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