DE061- Intermediate Algebra

Fall- 2002

MWF Schedule

F 9/6 Introductions

M 9/9 Review chapters 1-3, (working in pairs)

W 9/11 Review chapters 4-5 (working in groups of 4)

F 9/13 Review chapter 6; .

M 9/16 7.1- Factors- The greatest common factor (Pairs reading)

W 9/18 7.2- Factoring Trinomials (Jigsaw in groups)

F 9/20 7.3- Factoring trinomials by grouping (Modified Jigsaw in groups)

7.4- Factoring trinomials using FOIL

M 9/23 7.5- Special factorizations

W 9/25 7.6- Solving quadratic equations by factoring

7.7- Applications of quadratic equations

F 9/27 Chapter 7 review quiz by groups

M 9/30 Chapter 7 test .

W 10/2 8.1- Rational expressions and functions: multiplying and dividing

F 10/4 8.2- Addition and subtraction of rational expressions

M 10/7 8.3- Complex fractions

W 10/9 8.5- Graphs and Equations involving rational expressions

F 10/11 8.6- Applications of rational expressions

M 10/14 Holiday

W 10/16 Chapter 8 group quizzes

F 10/18 Chapter 8 test

M 10/21 9.1- Radical expressions and graphs

9.2- Rational exponents

W 10/23 9.3- Simplifying radical expressions

F 10/25 9.4-Adding and subtracting radical expressions

M 10/28 9.5- Multiplying and dividing radical expressions

W 10/30 9.6- Equations with radicals

F 11/1 9.7- Complex numbers

M 11/4 Chapter 9 review by groups

W 11/6 Chapter 9 group quizzes

F 11/8 Chapter 9 test .

M 11/11 Holiday

W 11/13 10.1- Solving quadratic equations by the square root property

10.2- Solving quadratic equations by completing the square

F 11/15 10.3- Solving quadratic equations by the quadratic formula

M 11/18 10.4- Equations in quadratic form

W 11/20 10.5- Formulas and applications involving quadratic equations

F 11/22 Chapter 10 review

M 11/25 Chapter 10 practice

W 11/27 Chapter 10 test .

F 11/29 Thanksgiving Holiday

M 12/2 10.6- Graphs of quadratic functions

W 12/4 10.7- More about parabolas; applications

F 12/6 12.1- Graphs of elementary functions

M 12/9 12.2- and 12.3- Circles, Ellipses and hyperbolas

W 12/11 12.4- Nonlinear systems of equations

F 12/13 Chapter 11 TAKE HOME DUE .

FINALS START 12/16- CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR THE DE061 FINAL