Math 120 Intermediate Algebra

Week 1

  January 21-25, 2008


Reading
: Chapter 1.1-4

Monday: All-College Holliday (MLK, Jr.s Birthday)

Wednesday:  Assignment #1 (due Wednesday, January 30)

  • Start building your personal Math 120 Reference Book! Get a bound notebook with grid (graph) paper in it. Make a title page with your name and contact information, set up a table of contents, and begin some entries (number the pages, with page #1 being the first page with information on it, after leaving a few pages blank for the table of contents to grow into).
    • Bring your Reference Book to the second class meeting on Friday and show me your title page, toc, and beginning page.
    • Throughout the semester, you should enter important information in your Reference Book, such as definitions, procedures, key examples, explanations that make sense to you, diagrams -- ANYTHING that you anticipate will be USEFUL to you as we proceed in this course ... and beyond! This is FOR YOU. In particular, your Reference Book should serve as a very useful study guide for quizzes and exams. (Note, however, that your Reference Book is not a substitute for class notes. In general, your Reference Book should be much more concise and organized than your class notes, which normally contain everything that we do in class.)
    • Each time we have an examination, I will collect your Reference Book and assign it a grade. In addition, although the final examination is closed book and closed notes, you will be allowed to use your Reference Book on the final exam.
  • Be sure to read and follow the homework guidelines.
  • Read Chapter 1, Section 1.   
  • 1-6, 9-14, 17-20, 25, 28, 29, 31-32, 37-40

Friday: Assignment #2 (due Wednesday, Jan 30) T

  • Log in to WebAdvisor and update your contact information: address, phone number, and email address.
  • Be sure to read and follow the homework guidelines.
  • Read Chapter 1, Section 2.   
  • 1-10, 13-18, 23-28, 35-36, 37-40, 44, 46
  • Read Chapter 1, Section 3. 
  • 1, 4, 5, 6, 9-14, 17-20 

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