Math 1010 - Intermediate Algebra

• December 19th - The final exams have been graded, and all your scores, including your final grade, are now posted on WebCT. An explanation for how final grades were calculated is posted above. Also, posted below are the solutions to assignments 14 and 15, as well as the solutions to the final exam. If you have any questions or issues about your final grade please email me and we can arrange to go over it next week. The final grades will be posted on the university system on the evening of December 23rd. Thanks for a great semester, and good luck in all you do.


• December 11th - Today was our last day of class. We finished lecture 31, focusing mostly on two logarithm problems. Pay special attention to the first logarithm word problem in lecture 31. We also took quiz 11. Please come to the review sessions next week, and study all you can for the final on Thursday. Thanks.


• December 9th - Today we covered most of lecture 30. I also handed back assignment 12. The scores for quiz 10 are now posted on WebCT. The quiz will be handed back in class on Friday. Also, our final quiz will be on Friday, and will cover sections 9.1 through 9.4 of the textbook. We'll finish up lecture 31, and then I might do a few minutes of review before we take the quiz. Also, assignment 13 will be due on Friday. I will not accept it late.


• December 7th - Today we finished lecture 29 and moved on to lecture 30. We finished talking about inverses of functions, and moved on to talking about logarithms. We'll finish up talking about logarithms on Wednesday, and that will be all the new material we'll be covering. The rest of the time we'll be reviewing and I'll be doing practice problems. Also, please note that I've moved the due date for assignment 13 back to this Friday, and I've moved the due date for the extra credit assignment 14 back to the exam date. Finally, please note that the exam will be in Orson Spencer Hall (OSH) room WPKA. We will be having two review sessions during finals week, at the times and locations posted above.


• December 4th - Today we covered most of lecture 29 on composition of functions. We'll finish it up on Monday and then start talking about logarithms. We also took quiz 10 today. Please note that the scores for exam 3 are now posted on WebCT, and that I'll be handing back exam 3 on Monday. Finally, the second practice exam is now posted below, along with its solutions.


• December 2nd - Today we covered lecture 28 on the first section of chapter 9. I also announced assignment 14, which is posted below along with its .pdf file. Please also note the change in the due date for assignment 13.


• December 1st - The .pdf file for assignment 13 is now posted below. I'm very sorry it took so long to post. As a result, I've moved back the due date until Wednesday, December 9th. It will be the last assignment that's graded for your assignment score. However, I will be assigning two problem sets on chapter 9 that you can do and hand in for extra credit. Also, I'll be posting another practice final at the end of the week.


• November 29th - The first practice final exam is now posted below.


• November 25th - Today was the third exam. I also handed back quiz 8, and assigned homework 13, which is posted below.


• November 23rd - Today we talked some more about completing the square, and then covered section 8.4 on graphing quadratic functions. Remember that our third exam is this Wednesday, November 25th. Also, quiz 9, with solutions, is now posted below.


• November 20th - Today we finished lecture 26, although we'll review a bit of it on Monday. I think completing the square confused everybody. We also took our ninth quiz, and assignment 11 was due today. Please keep in mind that our third exam is next Wednesday. It will cover from section 5.4 to section 8.3, so you'll need to know everything up to the quadratic formula. Also, the solutions for lectures 25 and 26 are now posted below.


• November 16th - Today I handed back assignment 8, and we finished lecture 24 and made it through most of lecture 25.


• November 13th - Today we made it through most of lecture 24, and we took our eighth quiz. Assignment 10 was also due today. I handed back quiz 7.


• November 11th - Today we finished lecture 23 and got about half way through lecture 24. This places us through section 7.3 of the textbook. Please note that the quiz on Friday will be on sections 6.6, 6.7, and 7.1.


• November 9th - Today we began chapter 7 with lecture 23. Also, I handed back quiz 6 in class today.


• November 4th - We had our seventh quiz today, and I finished lecture 22. The solutions for which are posted below. Also, quiz 6 and assignment 8 are now graded, with grades on WebCT. I'll be handing them both back on Monday. Have a good weekend.


• November 2nd - Today I handed back assignment 7, and we finished up lectures 20 and 21. The solutions for which are now posted below, along with our next lecture, lecture 22.


• October 30th - Exam 2 was handed back today. We went over how we add and subtract rational functions, and then we took quiz 6.


• October 28th - Assignment 9 was posted today, and is posted below.


• October 26th - Today we finished talking about factoring trinomials, and we began our discussion of rational functions. The first half of exam 2 has been graded. Hopefully it will all be graded by the end of the week.


• October 23rd - We had our second exam in class today. The solutions are posted below. Assignment 7 was also due today. I need to announce that some people are handing in assignments very late without even asking me if they can have an extension. From now on I won't grade any of these assignments. If you need an extension, you have to ask me on the day it's due at the latest, and then you need to send me a reminder email. From now on I won't grade any late assignments unless these requirements are met.


• October 21st - Today we began covering sections 5.4 and 5.5 of the textbook. The material on factoring that we discussed today, and that caused some considerable difficulty, will not be on the exam on Friday. Finally, homework 8 was assigned today, and is posted below.


• October 19th - Today we covered sections 5.2 and 5.3 of the textbook. This will be the extent of the material you'll be required to know for the exam this Friday, October 23rd.


• October 9th - Today we finished section 5.1 about exponents and scientific notation. We also took our fifth quiz. Assignment 6 was due today as well. Assignment 7 is posted below, but there is no .pdf file for it yet. The .pdf file will be posted in the next few days. Also, assignments and quizzes that people haven't picked up are taking over my office, so to thin out the herd I'll start throwing them away at the end of the first week after fall break. So, on Friday, October 23rd I'll be tossing out assignment 1 and quiz 1. If you haven't picked up your assignments and quizzes yet, but would like to do so, please come by and pick them up before then. Have a nice fall break, and I'll see you all the week after next.


• October 7th - Today we covered the method of elimination for solving systems of equations, and we began talking about exponents. The quiz on Friday will be on sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the textbook. Assignment 7 is posted below, and assignment 6 is due on Friday. Finally, there was an error in the lecture notes for lecture 15, which has now been corrected.


• October 5th - Today we finished going the substitution method for solving systems of equations. Assignment #5 was due today.


• October 2nd - Today we finished talking about graphs of functions. We'll start on systems of equations next time. Also, I handed back assignment 4 and quiz 3 in class today. We also took quiz 4.


• September 30th - Today we finished talking about graphs of linear equations, discussed graphs of linear inequalities, and began talking about functions. We'll probably finish up on functions and their graphs next time. For the quiz on Friday, you'll be expected to know up through graphing linear inequalities. So, through section 3.5 of the textbook.


• September 28th - Assignment 4 was due today, and we discussed equations of lines.


• September 25th - Today we finished section 3.1, went through section 3.2, and began section 3.3. We also had our third quiz.


• September 23rd - Today we covered section 3.1 from the textbook. The quiz on Friday (next time) will be on sections 2.5 and 3.1.


• September 21st - Today we covered section 2.5 from the textbook. We'll be starting on chapter 3 on Wednesday. Also, please note that I've pushed back the due date for assignment 4 to Monday, September 28th.


• September 18th - Today we had our first exam, and assignment 3 was due. Both should be graded within a week. Have a good weekend.


• September 16th - Today in class I handed back assignment 2 and quiz 2. We covered lectures 8, through section 2.4. Also, I put up the problems for assignment 4, which are also posted below. Remember, our first exam is this Friday, September 18th.


• September 14th - Today we finished lecture 7. I've had to revise the schedule a bit, and the new schedule is posted here on the website. Basically, I've cut section 4.6 from the lecture plan. Also, we'll only be covering up to section 2.4 before the exam, so the exam will only cover up to section 2.4, and will have no problems relating to section 2.5. We announced in class today that from now on, while I'll continue to assign homework on Wednesdays, it will be due on Fridays. Your grades for assignment 2 and quiz 2 are now on WebCT. I've been assigned my tutoring hour at the tutoring center. So, if you'd like to see me at the tutoring center, I'll be there from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Tuesdays. Finally, please be aware that class goes until 12:40, and I plan to lecture until then. So, please do not start packing up five or ten minutes before class is over or leave a few minutes early, as this can be very disruptive. Thank you.


• September 11th - Today we finished lecture 6 and began lecture 7. We had our second quiz today, and the second homework assignment was due. Also, please keep in mind that our first exam is next Friday, September 18th.


• September 9th - Today I handed back the first quiz and the first assignment. All grades for these are on WebCT. We finished up the notes for lecture 5 and made it most of the way through the notes for section 6. Next time will be our second quiz, and the second homework will be due.


• September 4th - Today we had our first quiz, and the first homework assignment was due. The quiz, along with the quiz solutions, is posted below. Also, the solutions to the first homework assignment are posted below. The quiz is now graded, and the grades were pretty good, but the quizzes will be getting harder from here on out. You can find your grades on WebCT, and a link for WebCT is provided above. I can't guarantee this fast of a turnaround on grading exams in the future. Also, because we didn't finish covering section 2.1 today, and we don't have class on Monday, I'm pushing back the due date for the second homework assignment from Wednesday, September 9th to Friday, September 11th. Finally, I've decided that on quiz days everybody will have to remain in their seats for the whole 15 minutes. So, if you finish early, just double check your quiz to make sure everything is correct, and if you're really bored write me a lymeric of a haiku or draw me a picture. ;) Have a fun labor day weekend!


• September 2nd - Today we finished lecture 3 and went through most of lecture 4. We'll finish up lecture 4 next time and cover lecture 5, which goes through section 2.1 of the textbook. Please note that homework 2 has now been posted below, and that homework 1 is due this Friday, September 4th. Also, our first quiz will be taken during the last 15 minutes of class this Friday. Finally, we have two TAs for this class who will be grading all of the homeworks and most of the exams. They'll also be writing up the homework sheets and solutions. Their names are Chih-Chieh Chen and Feng Qu, and while they won't be teaching any classes they will be holding office hours. Their office hours are posted above, so if you need additional help you can talk to them if it helps.


• August 31st - Today we finished section 1.2, covered section 1.3, and began section 1.4. This was also our first day lecturing from the lecture notes posted below. I've now posted the lecture notes from today with the example problems worked out, as well as the lecture notes without the example problems worked. Finally, a number of students asked me if it was OK if they handed in their homework early. That's fine, but please remember to STAPLE YOUR HOMEWORK!


• August 28th - Today we finished section 1.1, and covered most of section 1.2. On Monday we'll finish up section 1.2 and move on to sections 1.3 and 1.4. I've decided to type up my lecture notes and post them on the website a few days ahead of time. These lectures will not have the example problems that I'll be going over in class filled in, so students can fill them in during the lecture. After the lecture is done I'll post another set of notes for the lecture with the example problems worked out. Also, please note that I've decided to have our Friday quizzes at the end of class, and not at the beginning of class.


• August 26th - Today was the first day in which we covered material from the textbook. We started with section 1.1 and finished most of it. The first assignment is posted below. Because I was a little late posting the assignment, I've extended the due date until Friday, August 4th. Please keep in mind, though, that we'll still have a quiz on August 4th that covers the material in the assignment, so it's best to get your assignment started as early as possible.


• August 24th - Today was our first day of class. We went over the syllabus and what students can expect from the class, and then we discussed why students are required to take the class, and what the major ideas behind the class are. No material was covered today, and there is no homework assignment yet. Also, please remember that class on August 25th has been cancelled.


• August 23rd - The website for the class is now online, obviously. Our first class will be tomorrow, Monday, August 24th. We will not be having class or a review on Tuesday, August 25th.

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