Author Archives: Kate Poirier

Upcoming WebWork

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Kate Poirier

The L’Hopital’s Rule WebWork set is due this coming Sunday. The following sets are due the Sunday after spring break (April 27). They’re pretty long sets, so you should get started on them as soon as you can. Extreme values … Continue reading →

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Group projects – groups and topics

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Kate Poirier

I wanted to make sure I’ve got a record of who’s in each group and what each group’s topic is (I know some groups are still working on this); please check below that I got it right. For Monday, try … Continue reading →

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Test #1 and extra-credit wrap-up

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Thanks for submitting grades for the extra-credit assignment. I’ve added both your test #1 grade (without extra credit) and your extra-credit grade to Blackboard’s gradebook. Please double-check to make sure I’ve entered the grades correctly. You’ll get your extra-credit assignments … Continue reading →

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Your upcoming responsibilities

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Just a reminder…. WebWork sets due tonight: Rates of change and higher derivatives Related rates Implicit differentiation 2. WebWork set due Sunday night: Linear approximation 3. Extra-credit test grades emailed to me by Sunday night. 4. Group project groups and … Continue reading →

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Test #1- Solutions and grading

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Below, I’ll link to a scan of my own solutions for your test. They’re not super detailed, but this paper would have received full credit (but if you catch an error, uh, let me know). You can use these to … Continue reading →

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WebWork Related Rates #8 – hint

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Kate Poirier

(Try not to read this hint unless you’ve already attempted the problem.) Everyone’s numbers for this problem might be different, but the main ideas will be the same. You have an upside-down cone and water is flowing in and out … Continue reading →

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Today’s missed class – reading and exerices

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Kate Poirier

It seems I’ve mostly recovered from whatever was making me feel bad this morning. Thanks for your well-wishes and sorry you had to wake up early today for nothing! I hope you’re all working hard on your take-home tests and … Continue reading →

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WebWork for next week

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Kate Poirier

Third post of the day! Since I expect many of you will be working on test #1, round 2 for Monday…. There will be no written homework component this week. WebWork will be due Tuesday night instead of Sunday night. … Continue reading →

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Group Projects – preliminary ideas

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Kate Poirier

The timeline for the group projects will be laid out for you soon, but we should figure out two things as soon as we can: Who’s in what group? What’s that group’s topic? I just posted preliminary topic ideas and … Continue reading →

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Test #1 – extra-credit assignment

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Kate Poirier

As announced in class today, you can resubmit a completed test #1 to boost your test grade up to 20%. This extra-credit assignment has two components: Print out and complete test #1. You are encouraged to make a rough copy … Continue reading →

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