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9/4: The exercises assigned today are due on 9/9 except as noted. Written exercises should be written neatly (not in your notes!) and turned in at the beginning of class on the indicated date. Of course, there is nothing to turn in for reading assignments, but there could be a quiz or writing assignment over that material. Online assignments are submitted electronically.
You are encouraged to stop by my office for help on the homework. However, you may not ask questions over homework on the day that the assignment is due.
Do NOT assume that any assignment beyond today's is correct! I often change them the day of class, or even right after class.
* Do this before our next class; do this first, before doing any other part of this assignment: Read the course introduction (syllabus) thoroughly. There is much
information that you may need to know. Some of it could appear on
a quiz. I gave you a copy in class. You can also find copies on the Help Page and on Schoology.
* Do this before our next class: Take this brief background survey. (Yes, this is required, and you will receive credit for doing it!) You will need to log in to your Carthage
account.
* Do this before our next class: Determine how you will respond to in-class polls. Will you bring your phone or tablet to class every day? Will you use the computers in the classroom? Then bring your technology or sit close to a computer from now on.
* Do this before our next class: Do the exercises at this link. You will need to log in to your Carthage account to complete these exercises.
* Do this for our next class: BRING THE PIECE OF PAPER FROM TODAY'S CLASS (WHERE YOU TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE ISLAND/BRIDGE PROBLEM) TO CLASS ON FRIDAY. I forgot to collect it, and I want to give you credit.
* Check the blog (see the link on the left side of this page) for updates. You should check the blog every day. I will provide homework hints, comments on how our class went, and more!
The following exercises are due 9/9. Make sure you write the due date on the assignment. You can turn it in early, perhaps even right after class.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 1 and 2 on page 23 of FAPP and exercises 6 and 10 on page 28 of FAPP.
* Fill out this homework response form after you have completed the assignment.
9/6: The exercises assigned today are due on 9/11.
We have a dedicated MTH 1030 tutor! She would like to know when you would like to have her available to provide help. Please fill out this form at your earliest convenience. Even if you don't need help now, you might later, so please fill out the form. She probably won't be able to find a time that works for everyone, but at least she will be able to meet with as many of you as possible.
* Read Sections 1.1 and 1.2, pages 5-14, in FAPP.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 5, 7, 17, 19, and 20 on pages 24-25 of FAPP, and exercises 55 and 62 on pages 34-35 of FAPP.
* Check the blog every day for new entries.
9/9: Due 9/13.
* Do the homework assignment at this link. Part of it will be submitted only, and for part of it you will need to draw some graphs on paper and turn them in. I have set up this assignment so you can go back in and edit your responses.
* Check the blog every day for new entries.
9/11: Due 9/16.
* Read Section 1.3 in FAPP.
* Do exercises 45 and 46 on pages 33 of FAPP.
* Check the blog every day for new entries.
9/13: Due 9/18.
* Do the online exercises at this link.
* Read Section 2.1, pages 40-46, in FAPP.
* Do Skills Check exercises 1, 5, 7, and 13 on pages 63-65 of FAPP.
* Check the blog every day for new entries.
9/16: Due 9/20.
* Read Section 2.2 in FAPP, pages 47-52.
* Do Skills Check exercises 2, 4, 8, and 10 on pages 63-65 of FAPP.
* Check the blog every day for new entries before completing the assignment!
9/18: Due 9/23. Last day to drop a class without a W appearing on your transcript.
* Read Section 2.4 in FAPP, pages 52-57.
* Do Exercises 52 and 59 on page 75 of FAPP.
If you wish, you can print these pages from the exercises (see the Help Page) and draw your Hamiltonians and MCSTs on the graphs.
* Of course, check the blog.
9/20:
* No additional assignment today. Study for the exam on Wednesday. If you missed class today, for each exercise on this page, choose the correct answers as indicated and explain in one sentence or phrase why each incorrect answer is not correct. Turn in your work via email before class on Monday.
* I'm going to stop putting "Check the blog every day for new entries." in all of your assignments. You should still check the blog every day for new entries, but I shouldn't have to remind you by now.
9/23: Due 9/27. This material is not on Wednesday's Exam.
* Read The Fundamental Principle of Counting, pages 45-46 in FAPP.
* No additional assignment. Complete your note card for the exam. Those of you who were not in class can stop by my office to pick up a note card.
* Study for the exam tomorrow.
9/25: Exam 1 over graphs.
9/27: Due 10/2.
* Read one or both of the optional readings available on the Help Page.
* Do exercises 1, 2, 3, and 5 on this page. Turn in these four questions on the due date.
* Here is your first writing assignment. It is due by the beginning of class on October 11. You may turn in as many drafts as you wish. Please re-read my policy on late assignments, and recognize that writing assignments count for 15% of your final grade in this course.
9/30: Due 10/4.
* Do exercises 6-12 on this page.
10/2: Due 10/7. Today's Spreadsheet
* Read Section 5.4 (pages 196-199) in FAPP.
* Do Self Check 5 on page 200 of FAPP.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 12, 13, 14 on page 222 of FAPP.
* Do exercises 18(b), 19(b) on page 230 of FAPP.
10/4: Due 10/9.
* Read Sections 5.1 and 5.2 in FAPP. In Section 5.1, you can skim the part about making a histogram. We will focus more on interpreting histograms than making them, but you will be asked to construct a few histograms, particularly when doing so adds to our understanding. However, we will discuss making histograms in Excel in a bit more detail.
* Do Self Check 2 (page 186 - classes and "buckets" are the same thing) from Section 5.1 in FAPP.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 6, 7 from page 222 of FAPP.
* Do exercises 2, 4, 8 from pages 223-225 of FAPP.
* Do this exercises on this page.
Click here to go to a page that will tell you how to activate the Data Analysis Package (not the one with VBA) on your computer. This is for those who wish to use Excel rather than Google Sheets to use a computer to produce a histogram.
10/7: Due
10/11.
Follow-up Questions
* Read Sections 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 in FAPP.
* Do Self Check exercise 6 on page 201 of FAPP.
* Do Self Check exercise 9 on page 208 of FAPP.
* Do Skills Check exercises 17, 20, 21, and 22 on page 222 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 26(b)(c)(d), 27, and 36(a)(b), 38, on pages 231-233 of FAPP.
* Check the blog every day for new entries.
10/9: Due
10/14.
Today's Test Form
Today's First Google Form
* Read Sections 5.8 in FAPP.
* Do Self Check exercise 11 on page 213 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 45, 54, 59 on pages 234-237 of FAPP.
* Keep reading the blog!
10/11: Due
10/16.
Today's First Google Form
Today's Second Google Form
* Read Section 7.7 in FAPP.
* Do Self Check Exercise 9 on page 319 of FAPP.
* Note that I have moved our second exam to Friday! If you are unable to take the exam on Friday, please let me know right away so we can make arrangements for you to take the exam early.
10/14: Due 10/23.
* Re-read Section 7.7 in FAPP.
* Do exercises 49, 52, 53, 54 from pages 335-336 in FAPP.
10/18: Exam 2 over the material covered from 9/27-10/14.
10/21: No class today due to Fall Break!
10/23: Due 10/28.
Campaigning for 12, the Mystic Party candidate
Campaigning for 42, the Literature Party candidate
Campaigning for 73, the Pop Culture Party candidate
Campaigning for 1729, the History Party candidate
* Read the Chapter 9 introduction (pages 405-406), Section 9.1, and Section 9.2 in FAPP.
* Hopefully you are still checking the blog and the Help Page often!
* Do Skills Check exercises 1, 5, 6, 7, 12 on pages 431-432.
* Do exercises 8, 9 on page 433 of FAPP.
10/25: Due 10/30. Today's Google Form
* Read Section 9.3 in FAPP.
* Do Self Check Exercises 5 (page 419) and 6 (page 419 in FAPP.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 11, 14, 20 on pages 431-432 in FAPP.
* Remember to read the blog often, preferably every day.
10/28: Due 11/1. Today's Vote Tallies
* Read Section 9.4 in FAPP.
* Do Exercises 10, 14, 17 on pages 433-435 in FAPP.
10/30: Due 11/4.
* Read your notes carefully.
* Do exercises 1ab and 2ab from pages 39-40 of the notes, also available here (NOT FAPP!).
11/1: Due 11/6.
* Read this article on the Electoral College.
* Read the Chapter 14 Introduction (pages 571-572), Sections 14.1 and 14.2 in FAPP.
* Do Self Check Exercise 1 on page 573 of FAPP, Self Check Exercise 2 on page 575 of FAPP, Self Check Exercise 3 on page 576 of FAPP, and Self Check Exercise 4 on page 576 of FAPP.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 2, 3 on page 611 of FAPP.
* Read the blog!
11/4: Due 11/8.
* Read your notes carefully.
* Do exercises 1def and 2def from pages 39-40 of the notes, also available here (NOT FAPP!).
* Read the blog posts! There is important information there.
11/6: Due 11/11.
* Read Sections 14.3 and 14.4 in FAPP. You may skim the information on the Dean Method on page 598.
* Do Skills Check Exercise 13 on pages 612 of FAPP.
* Do Exercise 21 on pages 615 of FAPP. Remember that d'Hondt is the same method as Jefferson.
A spreadsheet with apportionment, and a spreadsheet with chart methods.
11/8: Due 11/15.
* Read Sections 14.3 and 14.4 in FAPP. You may skim the information on the Dean Method on page 598.
* Do Skills Check Exercises 8, 22 on pages 611-612 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 22, 37 on pages 615-616 of FAPP. Remember that d'Hondt is the same method as Jefferson, and Sainte-Lague is the same as Webster.
* Apportion the 20 seats from Exercise 20 using the Adams Method.
11/11: Study for the exam on Wednesday.
* No new assignment today.
11/13: Exam 3
11/15: Due 11/20. For Today's Material. Today's spreadsheet.
* Your next writing assignment is assigned today.
* Read the Chapter 21 Introduction (pages 869-870), and Sections 21.1-21.2 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check exercise 1 (page 871).
* Do Skills Check exercises 4, 7 on page 897 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 3, 6ab, 7ab on page 899 of FAPP.
11/18: Due 11/22.
* Review Section 21.2, and read Sections 21.3 and 21.4 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check exercises 3 (page 873), 4 (page 876).
* Do Skills Check exercises 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18 on pages 897-898 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 6cd, 7cd, 31, 35 on pages 899-901 of FAPP.
11/20: Due 11/25.
* Read Section 21.5 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check exercises 8 (page 884), 9 (page 885).
* Do exercises 42, 45 from page 902 of FAPP.
11/22: This written homework will not be collected, but the material will be on the final exam. Solutions will be posted immediately.
* Read Sections 21.6 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check 12 (page 889), and 13 (page 890).
* Do Skills Check exercise 26 on page 898 of FAPP.
* Do exercises 66, 67 from pages 904 of FAPP.
FYI: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index Historical Table
11/25: This written homework will not be collected, but the material will be on the final exam. Solutions will be posted immediately.
* Read Sections 22.1-22.3, up to page 918, in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check 1 on page 911, 4 on page 917, 5 on page 918.
* Do Skills Check exercises 4 on page 934 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 1, 2, 11 on page 936 of FAPP.
11/27: No Class due to Thanksgiving Break!
11/29: No Class due to Thanksgiving Break!
12/2: This written homework will not be collected, but the material will be on the final exam. Solutions will be posted immediately. Relevant links: mortgage rates, mortgage calculator. Relevant spreadsheet: mortgage.
* Re-read Section 22.3 in FAPP, paying particular attention to mortgage information.
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Do Self-Check exercises 3 on page 916 and 7 on page 919.
* Do Skills Check exercises 14, 16, 20 on page 934 of FAPP.
12/4: This homework will not be collected, but the material will be on the final exam. Solutions will be posted immediately.
* Read Section 22.4 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check 8 on page 925, 10 on page 926, and 11 on page 929.
* Do Skills Check exercises 9, 10 on page 934 of FAPP.
* Do Exercises 41, 42 on pages 938-939 of FAPP.
Credit Card Rates (I do not necessarily endorse using this site.)
Annual Credit Report Site (This is the official site for free credit reports)
12/6: This homework will not be collected, but the material will be on the final exam. Solutions will be posted immediately.
* Study for the fourth exam.
* Read Section 22.5 in FAPP.
* Do Self-Check 13 on page 931.
* Do Skills Check exercises 29 and 30 on page 935.
* Do exercises 57 and 58 on page 940.
12/9: No additional assignment today. I will take questions regarding the material on the fourth exam.
* Study for the fourth exam.
12/12: Exam 4 from 8:00-10:00 over the last unit. This exam is written to be a one-hour exam, similar to your other exams, but you will have the entire final exam time period to complete the exam.
* Take the exam. Then have a great break!