Description
This course is a functional
approach to algebra that incorporates the use of appropriate technology.
Emphasis will be placed on the study of functions, and their graphs, inequalities,
and linear, quadratic, piece-wise defined, rational, polynomial, exponential,
and logarithmic functions. Appropriate applications will be included.
Objectives
After completing this course
the student will be able to:
Textbooks
Larson, R., Hostetler, R. P.,
Falvo, D. C. (2000). College Algebra (5th ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin
Company. 5th Edition, ISBN 0-395-05284-4
Optional:
Student Guide w/ CD-ROM: Interactive College Algebra A Self-Guided Study
Companion ISBN 0-618-072-381 (Windows version)
Required
Software
This online course displays
equations and other mathematical expressions to your computer monitor
using a new cross-platform, web page mark-up language called MathML. To
properly view the equations in this course, the free WebEQ Viewer plugin
must be installed on your computer. Each time a web page is displayed,
the JAVA plugin will take a few additional seconds to show embedded equations.
See Technical Requirements
for download information.
Structure
Math 1111
is comprised of fifteen lessons designed to be taught during a 15-week
semester. Those fifteen lessons are:
About This Resource
This course was originally
designed and developed as part of the University System of Georgia (USG) eCore
project.
The adoptable version of this
resource has been modified from the original eCore version.
Some of the original materials may be excluded in order to comply with
intellectual property and copyright law. Please see How have adoptable
resources been modified? for details. You may download the MATH
1111 Multimedia Index, which identifies the copyrighted items and
the rights holder(s) ("source"). Please note that this is a pdf file.
You must have the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader in order to view this file. It is the faculty member's responsibility
to obtain permission to use those materials which identify a source other
than "BOR" or "public domain." Please see the Multimedia Guide for
details.
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