Day 26:
Heart of Mathematics
Last time
: What Americans Have
Next time
: Section 8.4: Peril at the Polls
Today:
Homework 6.3 returned: let's have a look at
#14
#24
Final project:
Your paper is due this Wednesday, 4/23.
Don't forget:
Visit the
Writing Center!
Look for, find, and illustrate the
mathematics
.
The Schedule
of presentations. Important:
You need to be there for your classmates.
If you are not in class for the other presentations, you will lose points on your own.
Here's the
grading rubric
for the presentations. This gives you an idea of how you'll be graded (and how you'll be grading your peers).
Section 7.5 Mindscapes due
Section 7.6
Mindscapes due next time: #5, 6, 9, 23, 26 (type up #22)
Due Wednesday, 4/23
Section 8.3: Money Matters
Mindscapes: #1, 3, 4, 10, 12; Type up #9.
Due Monday, 4/28
How do the credit card companies make so much money?
Pretty straight forward: #6, p. 678
Here's a twist: #11, p. 679
How do mortgages work?
Other loans can be calculated the same way: for example,
CitiFinancial's loan shark fishing attempt
on me.
Here's another straight-forward mortgage problem: #16, p. 680
A "real-world" example: do you use those balance-transfer checks?
I got this offer last week.
What are the hidden costs (buried in the fine print)?
What would $1000 cost me for a year, if I take it out May 1, and pay nothing back? (By the way, the balance transfer APR is 18.99%).
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