Category Archives: Survey of Calculus

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MAT 212 – Week 5 Homework Hints

Posted on February 21, 2012 by davidg

Most of the problems on this week’s homework came on problems involving instantaneous rate of change. There are two videos on instantaneous rate of change in the Chapter 11 Resources. Instantaneous Rate of Change Video Instantaneous Rate Application Video The … Continue reading →

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MAT 212: What Should Be In The Technical Memo for Project 1?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by davidg

A few weeks ago I posted a technical memo for a project in College Algebra. I wanted to give you an idea of what a technical memo looks like. In addition, you’ll find information on the parts of the memo … Continue reading →

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MAT 212: Week 4 Homework Hints

Posted on February 13, 2012 by davidg

On the homework from sections 10.5 and 11.1, you all did quite well. I have a few observations and handouts to help you do well on the quizzes from these section which are due on Friday, February 17 at 11:59PM. … Continue reading →

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Rogue Waves

Posted on February 7, 2012 by davidg

In class today I talked a bit about large waves at sea that often swamp tankers. This was precipitated by the last problem on the section 10.3 homework about the cost to build tankers. Here is an article from the … Continue reading →

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Do The Opposite

Posted on February 7, 2012 by davidg

There are many instances in math where we talk about “doing the opposite” like with inverse functions. I’ll often refer to this as the “Costanza” effect. This video shows why I call it that.

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MAT 212: Week 3 Homework

Posted on February 6, 2012 by davidg

On this week’s homework, only three problems caused any trouble. Below are three similar problems. Question 9 on Section 10.3 – This question deals with asymptotes on a real application…a simialr problem is in the handout Cost Analysis with Rational Functions. … Continue reading →

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MAT 212: Filling Out the Table in Tech 1

Posted on January 31, 2012 by davidg

The handout and video for Tech 1 shows how to fill out the table in Tech 1 for the Basic Plus Plan. I chose this plan for its simplicity…it is easy to understand when the deductible has been fulfilled and … Continue reading →

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MAT 212: Week 2 Homework

Posted on January 30, 2012 by davidg

I have looked over the results from the homework on sections 10.1 and 10.2. I have some feedback for all of you to help you complete the quizzes from these sections. On the Section 10.1 Homework, a number of you … Continue reading →

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What Is a Technical Memo?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by davidg

We have made it through about 2 weeks of the semester and a  tech assignment…is there a nagging thought that there must be more to doing projects instead of exams? It can’t all be homework, quizzes, technology assignments, and brown … Continue reading →

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What Are Technology Assignments? Projects?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by davidg

I have been getting a steady stream of emails revealing some confusion over projects versus technology assignments. Let’s start with Projects. A project is an involved problem which you have 4 to 5 weeks to solve. You’ll find your first … Continue reading →

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