Day 01 in Mat228

Today:

• Announcements:
  • Welcome! I'm glad you're here.
  • Sehnert Banquet and Lecture, October 12th (Monday evening, 6:15). This year we will have Frank Morgan ("Mr. Bubbles!").

• Introductions (3x5 cards)
  1. Name
  2. Where are you from?
  3. Year (Freshman, etc.)
  4. Major
  5. Something special about yourself.

• Some course details:
  • The course website may be useful: http://www.nku.edu/~longa/classes/mat228
  • Syllabus (logistics, etc.)
  • Schedule and Assignments (tentative)
  • You should do the reading in advance of our discussion of that section in class. The quizzes are supposed to motivate that!
  • Calculators (TI 89, 92, TI-89 Titanium) -- you need one, or something like it.
  • I need you to sign my agreement.... (to be handed in next time)
  • Calculus lab
  • Other resources:
    • Mathematica and Alpha have made the study of functions almost too easy!
    • TI Tips
    • An on-line text promoted by the MAA might be useful

• Questions?

• For next time:
  • Read Section 8.1 for next time, responding to the worksheet for section 8.1;
  • Consider reviewing other sections which look unfamiliar.
  • Prepare for a quiz next time on the content of section 8.1.

• A snippet from your past: What's a derivative? What's it good for?
  • Problem: to estimate a root of the equation
  • Solution?