COURSE OUTLINE MATH 120: ALGEBRA & TRIGONOMETRY Summer Semester 2011

Session Date Topic R.1 Real Numbers 2 R.2 Algebra Essentials 17 R.3 Geometry Essentials 30 1 Friday 29/4 Review R.4 Polynomials 39 R.S Factoring Polynomials 49 R.6 Synthetic Division 57 R.7 Rat ional Expressions 61 R.8 nth Roots; Rational Exponents 2 Wednesday 4/5 1 . 1 Linear E quations 86 1.2 Quadratic Equations 97 1.3 Complex Numbers; Quadratic E quations in the 3 Friday 6/5 Equations and Inequalities Complex Number System 109 1 .4 Radical Equations; Equations Quadratic in Form; Factorable Equations 118 1.5 Solving Inequalities 124 1 . 6 E quations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value 4 Friday 13/5 3 . 1 Functions 5 Friday 20/5 Functions and 3.2 The Graph of a Function 3.3 Properties of Functions 3.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions 3.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations Chapter 3 In class Online/groupwork 2 Chapter 1 In class Online/groupwork 1 Chapter R In class Session content Reading assignments Teaching Mode

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Tuesday 24/5 Linear 4.1 Linear Functions and Their Properties 4.2 Building Linear Functions from Data 4.3 Q uadratic Functions and Their P roperties 4.4 Quadratic Models; Building Quadratic Functions from Data 4.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions Chapter 4 and Quadratic Functions

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Tuesday 3/6 Friday 10/6 Friday 17/6 Friday 24/6 Monday 27/6 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 6.1 Composite Functions 6.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions 6.3 E xponential Functions 6.4 Logarithmic Functions 6.5 P roperties of Logarithms 6.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations 6.7 Compound Interest 6.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Logistic Growth and Decay Models 475 7.1 Angles and Their Measure 7.2 Right Triangle Trigonometry 7.3 Computing the Values of Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles 7.4 Trigonometric Functions of General Angles 7.5 Unit Circle Approach; P roperties of the Trigonometric Chapter 6

Online/groupwork 4 Revision In class In class 5 .1 Polynomial Functions and Models 324 5 .2 Properties of Rational Functions 344 5 .3 The Graph of a Rational Function 355 5.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities Chapter 5 In class

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Rational Functions

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Friday 1/7

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Friday 8/7

Trigonometric Functions

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Functions 7.6 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions 7.7 Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, and Secant Functions 15 Friday 15/7 Friday 22/7 Tuesday 26/7 Sequence, Series Friday 18 29/7 13.1 Sequences 1 3 .2 Arithmetic Sequences 13.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series 13.4 Mathematical Induction 13.5 The Binomial Theorem 19 Friday 5/8 Wednesday 10/8 Friday 19/8 REVISION In class Chapter 13 In class Systems Equations Inequalities Systems Equations Inequalities of and of and 12.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination 12.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices 12.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants 1 2.4 Matrix Algebra 12.5 P artial Fraction Decomposition Online/groupwork 6 Chapter 12 In class Chapter 12 In class

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FINAL EXAM

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