Exam 1 Information

Math 99 ABC – Spring 2009

Exam 1 will take place on Wednesday, February 11

Material Covered:

The exam will cover material from the previous course (Math 98), and from in-class discussions on Classes 1-6. These topics are listed on the Course Outline published on the class’s web site.

Reading from the Textbook:

Chapter 1 – all

Chapter 2 – 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, (linear equations) 2.7 (linear inequalities)

Chapter 5 – 5.1, 5.2, (exponents) 5.5, 5.6 (polynomials)

Chapter 6 – 6.1 (factoring out the GCF or -1) 6.5 (difference of squares theorem), 6.7 (zero product rule)

Chapter 11 – 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 Operations with radical expressions

Reading from Handouts: These also include practice problems, with answers.

Order of Operations on Natural Numbers

Integers

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Factoring 1

Radical Expressions (Problem #1 only)

Practice:

Practice Problems in handouts listed above

Problem Sets 1-4

Review for Exam 1