MET 107

Schedule for August & September 2008

Week of	Monday	Wednesday
8/25	Course Introduction  MS Word - Basics      Cut, Paste, Copy Text      Format Documents         -Text, Page & Using Styles         -Tabs         - Section Breaks         - Headers & Footers       Footnotes  Reading: Word Notes  Homework:        Homework 1a:  Formatting Homework 1b: Memo Start Document Truss Figure Document	MS Word - Inserting      Inserting and Formatting Tables      Bulleted and Numbered Lists      Create and Edit Equations      Inserting Symbols and Other Objects In Class Activity (drop box to V:\MET_107\DP_Section_N): Drop Box Activity  Reading: Word Notes  Homework:       Homework 2:  Tables, Equations and Lists       File for Insertion:  Member Force Chart
9/1	No Class; Labor Day	MS Word - Drawing      Showing Drawing Toolbar      Create and Format Drawing Objects      Grid and Snap      Flip, Rotate and Align Objects      Group, Order and Wrap Text PowerPoint            Overview            Generating Slides            Inserting Objects            Drawing            Custom Animation  Reading: Drawing Tools Text Wrapping  PowerPoint Hints/Suggestions    Homework 3:  MS Word Drawing    Homework 4:  Slide Show Boat Figure
9/8	Problem Solving      Basics of problem solving      Algorithms      Five things a computer can do      Flowcharts   Reading:   History of Spreadsheets Spreadsheet Humor Flowcharts Problem Solving with a Computer  In-Class: Problem Solving Slides General Problem Solving Examples  Homework:        Homework 5:  Algorithm Development	Problem Solving Continued Homework 5 continued
9/15	Problem Solving continued In-Class: Problem Solving Slides Homework:           Homework 5a:  Algorithm Development cont.	MS Excel       Introduction      Cell Formulas Reading: Cell Formulas Cell Formula Examples      IMPORTANT: Special Function Instructions Special Function Spreadsheet Security Settings in Excel Worksheet Layout Requirements  Homework:        Homework 6:  Simple Spreadsheet
9/22	MS Excel          Labels, Numbers & Formulas      Copying and Pasting Cell Formulas   Reading:   Distance Formula Creating Text Strings in Excel Logic Functions Homework:        Homework 7:  Cell Formulas	Mathcad Introduction  Reading: Concerning doing Engineering Calculations Mathcad Document Set 1 Mathcad Document Set 2 Mathcad Document Set 3 Homework:     Homework 8: Drop Box of Current Grades Intro, Check of HW #7 Summary Sheet (Word)
9/29	MS Excel - Problem Solving with Excel      Cell Formulas          Copying and Pasting Cell Formulas       Relative, Absolute and Mixed Cell              References  Reading:   Cell References Cell Formulas  Cell Formulas Examples  Homework:  Homework 9:  Relative, Absolute and            Mixed Cell References