Companion Site for the Textbook Intermediate Algebra by Kaufmann and Schwitters, Brooks/Cole
Intermediate Algebra by Kaufmann and Schwitters, Brooks/Cole, Sixth Edition
1. BASIC CONCEPTS AND PROPERTIES
Sets, Real Numbers, and Numerical Expressions / Operations with Real Numbers / P roperties of Real Numbers and the Use of Exponents / Algebraic Expressions / Sum mary / Chapter 1 Review Problem Set / Chapter 1 Test
2. EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES, AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Solving First-Degree Equations / Equations Involving Fractional Forms / Equation s Involving Decimals and Problem Solving / Formulas / Inequalities / More on Ine qualities and Problem Solving / Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Va lue / Summary / Chapter 2 Review Problem Set / Chapter 2 Test
3. LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES IN TWO VARIABLES
Rectangular Coordinate System / Linear Equations in Two Variables / Linear Inequ alities in Two Variables / Distance and Slope / Determining the Equation of a Li ne / Summary / Chapter 3 Review Problem Set / Chapter 3 Test
4. POLYNOMIALS
Polynomials: Sums and Differences / Products and Quotients of Monomials / Multip lying Polynomials / Factoring: Use of the Distributive Property / Factoring: Dif ference of Two Squares and Sum or Difference of Two Cubes / Factoring Trinomials / Equations and Problem Solving / Summary / Chapter 4 Review Problem Set / Chap ter 4 Test / Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-4)
5. RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Simplifying Rational Expressions / Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions / Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions / More on Rational Expressions an d Complex Fractions / Dividing Polynomials / Fractional Equations / More Fractional Equations and Applications / Summary / Chapter 5 Review Problem Set / Chapte r 5 Test
6. EXPONENTS AND RADICALS
Using Integers as Exponents / Roots and Radicals / Combining Radicals and Simplifying Radicals That Contain Variables / Products and Quotients Involving Radical s / Equations Involving Radicals / Merging Exponents and Roots / Scientific Notation / Summary / Chapter 6 Review Problem Set / Chapter 6 Test
7. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Complex Numbers / Quadratic Equations / Completing the Square / Quadratic Formula / More Quadratic Equations and Applications / Quadratic and Other Nonlinear In equalities / Summary / Chapter 7 Review Problem Set / Chapter 7 Test / Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-7)
8. CONIC SECTIONS
Graphing Parabolas / More Parabolas and Some Circles / Graphing Ellipses / Graphing Hyperbolas / Summary / Chapter 8 Review Problem Set / Chapter 8 Test
9. FUNCTIONS
Relations and Functions / Functions: Their Graphs and Applications / Graphing Ma de Easy Via Transformations / Composition of Functions / Inverse Functions / Dir ect and Inverse Variations / Chapter 9 Summary / Chapter 9 Review Problem Set / Chapter 9 Test
10. SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS
Systems of Two Linear Equations in Two Variables / Elimination-by-Addition Method / Systems of Three Linear Equations in Three Variables / Matrix Approach to So lving Systems / Determinants / 3 × 3 Determinants and Systems of Three Linear Equations in Three Variables / Systems Involving Nonlinear Equations and Systems o f Inequalities / Summary / Chapter 10 Review Problem Set / Chapter 10 Test / Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-10)
11. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
Exponents and Exponential Functions / Applications of Exponential Functions / Lo garithms / Logarithmic Functions / Exponential Equations, Logarithmic Equations, and Problem Solving / Summary / Chapter 11 Review Problem Set / Chapter 11 Test
12. SEQUENCES AND SERIES
Arithmetic Sequences / Arithmetic Series / Geometric Sequences and Series / Infi nite Geometric Series / Binomial Expansions / Summary / Chapter 12 Review Proble m Set / Chapter 12 Test / APPENDIX A: SYNTHETIC DIVISION AND THE FACTOR THEOREM / APPENDIX B: COMMON LOGARITHMS / APPENDIX C: NATURAL LOGARITHMS / ANSWERS TO OD D-NUMBERED PROBLEMS AND ALL CHAPTER REVIEW, CHAPTER TEST, AND CUMULATIVE REVIEW PROBLEMS / INDEX
POWER POINT SLIDES
Introduction to Algebra using the TI-92:
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Spring Semester starts 2/10
Lincoln’s Birthday 2/14
Washington’s Birthday 2./17
Last Day to Drop and File for a Refund of Enrollment Fee 2/25
Last Day to Drop Without Notation on Permanent Record 3/3
Spring Recess 4/9-13
Last Day to Drop with a "W" 5/2
Memorial Day 5/26
Semester ends 6/8
MATH 70 TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
SPRING 2003 / BECKETT-LEMUS/
Note: Topics that are bolded are completely new topics not typically covered in previous courses.
Week # / Week beginning / Monday/Tuesday / Wednesday/Thursday1 / February 10th / Class Introduction / 2.1 – 2.3 Linear Equation Problem Solving (Word Problems)
2.1 – 2.3 Solving Linear Equations / 2.4 Formulas
2 / February 17th / Washington’s Birthday 2/17 / 2.6 Inequalities and Problem Solving
2.5 -2.6 Inequalities / 2.7 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
3 / February 24th / Review Chapter 2 and Review of Graphing / 3.3 Linear Inequalities
3.1- 3.2 Graphing and Symmetry / 3.4 Finding Slope
4 / March 3rd / 3.5 Finding the Equation of a Line / Exam 1 (Chapters 2 and 3)
Review of Chapter 3 / 4.1-4.2 Operations with Monomials
5 / March 10th / 4.3 Multiplication with Polynomials / 4.5 Special Product Factoring
4.4 Factoring Out Common Terms / 4.6 Factoring Trinomials
6 / March 17th / Factoring Review and Practice / 5.1 Simplifying Rational Expressions
4.7 Solving Quadratic Equations / 5.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
7 / March 24th / Review for Exam / 5.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Exam 2 (Chapter 4 and 5.1-5.2) / 5.4 Rational Expressions and Complex Fractions
8 / March 31st / 5.5 Dividing Polynomials / 10.1 – 10.2 Systems of Linear Equations
5.6 – 5.7 Fractional Equations / 6.1 Rules of Exponents
--- / April 7th / Spring Recess
9 / April 14th / Review of Chapter 5 and 6.1 / 6.2 Roots and Radicals
Exam 2 (5.3 – 6.1) / 6.3 Simplifying Radicals including use of variables
10 / April 21st / 6.4 Products and Quotients with Radicals / 6.6Exponents and Roots
6.5 Equations with Radicals / 7.1 Complex Numbers
MATH 70 TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE / Page 2
SPRING 2003 / BECKETT-LEMUS/
Note: Topics that are bolded are completely new topics not typically covered in previous courses.
Week # / Week beginning / Monday/Tuesday / Wednesday/Thursday11 / April 28th / 7.2 Quadratic Equations including Overview of Other Methods / 7.4 Quadratic Formula
7.3 Completing the Square / 7.5 More Quadratic Equations and Applications
12 / May 5th / Review for Exam / 7.6 Nonlinear Inequalities
Exam 3 / 9.1 Relations and Functions
13 / May 12th / 9.2 Functions: Graphing and Applications / 9.3 Graphing Using Transformations
9.4 Composition of Functions / 9.5 Inverse Functions
14 / May 19th / 11.1 Exponential Functions / 11.3 Logarithms
11.2 Exponential Function Applications / 11.4 Graphing Logarithmic Functions
15 / May 26th / Memorial Day 5/26 / Review for Exam
11.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations / Exam 4
16 / June 2nd / Review for final exam / FINAL EXAM
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This site includes worksheets for many of the topics and practice tests. A computer tutor is also available for many different math courses.
This website accompanies an intermediate algebra textbook written by the same authors as El Camino’s Math 40 textbook.
Applications of conic sections:
Drawing a parabola
Algebra activities:
How things work: parabola applications
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