shape of Graphs: … Continue reading →

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Quiz – Wednesday, November 12

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kate Poirier

This week’s quiz will cover Implicit Differentiation and/or Related Rates (3.10 & 3.11 in your text).

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Upcoming WebWork

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Due Sunday, November 16: Linearization Note: for #7, convert degrees to radians. The reason for this is that the derivatives that we know for sin(x) and cos(x) are true only when x is given in radians. See Example 7 in … Continue reading →

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WebWork due Sunday, November 9

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Kate Poirier

The sets Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates are both due next Sunday night. By the way, I created some scatter plots that related test and quiz grades to WebWork grades, just to see if they were correlated. It’s not really … Continue reading →

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Test 2 and Midterm Grades

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Test 2 grades and midterm grades are now available in Blackboard’s gradebook. Your midterm grade was calculated using the formula: test 1 and test 2: 40% each; quizzes and WebWork: 10% each. The midterm grade grade is for your information only. … Continue reading →

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