Topics and Assignments, day by day, to be updated after each class.

• 1. Week 1, Wed, Jan 18. Start REVIEW OF ALGEBRA; LINEAR EQUATIONS. R4 (part of this section), Solving equations, and 1.1, Lines. Assignment: p. xxxiv, 1-7 odd and 27. Print the handout on lines. Do p. 14, 1-33 odd, 34, 45-49 odd, 52-54 all, 57, 59.
• 2. Fri, Jan 20. 1.2, Functions and Linear Functions Two-page handout on 1.2. Assignment: Finish 1.1. Then read 1.2 and do p. 27 1-4 all, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19-27 odd.
  
  
• 3. Week 2, Mon, Jan 23.Start SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS 2.1 Systems of Linear Equations Handout on the methods in Chapter 2. Assignment: Do p. 58, 1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 35 by the substitution method. Do 17, 18. Identify variables and set up equations. Optional: Solve in 37-43 odd.
• 4. Wed, Jan 25. Gauss-Jordan Method with Equations. Handout on the method with exercises. Assignment: Do exercises on the handout.
• 5. Fri, Jan 27. 2.2 Gauss-Jordan Method with Matrices Handout on the method with exercises. Assignment: Do Section 2.2 p. 72 problems 1-7 odd, 11-25 odd, and problems on handout, without using a calculator. Bring your calculator to class Monday.
  
  
• 6. Week 3, Mon, Jan 30. Gauss-Jordan Method with Matrices and Calculator. Handout on the method. Assignment: Use your calculator to do the row operations of the Gauss-Jordan Method. Write down each step. p. 73, 21, 23, 26, 29-33 odd, 37, 45, 47. Review Notes for Exam 1. If you need help, see me Wednesday either between about 8:30 and 9:00, the hour before class, or the hour after class. You can also e-mail me questions on Tuesday or Thursday.
• 7. Wed, Feb 1. Review
• 8. Fri, Feb 3. Exam 1 on R4 linear equations only, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 (substitution method), 2.2 Gauss-Jordan Method (three versions). BRING MONDAY'S HANDOUT TO CLASS MONDAY.
  
  
• 9. Week 4, Mon, Feb 6. 2.2 Reduced Row Echelon Form and Word Problems. Handout to bring to class today. Assignment: p. 76, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49, 53, 56.
• 10. Wed, Feb 8. Start MATRIX ALGEBRA. 2.3 Assignment: p. 83, 1-11 all, 21-33 odd. Study but do not do problems 34-37 all. Do 15, 17. Solution to problem C on handout for Feb 6.
• 11. Fri, Feb 10. 2.4. Matrix Multiplication. Assignment: p. 95, 1, 3, 5, 7-14 all, 15-31 odd - Do some of these both by hand and by calculator, 37, 38, 39, 41.
  
  
• 12. Week 5, Mon, Feb 13. 2.5 The inverse of a matrix. Handout. Assignment: p. 108, Do without calculator: 1-13 odd. Do using calculator for row operations: 15-21 odd. Do using the rref key: 23..29 odd.
• 13. Wed, Feb 15. 2.5 continued. Find the inverse by using the rref "key" and finish by hand: p. 108, 27 and 29 if not done already, 35, 37. Do by using the x^-1 key: 39, 41, 60, 61, 62. Bring your text to class Friday.
• 14. Fri, Feb 17. Review Day I decided to add this review day after class Wednesday, and to move everything after today back one day. Problems from sections 2.2, 2.4, and 2.5 which have already been assigned will be done by everybody in class. Handout outlining the uses and steps of the Gauss Jordan method, with examples done by hand and the calculator commands used to do these steps by the calculator. Assignment: Catch up on all work assigned since the exam. If you need help see me. If my office hours don't work see me after class to set up an appointment. There are not enough days in the semester to have very many extra review days like today.
  
  
• 15. Week 6, Mon, Feb 20. There will be a quiz today where you will be asked to find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix without your calculator. Section 2.6 will not be covered this semester. Start LINEAR PROGRAMMING. R5 and start 3.1. Inequalities. Assignment: p. xl (Roman 40), 1-21 odd. p. 134, 1-17 odd.
• 16. Wed, Feb 22. 3.1 continued. Assignment: p. 134, 21-31 odd, 39-45 odd. The word problems are important and will be on exams.
• 17. Fri, Feb 24. 3.2, Linear programming by the graphical method. Handout Outline, without details, of class presentation. Assignment: p. 141, 3-11 odd, 13c.
  
  
• 18. Week 7, Mon, Feb 27. 3.3. Linear programming word problems. Assignment: p. 147, 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15.
• 19. Wed, Mar 1. Review of 3.1-3.3. Assignment: Ch 3 review probs p. 151 , 3, 7, 8, 9-19 odd, 25-31 odd.
• 20. Fri, Mar 3. Review of 2.2-2.5. Review notes (3 pages) for Exam 2. Assignment: Do lettered problems on review notes handout. Chapter 2 review problems, p. 120, 7 by Gauss Jordan without calculator, 9 by Gauss Jordan with calculator for row operations, 11 by Gauss Jordan using rref on calculator. Do without calculator 17, 21-34, 31, 33. Do with calculator 27, 29, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49.
  
  
• 21. Week 8, Mon, Mar 6. Start PREPARATION FOR CALCULUS. Review and R1. Assignment for Friday: p. xxii, 1-23 odd except 19.
• 22. Wed, Mar 8. Exam 2 on 2.2-2.5, R5, 3.1-3.3. Note: Reference to R5 in exam content corrected in class and on site March 6. It has always been correct as R5 at the top of the exam handout posted Mar 3.
• 23. Fri, Mar 10. (Sectins 4.1 and 4.2 are postponed.) R2. Factoring. Assignment for Mar 20: p. xxv, 1-27 odd, 31.
  
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• 24. Week 9, Mon, Mar 20. R3. Fractions. Assignment: p. xxix, 1-37 all.
• 25. Wed, Mar 22. Finish R3, adding fractions; Start R4, solving equations. Assignment R3, p. xxix, 25-37 all, R4, p. xxxiv, 3, 7; solve by factoring: 9-16 all.
• 26. Fri, Mar 24. Finish R4. p. xxxv, 17-23 odd, 24-27 all, 29-33 odd.
  
  
• 27. Week 10, Mon, Mar 27. 10.1 Functions. Handout on functions. Assignment: p. 518 in this order: 41-44 all; 32-31 odd; 49-54 all;61, 63, 65, 66, 69.
• 28. Wed, Mar 29. 10.2 Quadratic Functions. Handout on this section. Assignment: p530, Do by completing the square: 9, 11, 13, 15. Do 20-30 all, 47, 49.
• Last day for W, March 30. (Changed from March 24 on 1/30/06)
• 29. Fri, Mar 31. 10.3 Rational Functions. p. 542, 17, 19, 27-37 odd, 45, 49. Polynomial functions in this section will not be covered.
  
  
• 30. Week 11, Mon, Apr 3. Review Review notes and problems for exam 3. Assignment: Do problems on review handout. Do p. 587, 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21-24 all,69, 87. and p. 519: 43b, d, 45, 46.
• 31. Wed, Apr 5. Review
• 32. Fri, Apr 7. Exam 3 on R1-R4 and 10.1-10.3. Calculators not permitted on this exam.
  
  
• 33. Week 12, Mon, Apr 10.R6, EXPONENTS (beware), and a little of R7, radicals. Assignment: Memorize the properties of exponents as given on page xli and xliii. Do R6, p. xliv, 1-55 odd; R7, p. xlix, 7-11 odd, 21, 23.
• 34. Wed, Apr 12. R6.
• 35. Fri, Apr 14. 10.4 Exponential Functions and Compound Interest Handout on these topics. Assignment: Memorize the graph of the exponential function with base 2 and the two compound interest formulas. Then p. 557, Graph without calculator 3, 4, 8, 9, 10. Do 13, 15, 33-39 odd.
  
  
• 36. Week 13, Mon, Apr 17. 10.5 Logarithmic Functions. Outline of first facts about logarithms It will help if you have this handout with you in class today. Assignment: p. 572, 1-31 odd, 37, 39.
• 37. Wed, Apr 19. More of 10.5. Outline of additional facts about logarithms. Assignment: p. 572, 41-63 odd. 67, 68, 69.
• 38. Fri, Apr 21. 10.6. Applications to Business. Handout for 10.6 Assignment p. 582, 7-19 odd, also do again problems on the handout.
  
  
• 39. Week 14, Mon, Apr 24. Review. Review notes for Exam 4. Assignment: Do problems on Exam 3 handout 2e-i, 4. Do problems on Exam 4 handout. Do Chapter 10 review problems p. 587 13, 15, 23-26 all, 29-31 all, 33-61 odd, 65, 66, 71-81 odd, 83-86 all.
• 40. Wed, Apr 26. Review. Assignment for Monday: Study the material of Exam 1 and bring questions to class.
• 41. Fri, Apr 28. Exam 4 on 10.4-10.6 and some material that was covered on Exam 3, especially fractions, exponents and graphing.
  
  
• 42. Week 15, Mon, May 1. Review topics that were covered on Exam 1. Assignment: Study the material on Exam 2 and bring questions to class.
• 43. Wed, May 3. Review topics that were covered on Exam 2. Assignment: Study material on Exam 3 and bring questions to class.
• 44. Fri, May 5. Review topics that were covered on Exam 3.
  
  Mon, May 8, 10:30-12:30, Final Exam on whole course.