Elementary Algebra Schedule
Spring '10

INSTRUCTOR:  Geoff Hagopian 
Email: ghagopian@collegeofthedesert.edu
WEB SITE: http://faculty.collegeofthedesert.edu/ghagopian
PHONE: 760-776-7223

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Syllabus Schedule Links Tests Grades
  Monday Wednesday
week 1  2/2/2010

1.1  What is Algebra?  Basic notation 
1.2 Integers
1.3 Adding Integers
1.4 Subtracting Integers
1.5  Multiplying and Dividing Integers

 1.6  The Real Number System
2.1   Equations of Lines
2.2 Algebraic Substitution
week 2  2/9/2010 2.3   The Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms
2.4 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions		 2.5 Translating Phrases and Sentences Algebraically
Chapters 1 and 2  Review
week 3  2/16/2010 President's Day
Holiday		 Chapters 1 and 2 Test
week 4  2/23/2010 3.1  Types of Equations
3.2 Solving First Degree Equations in One Variable and
Applications3.3 More First Degree Equations and Applications
week 5  3/2/2010 3.4 Types of Inequalifites and Basic Properties of Inequalities
3.5  Solving First-Degree Inequlaities in One Variable and Applications
4.1 Fundamental Principle of Fractions

4.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
4.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
4.4 Solving Fractional Equations and Inequalities
week 6  3/9/2010 4.5 Ratio and Proportion

 4.6 Applications
week 7  3/16/2010 Review Chapters 3 and 4 Chapters 3 and 4 Test
week 8  3/23/2010 5.1 The Rectangular (Cartesian) Coordinate System
5.2 Graphing a Linear Equation in Two Variables		 5.3 The Slope
5.4 The Equation of a Line
week 9  4/6/2010 6.1 Interpreting Graphs
6.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations - The Graphical Method		 6.3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations: Algebraic Methods
week 10  4/13/2010 6.4 Applications
Review of Chapters 5 and 6
 Chapters 5 and 6 Test
week 11  4/20/2010 7.1 Exponent Rules
7.2 Zero and Negative Esponents
7.3 Scientific Notation

 7.4 Introduction to Polynomials
7.5 Multiplying Polynomials
7.6 Special Products
week 12  4/27/2010 8.1 Common Factors
8.2 Factoring Trinomials
8.3 More Factoring
 8.4 Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring
8.5 Dividing Polynomials
Chapters 7 and 8 Review
week 13  5/4/210 Chapters 7 and 8 Test 9.1 Reducing Rational Expressions
9.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
week 14  5/11/2010 9.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
9.4 Fractional Equations
9.6 Applications
 10.1 Definitions and Basic Notation
10.2 Properties of Radicals and Simplest Radical Form
Chapters 9 and 10 Review
week 15   5/18/2010 Chapters 9 and 10 Test Cummulative Review
week 16  5/24/2010   Final Exam