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Kelly MacArthur

Instructor Lecturer

Office: JWB 218
Email: macarthur@math.utah.edu

University of Utah
Department of Mathematics
155 S. 1400 E. JWB 233
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0090 USA

Math1050 College Algebra
Summer, 2014

Class Structure and Necessary Information

• Syllabus
  
  
• Course Outline (Schedule)
  
  
• Is an online Math class right for you?
  
  
• IMPORTANT Textbook and WebAssign Information
  
  
• WebAssign Tutorial
  
  
• Information about how to set up the proctored exams
  
  
• Register for Exams
  
  
• "How to get Extra Credit" Information
  
  
• Information about Borderline Grades
  
  
• U of U Tutoring Center and Computer Lab
  
  
• How to Request Partial Credit for Canvas Quizzes
  
  

Study Skills/Review

• Online review of topics from Math1010
  
  
• How To Study Math (from Paul's Online Notes, Lamar University)
  
  
• Math1010 Review Problems and Key
  
  

Class Schedule/Task Lists

For every week, you will need to watch the video lectures located at the "College Algebra Lecture Videos" link (just below), according to the sections listed in the "Week at a Glance" document. You may also want to print the "pre notes" for each section to take notes during the lecture video. You can also print the "post notes" for each section to see all the work that was done in the lecture.



College Algebra Lecture Videos



Week 1 (May 12-18): Week 1 at a Glance


   1.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   1.2 Practice Problems and solutions

   1.3 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 1 Extra Resources:

   Extra video on symmetry

   Extra video on circles

   1.3 Extra Problem

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 2 (May19-25): Week 2 at a Glance


   1.4 Practice Problems and solutions

   1.5-1.7 Practice Problems and solutions

   1.8-1.9 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 2 Extra Resources:

   Interval Notation video

   Watch the extra lecture video about How to Read a Graph (on the College Algebra Lecture Videos page)

   Reading a Graph Problem and solutions

   Handout: Important Graphing Information

   Handout: Transformations that change a graph's shape

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 3 (May 26-June 1): Week 3 at a Glance


   2.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   2.2 Practice Problems and solutions

    2.3 Practice Problems and solutions

    2.4 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 3 Extra Resources:

   Handout: Completing the Square Explanation

   Watch the extra lecture video about How to Complete the Square (on the College Algebra Lecture Videos page)

   Watch the extra lecture video about the Quadratic Formula (on the College Algebra Lecture Videos page)

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 4 (June 2-8): Week 4 at a Glance


   2.5 Practice Problems and solutions

   2.6 Practice Problems and solutions

    Note: You must take Midterm 1 this week, by Saturday. And, there is still a quiz on Canvas, due by Sunday night at 11:00 p.m. MST.




Week 5 (June 9-15): Week 5 at a Glance


   3.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   3.2 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 5 Extra Resources:

   Handout: The Rule of 72

   Handout: Transformations that Move a Graph Around: Exponential and Logarithm Functions

   Handout: Reading Exponential and Logarithmic Graphs

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 6 (June 16-22): Week 6 at a Glance


   3.3 Practice Problems and solutions

   3.4 Practice Problems and solutions

   (There are no practice problems for section 3.5.)

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 7 (June 23-29): Week 7 at a Glance


   7.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   7.2 Practice Problems and solutions

   7.3 Practice Problems and solutions

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 8 (June 30-July 6): Week 8 at a Glance


   7.5 Practice Problems and solutions

   7.6 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 8 Extra Resources:

   Handout: Visualizing Linear Programming

    Note: You must take Midterm 2 this week, by Saturday. And, there is still a quiz on Canvas, due by Sunday night at 11:00 p.m. MST.




Week 9 (July 7-13): Week 9 at a Glance


   8.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   8.2 Practice Problems and solutions

   8.3 Practice Problems and solutions

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 10 (July 14-20): Week 10 at a Glance


   8.4 Practice Problems and solutions

   8.5 Practice Problems and solutions

   9.1 Practice Problems and solutions

   Week 10 Extra Resources:

   Explanation of Minors and Cofactors

   Video from Khan Academy

   Video about Minors and Cofactors

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 11 (July 21-27): Week 11 at a Glance


   9.2 Practice Problems and solutions

   9.3 Practice Problems and solutions

   9.5 Practice Problems and solutions

    Note: Remember to go on Canvas to take the quiz sometime between Friday at 1:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 p.m.




Week 12 (July 28-August 2): Week 12 at a Glance

Useful Additional Resources

Your first resources are the video lectures and the textbook. But there is a plethora of free content about the same algebra topics on the internet. Here are some resources that other students have found useful.

• SLCC Math1050 Lectures (link for PCs, safari browser recommended)
  
  
• SLCC Math1050 Lectures (link for MACs)
  
  
• Khan Academy (videos and problems organized by topic)
  
  
• Paul's College Algebra Notes (Great lecture notes from Lamar University)
  
  
• SAS Algebra course (Great interactive lessons. Some topics overlap with this course, other topics review 1010 material.)
  
  
• Calc Chat (online solutions to odd problems in the textbook; select book and then select problem)
  
  

Exam Reviews

Please note that I am providing practice exams for each exam we have in this class. However, they are sample exams and not guaranteed to be completely like the actual exam you take. (In fact, the actual exams will NOT be exactly like these, nor will the exams be just the practice exam problems with the numbers changed.) They are good practice, but to fully prepare for the exams, you should first re-do the quiz problems, do more homework problems in WebAssign for any topics you feel are still weak AND then do the practice exam after you have finished studying. The practice exam gives you a sense of whether or not you can finish the exam in the prescribed time and whether or not you really have mastered the skills necessary. If you can't finish the practice exam in the time allowed or if you continue to need help while doing these practice exam problems, then do more problems until you can get through this without any further aids. :)

Midterm 1
Practice Exam 1 and Key

Midterm 2
Midterm 2 Topics
Practice Exam 2 and Key

Final Exam
Final Exam Study Sheet (Topics List)
Review Chart and Key
Practice Final Exam and Key

In-person Final Review Sessions in LCB121:
Friday, July 25, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Notes from this session
Monday, July 28, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Notes from this session
Tuesday, July 29, 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Notes from this session