Course syllabus
Tentative Assignment
Sheet
| DATE | ASSIGNMENT |
| 08/26 |
Introduction and
Signed Numbers HW: Section 0.2, p. 14: #1, 7-13(odd), 29-43(odd) Information Sheet [Due Wednesday, beginning of class] |
| 08/28 |
Laws and Operations HW: Section 0.2, p. 14: #3, 5, 15-25(odd), 45, 47, 49 |
| 08/30 |
HW:
Fractions
Handout:
#13-27(odd),
29-65(every
other
odd),
67-75(odd),
77-99(every
other
odd),
105-121(every
other
odd) Problems taken from Elementary Algebra, 4th Edition, by Larson and Hostetler, Houghton Mifflin, 2008 [Copies can be found in the green folder ouside the main offices of DA 209] Review of Fractions: Answers Homework Check on Wednesday over Section 0.2 Homework from 08/26 and 08/28 |
| 09/04 |
In-Class
Worksheet
#1:
Exponents HW: Section 0.3, p. 19: #1-7(odd), 9-59(every other odd), 61, 63, 65, 71 Homework Check 1 |
| 09/06 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Radicals HW: Section 0.4, p. 27: #1, 35-47(odd), 53-57(odd) |
| 09/09 |
In-Class
Worksheet: Rational
Exponents HW: Section 0.4, p. 27: #3-33(odd), 49, 51, 59-69(odd) Quiz Wednesday over 08/30-09/06 |
| 09/11 |
Quiz 1 HW: Section 0.5, p. 34: #1-47(odd) |
| 09/13 |
HW:
Section
0.5,
p.
34:
#61,
63,
65,
69,
71 In-Class Practice of Radicals and Rational Exponents: Review Exercies, p. 48: #23, 25, 27, 39, 41, 43, 32, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37 Exam 1 Review Sheet Exam 1 Review Sheet with Answers |
| 09/16 |
Review for Exam 1 |
| 09/18 |
Exam 1 |
| 09/20 |
Go over Exam 1 HW: Factoring: Common Term, Grouping, and Special Forms [Note: This worksheet is homework. Please keep it with your other homework for any homework checks.] |
| 09/23 |
Factoring:
Common
Term,
Grouping,
and
Special
Forms Worksheet
is
due Wednesday 09/25 HW: Section 0.6, p. 39: #1-7(odd), 47, 49, 9-45(odd), 51-65(odd) |
| 09/25 |
HW:
Section
0.7,
p.
45:
#1-19(odd) |
| 09/27 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Adding
and
Subtracting
Fractions HW: Section 0.7, p. 45: #21-33(odd) |
| 09/30 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Simplifying Complex Fractions HW: Section 0.7, p. 45: #35-47(odd) |
| 10/02 |
Quiz 2 HW: Section 1.1, p. 63: #1-19(odd) |
| 10/04 |
HW: Linear
Equations Applications HW: Section 1.1, p. 63: #23-29(odd), 43-53(odd) |
| 10/07 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Functions HW: Section 1.2, p. 73: #1(a,c), 3-6(all), 7-25(odd) [Don't answer anything about domain and range.] Homework Check on Wednesday over 09/30-10/14 HW Assignments |
| 10/09 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Domain,
Range
and
Combining
Functions HW: Section 1.2, p. 73: #1(b), 3-6(all), 27-41(odd), 51-57(odd) Exam 2 Review Sheet Exam 2 Review Sheet Answers |
| 10/11 |
Review for Exam 2 |
| 10/16 |
Exam 2 |
| 10/18 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Lines HW: Section 1.3, p. 85: #1-45(odd) |
| 10/21 |
Go over Exam Section 1.3 Word Problem Examples In-Class Worksheet: Linear Equations and Word Problems HW: Section 1.3, p. 85 #47-65(odd) IMPORTANT: There will be a Quiz on Wednesday over Sections 0.7 and 1.2. It will actually count as a Homework Check AND will give you the opportunity to earn up to 6 bonus points for your Exam grades. |
| 10/23 |
HW3/Exam 2 Redo Quiz In-Class Worksheet: Solving Systems of Linear Equations: Graphical and Substitution Methods HW: Section 1.5, p. 104: # 1-4(all), 5, 7, 9-12(all) |
| 10/25 |
HW:
Section
1.5,
p.
104:
#13-23(odd),
29,
31,
33 |
| 10/28 |
Linear System Word
Problem Examples In-Class Worksheet: Linear System Word Problems HW: Section 1.5, p. 104: #35-51(odd) Homework Check on Wednesday over 10/21-10/25 Homework |
| 10/30 |
Homework Check 3 over
10/21-10/25 Homework Quadratic Equations Worksheet HW: Section 2.1, p. 134: #1-31(odd), 39, 41, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55 |
| 11/01 |
In-Class
18:
Graphing
Quadratic
Functions HW: Section 2.2, p. 143: #1-5(odd) but with these directions: (a) Find the (x,y) coordinate of the vertex; Is it a maximum or a minimum? (b) Graph the function (w/o calculator). Label the vertex. #7-11(odd) but with these directions: (a) Find the (x,y) coordinate of the vertex; Is it a maximum or a minimum? (b) Find the x- and y-intercepts, if they exist. (c) Graph the function (w/o calculator). Label the vertex and intercepts. #31, 33, 35, 39 |
| 11/04 |
HW:
Worksheet 19
Determining
Quadratic Functions Take-Home Quiz 3 [Due: Wednesday 11/06 by 5pm] |
| 11/06 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Linear
Inequalities HW: Section 1.1, p. 63: #31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 59, 63, 65 Take-Home Quiz 3 due today by 5pm |
| 11/08 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Linear
Inequalities
with
2
Variables HW: Section 4.1, p. 265: #1-25(odd) Exam 3 Review Sheet Exam 3 Review Sheet with answers |
| 11/11 |
Review for Exam 3 |
| 11/13 |
Exam
3 |
| 11/15 |
HW:
Quadratic
Inequalities |
| 11/18 |
In-Class
Worksheet: Linear
Programming: Graphical Solutions HW: Section 4.2, p. 275: #1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 25, 29 |
| 11/20 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Exponential
Functions,
Part
I HW: Section 5.1, p. 336: #1, 3(a), 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21, 29, 30, 34 Instead of an in-class homework check on Friday, turn in the following two problems (Show all your work in a clear and organized way). Due Friday: (From 11/15) Quadratic Inequalities Worksheet #6 (2x^2 + x >= 1) and Section 4.2, p. 275: #13 |
| 11/22 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
The
(Natural)
Exponential Function HW: Section 5.1, p. 336: \#3(b), 13, 15, 31, 33, 41 HW: Exponential Functions, Part II |
| 11/25 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Logarithms HW: Section 5.2, p. 348: #1-17(odd), 21, 23 |
| 11/27 |
Class Canceled for
Wednesday,
November 27 |
| Thanksgiving Beak |
|
| 12/02 |
In-Class
Worksheet:
Properties
of Logarithms HW: Section 5.2, p. 348: #27-45(odd), 49, 50, 51, 53, 57, 61 Quiz on Wednesday over 11/20 & 11/22 material |
| 12/04 |
Quiz 4 |
| 12/06 |
Final
Exam
Review Sheet Final Exam Review Sheet w/ Answers |
| Click link for Finals Week Schedule and Office Hours | |
| 12/09 |
Monday Reading Day Office Hours 10:30-12:00 |
| 12/10 |
Tuesday Office Hours 9:00-10:00 Optional Review Session 11:00am-12:00pm (probably in our regular classroom) |
| 12/11 |
Wednesday Office Hours 1:00-2:00 |
| 12/12 |
Thursday |
| 12/13 | Friday Office Hours 9:00-10:00 Comprehensive Final Exam 10:30am-12:30pm |
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