DE061- Intermediate Algebra

Fall-2002 Tue 3:30-6:20

Introductions

Tue 9/10 Review chapters 1-3, (working in pairs)

Review chapters 4-5 (working in groups of 4)

Review chapter 6;

7.1- Factors- The greatest common factor (Pairs reading)

Tue 9/17 7.2- Factoring Trinomials (Jigsaw in groups)

7.3- Factoring trinomials by grouping (Modified Jigsaw in groups)

7.4- Factoring trinomials using FOIL

7.5- Special factorizations

7.6- Solving quadratic equations by factoring

Tue 9/24 7.7- Applications of quadratic equations

Chapter 7 review quiz by groups

Chapter 7 test

Tue 10/1 8.1- Rational expressions and functions: multiplying and dividing

8.2- Addition and subtraction of rational expressions

8.3- Complex fractions

Tue 10/8 8.5- Graphs and Equations involving rational expressions

8.6- Applications of rational expressions

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Tue 10/15 Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 8 test

Tue 10/22 9.1- Radical expressions and graphs

9.2- Rational exponents

9.3- Simplifying radical expressions

9.4- Adding and subtracting radical expressions

Tue 10/29 9.5- Multiplying and dividing radical expressions

9.6- Equations with radicals

9.7- Complex numbers

Tue 11/5 Chapter 9 review

Chapter 9 test

10.1- Solving quadratic equations by the square root property

Tue 11/12 10.2- Solving quadratic equations by completing the square

. 10.3- Solving quadratic equations by the quadratic formula

10.4- Equations in quadratic form

Tue 11/19 10.5- Formulas and applications involving quadratic equations

Chapter 10 practice

Chapter 10 test

Tue 11/26 10.6- Graphs of quadratic functions

. 10.7- More about parabolas; applications

12.1- Graphs of elementary functions

Tue 12/3 12.2- and 12.3- Circles, Ellipses and hyperbolas

12.4- Nonlinear systems of equations

Start chapter 12 take home test

Tue 12/10 Chapter 12 TAKE HOME DUE- review for final

Tue 12/17 Final exam