Instructor:
Rick Zhou
Office: Carver 499
Office Hours: Tue / Thu, 2:00—4:00 pm; or by appointment
E-mail: riczw@iastate.edu
Webpage:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~riczw
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your Grade HERE,
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Class
Schedule, Supplementary materials, assignments (Update weekly)
Prerequisites:
2 years of
high school algebra, 1 year of high school geometry, 1 semester of trigonometry
(if not covered in high school) or enrollment in Mathematics 141 or 142.
Syllabus:
My policies for this course (the sheet I gave you on the
first day) may be found by clicking syllabus. Check my current schedule for more
detailed information as to where I can be found.
Course
Objective:
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Slope. Equations of lines (quickly go over)
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Functions. Quadratic functions. Quadratic equations.
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Regression: linear, quadratic.
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Derivative: intuitive definition (rate of change,
velocity), mathematical definition (limits), rules for differentiation.
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Derivative applications: increasing and decreasing
functions, relative/absolute maxima and minima, applied problems, the chain
rule.
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Difference equations: cascading equations, population
growth model, properties of exponents, properties of logarithms, equilibrium,
nonhomogeneous difference equations, deriving the difference equation from
data, second-order difference equations, nonhomogeneous
second-order difference equations.
Useful
links
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Help Room and
other academic help you can find around campus
Disabilities
Statement
If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans
with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires
accommodations, he/she should contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for
information on appropriate policies and procedures. DR is located on the main
floor of the