Intermediate Algebra Schedule
Spring '08INSTRUCTOR: 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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