DE061- Intermediate Algebra
Fall-2002 Wed- 6:30-9:20pm
Introductions
Wed 9/11 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)
Wed 9/18 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
Wed 9/25 7.7- Applications of quadratic equations
Chapter 7 review quiz by groups
Chapter 7 test
Wed 10/2 8.1- Rational expressions and functions: multiplying and dividing
8.2- Addition and subtraction of rational expressions
8.3- Complex fractions
Wed 10/9 8.5- Graphs and Equations involving rational expressions
8.6- Applications of rational expressions
Wed 10/16 Chapter 8 Review
Chapter 8 test
Wed 10/23 9.1- Radical expressions and graphs
9.2- Rational exponents
9.3- Simplifying radical expressions
9.4- Adding and subtracting radical expressions
Wed 10/30 9.5- Multiplying and dividing radical expressions
9.6- Equations with radicals
9.7- Complex numbers
Wed 11/6 Chapter 9 review
Chapter 9 test
10.1- Solving quadratic equations by the square root property
Wed 11/13 10.2- Solving quadratic equations by completing the square
. 10.3- Solving quadratic equations by the quadratic formula
10.4- Equations in quadratic form
Wed 11/20 10.5- Formulas and applications involving quadratic equations
Chapter 10 practice
Chapter 10 test
Wed 11/27 10.6- Graphs of quadratic functions
. 10.7- More about parabolas; applications
12.1- Graphs of elementary functions
Wed 12/4 12.2- and 12.3- Circles, Ellipses and hyperbolas
12.4- Nonlinear systems of equations
Start chapter 12 take home test
Wed 12/11 Chapter 12 TAKE HOME DUE- review for final
Wed 12/18 Final exam