Marcus
McGuff

College Algebra

Distance Learning

Cousre Schedule

 

Important Deadlines:

Return to top

Weekly Class Schedule and Assignments (including Test deadlines):

MATH 1314 College 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.

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

Online Homework

These are the problem number from your textbook; in MyMathLab, you will automatically be give these problems to work if you click on "Online Homework" in the CourseCompass menu and select the appropriate chapter/section number (don't be confused by the numbers you see there)

Written Homework

(An * next to a problem indicates it requires a graphing calculator; these problems are optional, if you are familiar with them - they will not show up on the test. If you find others that are not marked, please report them to me so I can mark them.)

1

Jan 18
-
Jan 24
 1.1 - Numbers, Data, and Problem Solving

9, 19, 23, 39, 43, 53, 57, 79, 95

25, 63, 65, 81, 85
1.2 - Visualizing and Graphing Data 21, 25, 63, 69, 73, 77, 33, 37 43, 49, 55, 61, 65, 71
1.3 - Functions and Their Representations 3, 7, 19, 67, 77, 81, 83, 87, 91, 97, 9, 13, 42, 43 1, 5, 15, 23, 25, 27, 32, 37, 43, 45, 47, 50*, 61, 75, 79, 89, 93, 95
Quiz 1-A (1.1-1.3)

2
Jan 25
-
Jan 31
 1.4 - Types of Functions 1, 9, 19, 21, 27, 31, 48, 55 17, 29, 35, 37, 43, 53
1.5 - Functions and Their Rates of Change 1, 5, 9, 13, 21, 29, 55, 73, 18, 48, 51 17, 25, 31, 35, 37, 43*, 47, 61, 77
Quiz 1-B (1.4-1.5)
2.1 - Linear Functions and Models 3, 9, 11, 15, 19, 33, 41, 49, 69, 73, 77, 21, 45, 48, 61 1, 5, 25, 37, 38, 39, 40, 53, 63, 67

3

Feb 1
-
Feb 7
 2.2 - Equations of Lines 5, 7, 11, 31, 41, 49, 51, 21, 57, 83, 89 9, 15, 19, 39, 43, 47, 65, 71, 81, 87, 101, 103
Quiz 2-A (2.1-2.2)
2.3 - Linear Equations
13, 19, 21, 79, 87, 105, 85, 100, 106 5, 35, 47, 57, 61, 75, 86, 93, 101, 103, 107
2.4 - Linear Inequalitites 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 23, 37, 47, 51, 67, 25, 84 7, 11, 27, 43, 59, 63, 83, 87, 89
4
Feb 8
-
Feb 14
2.4 - Linear Inequalities (finish up)
Quiz 2-B (2.3-2.4)
2.5 - Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities 1, 3, 15, 35, 61, 75, 21, 29, 41, 57, 77, 21, 29, 41, 57, 77 7, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 35, 39, 45, 47, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 71, 73
Quiz 2-C (2.5)

Work the Review for Test 1 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 1 - Review Exercises: 3, 5, 8, 17, 19, 22, 22, 31, 32, 35-45 odd, 46, 50, 61, 62, 69, 71
Ch. 2 - Review Exercises: 1 - 27 odd, 31 - 61 odd, 65, 70, 71, 79

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 11 - Feb 17 (Covers through section 2.5)
Submit Written Homework packet 1 when you finish the test

5
Feb 15
-
Feb 21
3.1 - Quadratic Functions and Models 1, 3, 7, 13, 17, 25, 55, 61, 79, 83, 85, 87, 21, 29, 43, 69 5, 9, 11, 19, 35, 39, 47, 51, 59, 63, 81, 86, 88
3.2 - Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving 1, 9, 15, 33, 49, 63, 65, 71, 83, 93, 115, 47, 73, 77, 97, 105, 107 19, 25, 39, 41, 45, 53, 61, 68, 85, 87, 89, 104
Quiz 3-A (3.1-3.2)
3.3 - Complex Numbers
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 23, 29, 33, 35, 39, 45, 57, 61, 71 27, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 62, 63, 66, 75

6

Feb 22
-
Feb 28
3.4 - Quadratic Inequalities 1, 5, 9, 21, 43, 47, 49, 61 3, 7, 11, 13, 29, 31, 33, 45, 51, 55, 65
Quiz 3-B (3.3-3.4)
3.5 - Transformations of Graphs 1, 7, 9, 21, 31, 37, 45, 47, 49, 65, 75, 29, 39, 51, 62, 58 3, 5, 11, 13, 29, 33, 51, 55,79, 89, 93, 95
Quiz 3-C (3.5)
7
Mar 1
-
Mar 7
4.1 - More Nonlinear Functions and Their Graphs 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 31, 69, 48, 57, 61, 63, 71, 98 1, 7, 11, 23, 35, 47, 53, 65, 73, 81, 85, 91
4.2 - Polynomial Functions and Models 3, 5, 8, 9, 15, 41, 45, 77, 73, 79 1, 16, 25, 31, 35, 55, 67, 75, 85
Quiz 4-A (4.1-4.2)
4.3 - Division of Polynomials 13, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51 7, 9, 15, 32, 46, 47
8
Mar 8
-
Mar 14
4.4 - Real Zeros of Polynomial Functions 13, 21, 31, 39, 43, 47, 55, 57, 61, 87, 15, 19, 33, 85, 65 1, 3, 7, 11, 17, 27, 29, 30, 35, 59, 71, 79, 95, 110
Quiz 4-B (4.3-4.4)
4.5 - The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra 5, 17, 21, 25, 29, 2, 8, 19 1, 3, 11, 15, 39, 41
Quiz 4-C (4.5)

Work the Review for Test 2 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 3 - Review Exercises: 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 43, 44, 45-59 odd, 62-67 all, 71, 72, 73
Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13-16 all, 17-27 odd, 30, 31-37 odd, 41-46 all, 48, 51
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 4.5)
Submit Written Homework packet 2 when you finish the test

Mar 15 - Mar 21 : SPRING BREAK

9

 

 

 

Mar 22
-
Mar 28
4.6 - Rational Functions and Models 1, 15, 21, 33, 47, 49, 51, 53, 27, 73, 40, 55 7, 10, 24, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 81, 85, 93, 96
Quiz 4-D (4.6)
4.7 - More Equations and Inequalities 11, 17, 40, 43, 49, 108, 19, 22, 52, 97 3, 5, 9, 13, 23, 25, 28, 29, 37, 47, 57, 65, 71, 75, 84, 91, 93, 95, 103, 105
4.8 - Radical Equations and Power Functions 1, 9, 13, 17, 18, 33, 35, 45, 53, 63, 87, 43, 58 5, 23, 27, 31,46, 57, 65, 67, 77, 83, 85
Quiz 4-E (4.7-4.8)

10
Mar 29
-
Apr 4
5.1 - Combining Functions 7, 17, 23, 35, 37, 53, 73, 77, 85, 58, 60, 62 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 33, 39, 41, 57, 61, 65, 72, 97
5.2 - Inverse Functions and Their Representations 7, 13, 15, 19, 29, 45, 49, 55, 71, 77, 81, 101, 105, 107, 123, 26, 55, 57, 63, 73, 101 1, 3, 5, 23, 24, 39, 41, 56, 63, 93, 95, 121, 129
Quiz 5-A (5.1-5.2)

11
Apr 5
-
Apr 11
5.3 - Exponential Functions and Models 1, 5, 7, 11, 17, 21, 29, 39, 41, 45, 47, 53, 55, 61, 69, 63, 47, 85 3, 9, 13, 16, 19, 25, 27, 37, 59, 65, 71, 72, 87, 92
5.4 - Logarithmic Functions and Models 3, 5, 23, 33, 35, 37, 45, 49, 61, 69, 73, 79, 83, 99, 105, 117, 119, 125, 77, 89, 113, 115, 127, 13 1, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21, 31, 53, 57, 75, 83, 101, 103,
107, 121, 123
Quiz 5-B (5.3-5.4)
12
Apr 12
-
Apr 18
5.5 - Properties of Logarithms
1, 7, 11, 15, 23, 25, 31, 43, 45, 47, 53, 65, 67, 63, 69 5, 13, 26, 32, 52, 75, 83, 90
5.6 - Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 1, 5, 9, 37, 53, 55, 72, 83, 93, 13, 25, 41, 52, 91, 97, 102 3, 14, 17, 21, 27, 33, 45, 49, 61, 73, 75, 79, 86, 95, 101
Quiz 5-C (5.5-5.6)

Work the Review for Test 3 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 4 - Review Exercises: 52 - 81, 83, 85, 89, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101
Ch. 5 - Review Exercises: 1 - 75 odd, 79, 80, 84, 86, 88
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 15 - Apr 21 (Covers through 5.6)
Submit Written Homework packet 3 when you finish the test

13
Apr 19
-
Apr 25
6.1 - Functions and Systems of Equations in Two Variables. 1, 3, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 43, 47, 51, 71, 81, 89, 116, 139, 23, 79, 41, 101, 29, 126 11, 21, 32, 38, 53, 58, 67, 76, 113, 122, 131, 133,
141
6.3 - Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables 5, 9, 13, 17, 27, 31, 35, 37 1, 3, 7, 23, 33, 39
Quiz 6-A (6.1, 6.3)

14
Apr 26
-
May 2

6.4 - Solutions to Linear Systems Using Matrices

Skip: Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Technology (Optional)

 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 23, 25, 27, 75 10, 11, 19, 21,33, 39, 51, 57, 60, 74
Quiz 6-B (6.4)
6.5 - Properties and Applications of Matrices
1, 5, 11, 16, 21, 27, 31, 35, 39, 41, 44, 65, 67 10, 13, 25, 29, 34, 37, 55

15
May 3
-
May 9
6.7 - Determinants 3, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27 11, 17, 19, 29, 31
Quiz 6-C (6.5, 6.7)

Work the Review for Test 4 (include with your homework packet):
Ch. 6 - Review Exercises: 1-9 all, 15-31 all, 41-43 all (by hand), 45-48, 51
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 6 (Covers through 6.7)
(hole on to written homework packet until you are ready to take the final exam)

16
May 10
-
May 16
Finish all homework, computer work, and review for the Final Exam; then take the Final Exam

Work the Review for Final Exam (include with your homework packet)
Go here and follow the instructions for your review for the final exam.

Final Exam: May 7 - May 12 (Covers everything)
Submit Written Homework packet 4 when you finish the test
(this combines written homework from Test 4 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 Thursday, May 13. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)

16

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

 Return to top

Important Information about Taking Tests in the Testing Center

You must take each test at your designated ACC testing center during the dates it is scheduled to be available. Visit http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/ for information about testing center locations, policies and procedures. Remember that:

  1. You will need to know the following information about your course.

    Synonym number: Can be found here
    Course Number: MATH 1314
    Test Number: Test #1 (will change with each test)
    Instructor Name: Marcus McGuff
    Instructor Home Campus: Northridge
  2. You will need to show a valid photo ID (driver’s license) AND a valid ACC ID. You must come in to an ACC campus in order to obtain an ACC ID card.
  3. You must use the testing center that you selected on your online orientation form. If you need to change that, send me an email message asking to do so (in advance).
  4. You need to bring pencils and eraser. Paper will be provided for you at the testing center. You will also need to bring a scientific calculator. Please remember that you must show all of your work. If you don't have room for this on the test paper itself, please show all work for the problem along with its answer on the scratch paper, clearly labeled with the problem number, and write a note on the test saying "See scratch paper".
  5. The test WILL NOT be graded in the Testing Center -- they will send the tests to me after the deadline and I will grade all of them at the same time. Those grades will usually be posted within a week after the deadline. You'll find those posted in the online gradebook on MyMathLab.

Important note about the final exam:

You will notice that the deadline for the final exam is kind of early compared to the other exams. This is because I have an absolute deadline when I have to turn in your final grades for the course and I have to allow time for the final exams to get to me from the Testing Centers. 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 for a few extra days. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)

Return to top

This webpage was created by Marcus McGuff.
It was last updated on January 8, 2010 .