Exam Dates:

Module Textbook Sections Assignments

Week 1:

  • Section 1.1 - Functions and Function Notation
  • Section 1.2 - Domain, Range, and Behaviors
  • Read the Course Syllabus and Calendar
  • ALEKS HW - Pre MTH 111 
    Due Friday @ 11 PM
  • ALEKS HW - Section 1.1
    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
  • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

Week 2:

  • Section 1.2 - Domain, Range, and Behaviors (continued)
  • Section 1.3 - Average Rates of Change and the Difference Quotient
  • Section 1.4 - Piecewise-Defined Function
  • ALEKS HW - Section 1.2
    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
  • ALEKS HW - Section 1.3
    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
  • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

Week 3:

  • Section 1.4 - Piecewise-Defined Function (continued)
  • Section 1.5 - Algebraic Combinations of Functions and Function Composition
  • ALEKS HW - Section 1.4
    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
  • ALEKS HW - Section 1.5
    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
  • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

Week 4:

  • Section 1.6 - Graph Transformations and Symmetry
  • Exam 1 covers Sections 1.1 - 1.5
    • Quiz 1 is first meeting of the week
      for the first 30 minutes of class.
    • Exam 1 is second meeting of the week
      for the first half of class.
    • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

      Week 5:

      • Section 1.6 - Graph Transformations and Symmetry (continued)
      • Section 1.7 - Inverse Functions 
      • Section 2.1 - Exponential Functions
      • ALEKS HW - Section 1.6
        Due Sunday @ 11 PM
      • ALEKS HW - Section 1.7
        Due Sunday @ 11 PM
      • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

      Week 6:

      • Section 2.1 - Exponential Functions (continued)
      • Section 2.2 - Logarithmic Functions
      • Section 2.3 - Properties of Logarithms
        • ALEKS HW - Section 2.1
          Due Sunday @ 11 PM
        • ALEKS HW - Section 2.2
          Due Sunday @ 11 PM
        • ALEKS HW - Section 2.3
          Due Sunday @ 11 PM
        • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

        Week 7:

        • Section 2.4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
        • Section 2.5 - Exponential Functions and Compound Interest
            • ALEKS HW - Section 2.4
              Due Sunday @ 11 PM
            • ALEKS HW - Section 2.5
              Due Sunday @ 11 PM
            • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

                Week 8:

                • Section 2.6 - Exponential and Logarithmic Models
                • Exam 2 covers Sections 1.6 - 2.5
                  • Quiz 2 is first meeting of the week
                    for the first 30 minutes of class.
                  • Exam 2 is second meeting of the week
                    for the first half of class.
                  • ALEKS HW - Section 2.6
                    Due Sunday @ 11 PM
                  • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

                  Week 9:

                  • Section 3.1 - Polynomial Functions and Some Key Characteristics
                  • Section 3.2 - Graphs of Polynomial Functions
                    • ALEKS HW - Section 3.1
                      Due Sunday @ 11 PM
                    • ALEKS HW - Section 3.2
                      Due Sunday @ 11 PM
                    • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab in class.

                    Week 10:

                    • Section 3.3 - Rational Functions and Some Key Characteristics
                    • Section 3.4 - Rational Functions (and Their Graphs)
                    • review for the final exam
                    • ALEKS HW - Section 3.3 & 3.4
                      (a single assignment)
                      Due Sunday @ 11 PM
                    • Lab Activities are due at the start of the next class following the one in which we finish the lab activity in class.

                    Final Exam:

                    • The Final Exam covers all course material from this term.
                    • The Final Exam is as listed in the final exam schedule.

                    If you still have questions, ask your instructor!

                    IMPORTANT NOTES

                    The instructor reserves the right to modify course content and/or substitute assignments and learning activities in response to institutional, weather or class situations.