COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course includes the following topics: polynomial, rational, logarithmic
and exponential functions; inequalities; systems of equations and
inequalities; matrices; determinants; simple linear programming; solutions of
higher degree polynomials; combinatorial algebra, including the binomial
theorem; and introduction to probability.
PREREQUISITE: MAT
102 or appropriate assessment score
TEXT:
College Algebra or College
Algebra and Trigonometry, Fifth Edition, by Richard Aufmann, Vernon
Barker, Richard Nation; Houghton Mifflin, 2005
EQUIPMENT: Graphing
calculator required; TI-83 or TI-83+ recommended
A
90 - 100
B
80 - 89
C
70 - 79
D
60 - 69
F
Below 60
A
listing of major course objectives may be found at http://www.midlandstech.com/math/mat1101.htm
MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
DEFINITIONS:
ABSENCE -
Failure to be present for a scheduled meeting of the class or arriving
for the class more than ten minutes after the scheduled time for the class to
begin.
TARDY ---
Arrival to class after the instructor has called the roll and before
ten minutes past the time scheduled for the class to begin.
I.
Absences are counted from the first day
of classes.
II.
Five
absences are allowed for a class that meets three times per week, and three
absences are allowed for a class that meets two times per week.
III.
Three tardies are considered as one
absence. The student must meet
with the instructor at the end of the class to which he has been late to have
the absence changed to a tardy.
IV.
There are no "excused"
absences; all absences are counted, regardless of the reason for the absence.
V.
A student missing class time by leaving
early will also be counted absent.
Please note the following: You are responsible for all material and announcements presented, whether you are present or absent.
MAT
110
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
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WEEK |
TOPIC |
TEXT REF. |
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1 |
Functions
and Graphs
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A Two-Dimensional Coordinate System and
Graphs |
2.1 |
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Introduction to Functions |
2.2 |
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Quadratic Functions |
2.4 |
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2 |
Properties
of Functions |
2.5 |
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The
Algebra of Functions |
2.6 |
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Modeling
Data Using Regression |
2.7 |
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3 |
TEST 1 |
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Polynomial
and Rational Functions
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The
Remainder Theorem and the Factor
Theorem |
3.1 |
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4 |
Polynomial
Functions of Higher Degree |
3.2 |
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Zeros
of Polynomial Functions |
3.3 |
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The
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra |
3.4 |
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Graphs
of Rational Functions and Their
Applications |
3.5 |
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5 |
TEST 2 |
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Exponential
and Logarithmic Functions
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6 |
Inverse
Functions |
4.1 |
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Exponential
Functions and Their Applications |
4.2 |
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Logarithmic
Functions and Their Applications |
4.3 |
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7 |
Logarithms
and Logarithmic Scales |
4.4 |
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Exponential
and Logarithmic Equations |
4.5 |
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Exponential
Growth and Decay |
4.6 |
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8 |
Modeling
Data with Exponential and
Logarithmic Functions |
4.7 |
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TEST 3 |
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Systems of
Equations
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9 |
Systems
of Linear Equations in Two Variables |
6.1 |
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Systems
of Linear Equations in More Than
Two Variables |
6.2 |
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Nonlinear
Systems of Equations |
6.3 |
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10 |
Partial
Fractions |
6.4 |
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Inequalities
in Two Variables and Systems of
Inequalities |
6.5 |
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Linear
Programming |
6.6 |
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11 |
TEST 4 |
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Matrices and
Determinants |
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Gaussian
Elimination Method |
7.1 |
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12 |
The
Algebra of Matrices |
7.2 |
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The
Inverse of a Matrix |
7.3 |
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Determinants |
7.4 |
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13 |
Sequences,
Series and Probability
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The
Binomial Theorem |
8.5 |
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Permutations
and Combinations |
8.6 |
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Introduction
to Probability |
8.7 |
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14 |
TEST 5 |
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Final
Examination |
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