Fall 2010 -- MA404 Directions and Assignments:

With the exception of the major project (see schedule), all assignments are due 1 week after they are assigned.

Intro: list of topics

See project details on D2L

#1: Equation Editor: (10 pts) -- Given: Aug 31; Due: Sept 15

#2: Major project -- directions (100 pts.- 50 pts for presentation, 50 pts for paper and article reviews),

#3: Excel assignment- grading (10 pts.) -- Given: Sept 2; Due: Sept 16

#4: Excel money assignments- home mortgages  

• background material              notes from Consumer math- federal tax, pmt/ amortization      
• Federal taxes   Federal tax assignment   tax tables   margtax- blank   
•                 answers: margtax- answers    
• Compound interest and annuitites problems    
•                 answers: excel money functions
• pmt assignment     pmt_blank  
•                 answers: pmt calculator
• budget templates -- do one example with new 2010 budget, with $40,000 income

#5: Frontpage - ( 20 points)   Given Sept 9; Due Sept 23

#6: Minitab Assignments - Charts/ Graphs and Regression (20 points) Given Sept 14; Due Sept 28 

#7: Mathcad

#8: Scientific calculators (TI30XII or 34XII)- Standard Deviation and Regression -- Given Sept 28; Due Oct 12

#9: Graphing Calculator Basics -- given Sept. 28; Due Oct 12-14

#10: Sketchpad- Basics and Advanced- Given Sept 30; Due Oct 14 - Given Oct 5; Due Oct 19

#11: Graphing calculators- basic and advanced features

#12: Mathematica, and second Mathcad assignment

#13: Financial calculations   -- given Oct 21; due Nov 4

#14: Graphing calculators - Programming (5 pts.)  -- given Nov 4; due Nov 18

#15: Mailmerge ( 5 pts) -- given Nov 4; due Nov 18

#16: Student projects -- each presenter will give a handout and a 5 pt. assignment that is due to me one week after the presentation

    (Topics will include Probability simulation, calculators, Access, Powerpoint, Mathcad, Mathematica, Minitab, ...)

#17: Reactions to other students' projects -- due the day of the presentation (2 pts each)

#18: Notes for More Excel, Improved BUDGET, templates, data validation,...

#19: Organized notebook of handouts (15 points)

#20: Other topics I may cover

• calculators: stat plot, Regression line
• Access forms
• C++

Exams:

• Midterm on Computers:
• Final Test #1: Calculators (basics, graphing, programming), ... -- 91 points
• Final Test #2: Computers: Excel, Sketchpad, Mathcad, Access, C++

Note: ideas for projects

• Graphing calculators-- regression, trig, calculus, finance, programming
• Excel -- graphs, trig
• Computer programming- intro to C++, intro to VB
• Access
• Powerpoint
• Frontpage (if done as one of the first projects)
• Mathematica
• Mailmerge