Math 1050 (College Algebra)

Fall 2012

Section 5; Tuesday, Thursday, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM at JFB 103.

Instructor: Omprokash Das
Office: JWB 332
Phone: +1 801-581-7904
Email: das at math dot utah dot edu
Office Hours: Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM or by appointment at my office JWB 332.

Syllabus

syllabus1050.pdf

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Textbook (Chapter wise)

Beginnings

  • Sets and Numbers
  • Rules for Numbers
  • Solving Some Simple Equations
  • Functions

    • Discrete Mathematics

  • Sequences
  • Sum and Series
  • Counting I
  • Counting II

    • Back to Functions

  • More on Functions
  • Intro to Graphs
  • Graph Transformations
  • Inverse Functions
  • n-th Roots

    • Polynomials

  • Basics of Polynomials
  • Division
  • Roots and Factors
  • Constant and Linear Polynomials
  • Quadratic Polynomials
  • Factoring Polynomials
  • Graphing Polynomials

    • Exponential Functions

  • Exponential Functions

    • Rational Functions

  • Rational Functions

    • Logarithms

  • Logarithms
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

    • Piecewise Defined Functions

  • Piecewise Defined Functions

    • Linear Algebra

  • Linear Equations in Two Variables
  • Substitution
  • Linear Equations in Three Variables
  • Rows and Columns
  • Vectors and Scalars
  • 2x2 Matrices
  • 3x3 Matrices
  • Determinants and Inverse Matrices
  • Matrix Equations

    • Textbook (The Complete Copy as a single file)

    A Streamlined course on the fundamentals of precalculus

    Exams

    Midterm 1: Tuesday, October 2, 6:00-7:00 PM. Midterm 1 Practice Test.pdf



    Midterm 2: Thursday, November 15, 6:00-7:00 PM. Midterm 2 Practice Test.pdf


    Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11, 6:00-8:00 PM.

    Final Exam Preparation Sheet.pdf

    Solution to Final Exam Preparation Sheet.pdf


    Help

    If you have any question about course structure or your homework problems you can meet me at my office hours. Also, you may go to the Math Tutoring Center, see  http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/tutoring.html for details.