Reading:

• Power Tools by Steven Strogatz (New York Times)
• Hughes-Halett 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 8.1, 8.2
• StartR 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
• Design of Learning Environments

Lessons (Asterisk indicates there is a checkpoint quiz in Moodle):

• Introduction to Functions*: Screencast – Slides
• Linear Functions*: Screencast – Slides
• Exponential and Log Functions*: Screencast – Slides
• Proportionality and Power Functions*: Screencast – Slides
• Periodic Functions*: Screencast – Slides
• Functions of Multiple Variables*: Screencast – Slides
• Starting with RStudio: Screencast
• Creating and Graphing Mathematical Functions in R: Screencast
• Making Scatterplots from Data in R: Screencast
• Graphing Functions of Two Variables in R: Screencast

Practice problems:

• 1.1.8, 14, 24
• 1.2.8, 27, 33
• 1.3.7, 10, 36, 45
• 1.5.5, 8, 13, 29
• 1.6.22, 26
• 1.7.5, 16, 24
• 1.9.4, 8, 16, 21
• 1.10.10, 11, 17, 30
• 8.1.2, 5, 16
• 8.2.2, 28
• Answer key

Activities:

• R notes
• Linear functions and modeling
• Working with exponential models (key)
• Periodic functions worksheet (key)
• Contour plots in real life
  • Thickness of Earth’s crust
  • Sea surface temperature
  • Body Mass Index from article
  • Topographical map
  • pH of acid rain
  • Sulfur dioxide on the island of Hawaii
  • Strength of a radio signal
  • Ozone depletion
  • Mona Lisa
  • Antarctic ice flow speed from article
  • Tornadoes in Texas from article
  • Thunderstorm days per year from article
  • Temperature at North Pole from article
  • Noisy events near airport from article
• Practice with contour plots (key)