Marcus McGuff (ACC Math Department)

MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra

This weekly schedule and schedule of tests is to help you pace yourself so that you may take your tests on time and complete the course during the semester.  You may work ahead of this schedule and finish early if you like (though remember that you must ask me at least a week in advance if you want to take a test early).  If you get behind, you must contact me.

*every other odd - This means alternating odd numbers. So: 1-13 (every other odd*) means 1, 5, 9, 13

Answers to odd-numbered homework problems and to all Chapter Reviews can be found if you click on "Videos and Textbook" and scroll to the bottom of the page, where it says "Selected Answers". Then click on the chapters you are working on.

Week

Dates

Section and pages

Online Homework

These are the problem number from your textbook; just work all the problems for each of the computer assignments labeled "Online HW 1.1", "Online HW 1.2", etc.

Written Homework

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Feb 16
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Feb 22

1.1 - Introduction to Algebra: pages 1-12

13, 19, 25, 27, 31-41 odd, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69

1, 3, 5, 11, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71-79(odd), 80, 89, 91, 93

1.2 - The Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws: pages 13-20

15, 23, 29, 35-47 (odd), 61-77 (every other odd*),

1-9(odd), 17, 25, 31, 53, 57, 63-79 (every other odd*), 89, 90, 91, 93

1.3 - Fraction Notation: pages 20-30

15, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 45, 51, 63-77 (e very other odd), 83,

1, 3, 7, 11-14(all), 37, 39, 47, 61-77 (every other odd*), 85, 87

1.4 - Positive and Negative Real Numbers: pages 30-39

15, 21-33(every other odd*), 37, 47-61(every other odd*), 65, 69-77(odd), 79,

17, 19-33(every other odd*), 41, 45-61(every other odd*), 78, 83, 85, 89, 93

1.5 - Addition of Real Numbers: pages 39-46

11, 17, 31, 41, 51, 55, 59, 65, 71, 77, 83,

7, 13, 23, 35, 43, 53, 57, 60, 69, 75, 79, 87

1.6 - Subtraction of Real Numbers: pages 46-54

9, 11, 19-35(every other odd*), 43, 49, 59, 69, 87, 93-113 (every other odd*), 125, 135, 139,

4-8(all), 15, 21-37 (every other odd*), 45, 51, 67, 75, 91-111 (every other odd*), 119, 129, 143

1.7 - Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers: pages 54-62

11, 19, 37, 47, 51, 61, 73-103 (odd),

1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 39, 49, 53, 57, 63, 105, 107, 109, 117, 119, 121, 127, 133, 134

Quiz 1-A (1.1-1.7)

1.8 - Exponential Notation and Order of Operations: pages 63-73

3, 7, 11, 17, 27, 37, 45-69 (every other odd*), 77, 85, 91, 93,

1, 5, 9, 13, 23, 33, 35, 39, 47-71 (every other odd*), 81, 87, 101

2.1 - Solving Equations: pages 80-88

9, 13, 23, 27, 31, 39, 41, 45, 51, 57, 69,

7, 11, 17, 37, 49, 79, 87, 89, 90, 91

Quiz 1-B (1.8, 2.1)

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Feb 23
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Mar 1

2.2 - Using the Principles Together: pages 89-97

7, 15, 39, 51-81(odd),

1, 3, 5, 11, 25, 29, 47, 49, 81, 86, 89, 90, 95, 97

2.3 - Formulas: pages 97-104

1-29 (every other odd*)

3-27 (every other odd*), 30, 42, 43

Quiz 2-A (2.2-2.3)

2.4 - Applications with Percent: pages 104-114

19, 23, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59-65(odd), 69, 75, 77, 83, 89,

21, 33, 37, 45, 49, 53, 57, 60, 62, 64, 81, 90, 94, 96

2.5 - Problem Solving: pages 114-127

1, 5, 9, 17, 21, 27, 33, 37, 41

3, 7, 19, 29, 31, 35, 39, 42, 51

2.6 - Solving Inequalities: pages 127-135

9, 13, 19-25(odd), 33, 45, 53, 59, 77,

1, 3, 11, 39, 49, 57, 65, 71, 103

Quiz 2-B (2.4-2.6)

Work the Review for Test 1 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 1 - Review Exercises: 12-19, 23-33, 42-61, 67, 69, 71
Ch. 2 - Review Exercises: 15-35, 39, 43-50, 54-60
These Review Exercises are found under "Videos and Textbook", click on the correct chapter and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "Review Exercises". You should check your answers on these and rework them if you miss any. (Go to "Videos and Textbook" and then "Selected Answers".)


Test 1: Feb 25 - Mar 2 (Covers through section 2.6
)
Submit Written Homework packet 1 when you finish the test

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Mar 2
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Mar 8

3.1 - Reading Graphs, Plotting Points, and Scaling Graphs: pages 148-158

13, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 41, 45, 51

14, 17, 25, 29, 43, 47, 55

3.2 - Graphing Linear Equations: pages 159-168

9, 15, 23, 27, 33, 43,

5, 11, 17, 19, 39, 50, 53, 56

3.3 - Graphing and Intercepts: pages 169-177

7, 11, 19, 27, 35, 51, 57, 65, 69, 71,

9, 15, 25, 33, 61, 67, 75, 76, 77, 81

Quiz 3-A (3.1-3.3)

3.4 - Rates: pages 177-186

3-7(odd), 15, 19, 23, 29,

17, 21, 27, 41, 43, 45

3.5 - Slope: pages 187-200

11, 17, 21, 27, 31, 35, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59-69 (odd)

1, 3, 9, 19, 25, 33, 43, 45, 49, 53, 57, 75, 77, 79

Quiz 3-B (3.4-3.5)

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Mar 9
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Mar 15

3.6 - Slope-Intercept Form: pages 201-209

9, 13, 23, 25, 31, 35, 39, 41, 45, 57,61, 63,

1, 3, 5, 11, 17, 51, 59, 67, 69, 83, 85, 87

3.7 - Point-Slope Form: pages 209-218

9, 15, 25, 39, 43, 51, 55, 61, 65, 69,

1, 7, 19, 29, 41, 49, 53, 57, 63, 76, 77

Quiz 4-A (3.6-3.7)

4.1 - Exponents and Their Properties: pages 226-234

9, 11, 17, 27, 35, 41, 45, 51, 63, 75, 83, 85,

1-7 (odd), 15, 21, 29, 43, 47, 57, 71, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95

4.2 - Polynomials: pages 235-244

9-15 (odd), 21, 25-41(odd), 49, 53, 57, 61, 63

1-7 (odd), 19, 45, 55, 65-75(odd), 80, 83, 85

4.3 - Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials: pages 244-252

9, 17, 21, 27, 31, 35, 41, 51, 55,

3, 11, 39, 47, 53, 74, 75, 87

Quiz 4-B (4.1-4.3)

Work the Review for Test 2 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 3 - Review Exercises: 11-19, 25-38, 40-51, extra practice problems handout
Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 9-25, 30-39
plus anythng from earlier tests.
These Review Exercises are found under "Videos and Textbook", click on the correct chapter and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "Review Exercises". You should check your answers on these and rework them if you miss any. (Go to "Videos and Textbook" and then "Selected Answers".)


Test 2: Mar 11 - Mar 24 (Covers through 4.3
)
Submit Written Homework packet 2 when you finish the test

Mar 16 - Mar 22: Spring Break

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Mar 23
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Mar 29

4.4 - Multiplication of Polynomials: pages 253-261

7, 13, 19, 29, 37, 41, 45, 59, 61, 67

15, 25, 33, 39, 43, 47, 49, 57, 73

4.5 - Special Products: pages 261-270

1, 3, 23, 37, 45, 51, 53, 61, 67, 81, 91,

5, 11, 17, 27, 41, 52, 105, 107,  109

Quiz 5-A (4.4-4.5)

4.6 - Polynomials in Several Variables: pages 270-278

9, 11, 13, 29, 35, 43, 55, 61, 71

1-7(odd), 25, 33, 39, 45, 63,

4.7 - Division of Polynomials: pages 279-284

7, 15-25(odd), 31, 35,

1, 9, 13, 27, 40, 45, 46, 47

Quiz 5-B (4.6-4.7)

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Mar 30
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Apr 5

4.8 - Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation: pages 284-293

7, 11, 21, 29, 37-89 (every other odd*), 95, 99, 103, 111, 115, 117, 119, 107,

1, 9, 15, 25, 33, 39-91 (every other odd*), 105, 109, 113, 122, 126, 128, 130

5.1 - Introduction to Factoring: pages 300-308

11, 21, 27, 31, 37-61(odd),

1-7(odd), 13, 23, 28, 29, 33, 35, 67-72(all)

Quiz 6-A (4.8, 5.1)

5.2 - Factoring Trinomials of the Type x^2 + bx + c: pages 308-316

21-55 (odd)

1-19 (odd), 57-61(odd), 64, 66-70(all)

5.3 - Factoring Trinomials of the Type ax^2 + bx + c: pages 317-326

5, 11, 17, 21, 27, 31, 41, 43, 47,

1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 29, 83, 84, 85, 87

Quiz 6-B (5.2-5.3)

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Apr 6
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Apr 12

5.4 - Factoring Perfect-Square Trinomials and Differences of Squares: pages 326-333

11-35 (every other odd*), 51, 55, 61, 73, 79, 81,

1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 13-37 (every other odd*), 53, 57, 67, 93, 97-99(all)

5.5 - Factoring: A General Strategy: pages 334-339

5, 9, 13, 19, 25, 33, 35, 39, 45, 53, 59,

1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 17, 21, 29, 43, 51, 81, 84

Quiz 7-A (5.4-5.5)

5.6 - Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring: pages 340-347

7, 11, 17, 25, 35, 41, 47,

1, 2, 13, 21, 29, 39, 45, 49

5.7 - Solving Applications: pages 348-358

13-25 (odd), 29, 33,

3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 26, 28, 30, 40, 42

Quiz 7-B (5.6-5.7)

Work the Review for Test 3 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 41-55, 60-79
Ch. 5 - Review Exercises: 11-45, 47-55, 58, 59, 62-65, extra practice problems handout
plus anythng from earlier tests.
These Review Exercises are found under "Videos and Textbook", click on the correct chapter and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "Review Exercises". You should check your answers on these and rework them if you miss any. (Go to "Videos and Textbook" and then "Selected Answers".)


Test 3: Apr 8 - Apr 13 (Covers through 5.7)
Submit Written Homework packet 3 when you finish the test

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Apr 13
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Apr 19

6.1 - Rational Expressions: pages 364-371

7-23 (every other odd*), 33, 37, 51,

9-21 (every other odd*), 27, 35, 47, 63

6.2 - Multiplication and Division: pages 371-377

13, 19, 25, 47, 51, 55, 59,

1, 15, 23, 43, 49, 73, 74

Quiz 8-A (6.1-6.2)

6.3 - Addition, Subtraction, and Least Common Denominators: pages 377-387

5, 7, 13, 17, 21, 37, 42, 59

6, 8, 15, 19, 23

7.1 - Systems of Equations and Graphing: pages 430-436

5, 11, 17, 21, 25, 31,

1, 3, 13, 19, 47, 49, 53 

Quiz 8-B (6.3, 7.1)

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Apr 20
-
Apr 26

7.2 - Systems of Equations and Substitution: pages 437-444

5, 11, 17, 21, 29, 33, 39, 43, 45, 49,

3, 4, 25, 31, 35, 41, 51, 59, 62, 63

7.3 - Systems of Equations and Elimination: pages 444-452

9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 29, 41, 43, 45,

1-4(all), 17, 33, 53, 57, 59

Quiz 9-A (7.2-7.3)

7.4 - More Applications Using Systems: pages 453-463

1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 27, 31,

3, 9, 19, 23, 25, 37, 39, 41

Quiz 9-B (7.4)

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Apr 27
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May 3

8.1 - Introduction to Square Roots and Radical Expressions: pages 484-491

11-31 (every other odd*), 39-43 (odd), 51,

13-29 (every other odd*), 53, 80, 81, 83

9.1 - Solving Quadratic Equations: The Principle of Square Roots: pages 534-539

7, 11, 23, 25, 29, 31,

1-4(all), 9, 12, 18, 47

Quiz 10-A (8.1, 9.1)

9.3 - The Quadratic Formula and Applications: pages 546-555

5, 9, 13, 23, 29, 33, 39, 45, 51, 53, 55

7, 11, 26, 30, 32, 36, 47, 52, 54, 56

Quiz 10-B (9.3)

Work the Review for Test 4 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 6 - Review Exercises: 11-24, 27, 29
Ch. 7 - Review Exercises: 9-27 odd, 29-32, extra practice problems handout
Ch. 8 - Review Exercises: 11-18, 21-31 odd
Ch. 9 - Review Exercises: 11, 13, 19, 20, 22, 24, 31, 33-36
plus anythng from earlier tests.
These Review Exercises are found under "Videos and Textbook", click on the correct chapter and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it says "Review Exercises". You should check your answers on these and rework them if you miss any. (Go to "Videos and Textbook" and then "Selected Answers".)

Test 4: Apr 30 - May 5 (Covers through 9.3)
(hole on to written homework packet until the final exam)

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May 4
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May 10

6.6 - Solving Rational Equations: pages 402-409

5, 13, 19, 23, 31,

11, 17, 49, 50, 51

9.4 - Formulas and Equations: pages 556-562

1, 9, 19, 29,

3, 27, 30

Quiz 11 (6.6, 9.4)

Work the Review for Final Exam (include with your homework packet)

Final Exam: May 8 - May 13 (Covers everything)
Submit Written Homework packet 4 when you finish the test
(this combines written homework from Test and the Final Exam)

Notice the earlier deadline on this test. Due to the deadline for submitting final grades, you may not take this test late. (If you are taking your exam at the Fredericsksburg or San Marcos Center Testing Centers, you must take your Final Exam on the first possible day they are open during the exam period.)

If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the Northridge Testing Center for you through Friday, May 15. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)

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May 11
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May 17
Finish all homework, computer work, and review for the Final Exam; then take the Final Exam
May 18 All homework, test reviews, etc., must reach me absolutely no later than this date for you to receive credit for it (no exceptions).
 

*every other odd - This means alternating odd numbers. So: 1-13 (every other odd*) means 1, 5, 9, 13


Marcus McGuff (Austin Community College)