MAT 107: Math and the Environment
Fall Quarter 2004
Unit #1: Units, percents and other essential math
Unit Description: This unit will help you review many essential math concepts that will be used throughout the course. Topics include measuring, accuracy and precision, units of measure, conversion of units and scientific notation.
Schedule:(subject to slight revisions)
| Day | Topic(s) | Comments |
|
Monday |
Discuss syllabus; sign up for calculator rentals, short lecture on units. | Start looking around for group partners (preferably 2 students per group). Sign up your group names by Wednesday's class. |
| Tuesday Sept 28 |
Lecture and practice problems with units and percents. | |
| Wednesday Sept 29 |
Project #1: Melting the World's Ice Work in groups all period. |
Get started right away with your groups. |
| Thursday Sept 30 |
Project #1: Work in groups all period. | Finish the computations for the project. |
| Friday Oct 1 |
Discuss homework problems. | Sorry! no working on projects during class. |
| Monday Oct 2 |
Discuss homework problems and project. | |
| Tuesday Oct 3 |
Quiz #1 (30 minutes). Start unit #2 with a short review of linear functions (20 minutes). |
Hand in homework at the start of class (1 per person). Hand in project at the start of class (1 per group). |
Homework:
Chapter 1. Read through Scientific Notation (pg. 22) and read Science in Depth: Global Warming (pg. 28). Do problems #1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32
Chapter 2. Read through Proportions (pg. 19). Do problems # 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28
Remember: all homework, projects and quizzes must be done in pencil.