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Course Information
Syllabus
Lab Rules
Blackboard
History of LSP 120
Tips for using Excel
Excel Tips for Mac
Users
DePaul's Academic
Calendar |
| Week 1 |
Introduction to Mathematical Models and Linear
Models
Introduction to Excel
Linear
Function Notes,
Trendline Notes, PowerPoint Slides,
Functions Review,
Justify your Predictions, Activity 1,
HW
1 |
| Week 2 |
Exponential Models
Exponential Functions Notes, PowerPoint Slides, Activity 2,
Radioisotope Dating, Activity 3,
HW 2 |
| Week 3 |
Making and Interpreting Graphs
Creating Graphs in Excel 2007 or
Excel 2003,
PowerPoint Slides
Activity 4, Calculating
Percentage, Activity 4P - Percents, HW 3 |
| Week 4 |
Absolute and Relative Quantities
Absolute and Relative Change Notes,
PowerPoint Slides, Activity 5, HW 4, Midterm Review Sheet,
Midterm Review with Answers |
| Week 5 |
Midterm Review;
Midterm Wed. Oct 7 |
| Week 6 |
Localized Trendlines; PowerPoint; Percentages
Localized Trendlines - Techniques in Excel, PowerPoint
Slides, Activity 7
Successive Percentages, PowerPoint Slides, Activity 8
Final Project Stage 1, Stage 2 |
| Week 7 |
The consumer price index and the value of money
CPI Notes, PowerPoint Slides,
Activity 9,
Activity 10,
HW 5, Using PowerPoint Slides, Activity 11
Final Project Stage 3 |
| Week 8 |
Financial Mathematics
ABC's of Figuring Interest,
PowerPoint Slides, Activity
12 |
| Week 9 |
Financial Mathematics
Loans and Credit Cards, Activity 13,
Activity 14, Final Exam
Review Help with Thesis Statement, Lisa A.
Kirby, Ph.D.
North Carolina Wesleyan College |
| Week 10 |
Presentations Group
Member and Project Evaluation |
| Week 11 |
Final Exam - November 18th, 2:45-5:00 pm |
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