Math 121  College Algebra


Spring 2017

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Course Syllabus
Tentative Homework Assignments

DATE ASSIGNMENT
01/30
Section P.1, p. 12:  #31, 35, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 63-71 (odd), 73-76(all)
Read Section P.1, p. 2-6 about real numbers and intervals, then do Section P.1, p. 12:  #11, 13, 15, 19(b,c), 21(b,c), 27, 29
After finishing the homework, complete the following worksheet Section P.1 and Information Sheet [Due:  Wednesday 02/01]
02/01
Section P.2, p. 24:  9-29(odd), 41, 43, 45-53(odd)
02/03
Section P.2, p. 24:  # 55, 63-77(every other odd)
Section P.3, p. 31:  #1-57(every other odd)
02/06
Section P.3, p. 31:  #61-79(every other odd), 81, 85, 88, 91
Section P.4, p. 39:  #1-83(every other odd)
Quiz on Wednesday 02/08 over Sections P.1-P.2
02/08
Quiz 1-A Solutions
Quiz 1-B Solutions
Section P.6, p. 57: #5-13(odd), 17-21(odd), 29, 35, 37, 39, 49
02/10
Section P.5, p. 48:  #17-53(every other odd), 63
02/13
Section 1.1, p. 78:  #7-35(every other odd), [43 & 47 with these directions:  Test for symmetry; Graph; Identify Intercepts], 61-73(every other odd)
Sections P.3-P.6 due Wednesday 02/15
02/15
Modeling with Linear Equations Examples
Section 1.2, p. 87:  #7, 13, 19, 25, 27-51(every other odd), 63, 67, 69
Section 1.3, p. 97:  #13, 17, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41, 43, 45
02/17
Section 1.4, p. 110:  #7-47(every other odd), 73-111(every other odd)
02/20
Section 1.4, p. 110:  #65, 69, 113-127(odd)
02/22
Quiz 2-A Solutions
Quiz 2-B Solutions
No New Homework
02/24
Section 1.6, p. 128:  #5, 11, 13, 19, 23, 27, 51-57(odd), 77, 95, 97
Exam 1 Review Sheet
Exam 1 Review Sheet w/Answers
02/27
Review for Exam
03/01
Exam 1 Solutions
03/03
Section 1.6, p. 128:  #31-49(every other odd), 59, 61, 63, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107
03/06
Go over exam.
Section 1.7, p. 137:  #5-57(every other odd), 75, 77, 81, 83, 89 [91, 95, 97, 101, 107 -- application examples done next time]
03/08
Section 1.8, p. 147:  #13-51(odd)
03/10
Examples:  Applications of Inequalities
Section 1.7, p. 137:  #91, 95, 97, 101, 107
Section 1.8, p. 147:  #53-81(every other odd)
03/13
Section 2.1, p. 160:  #3, 5, 9-63(every other odd)
No In-Class Quiz this week.  A Take-Home Quiz will be given instead.
03/15
Section 2.1, p. 160:  #65, 67, 69, 73, 77, 89, 93, 95, 97, 99  [Note:  This assignment is different than the assignment sheet.]
Functions  [Completed pages 1-3 -- please bring it back on Friday.]
Section 2.2, p. 182:  #5-19 (odd)
Take-Home Quiz 3  [Due Friday 3/17 by 1pm]  Solutions
03/17
Section 2.3, p. 194: #11, 13
Section 2.2, p. 182:  #21-29(odd), 33, 37-59(every other odd), 61, 63, 65, 71 31, 35, 69
03/27
Section 2.3, p. 194:  #7-10(all), 15, 19, 23, 33, 37, 47, 51, 61, 63, 65, 67(a-c)
Sections 2.1-2.2 due Wednesday 03/29
03/29
Graphs of Parent Functions and Transformations
Section 2.5, p. 210: #5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21-53(every other odd, except don't do #41)
03/31
Section 2.3, p. 194:  #71, 73, 77, 81
Section 2.4 p. 203:  #37 39
Section 2.6, p. 219:  3-41(every other odd)
04/03
Section 2.7 p. 228:  #7-19(odd), 27(a), 31(a), 35, 37, 39, 45-61(every other odd)
Quiz on Wednesday over Sections 2.3-2.6 [But no piecewise functions]
04/05
Quiz 4-A Solutions
Quiz 4-B Solutions
Section 3.1, p. 248:  #7-12(all), 13(b), 15(b), 16(c), 17, 23, 31, 43
04/07
Section 3.1, p. 248:  #49, 55, [59, 61, 63 But with these directions:  Find the vertex and x-intercepts algebraically], 65, 67, 69, 75, 77, 79
Exam 2 Review Sheet
Exam 2 Review Sheet w/Answers
04/10
Review for Exam 2
04/12
Exam 2-A
Exam 2-B
Exam 2-A/B Solutions

Easter Break
04/17
Section 3.2, p. 261:  #1, 3, 5, 9-14(all), 17, 19-49(every other odd), 55-73(every other odd), 75, 81, 87
No Homework Check nor Quiz this week.
04/19
Section 3.3, p. 272:  #11-25(odd)
04/21
Section 3.3, p. 272:  #27-45(every other odd), 55-61(odd), 67, 69, 71
04/24
Section 3.4, p. 285:  #15-39(every other odd)
http://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/conic-sections-summary-interactive.php
Due Friday 04/28:  Sections 3.2 & 3.3
04/26
Section 4.3, p. 339:  #17-31(odd)
04/28
Section 4.3, p. 339:  #35-43(odd), 45, 49, 53, 55, 63-69(odd), 71, 75, 77, 81
05/01
See Standard Forms of Equations of Conic Table on p. 343
Section 4.4, p. 349:  #17, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 47, 51, 53, 57, 65, 71, 73, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87
Due Friday 05/05:  Sections 3.4 & 4.3
05/03
Solving Systems of Equations:  Graphical
Solving Systems of Equatons:  Substitution and Elimination (We'll finish this worksheet next time)
Section 6.1, p. 431:  #5, 7, 15, 19, 21, 33, 35
05/05
Section 6.2, p. 442:  #5-39(every other odd)
05/08
Section 6.5, p. 473:  #7, 11, 29, 33, 37, 39, 54
No Quiz nor Homework Check this week.
05/10
Section 6.1, p. 431:  #9, 13, 29
Section 6.5, p. 473:  #5, 15, 30, 35, 43,55
05/12
New Material Review Sheet
New Material Review Sheet w/Answers
Note:  The Final Exam covers material from the entire semester.  Please use previous Exams, Quizzes, and Review Sheets to study earlier material.

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05/15
Monday Reading Day
Office Hours 11:00am-12:00pm
Office Hours 2:00-3:00pm
05/17
Wednesday
Optional Review Session 1:00-2:00pm  (tentatively scheduled in SC 236)
05/18
Thursday
Office Hours 10:00-11:00am
05/19
Friday
MTH 121 Final Exam 1:00-3:00pm (comprehensive)

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