MATH 109 MWF: Pre-Calculus Algebra

Text: Precalculus: Functions & Graphs, 3rd edition, Dugopolski, Pearson, 2009
Prerequisites: One of: Math 105 with a grade of C or better; Math ACT of 25 or above; or Placement by the Mathematics Department. A Graphing calculator is required. A TI-83, TI-86, TI-89, or TI-92 is strongly recommended.

This is NOT a beginning algebra course. Students are expected to be knowledgable in basic algebra skills and concepts. The text includes many, many opportunities for learning. Each chapter begins with a recommended review and ends with a concise review of concepts covered. Numerous examples are completely worked out in the text and on-line help is available at internet web sites.

LessonSection/TopicAssignment
1 Overview
2 1.1 Equations in One Variable p. 9: 4,35,38,39,45,46,53,62,63,68,71,75,82,89,91,92,97,98,99,100,103
3 1.1 Cont. p. 10: 97,98,99,100,103
1.2 Constructing Models p. 20: 5,7,9,12,14
4 1.2 Cont. p. 20: 15,16,20,23,24,25,31,35,45,46,47,49,50,51,52,67
5 1.3 Equations & Graphs p. 34: 15,18,21,22,27,31,35,38,43,44,47,48,50,54,56,63,65,71,77,85,90,92,93,94
6 1.4 Linear Equations p. 48: 3,7,9,20,24,32,35,39,44,75,76,77,78,85,89,90,95
7 1.5 Scatter Diagrams & Curve Fitting p. 55: 1,3,5,16,19,20,23
8 1.6 Complex Numbers p. 63: 3,5,14,17,23,43,45,48,53,55,61,64,65,66,67,75,77,81,83
9 1.7 Quadratic Equations p. 76: 3,4,10,13,18,19,50,53,57,61,64,65,70,74
10 1.7 Cont. p. 77: 84, 85,91,92,95,96,98,102,103,104,105,106,108
11 1.8 Linear & Absolute Value Inequalities p. 90: 11,13,16,18,22,24,25,28,30,32,33,34,35,37,39,40,42,44,45,47,51,52,56,60,65,85,87,88,91,107,108
12 Review for Test 1
13 TEST 1
14 2.1 Functions p. 113: 2,5,8,10,18,19,21,23,25,29,31,35,37,41,42,43,45,50,51,54,56,57,61,66,68,69
15 2.1 Cont. p. 115: 71,72,75,76,79,83,84,86,90,91,93,95,96,97,98
16 2.2 Graphs of Relations & Functions p. 126: 11,13,27,33,37,49,50,62,64,65,68,69,75,79,81,82,85,91,92
17 2.3 Families of Functions, Transformations & Symmetry p. 143: 2,4,9,12,27,29,30,32,54,55,64,65,69
18 2.3 Cont. p. 144: 79,80,83,86,88,92,94,96,97,99
2.4 Operations with Functions p. 153: 2,5,8,9,15,22,25,28,30,31,37,45
19 2.4 Cont. p. 154: 49,50,53,54,62,65,66,76,77,80,81,97,103,104,107,109
20 2.5 Inverse Functions p. 167: 1,3,6,10,11,12,15,18,20,26,28,31,34,35,38,39,43,47,52,57,58,61,79,80,83,84,86,88,89,91,94
21 2.6 Variation p. 176: 2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,13,17,18,21,23,27,30,32,35,38,40,49,51,53,54,59,65
22 Review for Test 2
23 TEST 2
24 4.1 Exponential Functions p. 288: 14,17,26,28,32,34,36,38,41,42,46,51,54,56,58,60,61,66,70,74,76,80,82,84,85,88,90,93,95
25 4.1 Cont. p. 289: 99,100, 103,104,105,110
4.2 Logarithmic Function p. 300: 2,5,8,10,13,16,27,33,35,36,43,44,45,46,47,48
26 4.2 Cont. p. 301: 74,75,79,81,82,89,95,100,102,103,105,106,107,108,111,113,121,122,125,131,134,135
27 4.3 Rules of Logarithms p. 314: 1,3,7,13,14,17,18,19,21,40,41,42,52,53,58,61,62,64,74,77,80,89,90,91,96,97,98,100,101
28 4.4 More Equations and Applications p. 326: 3,4,5,17,19,22,29,33,43,44,46,47,54,55,57,60,61,65,66,67,70,73,74,79,80,81,89,91
29 Review for Test 3
30 TEST 3
31 3.1 Quadratic Functions and Inequalities p. 76: 25,27,29; p. 196: 3,4,5,7,8,10,19,25,28,35,38,41,42,48,49,52,62,65,70,72,75,78,81,85,86,90,97
32 3.2 Zeros of Polynomial p. 210: 3,5,32,34,35,37,43,47,49,52,53,54,61,62,63,69,70,77,79,81,82
33 3.3 Theory of Equations p. 220: 3,5,6,8,11,15,24,25,27,29,33,34,79,80,82
34 3.4 Miscellaneous Equations p. 232: 5,9,12,16,21,22,28,30,31,36,37,38,39,40,41,42
35 3.4 Cont. p. 232: 51,52,61,65,68,78,79,87,94,95,96
36 3.5 Graphs of Polynomials p. 246: 7,9,10,13,15,18,25,32,33,34,37,40,42,44,46,48,50,51,52,66,68
37 3.5 Cont. p. 248: 79,80,81,83,86,88,90,95,98,99,107,114
38 3.6 Rational Functions and Inequalities p. 262: 3,8,9,16,20,23,24,27,37,43,51,52,53,54,55,56,78,79,82,83
39 3.6 Cont. p. 264: 89,92,97,101,102,103,106,107,108,116,117,118,122
40 Review for Test 4
41 TEST 4

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