Math 1100 Course Outline

Check with your instructor for the class syllabus and test schedules.

Fall 2016:

Textbook: College Algebra: A Concise Approach (CCA) Paul Sisson ©2012

Sections covered: Ch 1 1.3-1.5, Ch 2 2.1-2.3, 2.4,2.6 Ch 3 3.1-3.4,3.6 Ch 4 4.1-4.6

Ch 5 5.1-5.3 Ch 6 6.1 Ch 7 7.1-7.5 Ch 8 8.1

Important Dates (Fall 2016): No classes Aug 22 (Convocation) until after 5pm, Sep 3 (No Saturday Classes), Sep 5 (Labor Day) . Oct 10 and 11 (Fall Recess), Nov 23-26 (Thanksgiving Break). Last date to drop without W is Aug 29, Last date to withdraw from course with W and retain other classes is Oct 25. Last day of classes is Dec. 7

Common Final Exam: Friday December 9 from 8am – 11am. The Departmental Final Exam is cumulative and worth at least 30% of your course grade. Missing it results very likely in a course grade of F.

Week 1 1.3 Properties of Exponents; Scientific Notation

Week 2 1.4 Properties of Radicals; Rational Number Exponents 1.5 Polynomials and Factoring 2.1 Linear Equations One Variable

Week 3 2.2 Linear Inequalities in One Variable 2.3 Quadratic Equations

Week 4 2.5 Rational Expressions and Equations 2.6 Radical Equations

Week 5 Review and Test 1, Test 1

Week 6 3.1 Cartesian Coordinate System 3.2 Linear Equations in Two Variables 3.3 Forms of Linear Equations

Week 7 3.4 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines 3.6 Introduction to Circles

Week 8 4.1 Relations and Functions 4.2 Linear and Quadratic Functions; Max/Min Applications of Quadratic Functions

Week 9 4.3 Other Common Functions; Direct and Inverse Variation 4.4 Transformations of Functions

Week 10 4.5 Combining Functions 4.6 Inverses of Functions

Week 11 4.6 Review Test 2, Test 2

Week 12 5.1 Polynomial Equations and Graphs 5.2 Polynomial Division and Division Algorithm 5.3 Locating Real Zeros of Polynomials

Week 13 6.1 Rational Functions and Inequalities 7.1 Exponential Functions and Graphs 7.2 Applications of Exponential Functions

Week 14 7.3 Logarithmic Functions and Graphs 7.4 Properties and Applications of Logarithms

Week 15 7.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 8.1 Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination Review Test 3

Week 16 Test 3 and Review for Final Exam

For Spring 2016 and before:

Textbook: College Algebra Essentials, Third Edition by John W. Coburn.

Quick list of sections covered: Chapter R: 3-6; Ch. 1: 1-3,5-6; Ch. 2: 1-5; Ch. 3: 1, 3-5; Ch. 4: 1-6; Ch. 5: 1-6; Ch. 6: 1.

Week 1 R.3 Exponents, Scientific Notation, and a Review of Polynomials; R.4 Radicals and Rational Exponents; R.5 Factoring Polynomials.

Week 2 R.6 Rational Expressions; 1.1 Linear Equations, Formulas, and Problem Solving; 1.2 Linear Inequalities in One Variable.

Week 3 1.3 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities; (skip 1.4); 1.5 Solving Quadratic Equations.

Week 4 1.6 Solving Other Types of Equations; 2.1 Rectangular Coordinates (continued after Test 1); Review for Test 1.

Week 5 Test 1; Finish section 2.1 (Graphing Circles and Relations); 2.2 Linear Graphs and Rates of Change.

Week 6 2.3 Graphs and Special Forms of Linear Equations; 2.4 Functions, Function Notation, and the Graph of a Function; 2.5 Analyzing the Graph of a Function. (Skip 2.6).

Week 7 3.1 Toolbox Functions and Transformations; 3.3 Variation: The Toolbox Functions in Action; 3.4 Piecewise-Defined Functions.

Week 8 Review for Test 2.

Week 9 Test 2; 3.5 The Algebra and Composition of Functions; 5.1 One-to-One and Inverse Functions.

Week 10 4.1 Quadratic Functions and Applications; 4.2 Synthetic Division; The Remainder and Factor Theorems; 4.3 The Zeroes of Polynomial Functions.

Week 11 4.4 Graphing Polynomial Functions; 4.5 Graphing Rational Functions.

Week 12 4.6 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities; Review for Test 3.

Week 13 Test 3; 5.2 Exponential Functions.

Week 14 5.3 Logarithms and Logarithmic Functions; 5.4 Properties of Logarithms; 5.5 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations.

Week 15 5.6 Applications from Business, Finance, and Science.

Week 16 6.1 Linear Systems in Two Variables with Applications; Review for Final.