Math 2341 Course Outline

Week 1: The language, Notation, and Numbers of Mathematics; Algebraic Expressions and the Properties of Real Numbers; Exponents; Review of Polynomials

Week 2: Factoring Polynomials; Rational Expressions; Radicals and Rational Exponents

Week 3: Linear Inequalities in One Variable; Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities;

Week 4: Solving Quadratic Equations; Solving other Types of Equations;

Week 5: Rectangular Coordinates; Circles; Linear Graphs and Rates of Change; Graphs of Linear Equations

Week 6: Test 1; Functions, Function Notation, Graphs

Week 7: Analyzing Graphs of Functions; Toolbox Functions and Transformations

Week 8: Piecewise-Defined Functions; Compositions of Functions

Week 9: Quadratic Functions and Applications; Synthetic Division; Remainder Factor Theorem; The Zeros of Polynomial Functions

Week 10: Graphing Polynomial Functions; Graphing Rational Functions

Week 11: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities; Test 2

Week 12: One-to-One and Inverse Functions; Exponential Functions; Introduction ot Compound Interest

Week 13: Logarithms and Logarithmic Functions; Properties of Logarithms

Week 14: Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations; More on Compound Interest

Week 15: Linear Systems in Two Variables; Test 3

Week 16: Variation