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MTH-122W Week 3 (September 8-14)

• Outline
• Assessments
• Handouts
• Videos
• Technology

Outline

1.1 Linear Equations and Applications

• recommended problems
  • 8, 14, 18, 22, 28, 34, 36, 42, 46, 50, 54, 60, 62, 66
• learning objectives
  • solve simple linear equations
  • solve equations involving fractions
  • solve equations involving decimals
  • solve equations for one variable in terms of another
  • solve applied problems

1.2 Quadratic Equations and Applications

• recommended problems
  • 6, 12, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 42, 48, 52, 56, 58, 62, 66
• learning objectives
  • solve a quadratic equation by factoring
  • solve a quadratic equation by completing the square
  • solve a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula
  • set up and solve applied problems involving quadratic equations

1.3 Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

• recommended problems
  • 10, 44, 14, 18, 20, 22, 34, 38, 40, 50, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 70, 80
• learning objectives
  • define a complex number
  • perform arithmetic with complex numbers
  • find the complex solutions of a quadratic equation

1.4 Other Types of Equations: Rational and Radical Equations

• recommended problems
  • 6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, 34, 38, 40, 44, 47, 50, 52, 54, 56
• learning objectives
  • solve polynomial equations by reduction to quadratic form
  • solve equations consaining rational expressions
  • solve equations containing radical expressions
  • solve applied problems

Assessments

• All assessments are completed at https://www.xyzhomework.com
• Calendar of all XYZ Homework assessment deadlines (homework, quizzes, exams)
• Homework
  • Homework 3 due by 11:59pm, Saturday, September 14: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
  • Homework 4 due by 11:59pm, Saturday, September 21: Sections 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2
• 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

Handouts

• Announcements
  • Schmidt Award
  • Math Graduate Award
  • Honors Program introduction
  • Tutoring Center services
• Graph Paper is a folder containing a variery of graph paper
  • Rectangular Grids 1 Large Coarse
  • Rectangular Grids 1 Large Medium
  • Rectangular Grids 3 Small
  • Rectangular Grids 6 Small
  • Rectangular Grids 3 Wide
• Quadratic Functions and Expressions
  • parabola facts
  • the quadratic formula
  • complete the square
  • completing the square examples
  • complete the square and the quadratic formula

Videos

• Playlists
  • MTH-122 Recommended Problems
  • MTH-122 Topics
• Recommended Problems
  • Chapter R
  • Chapter 1
• Topics
  • Chapter R
    • scientific notation
    • the \(ac\)-method
    • rationalizing denominators
  • Chapter 1
    • the quadratic formula
    • complex numbers
    • completing the square

Technology

• Communication
  • Zoom
  • Joining a Zoom Webinar
• Calculator
  • TI-84 Keystroke Guide
• Desmos
  • A Line Through Two Points
  • The Vertex Form of a Parabola
  • The Roots of Quadratic Equations