Department of Mathematics

Foundations of Algebra

Math 4030

Syllabus

Topics

Solving Equations

Balancing Equations (8/24) Alyssa, Julia, Mayela

Factoring Quadratic Polynomials (8/29) Austin, London, Rebekah

The Quadratic Formula (8/31) Cassandra, Madelyn, Mike

Newton's Method (9/7) Alyssa, Cassandra, Julia

Linear Equations (9/12) Austin, Madelyn, Mayela

Inverting Square Matrices (9/14) Rebekah, London, Mike

Algebraic Structures

Place Value (9/19) Alyssa, Austin, Rebekah

Other Bases (9/21) Cassandra, Julia, Mike

Decimal Expansions of Rational Numbers (9/26) London, Madelyn, Mayela

Infinite Series (9/28) Alyssa, Austin, London

Power Series (10/3) Cassandra, Mike, Rebekah

Algebraic Relations (10/5) Julia, Madelyn

The Pythagorean Theorem (10/17) Alyssa, Cassandra, Rebekah

Exponentials and Logarithms (10/19) Julia, Mayela, Mike

The Binomial Theorem (10/24) Austin, Madelyn

Symmetry

Vectors and Vector Products (10/26) Cassandra, Mike, Rebekah

Complex Numbers and Complex Roots (10/31) Alyssa, Austin, London

Rotations and Reflections (11/2) Julia, London, Madelyn, Mayela

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (11/7) Cassandra, Mike, Rebekah

Permutations (11/9) Alyssa, Austin, Madelyn

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