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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 websites.
| Lesson | Section/Topic | Assignment |
| 1 | Orientation | Get text, calculator for NEXT class and practice calculator by doing Ex. 1 on page 4 and Ex. 3 on page 8 |
| 2 | 1.1 Using grapher |
READ Example 5
7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 25, 29, 32, 37,41, 44, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57 PREVIEW Sec. 1.2, especially Definitions 1, 2, 3 |
| 3 | 1.2 Functions |
READ Examples 1 through 8
1-6, 9, 10, 11, 13-18, 21-24, 25, 28, 29, 32,36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 49, 52, 57, 59, 60, 63-66, 67, 69, 75, 77, 79, 80, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92 PREVIEW Sec. 1.3 , especially page 39 and Definitions 1 and 2 |
| 4 | 1.3 Function Graphs |
READ Examples 1 through 6
1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 16, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 31, 35, 39, 40, 51, 53, 56, 57, 60, 67, 79, 81, 82, 85, 91 PREVIEW Sec. 1.4, especially page 63 |
| 5 | 1.4 Transformations |
READ Examples 1 through 5
1,2,3,5,9,11,12,15,20,21,28,29,31,32,35,37,40,43,46,47,52,54,56,59-61,63,65-67,77,80 PREVIEW Sec. 1.5, especially Definitions 1 and 2 |
| 6 |
1.5 Combining Functions
1.5 Follow-up |
READ Examples 1 through 5
1,5,6,11,12,13,16,17,20,21,25,26,29,31,35,37,38 PREVIEW Sec. 1.6, especially Definitions 1 and 2 41,44,46,47,50, 64,65,77,78,79 |
| 7 |
1.6 Inverse Functions |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 4 1,3,6,7,8,13,14,16,22,24,33,34,35,39,40,46,47,49,52,57,62,63,70,71,75-78,81,85,99,100 PREVIEW Sec. 2.1, especially the blue boxes on pages 115, 119, 122, 123 |
| 8 |
2.1 Linear Functions
Review for Test 1 |
READ Examples 1 through 7
1,5,6,8,10,12,13,14,17,20,23,25,27,31,32,35,36,41,42,45,47,50,51,53,55,56,57,59,63,64,66,68 Study for Test 1 and READ Chapter Review on pages 103 and 104 |
| 9 | TEST 1 CHAPTER 1 | After the test work the assignment for Sec. 2.1 from Day 7 |
| 10 |
2.1 Applications
2.2 Linear Models |
READ Example 8
69, 70, 72, 79, 80, 89, 91, 94, 95, 100, 101, 102 READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 6 1-6, 8, 10, 21, 24, 28, 31, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48-58, 71, 73, 81-83, 85, 88 PREVIEW Sec. 2.3, especially the blue boxes on pages 152, 153, 157 |
| 11 | 2.3 Quadratic Functions |
READ Examples 1 - 6
1, 3, 6-8, 15,16,19, 22, 25,28,29,31,34,37,38, 39, 43, 44, 51, 52, 58, 59, 60, 63, 65, 68, 71, 72, 73 PREVIEW Sec. 2.4, especially Definitions 1, 2, 3, 4 PREVIEW Sec. 2.5, especially all blue boxes, Example 1, and Theorem 1 |
| 12 |
2.4 Complex Numbers
2.5 Quadratic Models |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
1, 5, 6, 11, 14, 19, 23, 24, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 43, 51, 73 READ Examples 3, 4, 5 1, 5, 6, 19, 24, 26, 33, 34, 36, 42, 49, 50, 59, 65, 66, 87, 89, 91, 94, 95, 102 PREVIEW Sec. 2.6, especially pages 197 and 201 |
| 13 | 2.6 Other Equations |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 29, 32, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64 PREVIEW Sec. 2.7, especially Theorems 1, 2, 3 |
| 14 | 2.7 Inequalities |
READ Examples 1 through 6
1-3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 42, 43, 45, 48, 52, 55-58, 61, 80, 89, 90, 92, 93 PREVIEW Sec. 3.1, especially Definitions 1 and 2, and Theorems 1, 2, 3 |
| 15 |
3.1 Polynomial Functions
Review for Test 2 |
READ Examples 1-7, 9;
1-5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 37, 40, 42, 45, 49, 57, 61-64, 67, 68, 73, 76, 83, 91, 92, 95 Study for Test 2 and READ Chapter Review on pages 224 -226 |
| 16 | TEST 2 CHAPTER 2 |
Complete Sec. 3.1 assignment from Day 15
PREVIEW Sec. 3.2, especially Theorems 1 and 2 |
| 17 | 3.2 Real Zeros |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and Input Program SYNDIV into calculator
3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 17, 18, 27, 33, 34, 39, 40, 47, 50, 55, 58, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72 PREVIEW Sec. 3.3, especially Theorems 1 through 6 |
| 18 | 3.3 Complex Zeros |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3
1-3, 7, 9-11, 15-18, 21, 23, 31, 32, 37-40, 45, 47, 48, 54, 55, 57-60, 71-73, 89, 96, 97 PREVIEW Sec. 3.4, especially the colored boxes on pages 288, 293, 294 |
| 19 | 3.4 Rational Functions |
READ Examples 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
1-5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 29,33, 36, 38, 42, 45-49, 54, 61, 63, 66, 71, 74, 81, 84, 86, 87, 91, 92 PREVIEW Sec. 4.1, especially Definitions 1 and 2, and Theorem 1 |
| 20 |
4.1 Exponential Functions
Review for Test 3 |
READ Examples 1, 2, 4, 6
1, 2, 5-7, 11-14, 17, 18, 21, 23, 26, 27, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 42 Study for Test 3 and READ the Chapter Review on pages 308-310 |
| 21 | TEST 3 CHAPTER 3 | After test, work assignment for Sec. 4.1 from Day 20 |
| 22 |
4.1 Follow-up 4.2 Exponential Models |
61,63,87,88,90,95
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 PREVIEW Sec. 4.3, especially Definition 1 and Theorem 1 |
| 23 | 4.3 Logarithmic Functions |
READ Examples 1 through 7
1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22-25, 27, 30, 31, 35, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 56, 58, 60, 61, 67, 77, 78, 86, 89, 92, 95 PREVIEW Sec. 4.4 |
| 24 | 4.4 Logarithmic Models |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 5
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17 PREVIEW Sec. 4.5 |
| 25 | 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations |
READ Examples 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22-24, 27, 30, 31-33, 36, 39, 41, 43, 46, 47, 55, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 77 |
| 26 | Review for Test 4 | Study for Test 4 and READ Chapter Review on pages 373 -374 |
| 27 | TEST 4 CHAPTER 4 | |
| 28 | Review for Final |
REVIEW problems: pages 233 - 237
3-6, 12-15, 19-22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 36, 37, 42, 44, 45, 65, 67 REVIEW problems: pages 380 - 383 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 24, 25, 29, 32, 38, 49, 54, 55, 62, 65, 66, 69 |
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