Math 1010-3: Intermediate Algebra
Spring 2009
TH 6:00-8:00 p.m., WEB 2230
Instructor: Noelle Conforti
Office Hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (M,F: LCB 318, W:Math Tutoring Center) (and later by request)
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 5:15 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. (group session for homework and other questions) (WEB 2230)
I am also available by appointment any time my schedule is clear
Syllabus

Notes:

The best time to pick up your graded final exams is during my summer office hours. Click on the my schedule link above to see my new office hours.

Exams (these dates will NOT change):
Exam 1: Thursday, February 12 (Chapters 1-3) (Review Guide) (Review Questions)
Exam 2: Thursday, March 12 (Chapters 4-6) (Review Guide) (Review Questions) (Fake Quiz)
Exam 3: Thursday, April 16 (Chapters 6.6-9.2) (Review Guide) (Review Questions)

Comprehensive Final (Chapters 1-9): Tuesday, May 5, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., WEB 2230
(Review Guide) (Review Questions)

Quizzes (these dates will NOT change):
Quiz 0: Thursday, January 15
Quiz 1: Thursday, January 22
Quiz 2: Thursday, January 29
Quiz 3: Thursday, February 5
Quiz 4: Thursday, February 19
Quiz 5: Thursday, February 26
Quiz 6: Thursday, March 5
Quiz 7: Thursday, March 26
Quiz 8: Thursday, April 2
Quiz 9: Thursday, April 9
Quiz 10: Thursday, April 23

*If you were not in class to pick up a graded quiz, you can pick up old quizzes at my LCB 318 office hours and on exam review days.

Homework Problems:

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Algebra

Section 1.1: #1-91 odd
Section 1.2: #1-33 odd, 51-79 odd, 85-125 odd
Section 1.3: #1-23 odd, 35-67 odd, 71, 73, 81
Section 1.4: #1-99 every other odd
Section 1.5: #1-23 odd, 41-71 odd

Chapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities

Section 2.1: #1-69 odd, 81, 83, 85

Section 2.2: #1-33 odd, 43-51 odd, 53, 55, 59, 71, 77, 83-93 odd
Section 2.3: #1-15 odd, 17, 21, 29, 31, 35, 37, 45, 47, 49, 51, 57, 67, 69, 85, 87
Section 2.4: #1-23 odd, 27-53 odd, 65, 71, 75-97 odd
Section 2.5: #1-7 odd, 9-51 every other odd, 55-65 odd, 67-99 every other odd, 111-117 odd

Chapter 3: Graphs and Functions

Section 3.1: #1-5 odd, 9, 11, 21-39 odd, 49, 51, 55, 57, 61-91 odd
Section 3.2: #1-6 all, 7-43 every other odd, 45, 57-77 every other odd
Section 3.3: #1-81 odd
Section 3.4: #1-61 odd
Section 3.5: #1-29 odd
Section 3.6: #1-73 odd
Section 3.7: #1-27 odd, 33-65 odd

Chapter 4: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Section 4.1: #1-15 odd, 21-27 odd, 29, 33, 39, 47-65 odd
Section 4.2: #1-29 odd, 41-53 odd, 67, 71, 73
Section 4.3: #1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17
Section 4.4: #1-23 odd, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 47-53 odd
Section 4.5: #1-9 odd
Section 4.6: #1-6 all, 7-29 odd

Chapter 5: Polynomials and Factoring

Section 5.1: #1-15 odd, 21-45 odd, 51-75 odd, 91-113 odd
Section 5.2: #1-9 odd, 13-21 odd, 27-39 odd, 43, 45, 47, 51-57 odd, 63, 65, 67, 69-83 odd, 107, 109, 111
Section 5.3: #1-43 odd, 53, 57, 61, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 83, 89, 91, 101, 114
Section 5.4: #3-37 odd, 43-75 odd, 87, 89, 99, 101, 103
Section 5.5: #1-13 odd, 29, 35, 37-47 odd, 61, 65, 67-91 odd, 99, 101, 103
Section 5.6: #1-11 odd, 13-77 every other odd, 79, 81

Chapter 6: Rational Expressions, Equations, and Functions

Section 6.1: #1-31 odd, 33, 37, 39, 41-79 odd
Section 6.2: #9-31 odd, 37-57 odd

Section 6.3: #1-27 odd, 35-75 odd

Section 6.4: #1-21 odd, 27-45 odd
Section 6.5: #1-13 odd, 15-51 every other odd, 57-65 odd, 69, 71
Section 6.6: #1-61 odd

Chapter 7: Radicals and Complex Numbers

Section 7.1: #1-7 odd, 19-47 every other odd, 53-108 every other odd, 123-137 odd
Section 7.2: #1-9 odd, 19-71 odd
Section 7.3: #1-55 odd
Section 7.4: #1-45 every other odd, 53-69 odd, 71-91 every other odd
Section 7.5: #1-61 odd
Section 7.6: #1-15 odd, 17-37 every other odd, 39-45 odd, 47-87 every other odd, 99-127 every other odd

Chapter 8: Quadratic Equations, Functions, and Inequalities

Section 8.1: #1-19 odd, 21-63 every other odd, 65-79 odd, 101-111 odd
Section 8.2: #1-9 odd, 17-31 odd, 33-65 every other odd (don't write in decimal form) (8.1-8.3 Handout from class)

Section 8.3: #1-41 odd, 47-73 odd

Section 8.4: #1-6 all, 7-77 odd (for 47-69 you don't need to check with a calculator) (Handout from class)

[Section 8.5: #1, 3, 15, 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 45, 47 (OPTIONAL: not covered in class due to gas leak)]

Chapter 9: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Section 9.1: #1-55 odd, 69-73 odd (you will likely want a calculator to completely simplify answers on the HW)
Section 9.2: #1-25 odd, 35-77 odd

Section 9.3: #1-45 odd, 53-81 odd
Section 9.4: #1-35 odd, 43-114 every other odd (but you should be able to all of these)
Section 9.5: #1-117 every other odd (simplify as far as possible without a calculator)