Math 152A

Beginning Algebra Part One/Two meetings per week format

Instructor:                George Drake: B.A., M.A., and C.Ph. all in math from UC Davis.

Office:    F103

Office Hours:                M 3-4 (Starts in F103, at 3:30 moves to A211)

T.Th. 3-4 (Starts in A211 and moves to F103 if and when we run out of students in A211)

W.F 12:10-1:10 (Starts in A211 and moves to F103 if and when we run out of students in A211)

                                Note: I may be moving in midquarter to F130.  Announcement will be made in class.

Text:                Dugopolski, Mark: Elementary and Intermediate Algebra; McGraw-Hill, 1^st Ed., ISBN# 0-07-245028-2

Class Meets:                M.W. 4:00-5:50 (one ten minute break) in A211

Syllabus: (Note: This is a tentative schedule, subject to change via announcement in class.)

Week:                     Sections:

                1                Introduction, Negative numbers and Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic handouts, §§1.1-1.2; (Real Numbers in general, fractions in particular)

                2                §§1.3-1.8; (Operations in R, exponents, algebraic expressions, and axioms)

                3                §§2.1-2.3; (Solving equations) , solving linear equations handout, and review 1.1-1.8 and handouts on negative numbers and the fundamental theorem.

                4                Test #1 §§2.4-2.6; (formulas and word problems)

                5                Revisit test #1, §§2.7-3.3, pg 144; (word problems, inequalities simple and compound, absolute value equations)

                6                §§4.1-4.3; (Graphing lines, slop and slope-intercept form) Review 2.1-3.3 + solving equations handout.

                7                Test #2. §§4.4-4.5 + 8.6; (point-slope form, applications, graphing linear inequalities)

                8                Revisit test #2, §§4.6-5.1; (Intro to functions, addition/subtraction of polynomials)

                9                §§5.2-5.4; (Multiplication with polynomials, FOIL, special products), review 4.1-4.6 + 8.6)

                10                Test #3 §§5.5-5.6; (Division of polynomials, laws of exponents)

                11                §§5.7 + 11.3 , pg 603; (Negative exponents, scientific notation, combining functions)

Exact dates of assignments and contents of the tests will be given via announcements/handouts in class. The above is, therefore, only a guideline.  The indicated dates for each exam will be adhered to barring only severe, unexpected, circumstances.  Those exact dates are as follows:

                Test 1: Monday, October 14, 2002

                Test 2: Monday, November 4, 2002

                Test 3: Monday, November 25, 2002

Anticipate a comprehensive final exam.  This quarter's final is scheduled to occur in this room (A211) from 4:00 to 4:50 on Monday, December 9, 2002.