MAT 172 – College Algebra- Fall 2016_M Philips

Class Schedule:Mon-Wed 11:00 – 12:20

Homework assignments found on

Watch the videos and take notes before coming to class, you will have a short quiz almost every day based on the videos you watched.

Course ID: 13728

Grading Policy:

Online Homework Assignments: 5%

Quizzes 15%

5 Tests50%

Final cumulative exam30%

Class # / Date / Class Topic - Textbook Sections / Homework
1 / M 8/29 / Chapter 1:Reations and Functions:
Sec 1.3 Introduction to functions / Watch the videos lesson assignments for Sec 1.3 and 1.4
-Online homework
Assignment 1.3
2 / W 8/31 / Sec 1.4 Function Notation / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 1.5
-Online homework
Assignment 1.4
M 9/5 / HOLIDAY / Labor Day
3 / W9/7 / Sec 1.5 Function Arithmetic
Quiz / - Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 1.6
-Online homework
Assignment 1.5
4 / M 9/12 / Sec 1.6 Graphs of Functions / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 1.7
-Online homework
Assignment 1.6
5 / W 9/14 / Sec 1.7 Transformations
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 2.1
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Assignment 1.7
6 / M 9/19 / Chapter 2 Linear and Quadratic Functions
Sec 2.1 Linear functions / -Online homework
Assignment 2.1
7 / W 9/21 / TEST 1 Chapter 1 / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 2.2
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Assignment 2.1
8 / M 9/26 / Sec 2.2 Absolute Value functions / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 2.3
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Assignment 2.2
9 / W 9/28 / Sec 2.3 Quadratic Functions
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 2.4
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Assignment 2.3
10 / M 10/3 / Sec 2.4 Inequalities with Absolute value and Quadratic Functions / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 2.5
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Assignment 2.4
11 / W 10/5 / Sec 2.5 Regression
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 3.1
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Assignment 2.5
12 / M 10/10 / Chapter 3 Polynomial Functions
Sec 3.1 Graphs of Polynomial Functions / Online Homework Assignment 3.1
13 / W 10/12 / TEST 2 Chapter 2 / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 3.2
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Assignment 3.1
14 / M 10/ 17 / Sec 3.2 The Factor Theorem and Remainder Theorem / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 3.3
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Assignment 3.2
15 / W 10/19 / Sec 3.3 Zeroes of Polynomials
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 3.4
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Assignment 3.3
16 / M 10/24 / Sec 3.4 Complex Zeroes and Fundamental Theorem of Algebra / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 4.1
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Assignment 3.4
17 / W 10/26 / Chapter 4 Rational Functions
Sec 4.1 Introduction to Rational Functions / -Online homework
Assignment 4.1
18 / M 10/31 / TEST 3 Chapter 3 / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 4.2
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Assignment 4.1
19 / W 11/2 / Sec 4.2 Graphs of Rational Functions / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 4.3
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Assignment 4.2
20 / M 11/7 / Sec 4.3 Rational Inequalities and Applications
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 5.1
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Assignment 4.3
21 / W 11/9 / Chapter 5 Further Topics in Functions
Sec 5.1 Function Composition / Online Homework Assignment 5.1
22 / M 11/14 / TEST 4 Chapter 4 / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 5.2
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Assignment 5.1
23 / W 11/16 / Sec 5.2 Inverse Functions / -Online homework
Assignment 5.2
24 / M 11/21 / No CLass / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 6.1
W 11/23 / Holiday / Thanksgiving
25 / M 11/28 / Chapter 6 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Sec 6.1 Introduction to Exponential and Logarithmic Functions / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 6.2
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Assignment 6.1
26 / M 11/28 / Sec 6.2 Properties of logarithms
Quiz / Watch the video lesson assignment for Sec 6.3
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Assignment 6.2
27 / W 11/30 / Sec 6.3 Exponential Equations / -Online homework
Assignment 6.3
28 / M 12/5 / Test 5 Chapter 5 and 6 / Review for final
29 / W 12/7 / Last day Review for final
W 12/14 / Final Exam / 10:30 – 12:30