Course Description


Precalculus, 7th Edi…,9780840069429

Math 1143-07: College Algebra
(Fall 2013)

  • Schedule: TR 11:00am-12:15pm; PS 305

  • Textbook: Precalculus, 7th Edition
    by Cohen, Lee, and Sklar © 2012
    ISBN10:0-8400-6942-1
    ISBN13:978-0-8400-6942-9

  • Office Hours: TR 10:00-10:50am; PS 328B

  • Syllabus

Grading Policy

Course grade will be based EXCLUSIVELY on homework, quizzes, three midterm exams, and the final exam. There will be NO “extra credit” work. The weights are distributed as follows:

10% Homework + 10% Quizzes + 18% Best Exam + 15% Middle Exam + 12% Lowest Exam + 35% Final.

Final Schedule: Monday, Dec. 16, 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Room: TBA.

Homework Assignments

 Due Date  Problems
Due Thu. Aug. 29 Section 3.1: 12, 14, 16, 28, 32, 42, 58
Due Thu. Sep. 5 Section 3.2: 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 37
Section 3.3: 3, 7, 9, 17, 24, 35, 39, 40, 43
Section 3.4: 6, 16, 18,, 26, 34, 36, 50, 52, 54
Due Tue. Sep. 17 Section 3.5: 2, 12, 14, 18, 21, 27, 29, 45
Section 3.6: 1, 2, 8, 12, 14, 17, 26, 28, 33, 36, 38
Due Thu. Sep. 26 Section 4.1: 1, 10, 17, 18, 23, 25, 29, 36
Due Thu. Oct. 3 Section 4.2: 3, 9, 12, 17, 22, 29, 31, 33, 38, 51, 53
Section 4.4: 4, 6, 8, 12, 22, 24, 28, 32
Due Thu. Oct. 10 Section 4.5: 2, 4(a,b), 6, 10, 20, 22, 26
Due Thu. Oct. 17 Section 4.6: 2, 4, 8, 12, 26, 28, 32, 36, 40, 42, 44, 47
Section 4.7: 2, 4, 12, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34
Due Thu. Oct. 31 Section 5.1 (Graded) : 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 31, 32, 41, 45
Section 5.1(Suggested) : 11-41 odd, 44, 50-60 even
Due Thu. Nov. 7 Section 5.2: 7-17(odd), 21, 25, 35-47(odd), 51, 53
Section 5.3: 1, 4, 10, 14, 20, 22, 24, 28, 36, 38, 44, 48
Section 5.4: 9, 13, 18, 19, 21, 25, 41, 44, 51, 62
Due Thu. Nov. 14 Section 5.5 : 4, 6, 26(d), 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 52-60 (even), 68
Due Thu. Nov. 21 Section 5.6: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19
Section 5.7: 3, 7, 11, 15, 26, 32, 34
Due Thu. Dec. 5 Section 13.1 : 4, 7, 12, 14, 17, 21, 29, 39, 41, 44, 45
Section 13.2 : 4, 9, 15, 19, 21, 27, 38, 52
Suggested Section A.3: 2, 5, 9, 29, 32, 38, 55
Section 13.3: 11, 13, 23, 29, 33, 34
Section 13.4: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9
Section 13.5: 1, 3, 5, , 9, 11, 15,