Syllabus for Intermediate Algebra

Schedule: The attached schedule is to be considered tentative. I will reserve the right to revise any
part of this syllabus as I deem necessary throughout the semester.

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Day Sections Topic
1 1.1
1.2
1.3
Using Qualitative Graphs to Describe Situations
Graphing Linear Equations
Slope of a Line
2 1.3
1.4
1.5
Slope of a Line
Meaning of Slope for Equations, Graphs, and Tables
Finding Linear Equations
3 1.6
2.1
2.2
Functions
Using Lines to Model Data
Finding Equations for Linear Models
4 2.2
2.3
2.4
Finding Equations for Linear Models
Function Notation and Making Predictions
Slope is a Rate of Change
5 3.1
3.2
3.3
Using Graphs and Tables to Solve Systems
Using Elimination and Substitution to Solve Systems
Using Systems to Model Data
6 3.3
3.4
Using Systems to Model Data
Value, Interest, and Mixture Problems
7 3.5
Using Linear Inequalities in One Variable to Make Predictions
Review for Exam 1
8

CBR Activity
Exam 1
9 4.1
4.2
Properties of Exponents
Rational Exponents
10 4.3
4.4
Graphing Exponential Functions
Finding Equations for Exponential Models
11 4.5
5.1
Using Exponential Functions to Model Data
Inverse Functions
12 5.1
5.2
Inverse Functions
Logarithmic Functions
13 5.2
5.3
Logarithmic Functions
Properties of Logarithms
14 5.4
5.5
Using the Power Property with Exponential Models to Make Predictions
More Properties of Logarithms
15 5.6
6.1
Natural Logarithms
Adding and Subtracting Polynomial Expressions and Functions
16

Review for Exam 2
Exam 2
17 6.2
6.3
Multiplying Polynomial Expressions and Functions
Factoring Trinomials of the Form
x2 + bx + c ; Factoring out the GCF
18 6.4
6.5
Factoring Polynomials
Factoring Special Binomials ; A Factoring Strategy
19 6.6
7.1
Using Factoring to Solve Polynomial Equations
Graphing Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form
20 7.2
7.3
Graphing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form
Solving Quadratic Equations by Extracting Square Roots
21 7.4
7.5
Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Using the Quadratic Formula to Solve Quadratic Equations
22 7.6
7.7

Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables; Finding Quadratic Functions
Finding Quadratic Models
Pass out ADO Assignment (Applications of Modeling Lab)
23 7.8
8.1
8.2
Modeling with Quadratic Functions
Finding the Domains of Rational Functions and Simplifying Rational Expressions
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
24 8.2
8.3
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
25 8.4
8.5
Simplifying Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
26 8.6
9.1
Modeling with Rational Functions
Simplifying Radical Expressions
27

Review for Exam 3
Exam 3
28 9.2
9.3
Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions
Rationalizing Denominators and Simplifying Quotients of Radical Expressions
29 9.4
9.5
Graphing and Combining Square Root Functions
Solving Radical Equations
30 9.6
11.1
Modeling Using Square Root Functions
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Review for Exam 4
31

Exam 4
Review for Final Exam
32 Final Exam
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