MATH 114 - Intermediate Algebra (MPS)

CRN

Schedule ID

Location

35016

MATH-114-MP5

E 33

  • MTWThF 10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  • 5 Units
Course Syllabus and Information

Syllabus in downloadable PDF icon PDF 

MPS counselors

Materials for Math 114 (MPS) - Winter 2018

Course workbook in downloadable PDF icon PDF via Dropbox

Online homework

My office hours:

  • Monday 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
  • Tuesday through Friday 10:00 - 10:25 a.m.
  • Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. online via email or Canvas
Schedule Highlights

Subject to change (dates in red are no longer subject to change):

Date Section / Topic
HW for tomorrow
M 1/8

Introduction to MPS

1.1: Functions

p. 33-36
Tu 1/9 1.2: Function representations p. 37-38
W 1/10 1.3: Function Notation p. 39-48
Th 1/11

Quiz 1 (1.1-1.3)

1.4: Domain and range

p. 49-52

F 1/12

1.5: Applications

p. 53-56

Online HW Lesson 1

M 1/15 NO CLASS
Tu 1/16

First session on mindfulness

2.1: Combining functions

p. 77-80

W 1/17

Quiz 2 (1.4-2.1)

2.2: Applications

p. 81-84

Th 1/18 2.3, 2.4: Composition

p. 85-89

F 1/19

Quiz 3 (2.2-2.4)

4.1: Exponents

Online HW Lesson 2

M 1/22

4.2: Scientific notation

Start Mini-project 1

p. 127-130

T 1/23 9.1: Roots and radicals

p. 283-284

Mini-project 1

W 1/24

Quiz 4 (4.1, 4.2, 9.1)

Mini-project 1 due

9.2: Operations on radicals

p. 285-287

Online HW Lesson 4 (2 parts)

Th 1/25 Review   
F 1/26 EXAM 1 
M 1/29 3.1: Inverse functions

p. 105-106

T 1/30 3.2: Finding inverses  
W 1/31

Quiz 5 (3.1, 3.2)

3.2: Applications of inverses

5.1: Exponential functions

p. 107-110

Th 2/1 5.2: Exponential functions

p. 153-156

Online HW Lesson 3

F 2/2

Class canceled

M 2/5

Quiz 6 (5.1, 5.2)

5.3: Graphing exp. functions

 
Tu 2/6
5.4: Applications p. 157-163
W 2/7

Quiz 7 (5.3, 5.4)

6.1: Exponential models

p. 181-184

Th 2/8

6.2: Doubling and halving

Start Mini-project 2

p. 185-189

F 2/9

7.1, 7.2: Logarithms

p. 219-222

Online HW Lessons 5 & 6

Mini-project 2

M 2/12

Quiz 8 (6.1-7.2)

Mini-project 2 due

7.3: Logarithmic functions

p. 223-226

Mini-project 2 (if not aready finished)

Online HW Lesson 6 (if not already finished)

Tu 2/13
7.4: Solving log equations p. 227-228

W 2/14

7.5, 7.6: Solving exp. equations

p. 229-234

Th 2/15

Quiz 9 (7.3-7.6)

8.1: Log properties 

p. 251-252

Online HW Lesson 7

F 2/16

NO CLASS

M 2/19 NO CLASS
Tu 2/20

8.2: Natural logarithm

Start Mini-project 3

p. 253-256

Mini-project 3

Online HW Lesson 8

W 2/21

Mini-project 3 due

Review

 
Th 2/22 EXAM 2
F 2/23 9.3, 9.4: Radical functions p. 288-292
M 2/26

Quiz 10 (9.3, 9.4)

9.5: Solving radical equations

p. 293-294
T 2/27 9.6: Applications p. 295-296
W 2/28

Quiz 11 (9.5, 9.6)

10.1: Rational expressions

p. 321-322

Th 3/1
10.2: Adding rational expressions 

p. 323-324

F 3/2

Quiz 12 (10.1, 10.2)

10.3: Rational functions

Online HW Lesson 9
M 3/5

10.4: Solving rational equations

Collect data for Mini-project 4

p. 325-330

Tu 3/6
Work on mini-project 4 and HW  
W 3/7

Quiz 13 (10.3-10.5)

12.3: Variation

p. 390-394

Th 3/8

11.1: Sequences and series

Mini-project 4

F 3/9

Mini-project 4 due

Quiz 14 (12.3)

11.2: Arithmetic sequences

p. 353-354

Online HW Lesson 10

M 3/12

11.3: Geometric sequences

Start Mini-project 5

p. 355-357

T 3/13

12.1: Absolute value

p. 383-386

Mini-project 5

W 3/14

Mini-project 5 due

Quiz 15 (11.2-12.1)

12.2: Distance and circles

p. 387-389

Online HW Lessons 11 & 12

Th 3/15

Review

 
F 3/16 EXAM 3
M 3/19

13.1: Function review

p. 419-424 (Skip #5)
T 3/20

13.2: Equation review

p. 425-432
W 3/21 13.3: Application review  p. 433-438 (Skip #29
Th 3/22 Review 

p. 439-443 (Skip #47-48)

F 3/23 Review  
M 3/26 FINAL EXAM 11:30 - 1:30 
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