Syllabus
College Algebra Online
Course description:
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Survey of algebra which provides advanced techniques for further
mathematics courses. It concentrates on the theory of equations, logarithms,
exponential functions, matrices, sequences, and conic sections.
Suggested Text
package:
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College Algebra, a Graphing Approach
Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards, Houghton
Mifflin.
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This package comes with a CD ROM and other materials
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Course Outline:
Unit 0
- Course Preliminaries
Unit 1
- Functions and Their Graphs
Unit 2
- Intercepts, Zeros, and Solutions
Unit 3
- Polynomials and Rational Functions
Unit 4
- Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Unit 5
- Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Unit 6
- Matrices and Determinants
Unit 7
- Sequences and Probability
Unit 8
- Conics
Time factors:
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The course is a 16 week
course. There are eight units. You should complete
each unit within approximately a two week time frame. The on-campus
classes meet for 4 hours each week with the instructor and students are expected
to put in at least two hours for every one hour of lecture. A comparable
time frame would be to spend approximately 4- 5 hours per week reading the
text and working on the CD ROM and at least 8 hours per week doing assignments
and working on problems. Some students may require more time and others less.
Please look for deadlines on the
web pages and on the WebBoard posting.
Other requirements:
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Graphing calculator TI 83
LiveMath software
Optional
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