Intermediate Algebra Syllabus
Spring '10

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

Complete The Square


 

Syllabus Schedule Links Tests Grades
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
week 1  2/1/2010 1.1  Some Examples of Linear Models 1.3   Arithmetic Review and Slope 1.4   Equations of Lines 1.5Equaltions of Lines and Fitting a Line to a Point
week 2  2/8/2010 1.6   Additional Proferties of Lines Lab for Chapter 1 Chapter 1  Review Chapter 1 Test
week 3  2/15/2010 Holiday 2.1  Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 2.2  Solving 2X2 Systems Using Algebra 2.3 Solving 3X3 Systems
week 4  2/22/2010 2.4  Solving Linear Systems Using Matrices 2.5  Linear Inequalities in Two Variables Chapter 2 Review Chapter 2 Test
week 5  3/1/2010 3.1  Extraction of Roots 3.2  Some Examples of Quadratic Models 3.3  Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring 3.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
week 6  3/8/2010 3.5  Solving Quadratic Equations Completing the Square 3.6  The Quadratic Formula 3.4  Parabolas:  The General Case Chapter 3 Lab
week 7  3/15/2010 Chapter 3 Review Chapter 3 Test 4.1 & 4.2 Curve Fitting  
week 8  3/22/2010        
week 9  4/5/2010 4.3  Problem Solving 4.4   Quadratic Inequalities Chapter 4 Lab Chapter 4 Review
week 10  4/12/2010 Chapter 4 Test 5.1  Functions - Defintion and Notation
5.2  Graphs and Functions
5.3  Some Basic Graphs
5.4  Domain and Range

5.5   Variation
week 11  4/19/2010 5.6   Functions as Mathematical Models
More functions
Chapter 5 Lab Chapter 5 Review Chapter 5 Test
week 12  4/26/2010 6.1, 6.2  Integer Exponents, Roots and Radicals 6.3   Rational Exponents 6.4  Distance and Midpoint Formulas 6.5  Working with Radicals
week 13  5/3/210 6.6   Rational Equations
Chapter 6 Lab
Chapter 6 Review Chapter 6 Test 7.1   Exponential Growth and Decay
week 14  5/10/2010 7.2   Exponential Functions 7.3  Logarithms
7.4  Logarithmic Functions
7.5  Properties of Logarithms Chapter 7 Lab
week 15   5/17/2010 Chapter 7 Review Chapter 7 Test Review  Review
week 16  5/24/2010         Final Exam