Colorado State University, Pueblo; Summer 2012
Math 121 — College Algebra, Section 3
Course Schedule
Here is a link back to the course
syllabus/policy page.
In the following all sections and page numbers refer to the required
course textbook, College Algebra Essentials, 9th Edition, by Michael
Sullivan.
- M:
- Some bureaucracy and introductions.
- Mathematical Content:
- §1.1: Linear Equations
- §1.2: Quadratic Equations
- Do HW0: Send me e-mail (at jonathan.poritz@gmail.com) telling me:
- Your name.
- Your e-mail address. (Please give me one that you actually check
fairly frequently, since I may use it to contact you with important
information sometime this summer.)
- Your year/program/major at CSUP.
- The reason you are taking this course.
- Past math classes you've had.
- Anything else you think I should know (disabilities, employment
or other things that take a lot of time, etc.)
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §1.3: Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex
Number System
- §1.4: Radical Equations; Equations Quadratic in Form;
Factorable Equations
- Hand in HW1:
- §1.1: 18-84 E3rd, 85, 95
- §1.2: 1, 6, 12-36 E3rd,
42-63 E3rd, 72, 91, 93, 99
- W:
- Mathematical Content:
- more §1.4
- §1.5: Solving Inequalities
- Hand in HW2:
- §1.3: 9-33 E3rd, 54-69
E3rd, 73
- §1.4: 9-39 E3rd
- Θ:
- Mathematical Content:
- §1.6: Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value
- Hand in HW3:
- §1.4: 42-84 E3rd
- §1.5: 11-79 E4th, 81, 89
- Quiz 1 today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- §1.7: Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, Uniform Motion,
Constant Rate Job Applications
- Hand in HW4:
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §2.1: The Distance and Midpoint Formulas
- §2.2: Graphs of Equations in Two Variables; Intercepts;
Symmetry
- Hand in HW5:
- §1.7: 7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 39, 41, 49
- W:
- review for Test I — here
is a review sheet
- Mathematical Content:
- Hand in HW6:
- §2.1: 1-12 (all), 13, 18-30
E3rd, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49
- §2.2: 1-10 (all), 12-30
E3rd, 39-54
E3rd, 56, 61, 69, 75
- Θ:
- Hand in HW7:
- Test I today.
- M:
- No class today -- it's Memorial Day!
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §2.4: Circles
- §2.5: Variation
- Hand in Test I revisions today, if desired
- W:
- Mathematical Content:
- Hand in HW8:
- §2.4: 8-30 even, 35, 37, 39, 41, 47
- §2.5: 3-41 E4th
- Θ:
- Mathematical Content:
- §3.2: The Graph of a Function
- Hand in HW9:
- §3.1: 16, 19, 24, 27, 32, 37, 40, 45-60
E3rd, 63, 70, 75, 77, 84, 87
- Quiz 2 today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- §3.3: Properties of Functions
- Hand in HW10:
- §3.2: 10, 12-27 E3rd, 35, 40
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §3.4: Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions
- §3.5: Graphing Techniques; Transformations
- Hand in HW11:
- §3.3: 11-20 (all), 21-42
E3rd, 45, 53, 57, 61, 66, 71, 75,
85a
- W:
- review for Test II — here
is a review sheet
- Mathematical Content:
- Hand in HW12:
- §3.4: 4-17 (all), 19, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 41, 44,
47
- Θ:
- Hand in HW13:
- Test II today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- §3.6: Mathematical Models; Building Functions
- §4.1: Linear Functions and Their Properties
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §4.3: Quadratic Functions and Their Properties
- Hand in HW14:
- §3.6: 1-15 odd
- §4.1: 15-39 E3rd, 41, 46, 49
- W:
- Mathematical Content:
- §4.4: Build Quadratic Models from Verbal Descriptions and
from Data
- §4.5: Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions
- Hand in HW15:
- §4.3: 12-21 E3rd, 31, 36,
42, 45, 47, 52, 54, 57, 75, 79, 81
- Θ:
- Mathematical Content:
- §5.1: Polynomial Functions and Models
- Hand in HW16:
- §4.4: 3-15 odd
- §4.5: 4-24 even, 33
- Quiz 3 today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- §5.5: The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function
- §5.6: Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
- Hand in HW17:
- Last Drop Date
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §5.2: Properties of Rational Functions
- §5.3: The Graph of a Rational Function
- Hand in HW18:
- §5.5: 12-64 E4th, 103
- §5.6: 9-24 E3rd, 31-39 odd
- W:
- review for Test III — here
is a review sheet
- Mathematical Content:
- §5.4: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
- Hand in HW19:
- §5.2: 13-35 odd
- §5.3: 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 20, 27, 45, 49
- Θ:
- Hand in HW20:
- Test III today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- §6.1: Composite Functions
- §6.2: One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions
- T:
- Mathematical Content:
- §6.3: Exponential Functions
- §6.4: Logarithmic Functions
- Hand in HW21:
- §6.1: 7, 9, 11, 17, 21, 29, 33, 35, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59
- §6.2: 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 37, 39, 43, 51, 55, 61, 65,
73, 79
- W:
- Mathematical Content:
- §6.5: Properties of Logarithms
- Hand in HW22:
- §6.3: 15-57 E3rd, 61-85 odd,
91, 101, 105
- §6.4: 9-45 E3rd, 59, 63-69
odd, 71, 90-102 E3rd
- Θ:
- Mathematical Content:
- §6.6: Logarithmic and Exponential Equations
- Hand in HW23:
- Quiz 4 today.
- M:
- Mathematical Content:
- more §6.6
- §6.8: Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton's Law;
Logistic Growth and Decay Models
- Hand in HW24:
- §6.6: 6-45 E3rd, 49, 51, 53
- T:
- review for Final Exam — here
is a review sheet
- Hand in HW25:
- W:
- No class today -- it's Independence Day!
- Θ:
- Final Exam today 8:00-10:20am in our usual classroom. Bring
your calculator, if you want it — however, you may not use a
"symbolic calculator", nor your textbook, nor any notes.