Assignment for week of February 7 - 14
1. Complete reading Chapter 1.2 and
read 1.3.
Study Algebra Aerobics 1.1 for Quiz on Friday (February 11).
2. Due Monday February 14: Ch. 1 exercises 16, 18, 28, and 30 on pages 33-41 .
Note: Reread pages 8 and 9 on "Constructing a '60 Second
Summary'" before answer question #30.
3. Exploration 1.1
Work with your partner(s) on an analysis of Class Data.
Choose
one column of data from the class spreadsheet other than age or mode of
transportation.
Instructions:
Due
at end of class Weds. February 9:
a) a spreadsheet with the data you selected, including
computations of the mean, median and mode for the data.
b) a frequency histogram and a pie chart.
Due
Monday, February 14:
A 60 second written summary of what you have learned about your data. Be sure
to include a topic sentence and reference to the calculations of central
tendency (mean, median) you did and to the graphs you created. Also discuss the
distribution of the data.( See pages 8 and 9 for an example of how to create
such a summary.) It should be
typed, or neatly written.
Include your spreadsheet and charts, with revisions as needed.
4. Email assignment due Monday, February 14(see below)
Answer the following questions in an email message to me:
Email question1: Are there any mathematical concepts you are feeling confused
about? Be specific. We have discussed mathematical concepts including data
intervals, frequency count, relative frequency (percents), mean, median, mode,
and describing in words patterns we observe in data, whether in spreadsheet
form or in graphical form.
Email question 2:
Are there any computer skills from among the list below that you are not
confident you know how to perform (remember we'll have a computer gateway exam
on them soon).
Excel:
¥ copying one
or more columns of data to a new spreadsheet
¥ sorting data
¥ relative cell
references; absolute cell references ($)
¥ using
functions to calculate %, mean, median, mode
¥ sorting two
or more columns of data
¥ using the
chart wizard to create histograms or pie charts
¥ adding
titles, labels, your name, the data source to a graph
¥ eliminating
the gaps between histogram columns
¥ saving the
graph inside the spreadsheet alongside the data
¥ saving the
graph to a new, separate sheet
¥ formatting
and printing a spreadsheet and/or graph
Internet
¥ using a
browser (Explorer or Netscape) to access the class web page
¥ accessing the
syllabus page and the assignments page on the web page
E-mail
¥ sending email
to and receiving e-mail from the instructor
Calculator
¥ using the
Macintosh onscreen calculator for computations
Email question 3: Are there any issues you'd like to share that would make this class work better for you?