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MTH-122W Week 1 (August 25-31)

recommended problems
- 10, 14, 24, 30, 36, 40, 46, 66, 72, 78, 82, 88, 92, 96, 99, 102, 104
learning objectives
- understand basic properties of real numbers
- understand set notation
- understand interval notation
- represent an interval of real numbers on the number line
- find the absolute value of a real number
- simplify expressions using order of operations

recommended problems
- 8, 16, 26, 30, 36, 44, 48, 50, 52, 58, 66, 70, 74, 78
learning objectives
- evaluate algebraic expressions
- define positive and negative exponents
- simplify expressions with integer exponents
- write numbers using scientific notation

recommended problems
- 6, 12, 22, 24, 30, 38, 40, 44, 46, 50, 54, 62, 66, 70, 75
learning objectives
- finding the \(n\)-th root of a number
- understand and use rules for radicals
- simplify radical expressions
- add and subtract radical expressions
- understand and use rules for rational expressions
- simplify expressions containing rational exponents

recommended problems
- 10, 14, 20, 26, 30, 36, 38, 46, 50, 54, 60, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74
learning objectives
- define a polynomial
- write a polynomial in descending order
- add and subtract polynomials
- multiply polynomials

All assessments are completed at https://www.xyzhomework.com
Calendar of all XYZ Homework assessment deadlines (homework, quizzes, exams)
Homework
- Homework 1 due by 11:59pm, Saturday, August 31: Sections R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4
- Homework 2 due by 11:59pm, Saturday, September 7: Sections R.5, R.6
Quiz
- Quiz 1 due by 11:59pm, Tuesday, September 10: Chapter R
- Quiz 2 due by 11:59pm, Tuesday, September 24: Chapter 1
Exam
- Exam 1 due by 11:59pm, Thursday, September 26: Chapters R, 1

Playlists
- MTH-122 Recommended Problems
- MTH-122 Topics
Recommended Problems
- Chapter R
Topics
- Chapter R
  - scientific notation
  - the \(ac\)-method
  - rationalizing denominators