Listed below are the sections of the text which we will cover in class and the lecture dates on which those sections are scheduled to be covered. We will generally cover two sections per day. All test and lecture dates are subject to change; any changes will be announced in class and updated on this page. (Test date changes will be announced at least one week ahead of time.)
(Note: Test and lecture dates given below refer only to sections 4, 5 and 6 of Math 73. If you're in another section, check with your instructor for your class's schedule.)
| Chapter 1: Review of Real Numbers | Chapter 2: First-Degree Equations and Inequalities | |||||
| 1.1 | (Wed. 9/1) | Introduction to Real Numbers | 2.1 | (Mon. 9/13) | Equations in One Variable | |
| 1.2 | (Wed. 9/1) | Operations on Rational Numbers | 2.2 | (Mon. 9/13) | Coin, Stamp and Integer Problems | |
| 1.3 | (Wed. 9/8) | Variable Expressions
(Skip Example #5 and Problem #5) |
2.3 | (Wed. 9/15) | Value Mixture and Motion Problems | |
| 2.4 | (Wed. 9/15) | Applications: Problems involving Percent | ||||
| 1.4 | (Wed. 9/8) | Verbal Expressions and Variable Expressions | 2.5 | (Mon. 9/20) | Inequalities in One Variable | |
| 2.6 | (Mon. 9/20) | Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities | ||||
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| Chapter 3: Linear Functions and Inequalities in Two Variables | Chapter 4: Systems of Equations and Inequalities | |||||
| 3.1 | (Wed. 9/22) | The Rectangular Coordinate System
(Skip section 3.1.3: "Graph a scatter diagram") |
4.1 | (Mon. 10/4) | Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing and by the Substitution Method | |
| 3.2 | (Wed. 9/22) | Introduction to Functions | ||||
| 3.3 | (Wed. 9/22) | Linear Functions | 4.2 | (Wed. 10/6) | Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the
Addition Method
(Skip section 4.2.2 -- solving systems in three variables) |
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| 3.4 | (Wed. 9/29) | Slope of a Straight Line | ||||
| 3.5 | (Wed. 9/29) | Finding Equations of Lines | 4.4 | (Wed. 10/6) | Application Problems in Two Variables | |
| 3.6 | (Mon. 10/4) | Parallel and Perpendicular Lines | ||||
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| Chapter 5: Polynomials and Exponents | Chapter 6: Rational Exponents and Radicals | |||||
| 5.1 | (Mon. 10/11) | Exponential Expressions
(Skip 5.1.3 and 5.1.4 -- scientific notation) |
6.1 | (Mon. 10/25) | Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions | |
| 5.2 | (Mon. 10/11) | Introduction to Polynomials | 6.2 | (Mon. 10/25) | Operations on Radical Expressions | |
| 5.3 | (Mon. 10/11) | Multiplication of Polynomials
(Skip section 5.3.4: "Application Problems") |
6.3 | (Wed. 10/27) | Complex Numbers | |
| 5.4 | (Mon. 10/18) | Division of Polynomials | 6.5 | (Wed. 10/27) | Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions | |
| 5.5 | (Mon. 10/18) | Factoring Polynomials | ||||
| 5.6 | (Wed. 10/20) | Special Factoring | ||||
| 5.7 | (Wed. 10/20) | Solving Equations by Factoring | ||||
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| Chapter 7: Rational Expressions | Chapter 8: Quadratic Equations and Inequalities | |||||
| 7.1 | (Mon. 11/1) | Introduction to Rational Functions | 8.1 | (Wed. 11/10) | Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots | |
| 7.2 | (Mon. 11/1) | Operations on Rational Expressions | ||||
| 7.3 | (Wed. 11/3) | Complex Fractions | 8.2 | (Wed. 11/10) | Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square and by Using the Quadratic Formula | |
| 7.4 | (Wed. 11/3) | Rational Equations | ||||
| 8.3 | (Mon. 11/15) | Equations Reducible to Quadratic Equations | ||||
| Chapter 12: Conic Sections | 8.4 | (Mon. 11/15) | Applications of Quadratic Equations | |||
| 12.1 | (Mon. 11/22) | The Parabola | 8.5 | (Wed. 11/17) | Nonlinear Inequalities | |
| 12.2 | (Mon. 11/22) | The Circle | 8.6 | (Wed. 11/17) | Properties of Quadratic Functions | |
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FINAL EXAMINATION
Tuesday, December 14
2:00-4:00 PM
Last update: 10/11/99
Kurt Ludwick (ludwick@math.temple.edu)