MAT 107: Math and the Environment
Fall Quarter 2004
Unit #2: Graphical Methods

Unit Description: This unit will explore how data can be displayed using various graphical techniques (Chapter 3).

Schedule:(subject to slight revisions)

Day Topic(s) Comments
Wednesday Discussion on pie charts, bar charts, and histograms. Practice making histograms. Do chapter 3 problems.
Thursday Project #2: Energy graph Work in groups all period.
Friday Homework Q&A. Project #2: Energy graph
Work in groups--wrap up project.
Monday Discuss homework problems.  
Tuesday Homework Q&A. Quiz #2 (30 minutes). HW #2 and Project #2 due at the beginning of class.

Homework:

Chapter 3. Read all sections except for "scatter plots". Don't worry about directions for the TI-83 (for now). Make all graphs by hand. Do #1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18

Remember: The 10th day of the quarter is the last day to add the class. Also, you must be "paid up" by this day.