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COLLEGE ALGEBRA |
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Tentative schedule |
Quick list:
Chapter R 4-9; Chapter 1 1-6; 2 1-4; 3 1-6; 4 1-3,5; 5 1-2; 6 1-7.
No classes on: Monday January 20 (Martin Luther King Day); March 10-14
(Spring Break).
Last date to withdraw without W is January 21; Last date to withdraw with
W not F is February 21.
Last day of classes is May 2.
Detailed schedule:
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Week 1 Jan 13-17 |
Section R.3: Geometry Review (brief!); Section R.4: Integer Exponents; Section R.5: Polynomials; Section R.6: Factoring Polynomials; Section R.7: Rational Expressions (may run into Week 2). |
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Week 2 Jan 22-24 |
Section R.8: Square Roots; Radicals; Section R.9: Rational Exponents; Section 1.1: Equations; (Monday is holiday). |
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Week 3 Jan 27-31 |
Section 1.2: Setting Up Equations: Applications; Section 1.3: Quadratic Equation; Section 1.4: Radical of Equations; Equations Quadratic in Form. |
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Week 4 Feb 3-7 |
Section 1.5: Solving Inequalities; Section 1.6: Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value; Review for Test 1. |
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Week 5 Feb 10-14 |
Test 1 on Feb 10; Section 2.1: Rectangular Coordinates; Section 2.2: Graphs of Equations. |
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Week 6 Feb 17-21 |
Section 2.3: Lines; Section 2.4: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines; Circles. |
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Week 7 Feb 24- Feb 28 |
Section 3.1: Functions; Section 3.2: Properties of Functions; Section 3.3: Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions. |
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Week 8 Mar 3-7 |
Section 3.4: Graphing Techniques: Transformations;
Review for Test 2; |
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Week 9 Mar 17-21 |
Section 3.5: Operations on Functions; Composite Functions; Section 3.6: Mathematical Models: Constructing Functions; Section 4.1: Quadratic Functions and Models. |
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Week 10 Mar 24-28 |
Section 4.2: Polynomial Functions; Section 4.3: Rational Functions I; Section 4.5: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities (may run into Week 11). |
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Week 11 Mar 31- Apr 4 |
Finish Section 4.5; Section 5.1: Synthetic Division; Section 5.2: The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Functions. |
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Week 12 Apr 7-11 |
Section 6.1: One-to-one Functions; Inverse Functions (just up to Example 4); Section 6.2: Exponential Functions. |
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Week 13 Apr 14-18 |
Review for Test 3 (except 6.1-2); Test 3 on Apr 16; Section 6.3: Logarithmic Functions. |
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Week 14 Apr 21-25 |
Section 6.4: Properties of Logarithms; Exponential and Logarithmic Models; Section 6.5: Logarithmic and Exponential Equations; Section 6.6: Compound Interest (continues next week). |
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Week 15 Apr 28-May 2 |
Finish Section 6.6; Section 6.7: Growth and Decay; Logistic Models; Review for Final. |