Sunday, February 3, 2008

(4) DUE: Thursday, March 6

  • Draft of college analysis through multiplication of matrices and results.
  • Follow the outline used for cars.
  • We will go over these in class on Friday so you can writ up your final analysis for Monday.

(3) DUE: Wednesday, March 5th

  • CAR analysis
    • Follow outline used in class.
    • Neat, but not typed.
    • Show matrices function ([A][B] = [C], etc.)
    • If you change the inputs or the weights, explain.
    • Give your conclusion succinctly.

(2) DUE: Tuesday, March 4th

  • MATRIX RESEARCH PAPER DUE.
    • See blog (14) for March 4th.
  • Select 3 cars that are available for sale.
    • Determine 4 criteria/measures:
      • Price + one other numerical measure
      • 2 categorical measures
    • Make a table like page 138 with the measures as rows and the cars as columns

(1) DUE: Monday, March 3rd

  • Read 127 - 129 in Will this Line Ever Move?

  • Write a list of colleges that you have applied
  • Write a list of variables that are important to YOU in determining how you evaluate colleges

(15) DUE: Friday, February 29

  • Newspaper article: Dr. Strangelove & Game Theory"
  • Audience: O'Bryant newspaper
  • Show evidence that you understand prisoner's dilemma and know how it was used in Dr. Strangelove.
  • Cite specific quotes, scenes from the movie.

(14) DUE: Tuesday, March 4

  • Research paper.
    • Check the rubric. make sure you have everything you need.
    • Compare to the Contra Dance example to make sure you did not leave anything out. Obviously, all research papers will be different not only in content, but also topics discussed.
    • Does it have what is needed for your audience -- someone who knows how to multiple matrices (rows by columns and marking band), but nothing else about matrices.
    • Spell check.
    • Use TABLES and Equation Editor (from OBJECTS) where needed. If you cannot get them to work, ask for help and/or do them by hand -- neatly.
    • Presentation is important. Neat. Clear. Complete. Well organized.

Expect that someone more than me will see these. Maybe your English teacher, Mr. Stembridge, or someone at 26 Court. (I may have to give lessons in multiplying matrices!)

Go for it!

(13) DUE: Thursday, February 14

  • Go on the internet: Find out about Prisoner's Dilemma
    • What is it?
    • How is it represented in matrices?
    • Real world applications
  • Write up to hand in. Just has to be readable. Not beautiful.

(12) DUE: Wednesday, February 13

  • IRS: Pay your taxes or not? Risk an audit?
  • * - ? - !. Show all work.

(11) DUE: Tuesday, February

  • 7.5 (3, 4, 8) * - ? - !