Announcements
Math 99 - Intermediate Algebra with Geometry
Math 99 BC - Spring 2008



Monday, May 5, 2008

  • The Final Review - Version C is now posted. Answers are included. This is the same as what we worked on during class today.


Wednesday, April 30, 2008

  • Final Review - Version B is now posted.
  • New Lecture Note on the Quadratic Formula is now posted.


Monday, April 28, 2008

  • New Lecture Notes are posted on Radical Equations.
  • The Final Review is now posted.


Thursday, April 24, 2008

  • Homework for Monday: Problem Set 17 is now posted.
  • Quiz 9 on Wednesday, April 30 will cover:
    • Word Problems
    • Graph of a Parabola
    • Exponents (integer and rational)
    • Complex Fractions


Monday, April 21, 2008

  • New Lecture Notes are posted on Mixture Problems.
  • Do NOT wait til the last minute to take the COMPASS Placement Test!


Wednesday, April 16, 2008

  • Quiz 9 on Wednesday, April 23 will cover:
    • Word Problems
    • Graph of a Parabola
    • Exponents (integer and rational)
    • Complex Fractions
  • Homework for Wednesday: Problem Sets 15 and 16
  • New handout: on complex fractions


Monday, April 14, 2008

  • Quiz 8 on Wednesday will cover word problems (Study: handouts on word problems, Review for Exam 3, or from text 2.4, 2.5, 3.6, 4.4, 6.7 )
  • All students enrolled in Math 99 are mandated to take the COMPASS placement test. Information on when and how to take the placement test, click here.


Monday, April 7, 2008

  • New handouts: Word Problems 1 and 2


Thursday, April 3, 2008

  • Exam 3 Information is now posted.
  • Review for Exam 3 - Version B is now posted.
  • Lecture Notes on graphing parabolas and completing the square (part 4) are now posted.


Wednesday, April 2, 2008

  • New handouts: Review for Exam 3 with answers and detailed solutions.
  • Also posted: answers for Problem Sets 9-14 and Extra Credit Assignment 1
  • To be posted by Friday night:
    • Lecture Notes on Graphing Parabolas
    • Lecture Notes on completing the square - Part 4
    • List of Exam 3 topics
    • Review for Exam 3 - Version B - this will only have answers.


Wednesday, March 26, 2008

  • Homework for Monday, March 31: Problem Sets 13 and 14
  • Quiz 8 on Wednesday, April 2 will cover the following topics.
    • Absolute value equations
    • Basic Percent Problems
    • Percent Word Problems
    • Factoring by grouping


Monday, March 24, 2008

  • New handouts: Lecture Notes on basic percent problems and factoring 1 (that is GCF, difference of squares theorem, and by completing the square)


Saturday, March 15, 2008

  • Per student request, click here for Extra Credit Assignment. It is due at the beginning of class on Monday, March 24.
  • Quiz 7 on Wednesday, March 26 will cover the following topics.
    • Absolute value equations
    • Equations of straight lines, including the slope formula
    • Systems of linear equations and their applications


Wednesday, March 12, 2008

  • New handouts: Lecture Notes on decimals and fractions
  • Quiz 6, taken today will not be part of the midterm grade.
  • Please check back on Sunday (March 16) morning. Per student request, there will be some extra credit assignments posted.
  • Enjoy the spring break!


Monday, March 10, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, March 12: Problem Set 12
  • New Lecture Notes: on completing the square - check out part 3 and Equations of Straight Lines
  • Quiz 6 on March 12 will cover:
    • Graphing straight lines
    • Systems of linear equations and their applications
    • Slope-intercept equation of a line
    • Writing equations of lines


Wednesday,February 27, 2008

  • Exam 2 information and Exam 2 Review are now posted.
  • Answers for Problem Set 11 are now posted


Monday, February 25, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, February 27: Problem Set 11
  • Answers for problem sets 1-10 are now posted.


Sunday, February 24, 2008

  • Just posted: Lecture Notes on Radical Expressions. Check it out!
  • Just posted: Lecture Notes on Rational Expressions. Check it out!


Monday, February 25, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, February 27: Problem Set 11
  • Answers for problem sets 1-10 are now posted.


Sunday, February 24, 2008

  • Just posted: Lecture Notes on Radical Expressions. Check it out!
  • Just posted: Lecture Notes on Rational Expressions. Check it out!


Wednesday, February 20, 2008

  • Homework for Monday, February 25: Problem Sets 9 and 10 (staple them separately)
  • Quiz 5 will cover:
    • all material covered on Quizzes 1, 2, and 4 (Quiz 3 was cancelled)
    • factoring (GCF, difference of squares, by completing the square)
    • rational expressions (simplify, add, subtract, multiply, divide them)
    • radical expressions
    • graphing straight lines
    • systems of linear equations and applications


Monday, February 18, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, February 20: Problem Set 8


Wednesday, February 13, 2008

  • Homework for Monday, February 18: Problem Sets 6 and 7 (staple them separately)
  • Quiz 4 will cover:
    • all material covered on Quizzes 1, 2, and 3
    • perimeter and area
    • graphing straight lines
    • solving systems of linear equations
    • simplifying radical expressions


Monday, February 11, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, February 13: Problem Set 5
  • New Handout: Worksheet on graphs of equations
  • Quiz 3 will cover the following topics:
    • Factoring
      (GCF, factoring out -1, difference of squares theorem),
    • linear equations and inequalities
    • factoring by completing the square


Wednesday, January 30, 2008

  • Exam 1 Information and Review Sheet are now posted under "Quizzes, Exams"
  • Answers for Review Set 1, Problem Sets 1,2,3, and 4 are now posted.


Monday, January 28, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, January 30: Problem Set 4.
  • New Handouts: on integers, on solving linear equations, and on simplifying algebraic expressions.
  • Some of the older announcements were deleted from this page but are available under the new link "Announcements".


Wednesday, January 23, 2008

  • Homework for Monday, January 28: Problem Sets 2 and 3 (staple them separately)
  • New Lecture Notes: on algebraic expressions and solutions of equations
  • New Handout: Course Outline. This document will be regularly updated.
  • Quiz 2 will cover:
    • all material covered for Quiz 1
    • operations on positive and negative numbers
    • evaluating algebraic expressions
    • solutions of equations, inequalities, and systems of equations


January 16, 2008

  • Homework for Wednesday, January 23: Problem Set 1
  • Quiz 1 will cover: division with remainder, division by zero, list of factors of a number, and order of operations
  • Handouts posted: Lecture Notes on order of operations, evaluating algebraic expressions, and division by zero.


January 14, 2008

Homework for Wednesday, January 16: Questions and Review Set 1.

January 14, 2008

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