Monday, December 10, 2012

4.9: Solving Radical Equations

Objective:

  • Solve radical equations.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Problem Set 4.9:
#2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29

Friday, December 7, 2012

4.8: Rational Exponents

Objectives:

  • Simplify expressions with rational exponents.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Problem Set 4.8:
#1-45 odd

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

4.7: Binomial Radical Expressions

Objectives:

  • Add and subtract radical expressions.
  • Multiply and divide binomial radical expressions.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Example 4

Student Example 4

Problem Set 4.7
#1-31 odd

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

4.6: Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions

Objectives:

  • Multiply radical expressions.
  • Divide radical expressions.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Problem Set 4.6:
#1-33 odd

Monday, December 3, 2012

4.5: Roots and Radical Expressions

Objectives:

  • Simplify nth root expressions.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Problem Set 4.5
#1-34 all

Friday, November 30, 2012

4.4: Rational Equations

Objectives:

  • Solve rational equations.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Problem Set 4.4
# 3-33 multiples of 3
   34, 35

Monday, November 26, 2012

4.3: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Objectives:

  • Add and subtract rational expressions.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Example 4

Student Example 4

Problem Set 4.3:
#3-39 multiples of 3

Friday, November 16, 2012

4.2: Rational Expressions

Objectives:

  • Simplify rational expressions.
  • Multiply and divide rational expressions.
Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 3


4.2 Problem Set:
#4-40 multiples of 4

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

4.1: Rational Functions & their Graphs

Objectives:

  • Define properties of rational functions.
  • Graph rational functions.
Example 1 & Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Problem Set 4.1
#7-10, 13-16, 21


Monday, November 5, 2012

3.6b: The Binomial Theorem

Objectives:
  • Expand using the Binomial Theorem.
  
 
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Problem set 3.6b:
# 27-35 odd


Friday, November 2, 2012

3.6a: The Binomial Theorem

Objectives:
  • Expand binomials using Pascal's triangle.

Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


3.6a problem set: 
1, 2, 8, 16-26 even

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

3.4: Solving Polynomial Equations

Objectives:
  • Solve polynomial equations by graphing.
  • Solve polynomial equations by factoring.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Problem set 3.4
#3-15 odd, 18-22 even, 33-39 odd

Monday, October 22, 2012

3.3: Dividing Polynomials

Objectives:
  • Divide polynomials using long division.
  • Divide polynomials using synthetic division.
Example 1





Student Example 1





Example 2





Student Example 2





Example 3






Student Example 3





Example 4





Student Example 4





Example 5 and Student Example 5


Problem set 3.3
# 1-31 odd


Monday, October 15, 2012

3.2: Polynomials and Linear Factors

Objectives:
  • Find the linear factorization of polynomials.
  • Write polynomials from their zeros.
Example 1


Student Example 1


Example2


Student Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 3


Example 4


Student Example 4


Problem set 3.2
#4-12
14, 15, 18, 19
 28(graphing calculator)

Friday, October 12, 2012

3.1: Polynomial Functions

Objectives:
  • Classify polynomial functions by degree and number of terms
  • Model using polynomial functions (calculator examples done in class)
Example 1

Student Example 1

Problem set 3.1
# 1-25

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

2.5: The Quadratic Formula

Objectives:
  • Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.
Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


 Problem set (in class):
#3-36 multiples of 3, 49

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

2.4: Completing the Square

Objectives:
  • Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3

Student Example 3

Problem set 2.4 (in class):
# 1-6, 24-63 multiples of 3

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

2.3b: Complex Numbers

Objectives:
  • Graph complex numbers in the complex plane.
  • Solve quadratic equations with complex roots.

Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2 & Student Example 2


 Problem Set 2.3b
#11-35 odd (plot a graph)
68-78 even

Saturday, September 22, 2012

2.3a: Complex Numbers

Objectives:
  • Define the complex set of numbers.
  • Manipulate expressions involving complex numbers.

 Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 3


Problem Set 2.3a (in class):
# 26-66 even

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

2.2: Solving Quadratic Equations

Objectives:
  • Solve quadratic equations by factoring.
  • Solve quadratic equations by graphing.

Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


2.2 Problem Set (in class):
 #  3-75 multiples of 3

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2.1b: Factoring Quadratics (special cases)

Objectives:
  • Factor special case quadratics.

Example 1


Student Example 1

Student Example 2

Problem Set 2.1b (in class):
# 8, 10, 14, 16 - 24 all, 58, 65, 71, 74

Monday, September 17, 2012

2.1a: Factoring Quadratics

Objectives:
  • Factor quadratics with a leading coefficient of 1.
  • Factor quadratics with a leading coefficient other than 1.
Example 1

Student Example 1

Example 2

Student Example 2

Example 3


Student Example 3

Problem Set 2.1a (in class):
# 1-6, 29-36, 62, 63, 73

Monday, September 10, 2012

1.6b: Absolute Value Inequalities

Objectives:
  • Solve absolute value inequalities
Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


1.6b problem set (in class)
# 1-3
4-12 even
29, 30

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

1.6a: absolute value equations

Objectives:
  • Solve absolute value equations.
  Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


1.6a problem set
#13-24

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

1.5 Solving Inequalities

Objectives:
  • Solve inequalities.
Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 1


Example 3


Student Example 2


Example 4


Example 5


Student Example 3


Problem Set 1.5
#1-17 odd (with interval notation), 18, 20, 22


Thursday, August 30, 2012

1.4b: Systems of equations in 3 variables

Objectives:
  • Use Gaussian Elimination to solve systems.
Gaussian Elimination


Example 1


Student Example 1


problem set 1.4b (in class)
#7-15 odd, 25

Monday, August 27, 2012

1.4a: Systems of Equations

Objectives:
  • Solve systems using various methods.
Example 1


Student Example 1


Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 2


problem set 1.4 (in class)
# 2-10 even
  11-27 odd

Friday, August 24, 2012

1.3: Solving Equations

Objectives:
  • Translate between verbal and algebraic forms of equations.
  • Use properties of equality to solve equations.
 Example 1
(UPDATE: the final answer should be -19, thanks Kimi for pointing this out!)


Student Example 1


Example 2


Student Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 3


Problem Set 1.3 (in class)
# 1-17 odd, 20, 21

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

1.2: Properties of Real Numbers

Objectives:
  • Classify Real Numbers.
  • Apply properties of Real Numbers in evaluating expressions.
  •  
     
    Example 1
Student Example 1

 Example 2


Student Example 2


Example 3


Student Example 3


Problem set 1.2:
#1-9 odd, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27, 50, 51, 52

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

1.1 Expressions and Formulas


Objectives:
  • Apply order of operations in evaluating expressions.
  • Apply formulas in evaluating expressions.

Example 1

Student Example 1

Student Example 2

Example 2

Student Example3

Problem Set
worksheet 1.1

Friday, August 17, 2012

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