Applied Mathematics for Electronics Engineering Technology
(201-943-DW) Section 1

Dawson College, Fall 2011
Taught by Emilie Richer
Emilie Richer's Schedule Fall 2011

CLASS SCHEDULE
Mondays 10am-11:30am ROOM 4.H.25
Wednesdays 10am-11:30am ROOM 5.B.11
Fridays 10am-12pm ROOM 3.F.5

OFFICE HOURS
E-mail me to schedule an appointment OR pop by room 8.A.11 where I spend most of my time. If I'm not in a meeting then I can help you!

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

DATE, TIME, LOCATION

  • Date of Final Exam: Wednesday December 21st 2011
  • Time of Final Exam: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location of Final Exam: Gym

PREVIOUS FINAL EXAMS


EXAM OFFICE HOURS

  • 1pm - 4pm, Monday December 19th, Room 8A.11
  • 11am - 4pm, Tuesday December 20th, Room 8A.11
  • Feel free to contact me by e-mail if you have any questions

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT

(WEEK 16 - Dec 5th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 12: Complex Numbers
Section 12.5 Exponential Form of a Complex Number
Section 12.6 Products, Quotients, Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers


TEST 3 (Friday December 9th)

  • All material from WEEK 12 to WEEK 16 (inclusively)


ASSIGNMENT 2 (Due Friday December 9th)

  • See exercises below in ASSIGNMENT section


(WEEK 15 - Nov 28th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 12: Complex Numbers
Section 12.1 Basic Definitions
Section 12.2 Basic Operations with Complex Numbers
Section 12.3 Graphical Representation of Complex Numbers
Section 12.4 Polar Form of a Complex Number


(WEEK 14 - Nov 21st)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 4: The Trigonometric Functions
Section 4.4 The Right Angle Triangle
Section 4.5 Applications of Right Triangles
  • Chapter 8: Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
Section 8.3 Radians
Section 8.4 Application of Radian Measure


QUIZ 7 (Friday November 25th):

  • Radians and Applications of Radian Measure


(WEEK 13 - Nov 14th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 4: The Trigonometric Functions
Section 4.3 Values of the Trigonometric Functions
  • Chapter 20: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
Section 20.5 Solving Trigonometric Equations


QUIZ 6 (Friday November 18th):

  • Solving trigonometric equations



(WEEK 12 - Nov 7th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 4: The Trigonometric Functions
Section 4.1 Angles
Section 4.2 Defining the Trigonometric Functions
  • Chapter 8: Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
Section 8.1 Signs of the Trigonometric Functions
Section 8.2 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle


TEST 2 (Friday November 11th)

  • All material from WEEK 6 to WEEK 11 (inclusively)


ASSIGNMENT 2 (Due Friday November 11th)

  • See exercises below in ASSIGNMENT section


(WEEK 11 - Oct 31st)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 13: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
Section 13.3 Properties of Logarithms
Section 13.4 Logarithmic to the Base 10
Section 13.5 Natural Logarithmic
Section 13.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations


(WEEK 10 - Oct 24th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 13: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
Section 13.1 Exponential Functions
Section 13.2 Logarithmic Functions


QUIZ 5 (Friday October 28th):

  • Graph of lines
  • Graph of square root functions
  • Graph of exponential functions


(WEEK 9 - Oct 17th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Chapter 3: Functions & Graphs
Section 3.1 Introduction to Functions
Section 3.2 Domain & Range
Sections 3.3 & 3.4 Graphs of Functions
  • Chapter 6: Factoring & Fractions
Section 6.5 Equivalent Fractions
Section 6.6 Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Section 6.7 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

QUIZ 4 (Friday October 21st):

  • Factoring
  • Solving Equations by Factoring
  • Quadratic Formula
  • Graphing Quadratics

(WEEK 8 - Oct 10th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Review of Material Covered in Weeks 6 & 7
  • Chapter 5: Systems of Linear Equations
Section 5.1 Linear Equations
Section 5.2 Graphs of Linear Equations


NO QUIZ (PED DAY ON Friday)

(WEEK 7 - Oct 3rd)

MATERIAL COVERED (Replacement Teacher):

  • Review for TEST 1
  • Chapter 3: Functions & Graphs
Sections 3.1 Introduction to Functions
Sections 3.2 Domain & Range


TEST 1 (Friday October 7th)

  • All material up to and including WEEK 5


ASSIGNMENT 1 (Due Friday October 7th)

  • See exercises below in ASSIGNMENT section

(WEEK 6 - Sept 26th)

MATERIAL COVERED (Replacement Teacher):

  • CHAPTER 6: Factoring & Fractions
Section 6.1 Special Products
Section 6.2 Factoring: Common Factor and Difference of Squares
Section 6.3 Factoring Trinomials
Section 6.4 The Sum and Difference of Cubes
  • CHAPTER 7: QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Section 7.1 Quadratic Equations; Solution by Factoring
Section 7.3 The Quadratic Formula
Section 7.4 The Graph of the Quadratic Formula


NO QUIZ SCHEDULED THIS WEEK

(WEEK 5 - Sept 19th)

MATERIAL COVERED

  • CHAPTER 1: Basic Algebraic Operations
Section 1.12 Applied Word Problems


QUIZ 3 (Friday September 23rd)

  • Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of Algebraic Expressions

(WEEK 4 - Sept 12th)

MATERIAL COVERED

  • CHAPTER 1: Basic Algebraic Operations
Section 1.10 Solving Equations
  • CHAPTER 5:Systems of Linear Equations
Section 5.4 Solving Systems of Two Linear Equations Algebraically
Section 5.6 Solving Systems of Three Linear Equations Algebraically


QUIZ 3 (Cancelled for FIELD TRIP)

(WEEK 3 - Sept 5th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • CHAPTER 1: Basic Algebraic Operations
Section 1.6 Roots and Radicals
Section 1.7 Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions
Section 1.8 Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions
Section 1.9 Division of Algebraic Expressions


QUIZ 2 (Friday September 9th)

  • Roots and Radicals


(WEEK 2 - August 29th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • CHAPTER 1: Basic Algebraic Operations
Section 1.4 Exponents

QUIZ 1 (Friday September 2nd)

  • Exponents


(WEEK 1 - August 24th)

MATERIAL COVERED:

  • Presentation of Course Outline

QUIZ 0 (Friday August 26th)

  • Questions about Course Outline



ASSIGNMENTS

ASSIGNMENT 3 (due on December 9th):

8th EDITION:
Section 4.3 p.121: # 18, 50, 51
Section 4.4 p.126: #16, 18, 20
Section 4.5 p.129: #7, 22, 32
Section 8.1 p.238: #16, 28, 30, 38
Section 8.2 p.243: #28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40
Section 8.3 p.248: #14, 15, 22, 24, 26, 54, 56
Section 8.4 p.249: #22, 27, 29
Section 20.5 p.548: #6, 9, 10, 11
Section 12.1 p.343: #18, 28, 31, 32, 40, 43
Section 12.2 p.346: #14, 18, 22, 24, 30, 36
Section 12.4 p.351: (no graphing necessary) #4, 10, 12, 19, 22
Section 12.5 p.354: #8, 18, 20, 28, 30
Section 12.6 p.360: #39, 40, 44

9th EDITION:
Section 4.3 p.118: # 18, 50, 51
Section 4.4 p.123: #16, 18, 20
Section 4.5 p.126: #7, 22, 32
Section 8.1 p.234: #16, 28, 30, 38
Section 8.2 p.239: #28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40
Section 8.3 p.244: #14, 15, 22, 24, 26, 54, 56
Section 8.4 p.246: #22, 27, 29
Section 20.5 p.547: #6, 9, 10, 11
Section 12.1 p.336: #18, 28, 31, 32, 40, 43
Section 12.2 p.339: #14, 18, 22, 24, 30, 36
Section 12.4 p.344: (no graphing necessary) #4, 10, 12, 19, 22
Section 12.5 p.346: #8, 18, 20, 28, 30
Section 12.6 p.352: #39, 40, 44



ASSIGNMENT 2 (due on November 11th):

8th EDITION:
Section 5.4 p.154: #14, 40
Section 5.6 p.164: #16
Section 1.12 p.45: #15, 31 &
Question: How much sand must be added to 250kg of a cement mixture that is 22% sand to have a mixture that is 22% sand to have a mixture that is 25% sand?
Section 5.2 p.144: # 12, 18, 26, 36
Section 6.2 p.184: #12, 20, 38, 40, 42
Section 6.3 p.191: #14, 16, 22, 32, 36
Section 6.4 p.193: #4, 12, 18, 24
Section 6.6 p.201: #22, 28
Section 6.7 p.206: #16, 28, 30, 38, 42
Section 6.8 p.211: #24, 28
Chapter 7 Review p.232: #26, 28, 34, 44, 46, 48
Section 3.1 p.84: #14, 18, 22, 23, 24, 36
Section 3.2 p.85: #6, 8
Section 3.4 p.97: #33, 34
Section 13.1 p.371: #14, 15, 18
Section 13.2 p.376: #6, 10, 16, 18, 24, 28
Section 13.3 p.381: #10, 16, 20, 22, 28, 30, 36, 58, 50
Section 13.4 p.384: #24
Section 13.5 p.387: #44
Section 13.6 p.390: #8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 27, 29

9th EDITION:
Section 5.4 p.151: #14, 36
Section 5.6 p.161: #16
Section 1.12 p.44: #15, 30, 31
Section 5.2 p.141: # 12, 18, 26, 36
Section 6.2 p.181: #12, 20, 38, 40, 42
Section 6.3 p.187: #14, 16, 22, 32, 36
Section 6.4 p.189: #4, 12, 18, 24
Section 6.6 p.197: #22, 28
Section 6.7 p.202: #16, 28, 30, 38, 42
Section 6.8 p.207: #24, 28
Chapter 7 Review p.229: #26, 28, 34, 44, 46, 48
Section 3.1 p.84: #14, 18, 22, 23, 24, 36
Section 3.2 p.87: #6, 8
Section 3.4 p.95: #33, 34
Section 13.1 p.364: #14, 15, 18
Section 13.2 p.368: #6, 10, 16, 18, 24, 28
Section 13.3 p.373: #10, 16, 20, 22, 28, 30, 36, 58, 50
Section 13.4 p.376: #24
Section 13.5 p.379: #44
Section 13.6 p.383: #8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 27, 29


ASSIGNMENT 1 (due on October 7th):

8th EDITION:
Section 1.2 p.10: #26, 28, 32, 34
Section 1.4 p.20: #21, 26, 27, 33, 34, 43, 44, 45, 47, 52
Section 1.6 p.26: #5-36* EVEN numbers ONLY
Section 1.7 p.29-30: # 18, 34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 46
Section 1.8 p.32: #12, 40, 43, 46, 52, 54
Section 1.9 p.35: #12, 14, 16, 20, 31, 32, 36, 37
Section 1.10 p.39: #12-26* EVEN numbers ONLY & 39, 40

9th EDITION:
Section 1.2 p.10: #26, 28, 32, 34
Section 1.4 p.20: #19, 23, 25, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 45, 48
Section 1.6 p.26: #5-36* EVEN numbers ONLY
Section 1.7 p.29-30: # 18, 34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 46
Section 1.8 p.32: #15, 35, 36, 44, 46, 48
Section 1.9 p.35: #12, 14, 16, 20, 31, 32, 36, 37
Section 1.10 p.39: #12-26* EVEN numbers ONLY & 39, 40


DOWNLOADABLE STUFF
General Course Outline
Teacher's Supplement to Course Outline

SOLUTIONS
Solutions to Quiz 1
Solutions to Quiz 2
Solutions to Quiz 3
Solutions to Quiz 4
Solutions to Quiz 5
Solutions to Quiz 6
Solutions to Quiz 7

Solutions to Assignment 1
Solutions to Assignment 2
Solutions to Assignment 3

Solutions to Fraction Worksheet
Solutions to Pop Quiz 1 - Long Division
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Graphing
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Exponential Word Problem
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Graph of Logarithmic Function
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Trigonometry
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Complex Numbers Polar Form
Solutions to Bonus Exercise - Complex Numbers Exponential Form

Solutions to Test 1
Solutions to Test 2
Solutions to Test 3