Lab 1: SCAVENGER HUNT, MAT131, report due at the beginning of class, Thursday, 1/31/08.
Part I of this lab must be completed in your small group before you leave the classroom. You may work together, using your books, notes, and calculators—the course syllabus may also be of use. If someone does not know how to proceed, someone in the group should attempt to explain. Ask your instructor only if no one in your group has any ideas. Your instructor’s signature must be obtained before you leave the room in order to get credit for Part I of the hunt. No member of the group will leave until the entire group has completed Part I.
Part II of the hunt requires you to find different places, people, and information on the AACC Arnold campus. You may complete this portion of the hunt alone or in groups.
Be considerate
of the people in the offices you are visiting! Keep your voices low. Try not to overwhelm any location in a large “herd”—if you notice that a location looks busy, wait 15 minutes and try again.
Your lab report will consist of the completed problems, the required information and signatures from Part I (which you will complete before you leave the classroom today) and the completed information and activities for Part II (which you will gather or do today or over the next few days). The problems are to be completed on your notebook paper. The rest of the lab should be completed in the space provided on this handout and as directed. If you complete all the problems correctly and obtain or give all of the required information, you will receive 25 points for Lab 1. Follow all of the directions to receive all of the points!
PART I: PLEASE complete 1 on a separate sheet of paper and show all your work.
1. Solve the following quadratic equations using a method discussed in class.
a) (3x – 4) = 16
b) (2x –5)(x+1) = 0
c) 5x + 13x = 6
d) x + 5x – 12 = 0
2. Course name, number, and section number: ______
3. Name of your textbook: ______
4. Name of your instructor: ______
5. Phone number of your instructor: ______
6. Phone number of the mathematics department: ______
7. Your professor’s e-mail address: ______
8. Your MyAACC e-mail address: ______
9. Names of three other class members: ______
10. MyMathLab ID for the course:______
11. What are your instructor’s office hours? ______
12. Signature of your instructor: ______
PART II:
13. Go to the Mathematics Department office (MATH 231), and sign or initial on the sign-up sheet for this class (course name and number on sheet) located on front of main desk below eye-level. Report the number you signed by here: ______
14. Who is the chair of the math department? ______
15. Go to the Mathematics Computer Lab (MATH 206), and sign or initial the sign-up sheet for this class (course name and number on sheet) located at sign-in table. Report the number you signed by here: ______
16. Sign in as a computer lab user (still in MATH 206), and register for (if you haven’t) and login to MyMathLab using the MyMathLab ID for this course. Work on at least one of the homework assignments for this course. (You need not finish the assignment to get credit for this lab question. Your professor will be able to see this activity if you are correctly registered using the MML ID code for this course.)
17. Go to the Math Tutoring Lab (Library 107). Sign in and sign out on the database (as required for math lab use). Also, sign or initial on the sign-up sheet for this course (course name and number on sheet) located on bulletin board. Report the number you signed by here: ______
18. Go to the Testing Center (SUN240). How many sofas are there in the lobby area? ______
19. When is the Testing Center open (days and hours)? ______
20. What is your current major or area of interest? ______
21. How many credit hours are you carrying this semester? ______
22. What grade do you plan to earn in this course? ______
23. How much time do you plan to spend on this course outside of class time? ______
24. E-mail your professor from your MyAACC account.