Saturday, December 13, 2008

(3) DUE: Tuesday, December 16

Put in at table:
  • List of at least 10 tasks necessary to apply to college.
  • List the time each takes
  • List the immediate prerequisite task.
These will be used for s graph and to calculate the critical path.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

(2) DUE: Monday, December 15

  • Read 4.1
  • Do: 2 (look at answer in back to make sure you are doing it right)
  • Do: 4 and 7
Please be prompt on Monday since Dan Doherty from Shawmut construction will be our guest, talking about shceduling in the real estate development business

(1) DUE: Friday, December 12

  • Go to Wikipedia. Go to these pages and write down interesting facts that you find and YOU understand.
    • Graph theory (only need to look at beginning of article)
    • Six Degrees of Separation
    • Kevin Bacon game (found on Six Degrees page)
    • Facebook (also found on Six Degrees page)
      • If you are on Facebook, please try to use the application that Wikipedia cites that will calculate the degrees of separation between you and anyone else. (Since I am not on Facebook, I can't do it, but am really curious if it works.)
      • How many degrees of separation are you from Barak Obama? Anyone else famous?
    • Social Network
  • Be prepared to come and tell us what you found.

(22) Due: Thursday, December 11

  • Chapter 3 Matrices test
  • Chapter 3 portfolio with added transposition sheet.
    • Turn in BEFORE test. After test is late, subject to syllabus rules.

(21) DUE: Wednesday, December 10

  • Graph a star on graph paper -- obviously.
  • Transpose if over the x-axis using matrices. Show new matrix. Draw on the same graph.
  • Transpose it over the y-axis using matrices. Show new matrix. Draw on the same graph.
  • Graph the initial star again.
  • Transpose it 45 degrees counterclockwise. Show new matrix. (Round to tenths.) Draw on this second graph.

(20) DUE: Tuesday, December 9

  • Do problems on handout
    • 15 about plant nursery store sales
    • 8 about windows and doors
  • This will prepare you for the matrix test on Thursday.