MATH 210: Practical Mathematics

Text: Technical Mathematics, 6th edition, Paul Calter and Michael Calter, Wiley, 2011
Prerequisites: Credit in Math 105 or Math 107.

Special Notes: A TI83, TI83+, or TI84 graphing calculator is required.
All answers for this course are to be reported using the rules for significant figures and/or exact numbers.

LessonSection/TopicAssignment
1 1.1 Real Numbers 13-20, 25 - 28, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46
1.2 Addition and Subtraction 9, 12-18
1.3 Multiplication 5, 9, 10, 17, 18, 20 - 25
1.4 Division 5, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21 - 26, 28
1.5 Powers and Roots 9, 10, 16, 25, 28, 36, 40, 48 - 50, 57, 59 - 61, 63 - 65, 67, 70, 75
1.6 Combined Operations 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40
2 1.8 Units of Measurement 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 24, 27, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 46, 48, 50
1.9 Percentage 2-16 (even), 21, 23, 26, 30, 34, 36, 42, 44, 46, 47, 51, 54, 58, 60, 63
6.1 Straight Lines and Angles 1-6
6.2 Triangles 1, 3 - 5, 8, 9 - 14, 16 - 18, 20, 22, 23, 27
3 6.3 Quadrilaterals 1a, c, 2b, c, e, 3-9
6.4 The Circle 1, 4, 5, 7, 10 - 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25, 30
6.5 Polyhedra 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20, 27, 29, 30
6.6 Cylinder, Cone and Sphere 1a, b, 3, 5, 9, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24a, 28
4 Chapter 1 Review 1 - 12, 16, 17, 19, 22 - 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37 - 41, 43, 47 - 50, 52, 62, 63, 65 - 69, 74
Chapter 6 Review 1, 2, 4 - 9, 13, 14, 16 - 24, 26
Test 1 Chapters 1 and 6
7.1 The Trig Functions 1a, c, 2a, c, 3a, m, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14,15, 16a, d
7.2 Solving a Right Triangle 1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19
5 7.3 Applications of Right Triangles 1 - 3, 6, 7, 11 - 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 35
7.4 Angles in Standard Position 1 - 3
8.1 Trig Functions of Any Angle 2, 4, 6
8.2 Finding the Angle 1 - 5, 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14, 16 - 18, 22 - 29, 33
6 8.3 Law of Sines 1a, 1b, 2, 6, 7a, b, 10 - 12
8.4 Law of Cosines 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 7a, b, 8, 10, 11
8.5 Applications 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 23, 27, 28
7 Chapter 7 Review 4 - 12, 16, 17, 25, 27, 29
Chapter 8 Review 1 - 4, 6 - 18, 34 - 39, 44
Test 2 Chapter 7 Sections 1 - 4, and Chapter 8 Sections 1 - 5
7.5 Introduction to Vectors 1,2, 6, 7, 11, 14, 16
8 7.6 Applications of Vectors 8-13
8.6 Nonperpendicular Vectors 2 - 4, 7, 9 - 13, 15 - 17, 19, 22, 24 - 26
14.1 Radian Measure 1 - 46 column 1, 52, 73, 74, 79
14.2 Arc Length 1 - 3, 6, 7, 10 - 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25, 31, 34
9 14.3 Uniform Circular Motion 1, 4, 5, 7 - 9, 11 - 20
15.1 The Sine Curve 2, 3, 6, 7, 19 - 22
15.2 Graphing the Sine Curve 1-4
15.4 The Cosine Curve 1 - 3, 6, 9, 10
10 Chapter 7 Review 13 - 15, 31
Chapter 8 Review 19 - 21, 23, 40 - 42
Chapter 14 Review 1 - 12, 18 - 21, 32 - 34
Chapter 15 Review 1 - 5
Test 3 C 7 Sec 5 and 6, C 8 Sec 6, C 14, C 15 Sections 1 - 3
17.1 Ratio and Proportion 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 19
11 17.2 Similar Figures 1, 4, 6, 9, 10
17.3 Direct Variation 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17
17.4 The Power Function 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25
17.5 Inverse Variation 1, 4, 7, 13, 17, 20, 24
12 17.6 Joint and Combination Variation 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27
18.2 Logarithms 1 - 12, 13 - 46 column 1
18.3 Properties of Logarithms 1, 5, 9, 12, 13, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24 (Do not use change of base formula)
18.4 Exponential Equations 1 - 3, 6 - 8, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26 - 29
13 18.5 Logarithmic Equations 1 - 18 even, 19, 20, 22 - 26
18.5 Logarithmic Equations 1, 2, 4 - 7, 14, 16, 18 - 20, 22, 25, 29, 30, 37
Chapter 18 Review 1 - 16, 21, 25, 28, 35, 36, 38
Test 4 Chapters 17 and 18
Review For Final
14 Final Exam

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Last updated 19 August 2011.