AP Calculus

1. AP Calculus Project:The Cost of College By: Danielle Forehand

2. My College…..ECU

3. History ECU is a public, doctoral/research University located in Greenville, NC The university is the largest institution of higher learning in eastern North Carolina and the second-largest university in North Carolina The North Carolina General Assembly founded ECU on March 8, 1907 as a teacher training school and they selected Greenville as the site with classes first starting in 1909 East Carolina has historical strengths in education, nursing, business, music, theatre, and medicine

5. Tuition 2001-2002: $1453 2002-2003: $1819 2003-2004: $1910 2004-2005: $2135 2005-2006: $2135 2006-2007: $2335

6. regression equation Quartic Regression y= 0.33x4 + 6.02x3 -145.33x2 + 919.69x + 147.62

7. Quartic Regression Graph

8. Tangent Line equation Y= 617.88x - 2292.34

9. Regression model and tangent line graph

10. Costs of going to school for the 2009-2010 year Regression model results: $3227.40 Tangent Line model results: $3268.60 Results yielded around the same range with only a difference of $41.20 The actual tuition for the 2009-2010 year is $2,991 so the projections are actual pretty accurate, with only a difference about 300 dollars. The Regression model was more accurate and was a better prediction for the tuition costs.

11. References http://www.ecu.edu/news/newsstory.cfm?ID=421 http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2497&profileId=2