Intermediate Algebra Schedule
Spring '08

INSTRUCTOR:  Geoff Hagopian 
Email: ghagopian@collegeofthedesert.edu
WEB SITE: http://faculty.collegeofthedesert.edu/ghagopian
PHONE: 776-7223

Syllabus

 

Week\day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

1

Introduction

1.1

1.3

1.4

28-Jan

 

Some Examples of Linear Models

Arithmetic Review and Slope

Equations of lines

2

1.5

1.6

Review for Chapter 1 Lab

Chapter 1 Review

4-Feb

Equations of Lines and Fitting a Line to Points

Additional Properties of Lines

3

Chapter 1 Test

2.1

2.2

2.3

11-Feb

Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

Solving 2X2 Systems Using Algebra

Solving 3X3 Systems 

4

2.4

2.5

Chapter 2 Lab

Chapter 2 Review

18-Feb

Solving Linear Systems Using Matrices

Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

5

Chapter 2 Test

3.1

3.2

3.3

25-Feb

Extraction of Roots

Some Examples of  Quadratic Models

Solving Quadratics Equations by Factoring

6

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.4

3-Mar

Solving Quadratics Equations by Factoring

Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

The Quadratic Formula

Parabolas - The General Case

7

Chapter 3 Lab

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 3 Test

4.1 & 4.2

10-Mar

Curve Fitting

17-Mar

Spring Break

8

4.3

4.4

Chapter 4 Lab

Chapter 4 Review

24-Mar

Problem Solving

Quadratic               Inequalities

9

Chapter 4 Test

5.1

5.2 

5.3

31-Mar

Functions - Definitions and Notation

Graphs and Functions

Some Basic Graphs

10

5.4

5.5

5.6

Chapter 5 Lab

7-Apr

Domain and Range

Variation

Functions as Mathematical Models

11

Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 5 Test

6.1

6.2

14-Apr

Integer Exponents

Roots and Radicals

12

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

21-Apr

Rational Exponents

Distance and Midpoint Formulas

Working With Radicals

Rational Equations

13

Chapter 6 Lab

Chapter 6 Test

7.1

7.2

28-Apr

Exponential Growth and Decay

Exponential Functions

14

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

5-May

Logarithms

Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Logarithms

The Natural Base

15

Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 7 Test

Review for Final Exam

12-May

16

Final Exam Week

19-May

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