MATH

MATHEMATICS

QUESTION 1 "Statistics" Please respond to the following:

· You and three of your friends decide to take the same chemistry class together at the local university along with 21 other students (25 students total in the class). On the first day of class, the professor indicates that this class is graded on a bell-shaped curve.

· Explain in your own words what grading on a bell-shape curve means in this college chemistry class (make sure to read the textbook pages 686 and 687 before you respond!).

· Determine if it is possible for you and your friends to all earn an A in this course if the instructor “grades on a curve”. Explain your answer by using the exact number of students to receive an A, B, C, D and F.

· Do you think this is a fair method of grading?  Why or why not?

QUESTION 2

"Linear Models and Functions" Please respond to the following:

· Give an original application of the Cartesian coordinate system to plot a real-world situation. In your description, indicate the characteristics of each coordinate, and a point in terms of specific x and y coordinates.

· Explain whether it matters or does not matter which values you pick for x when you graph a line by plotting points.  Are there "better" values to use than others?  Why or why not?

QUESTION 3

"Course Recap" Please respond to the following:

· Make a list of 25 professions that rely on math.

· Identify and discuss three key principles you learned in the course.  How can these principles help you in your current or future life circumstances?