Math 124 - Algebra With Applications
Spring 2019
Syllabus
Announcements:
- The final exam will be
given on Monday, April 29 from 10:00 to 11:50 in the normal lecture
room. You may wish to review this list of exam material and this problem list.
Homework
Assignments:
1. Assignment #1, due Friday,
January 11
Ungraded Problems to do:
- Section 1.1, page 9: #21-28, 45-50, 51-54,
55-62
Graded Assignment To Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to the set of problems
numbered 21-28 in the ungraded problems, and give the solution
to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to the set of problems
numbered 55-62 in the ungraded problems, and give the solution
to your problem.
2. Assignment #2, due Friday, January 18
Ungraded Problems To Do:
- Section 1.2, page 16: #13-16, 17-22, 23-36,
37-40
- Section 1.3, pages 23-24: #1-10, 11-24, 25-36
Graded Assignment To Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
1.2 #17-22 or #23-36, and give the solution to your problem.
Or for a one point bonus, write a word problem similar to #39
or #40 in Section 1.2, and give the solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
1.3, from any of the listed problem sets, and give the
solution to your problem.
3. Assignment #3, due Friday, January 25
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 1.4, page
30: #15-28, 31-46, 47-50
- Section 1.5, pages
41-42: #9-16, 33-52, 53-60, 61-75, 77-80
Graded
Assignment To Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in
Section 1.4, from either #15-28 or #31-46, and give the
solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in
Section 1.5, from either #33-52 or #61-75, and give the
solution to your problem.
4. Assignment #4, due Friday, February 1
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 1.6, pages 50-51: #1-18,
23-26, 33-38, 41-44, 61-62, 75-76, and
as many of the other word problems in 39-78 in topics that
interest you
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in
Section 1.6 from #1-18, and give the
solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in
Section 1.6 from #33-38, and give the solution
to your problem. Or for a one point
bonus, write a word problem that requires an equation to
be solved, like the word problems in 39-78.
5. Assignment #5, due Friday, February 8
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 2.4, page
100, #3-26, 27-30, 31-36, 37-46
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 2.4 from
#3-26, and give the solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
2.4 from #37-46, and give the solution to your problem.
6. Assignment #6, due Friday, February 15
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 2.1, page
72: #7-12, 13-16, 17-20, 27-40
- Section 2.2, pages
84-85: #1-8, 15-23, 27-32, 41-62
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
2.1 from either #17-20 or #27-40, and give the solution
to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 2.2 from
#41-62, and give the solution to your problem.
7. Assignment #7, due Friday, March 1
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 1.7, page
58: #1-20, 25-38, 47-52
- Section 2.5, page
108: #1-12, 13-20, 29-37
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
1.7 from either #1-20 or #25-38, and give the solution to
your problem. Or for a one point bonus, write a word
problem similar to those in #47-52.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
2.5 from any of the listed problem sets, and give the
solution to your problem.
8. Assignment #8, due Friday, March 8
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 3.1, pages
121-122: #9-22, 23-34, 35-42, 43-46, 49-58
- Section 3.2, pages 131-132:
#1-15, 23-32, 33-38
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
3.1 from #9-42, and give the solution to your
problem. Or for a one point bonus, write a word
problem similar to those in #49-58.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 3.2 from
either #1-15 or #23-32, and sketch the graph of your
function.
9. Assignment #9, due Friday, March 22
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 3.4, pages
154-155: #1-4, 5-8, 9-16, 17-20, 21-24, 25-28
- Section 3.5, pages
165-166: #5-8, 9-14, 15-22
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
3.4 from #17-28, and give the solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 3.5 from
#15-22.
10. Assignment #10, due Friday, April 5
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 4.1, pages 189-190:
#1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 21-26, 27-30, 35
- Section 4.2, pages 197-199: #1-4, 13-15
- Section 4.3, page 207: #1-4,
5-8, 9-12, 13-24, 25-29
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
4.1 from #7-12 or #27-30, and give the solution to your
problem. Or for a one point bonus, write a problem
similar to those in Section 4.2 from #1-4 or #13-15,
and give the solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
4.3 from #5-8 or #13-24, and give the solution to your
problem.
11. Assignment #11, due Friday, April 12
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 4.4, page 216: #1-6, 7-16,
23-30, 31-40, 45-60
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section
4.4 from #1-16, and give the solution to your problem.
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 4.4 from
#23-40, and give the solution to your problem.
12. Assignment #12, due Tuesday, April 23
Ungraded Problems to Do:
- Section 6.1, pages 275-276: #7-16, 19-30
- Section 6.2, pages
286-287: #9-12, 47, 48, 51, 52
Graded Assignment to
Turn In:
- Write a problem similar to those in Section 6.1 from
#7-16, and give the solution to your problem.
- Either write a problem similar to those in Section
6.2 from #47-52, or write a word problem similar to
those in Section 6.1 from #19-30, and give the
solution to your problem.
Old Announcements:
- Quiz 1 will
be given on Friday, January 18, and will consist of a couple of
the ungraded problems in Assignment #2.
- Exam 1
will be given on Wednesday, January 30. It will cover
material in Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5.
- Quiz 3 will be given on Friday,
February 8 and will consist of a couple of the ungraded problems
from Assignment #5.
- Quiz 4 will
be given on Friday, February 15 and will consist of a couple of
the ungraded problems from Assignment #6.
- Exam 2 will be given on Friday, February
22. It will cover the material in sections 1.6, 2.1,
2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.
Answers to the practice problems can be found here: Exam 2 Practice Answers
- For practice on Section 2.3, you may wish to review:
- Section
2.3, pages 93: #5-10, 11-12
- Quiz 5 will be given on Friday, March 1 and will consist of a
couple ungraded problems from Assignment 7.
- Quiz 6 will be given on Friday, March 8 and will consist of a
couple ungraded problems from Assignment 8.
- Quiz 7 will be given on Friday, March 22 and will consist of a
couple ungraded problems from Assignment 9.
- Exam 3 will be given on Wednesday, March 27. It will cover
material from sections 1.7, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and
3.5. For practice on problems from 3.3, you may wish to
attempt the problems in the textbook, particularly those on page
142, #17-20 and #33-52.
- Exam 4 will be given on Wednesday, April 17 and will cover
material from sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. You may find
these answers to the
practice problems useful.