Syllabus for Intermediate College Algebra
ATTENDANCE INCENTIVE: Students who take all tests and have
no more than 1 unexcused absence may replace
their lowest test grade with the final exam grade.
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Percentage of
Grade |
Student’s Score |
| Test 1 |
16% |
|
| Test 2 |
16% |
|
| Test 3 |
16% |
|
| Quiz Average |
10% |
|
| Homework |
7% |
|
Final Exam
(Comprehensive) |
35% |
|
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100% |
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Letter grades will be assigned according to the
following:
Percentage
Grade |
Letter grade |
| 90-100 |
A |
| 80-89 |
B |
| 70-79 |
C |
| 60-69 |
D |
| 59 and below |
F |
MTH 100-03 T/R Summer 2009
The dates below may be changed at the discretion of the instructor.
| Day |
Date |
Section |
Topic |
Page(s) |
Suggested Exercises |
| 1 |
June 2 |
2.1 |
Linear Equations in One Variable |
61 |
7-61dd |
| |
|
2.3 |
Applications of Linear Equations |
85 |
27-55 odd |
| 2 |
June 4 |
3.1 |
Linear Inequalities in One Variable
(Interval Notation) |
123 |
1-45 odd |
| |
|
3.2 |
Set Operations and Compound
Inequalities |
135 |
1-55 odd |
| 3 |
June 9 |
3.3 |
Absolute Value Equations |
145 |
5-19 odd, 45,46,51-54all,67-70all |
| |
|
4.1 |
The Rectangular Coordinate System |
173 |
25-43 odd |
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4.2 |
Slope |
185 |
13-55 odd |
| 4 |
June 11 |
4.3 |
Linear Equations in Two Variables |
199 |
7-65odd |
| |
|
4.4 |
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables |
209 |
1-23, 29-33 odd |
| 5 |
June 16 |
4.5 |
Intro to Functions |
223 |
1-22 all,43-54 all |
| |
|
5.1 |
Systems of Linear Equations in Two
Variables |
261 |
13-53 odd |
| 6 |
June 18 |
|
Review and TEST 1 (2.1,2.3, 3.1-3.3,
4.1-4.5, 5.1) |
|
|
| 7 |
June 23 |
6.1 |
Integer Exponents |
323 |
1-103 odd |
| |
|
6.2 |
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials |
333 |
7-55 odd |
| |
|
6.4 |
Multiplying Polynomials |
349 |
1-55 odd |
| 8 |
June 25 |
6.5 |
Dividing Polynomials |
357 |
1-31 odd |
| |
|
7.1 |
Greatest Common Factor ( GCF ),
Factoring by Grouping |
377 |
3-59 odd |
| 9 |
June 30 |
7.2 |
Factoring Trinomials |
385 |
1-49 odd |
| |
|
7.3 |
Special Factoring |
391 |
1-41 odd |
| |
|
|
Summary of Factoring |
393 |
1-53 odd |
| 10 |
July 2 |
7.4 |
Solving Equations by Factoring |
401 |
3-35 odd |
| |
|
8.1 |
Rational Expressions and
Functions; Multiplying and Dividing |
421 |
1-79 odd |
| 11 |
July 7 |
8.2 |
Adding and Subtracting
Rational Expressions |
431 |
3-61 odd |
| |
|
8.3 |
Complex Fractions |
439 |
1-19, 27-31 odd |
| 12 |
July 9 |
8.4 |
Equations with Rational Expressions |
445 |
1-37 odd |
| |
|
|
Summary of Operations and Equations
with Rational Expressions |
449 |
1-29 odd |
| |
|
8.5 |
Applications of Rational Expressions |
459 |
1-19 odd |
| 13 |
July 14 |
Review and TEST 2 (6.1,6.2,6.4,6.5,
7.1-7.4,8.1-8.5) (about 20% will come from old material) |
| 14 |
July 16 |
9.1 |
Radical Expressions |
485 |
1-35 odd |
| |
|
9.2 |
Rational Exponents |
495 |
1-87 odd |
| |
|
9.3 |
Simplifying Radical Expressions |
505 |
7-95 odd |
| 15 |
July 21 |
9.4 |
Adding and Subtracting Radical
Expressions |
513 |
1-41 odd |
| |
|
9.5 |
Multiplying and Dividing Radical
Expressions |
521 |
1-73 odd, 77-81 odd |
| 16 |
July 23 |
9.6 |
Equations with Radical Expressions |
531 |
1-53 odd |
| |
|
9.7 |
Complex Numbers |
541 |
1-47 odd |
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Monday, July 27 Last Day to Withdraw |
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| 17 |
July 28 |
10.1 |
Square Root Property |
565 |
5-23, 55-59 odd |
| |
|
10.2 |
The Quadratic Formula |
575 |
1-27 odd |
| 18 |
July 30 |
|
Review and TEST 3 (9.1-9.7, 10.1,
10.2) (about 20% will come from old material) |
| 19 |
August 4 |
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REVIEW FOR FINAL |
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August 6 |
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