Elementary Algebra
Tentative Schedule
Spring '11

Schedule

INSTRUCTOR:  Geoff Hagopian 
Email: ghagopian@collegeofthedesert.edu
OFFICE HOURS in M12: 10:40 to 12:00
WEB SITE: http://geofhagopian.net
PHONE: 760-#776-72#23

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Math 54 - Elementary Algebra - Tentative Schedule

  Monday Tuesday
Wednesday  Thursday    
week 1 
1/31

1.1  Notation and Symbols
1.2 Real Numbers
1.3 Adding Real Numbers
1.4 Subtracting Real Numbers
1.5  Properties of Real Numbers

1.6  Multiplication of Real Numbers
1.7  Division of Real Numbers
1.8  Subsets of Real Numbers
1.9  Addition  and Subtraction with Fractions
Summary and
Review

Projects
Chapter 1 Test
week 2 
2/7
2.1   Simplifying Expressions
2.2 Addition Property of Equality
2.3   Multiplication Property of =
2.4 Solving Linear Equations
2.5 Formulas
2.6  Applications
2.7  More Applications
2.8 Linear Inequalities
2.9 Compound Inequalities
Summary and
Review

Projects
week 3 
2/14
review
Chapter 2 Test
3.1 Paired Data and Graphing Ordered Pairs
3.2 Solutions to Linear Equations in Two Variables
3.3 Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables
3.4  More on graphing: Intercepts
week 4 
2/21

Holiday
3.5 The Slope of a line

3.6  Finding the equation of a line
3.7 Linear  inequalities in two Variables
week 5 
2/28
Summary
Review
Projects
4.1 Solving Linear Systems by Graphing

4.2 The Elimination Method
4.3 The Substitution Method

4.4
 Applications 
week 6 
3/7
Projects

Summary and Review
Chapters 3 and 4 Test 
5.1 Multiplic ation with Exponents.
5.2  Division with Exponents
week 7 
3/14
5.3 Operations with Monomials
5.4 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
5.5  Multiplication with Binomials
5.6  Binomial Squares and other special products
5.7 Dividing a polynomial by a monomial
5.8 Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial
week 8 
3/21
Projects 6.1 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping 6.2 Factoring Trinomials
6.3 More Trinomials to Factor
6.4 The Difference of Two Squares
week 9 
3/28
6.5 The Sum and Difference of Two Cubes 6.6 Factoring: A General Review 6.7 Solving Equations by Factoring Projects
week 10  4/11 Summary and
Review
Chapters 5 and 6 Test 7.1 Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms 7.2 Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
week 11  4/18 7.3 Addition and Subtration of Rational Expressions 7.4 Equations Involving Rational Expressions
7.5 Applications
7.6 Complex Fractions 7.7 Proportions
7.8 Variation
week 12  4/25 Projects 8.1 Definitions and Common Roots
8.2 Properties of Radicals
8.3 Simplified Form for Radicals
8.4 Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions
8.5 Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions
8.6 Equations Involving Radicals
week 13 
5/2
Projects Summary and
Review
Chapters 7 and 8 Test
9.1 More Quadratic Equations 
week 14 
5/9
9.2 Completing the Square 9.3 The Quadratic Formula 9.6 Graphing Parabolas
Projects
week 15   5/16 Summary and Review Chapter 9 Test
Summary and Review Summary and Review
week 16  5/23 


  Final Exam