Syllabus for Intermediate Algebra

TEXTBOOK: Intermediate Algebra, 7^th Edition, by Angel (UNL Customized Textbook, ISBN#0-13-238405-1)
CALCULATORS : NO calculators allowed
PREREQUISITES: One year high school algebra or Math 95C or equivalent. Your most recent grade in the prerequisite must be C, P or
better. If you had this prerequisite in high school or some place other than UN-L, UN-O, or UN-K, then you must also have a qualifying
score on the UN-L Math Placement Exam dated after October, 2006. The Department of Mathematics will drop all students who do
not satisfy this policy (see the Math Placement policy in the Mathematics section of the Schedule of Classes.)

TAKING THE MPE VIA COMPUTER: A picture ID will be required and calculators are allowed at the exam. Students who need to take the
math placement exam may do so through our new computerized setup. NOTE: The student must already have been admitted to UNL and
entered into the course registration computer database (SIS+) to be able to take the online version of the Math Placement Exam.

NEED HELP?

The Mathematics Resource Center in Avery Hall 13B offers free tutorial assistance.
Hours are: 12:30—8:30 p.m. Monday—Thursday;
12:30—2:30 p.m. on Friday; and
1:00—5:00P on Sunday

WEEK Aug 27	HW TOPICS 1. Section 1.2—Sets & Other Basic Concepts 2. Section 1.3—Prop. Of Real Numbers 3. Section 1.4— Order of Operations	EXERCISES Pg 12: 40, 41, 49, 53, 57, 71, 73, 75, 79, 83 Pg 25: 23, 29, 55, 57, 59, 69, 75, 85, 92, 109, 111 Pg 36: 15, 17, 18, 23, 25, 47, 59, 69, 71, 75, 77, 83, 89, 97, 101, 107, 117
Sept 3	Labor Day Holiday—NO CLASS 4. Section 1.5—Exponents 5. Section 2.1—Solving Linear Equations	Pg 47: 13, 15, 17, 21, 31, 33, 37, 41, 47, 57, 60, 61, 67, 71, 73, 75, 81, 97,109 Pg 74: 31, 35, 46, 54, 55, 63, 73, 75, 81, 97, 99, 104, 105
Friday, September 7, 2007: The last day to drop Math 100A Without Receiving a “W”
Sept 10	6. Section 2.2—Problem Solving & Formulas 7. Section 2.3—Applications of Algebra 8. Section 2.4— Additional Applications 9. Section 2.5— Solving Linear Inequalities	Pg 83: 13, 21, 25, 26, 35, 45, 49, 51, 67, 72 Pg 95: 2, 7, 11, 13, 21, 25, 31, 61, 62, 72 Pg 105: 3, 11, 13 Pg 105: 7, 13, 16, 17, 23, 31, 35, 38, 41, 43, 45, 49, 52, 65, 75
Sept 17	10. Section 2.6—Solving Eqns & Inequalities w/Abstract Value Review HOUR EXAM 1	Pg 132: 18, 21, 33, 36, 38, 41, 43, 51, 52, 53, 57, 59, 75, 81, 88
Sept 24	11. Section 3.1—Graphs 12. Section 3.2—Functions 13. Section 3.3—Linear Functions	Pg 153: 21, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 51, 65 Pg 167: 17, 19, 23, 25, 33, 37, 39, 41, 47, 49, 75 Pg 182: 13, 15, 21, 23, 33, 35, 41, 43, 51, 53
Oct 1	14. Section 3.4—Slope- Intercept Form of a Line 15. Section 3.5—Point- Slope Form of a Line 16. Section 3.6— Algebra of Functions	Pg 191 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 35, 45, 49, 50 Pg 204: 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 25, 33, 35, 39 Pg 214: 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31, 37, 39, 43
Oct 8	17. Section 4.1— Systems of Linear Equations Review HOUR EXAM 2	Pg 241: 11, 17, 19, 39, 41, 45, 51, 53, 59, 61
Oct 15	18. Section 5.1—Add/Subt. Of Polynomials 19. Section 5.2—Mult. Of Polynomials 20. Section 5.4— Factoring out Monomials & Groupings	Pg 303: 23, 29, 35, 41, 43, 45, 63, 65, 77, 79, 91 Pg 314: 9, 13, 21, 23, 31, 37. 45, 49, 57, 77, 79, 85 Pg 331: 13, 15, 19, 27, 31, 37, 39, 45, 47, 51, 55, 59
Friday, October 19, 2007: The last day to change to/from Pass /No Pass
Oct 22	FALL BREAK—NO CLASS 21. Section 5.5— Factoring Trinomials 22. Section 5.6—Special Factoring Formulas	Pg 344: 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 45, 89 Pg 351: 11, 15, 21, 25, 29, 31, 47, 69, 71, 77
Oct 29	23. Section 5.8—Polynomial Equations 24. Section 6.1—Rational Functions 25. Section 6.2—Add/Subt. Of Rational Express.	Pg 366: 19, 21, 23, 27, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 61 Pg 388: 11, 12, 21, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 59, 61 Pg 400: 7, 12, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 31, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 52, 60
Nov 5	26. Section 6.4—Solving Rational Equations Review HOUR EXAM 3	Pg 417: 9, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 35, 39, 45, 49, 53
Nov 12	27. Section 7.1—Roots and Radicals 28. Section 7.2— Rational Exponents 29. Section 7.3— Simplifying Radicals	Pg 454: 12, 13, 25, 29, 31, 33, 40, 51, 63, 69, 75, 87 Pg 463: 11, 19, 27, 33, 43, 45, 51, 53, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 91,94, 95 Pg. 471: 11, 15, 19, 25, 33, 36, 39, 48, 50, 51, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 81, 91
Friday, November 16, 2007: The last day to withdraw from Math 100A and receive a “W” on your transcript.
Nov 19	30. Section 7.4—Add/Subt/Mult. Radicals THANKSGIVING BREAK—NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK—NO CLASS	Pg 477: 15, 19, 24, 41, 43, 45, 53, 59, 61, 63, 67, 77, 83, 85, 89
Nov 26	31. Section 7.6—Solving Radical Equations 32. Section 7.7— Complex Numbers 33. Section 8.1—Solving Quad. Eqns. By Completing Square	Pg 495: 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 33, 34, 41, 43, 48, 75, 84, 86, 99 Pg 506: 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 35, 42, 49, 51, 54, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 77, 83, 85,117, 123 Pg 525: 13, 15, 21, 23, 33, 41, 57, 59, 61, 75, 77, 87
Dec 3	34. Section 8.2—Solving Quad. Eqns. By Quad. Formula Review HOUR EXAM 4	Pg 536: 9, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 41, 42, 47, 69, 97, 103
Dec 10	35. Section 8.5— Graphing Quadratic Functions Review Review	Pg 568: 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 39, 73 DEAD WEEK

FINAL EXAM:
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
6:00—8:00 p.m.
(ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED)

You are expected to arrange your personal and work schedule to allow you to take the exam at the scheduled
time. Students with conflicting exam schedules may be allowed to take an alternate final, which is always
given after the regularly scheduled final. No student will be allowed to take the final exam early. A picture ID
(drivers license or student ID) is required to take the final exam.

Department Grading Policy: Students who believe their academic evaluation has been prejudiced or capricious have recourse
for appeals in order, to: their instructor; the Chair of the Mathematics Department; the Mathematics Department grading appeals
committee; and lastly, the College grading appeals committee.