MATH 114 - Intermediate Algebra (MPS)
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CRN |
Schedule ID |
Location |
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35016 |
MATH-114-MP5 |
- MTWThF 10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
- 5 Units
Course Syllabus and Information
Syllabus in downloadable 
PDF
Materials for Math 114 (MPS) - Winter 2018
Course workbook in downloadable PDF via Dropbox
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 |
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| M 2/5 |
Quiz 6 (5.1, 5.2) 5.3: Graphing exp. functions |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |