Section 14 Calendar
¶Monday Jan 6/Tuesday Jan 7
We will discuss the class format and orient you to the weekly routine.
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Factoring Out the GCF
Wednesday Jan 8/Thursday Jan 9
Readings from the book:
- Section 10.2 (Factoring by Grouping)
- Section 10.3 (Factoring Trinomials with Leading Coefficient One)
Day's in-class worksheets: Factoring by Grouping, Factoring Monic Trinomials
Monday Jan 13/Tuesday Jan 14
Readings from the book:
- Section 10.4 (Factoring Trinomials with a Nontrivial Leading Coefficient)
- Section 10.5 (Factoring Special Polynomials)
Day's in-class worksheets: Factoring Non-Monic Trinomials, Factoring Special Patterns
Wednesday Jan 15/Thursday Jan 16
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Use Factoring to Solve Equations
Monday Jan 20/Tuesday Jan 21
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday. Class does not meet.
Tuesday will be a practice exam and review day. Students from both sections are welcome.
Wednesday Jan 22/Thursday Jan 23
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Introduction to Functions
Wednesday Feb 5/Thursday Feb 6
Readings from the book:
- Section 11.4 (Simplifying Expressions with Function Notation)
- Section 11.5 (Technical Definition of a Function)
Day's in-class worksheet: Simplifying Function Notation and Technical Definition of a Function
Monday Feb 10/Tuesday Feb 11
Readings from the book:
- Section 12.1 (Introduction to Rational Functions)
- Section 12.2 (Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions)
Day's in-class worksheet: Exploring Rational Functions and Multiplying, Dividing, and Simplifying Rational Expressions
Wednesday Feb 12/Thursday Feb 13
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Monday Feb 17/Tuesday Feb 18
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Complex Rational Expressions
Wednesday Feb 19/Thursday Feb 20
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Solving Rational Equations I, Solving Rational Equations II
Wednesday Feb 26/Thursday Feb 27
Readings from the book:
- Section 13.1 (Overview of Graphing)
- Section 13.2 (Quadratic Graphs and Vertex Form) [brief introduction]
Day's in-class worksheet: Graphing Review
Monday Mar 2/Tuesday Mar 3
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Quadratic Graphs and Vertex Form, Completing the Square
Written HW 1 due.
Wednesday Mar 4/Thursday Mar 5
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheet: Absolute Value Equations, Solving General Equations
Monday Mar 9/Tuesday Mar 10
Readings from the book:
Written HW 2 due.
Day's in-class worksheets: Compound Inequalities
Wednesday Mar 11/Thursday Mar 12
Readings from the book:
Day's in-class worksheets: Solving Inequalities Graphically
Monday Mar 16/Tuesday Mar 17
The Monday 2:00 class does not meet this day during finals week.
The Tuesday 11:30 class has Exam 3 (22–26%) from 11:00 to 1:00, not the usual class time! Written HW 3 is due.
Wednesday Mar 18/Thursday Mar 19
The Wednesday 2:00 class has Exam 3 (22–26%) from 2:00 to 4:00. Written HW 3 is due.
Exam 3 Practice Problems and Answers
The Thursday 11:30 class does not meet this day during finals week.