TEACHING
Fall 2011
Math 112--College Algebra
Section 42
MoTuTh 4:00-4:50 pm, Social Sciences 206
Office Hours
Office: Math East 149 (Link to Map)
Math East office hours: Tues 5-6pm, Thurs 2-3pm and by appointment
Additional office hours Sat 11/10/11, 2-3pm
Until further notice, Tuesday 2-3pm office hours have changed location; they will be in the lobby of the math building:
Math Building (Link to Map)
Math Building office hours: Tues 2-3pm
Announcements
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Links
- MyMathLab (MML)
- The Math 112 syllabus
- Homework Policy
- The Math Department's College Algebra website
- D2L Site
Homework & Study Aids
- Think Tank Math tutoring (free!) -- Schedule of Hours and Locations
- Khan Academy (Free Online Math Concept Videos)
- Graph Paper
- Data Analysis (a.k.a. Finding Lines with your Calculator)
- Midterm Study Practice Problems
- Answers to Workbook Test Review
- Final Exam Study Aid
- Final Exam Study Aid Question References
Administrative
Homework
12/6/11
Homework #15--Part II: Textbook § 4.5--p.283, #49,50,55,56
§ 4.1--p.234-235, #38,46,49
§ 4.2--p.246-249, #38,43,46
12/5/11
Complete every third problem of the Final Exam Study Aid; show your work. (Turn in problems #1, 4, 7, 10, etc.) You may want to photocopy/scan your answers so that you have a copy from which to study.
Link: Final Exam Study Aid
Please bring a printed out copy of the Final Exam Study Aid to class.
12/4/11
MML 4.5
12/1/11
Homework #15--Part I: Textbook § 4.5--p.283, #47,58,60
§ 4.1--p.234, #39
§ 4.2--p.250, #50
11/29/11
Homework #14: Textbook § 4.4--p.271, #27,36,39,42,49
§ 4.5--p.282, #4,18,20,22,27,32,35,38,40,42
11/28/11
MONDAY
MML 4.4
11/23/11
WEDNESDAY
MML 4.3
11/22/11
Homework #13: Textbook § 4.3--p.259-260, #38,46,50,51
§ 4.4--p.270-271, #4,6,7,13,14,16,19,22,23,26
11/20/11
MML 4.2
11/15/11
Homework #12: Textbook § 4.2--p.245-246, #22,28,33,47
§ 4.3--p.259, #4,6,13,16,20,21,24,26,31,34
Please note that part (b) of problem 47 is on page 246...
11/10/11
THURSDAY
Homework #11: Textbook § 4.1--p.232-234, #1,4,8,14,22,26,29,32,34,44
§ 4.2--p.245, #2,3,7,12
11/9/11
WEDNESDAY
MML 4.1
11/7/11
MONDAY
WB p. 136-137
11/2/11
WEDNESDAY
MML 3.3
10/30/11
9:00pm
MML 3.2 <--NOTE THE TIME!
If you did not finish MML 2.2 or 3.1, you may continue to work on the problems, but with a 50% penalty on questions not finished by the due date. (Your overall score can only go up.) The final submission date of MML 2.2 and 3.1 makeups is 10/30/11, at 9:00pm.
10/27/11
THURSDAY
Homework #10: Textbook § 3.2--p.189, #54,56,60,61
§ 3.3--p.204-206, #2,5,9,10,17,24,30,35,41,49
For problems 24 and above, use your graphing calculator to help you graph!
10/25/11
Homework #9: Textbook § 3.1--p.177-178, #42,50,51
§ 3.2--p.188-189, #1,4,10,12,24,26,28,32,40,43,48,51
10/23/11
SUNDAY
MML 3.1
10/19/11
WEDNESDAY
MML Assignment 2.2
10/18/11
Homework #8: Textbook § 2.2--p.137-139, #38,42,43,51,52,56,57
§ 3.1--p.176-177, #14,20,21,22,24,26,29,30,33,36
10/13/11
Homework #7: Textbook § 2.1--p.120-123, #18,21,30,44,68,70,79
§ 2.2--p.136-137, #8,17,20,21,26,30
Note: As advertised in class, this homework is due on Thursday.
If you did not finish MML 2.1, you may continue to work on the problems, but with a 50% penalty on questions not finished by the due date, 10/05/11. (Your overall score can only go up.) The final submission date of MML 2.1 makeups is 10/23/11.
Workbook pages 103-104
10/05/11
WEDNESDAY
MML Assignment 2.1
10/04/11
Homework #6: Textbook § 1.6--p.92-93, #45,48,54,62
§ 2.1--p.120-122, #2,6,17,20,34,49,55,56,58
10/03/11
Workbook page 75
10/02/11
SUNDAY
MML Assignment 1.6
09/27/11
Homework #5: Textbook § 1.5--p.76-77,
#54,57,58,59,62,67
§ 1.6--p.91-92,
#2,6,10,14,20,22,33,38,42
AND: Part of your assignment is to come find my office! You can either come to my office hours (see above for the times and a map), or stop by at some other time. If I'm not there, leave me a note with your name on it.
A quick reminder of notation:
09/25/11
SUNDAY
MML Assignment 1.5
09/22/11
Homework #4--Part II: Textbook § 1.5--p.76, #32,36,37,40,41
09/20/11
Homework #4--Part I: Textbook § 1.5--p.76, #10,12,14,15,18
If possible, use graph paper. Here is some that you may download and print out. Link: Graph Paper
Read § 1.5
09/13/11
As we have now "officially" learned word problems, I expect units. ($, feet, squirrels, etc.)
Homework #3: Textbook § 1.3--p. 42-43, #7,24,40,43
§ 1.4--p.58-62, #2,3,4,6,7,12,14,19,26,27
Other recommended exercises (will not be collected): § 1.4 #1,5,8
09/11/11
SUNDAY
MML Assignment 1.4
09/08/11
Workbook pages 41,42.
09/06/11
Homework #2: Textbook § 1.2--p. 27-31, #2,4,7,14,15,16,18,22,27,34,36,40,52,54
Other recommended exercises (will not be collected): 20,30,43
Read § 1.3,1.4
09/04/11
SUNDAY
MML Assignment 1.2/1.3
08/30/11
Homework #1: Textbook § (section) 1.1--p. 10-11, #3,4,8,9,16,21,26,27
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS: 32,35,41,44
Note: Due date changed to Tuesday
Read § (section) 1.2
08/30/11
MyMathLab (Henceforward MML) Assignment 1.1
08/25-ish
MyMathLab--Assignment 0
You will need to complete "Assignment 0" on MyMathLab *before* you can complete assignments on 1.1, 1.2/1.3. It's basically free points.
Note: This assignment is *actually* due on Monday 08/29/11
08/25/11
Read § (section) 1.1, setup MyMathLab Account
(Go to http://pearsonmylab.com/
Course ID: hine50378), fill out 'Student Information Sheet'. Also, please upload a picture of yourself to D2L.