Math 94: Calendar of Events
August
M 15: course intro; functions; domain & range; linear graphing
W 17: function arithmetic; solving formulas for a variable
M 22: systems of 2 equations (by graphing, by substitution, by elimination)
W 24: applications of systems of equations; systems of 3 equations
Quiz: Solving Formulas; Domain & Range
M 29: using augmented matrices to solve systems
Quiz: System of 2 Equations
W 31: more about the augmented matrix method
Quiz: Domain & Range; Solving Formulas; System of 3 Equations; System Applications
September
W 7: solving inequalities; notation; intersection or union of two sets
Quiz: System of 2 Equations; Augmented Matrix
M 12: more about compound inequalities; "and" vs "or"; inequality with absolute value
Quiz: System of 3 Equations; System Applications; Domain & Range; Solving Formulas
W 14: graphing inequalities in two dimensions; systems of inequalities; linear programming?
Quiz: Augmented Matrix; System of 2 Equations; Composite Inequalities
M 19: introduction to radicals (§10.1); radicals as fractional exponents (§10.2)
Quiz: Absolute Value Inequality; System Applications; Domain & Range; Solving Formulas
W 21: simplifying radical expressions (§§10.3-5)
Quiz: Graphing Inequalities; Compound Inequality; Augmented Matrix (for sys3eq)
M 26: solving radical equations (§10.6); applications to geometry (§10.7)
Quiz: Fractional Exponents; Absolute Value Inequality; Domain & Range; Solving Formulas
W 28: complex numbers (§10.8)
Quiz: Simplifying Radicals; Graphing Inequalities; Compound Inequalities
October
M 3: solving quadratics by completing the square (§11.1) and the quadratic formula (§11.2)
Quiz: Solving Radical Equations; Fractional Exponents; Absolute Value Inequality
W 5: discriminants and types of solutions to quadratics (§11.3); quadratic applications in physics (§11.4)
Quiz: Complex Division; Simplifying Radicals; Graphing Inequalities; Compound Inequalities
M 10: graphing quadratics in vertex (ahk) form (§11.6); converting to vertex form by completing the square (§11.7)
Quiz: Fractional Exponents; Solving Radical Equations; Solving Quadratic Equations
W 12: vertex, symmetry, and intercepts of quadratic graphs (§11.7); finding equation from 3 points on parabola (§11.8)
Quiz: Complex Division; Simplifying Radicals; Falling Objects
M 17: quadratic review
Quiz: Solving Radical Equations; Solving Quadratic Equations; Graph—> Quadratic; Quadratic—> Graph
W 19: quadratic modeling and optimization (§11.8); quadratic inequalities (§11.9)
Quiz: Complex Division; Falling Objects; Parabola from 3 Points
M 24: function composition and inverse functions (§12.1); review laws of exponents
Quiz: Solving Quadratic Equations; Graph—> Quadratic; Quadratic—> Graph
W 26: exponential functions (§12.2); introduce growth & decay; review laws of exponents
Quiz: Falling Objects; Parabola from 3 Points; Quadratic Optimization
M 31: introduction to logarithms (§12.3); properties of logarithms (§12.4)
Quiz: Graph—> Quadratic; Quadratic—> Graph; Inverse Functions
November
W 2: common logarithms, natural logarithms, e, and the change-of-base formula (§12.5)
Quiz: Parabola from 3 Points; Graph Exponential Function; Quadratic Optimization; Falling Objects
M 7: solving exponential and logarithmic equations (§12.6); exponential growth and decay (§12.7)
Quiz: Inverse Functions; Evaluating Rational Logarithms; Simplifying Logarithms
W 9: logarithm review
Quiz: Graph Exponential Function; Quadratic Optimization; Change-of-Base Formula
M 14: binomial expansion theorem (§14.4)
Quiz: Inverse Functions; Evaluating Rational Logarithms; Simplifying Logarithms; Solving Exponential Equations
W 16: arithmetic & geometric sequences (§§14.1-3)
Quiz: Graph Exponential Function; Change-of-Base Formula; Growth & Decay
M 21: arithmetic & geometric series (§§14.1-3)
Quiz: Evaluating Rational Logarithms; Simplifying Logarithms; Solving Exponential Equations; Binomial Expansion
W 23: circles (§13.1); ellipses (§13.2)
Quiz: Change-of-Base Formula; Growth & Decay; Sequences
M 28: hyperbolæ (§13.3); completing the square (§13.1)
Quiz: Solving Exponential Equations; Binomial Expansion; Series
W 30: loose ends from various topics
Quiz: Growth & Decay; Sequences; Conic Sections
December
M 5: Review
Quiz: Binomial Expansion; Series; Conic Sections
W 7: Review
Quiz: Sequences; Conic Sections; Series
M 12: Final Exam
Quiz: Everything!
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