M113  Assignments Rich Wersinger - Heald College Mon. Tues. Wed. Thu. Fri. 8:00 to 10:05 am M113B 10:25 am to 12:30 pm M113B       6:00 pm to 8:05 pm					< Calendar < M113 Course Information < M113 Instructor Vision < M113 Syllabus < M113 Topics < M113 Homework Notebook and Homework Guide
Welcome Page About Your Instructor M113 Course Information Important Information for All Students Tips and Hints Explore some helpful links for Algebra, Heald Colleges Portland Campus Services		Weekly M113 Assignments Week Eleven - Due Monday, July 2, 2001 - - Right Triangles - Intro to Trigonometry Read Chapter 15, only Section 15-3, page 479. Read Chapter 16, Sections 16-1 and 16-2, pages 515 through 527. Complete Exercises 16-2, page 528, Problems Number 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 20, 23, 29, 30, 37, 39, 41, and 43. You might check out Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry. Dave is a professor at Clark University in Worcester, MA. Dave's lesson about Right Triangles is particularly relevant to our current exploration. Did you discover what are Pythagorean triples? (tee, hee!) Check out Discovery School's Solving Right Triangles with Trigonometry. Check out Discovery School's solver using Trigonometric Functions (Sine, Cosine, and Tangent). maths Online has an interesting set of Java applets to demonstrate the basics of Trigonometry. Don't forget to wait for the applet to load before exploring this page. maths Online has an interesting set of Java applets to demonstrate Trigonometric Functions. Don't forget to wait for the applet to load before exploring this page. Check out a Practice M113 Final Test (MS Word 140k). Check out the Answers to a Practice Final Test (MS Word 812k)! Week Ten - Due Monday, June 25, 2001 - Graphing Linear Equations, Finding Slopes, Slope Intercept Form Complete all Practice Problems in Handout of Thursday, June 21, 2001. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Graphing Overview. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Graphing Linear Equations. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on x-intercepts and y-intercepts. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Determining the Slope of a Linear Equation (Straight Line). Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Slope and y-intercept. Check out a Practice M113 Final Test (MS Word 140k). Check out the Answers to a Practice Final Test (MS Word 812k)! Week Nine - Due Thursday, June 21, 2001 - Graphing Linear Equations. Graph these Linear Equations: Construct a T-table for each equation. Plot at least three points on the Cartesian Coordinate System. Identify the x-intercept and y-intercept of each line. y=x+4 y=2x+3 y=3x-2 y=-2x+5 y=(3/2)x+1 y=(-2/3)x+5 2x+y=5 -3x+6y=6 4x+4y=12 -8x+4y=8 Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Graphing Overview. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Graphing Linear Equations. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on x-intercepts and y-intercepts. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Determining the Slope of a Linear Equation (Straight Line). Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on Slope and y-intercept. Week Nine - Due Monday, June 18, 2001 - Solving Quadratic Equations. Complete Exercises 11-3, page 357. Odd problems 1 through 27. Complete Exercises 11-4, page 359. Odd problems 21 through 31. Week Eight - Due Thursday, June 14, 2001 - Solving Quadratic Equations. Complete Exercises 11-2, page 349 All problems 1 through 20. Odd Problems 21 through 29. Make sure you check your solutions for the unknown. Read the Math for Morons like Us, lesson about Solving Quadratic Equations, for some additional help. Week Eight - Due Monday, June 11, 2001 - Introduction to solving Quadratic Equations. Read Chapter 11, pages 340 through 358. Take a look at PurpleMath's explanations about using the Quadratic Formula to solve Quadratic Equations. For my really enthusiastic students you might find PurpleMath's Lesson on Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square of interest. This lesson also includes a derivation of the Quadratic Formula. You'll find that derivation at the very bottom of the lesson. The standard form of the Quadratic Equation is written as Week Seven - Due Thursday, June 7, 2001 - Factoring Trinomials Test Prepare for Test 3 covering Factoring Polynomials and Trinomials. You can download a MS Word (132k) copy of Test 3. Complete Handout Lesson 15. Practice problems 1 through 50. Week Seven - Due Monday, June 4, 2001 - Factoring Trinomials Complete Exercises 8-3, page 254 Odd problems 1 through 35. Complete Exercises 8-5, page 261 Odd problems 1 through 10. You might take a little time on the Math for Morons like Us, lesson about Factoring, for some help with factoring of trinomials. Week Five - Due Thursday, May 24, 2001 - Algebra Operations - Division of Polynomials and Factoring We will have a short test which will focus on the division of polynomials by polynomials. You can download a MS Word (60k) copy of Test 2. Be able to complete problems such as those in Exercises 7-4, page 231, problems 13 through 32. Continuing reading Chapter 8, Section 8-1 Complete Exercises 8-1, page 241, Odd numbered problems 13 through 35. Week Five - Due Monday, May 21, 2001 - Algebra Operations - Division of Polynomials Chapter 7, Exercises 7-4, page 231, Odd numbered problems 13 through 31. Week Four - Due Thursday, May 17, 2001 - Algebra Operations - Division of Polynomials Chapter 7, Exercises 7-4, page 231, Odd numbered problems 13 through 31. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on polynomials overview. Check out PurpleMath's Lessons on multiplying polynomials, and dividing polynomials Check out Volunteer State Community College's explanation of dividing polynomials using the long division process. Check out Sonoma State University's Steve Wilson's explanation of dividing polynomials using the long division process. Week Four - Due Monday, May 14, 2001 - Algebra Operations Complete Test 1. You can download a MS Word (120k) copy of Test 1. Week Three - Due Monday, May 7, 2001 - Basic Algebra Operations (continued) Chapter 7, Exercises 7-3, page 225, Odd numbered problems 1 through 25 and problem number 41. Week Two - Due Thursday, May 3, 2001 - Basic Algebra Operations (continued) Chapter 7, Exercises 7-1, page 214, Problems 9 through 20 and odd numbered problems 29 through 33. Chapter 7, Exercises 7-2, page 222, Odd numbered problems 1 through 9, 29 though 39, and Problem 47. Week Two - Due Monday, April 30, 2001 - Basic Algebra Operations Read Introduction to Technical Mathematics, Chapter 7, Sections 7-1 and 7-2, pages 209 to 223. Complete Baseline Self-assessment and bring to class. Download a MS Word copy of the Baseline Self-assessment. Download a MS Word copy of the Baseline Self-assessment answerkey. Read Successful Student Habits and be prepared to sign your Student-Instructor Contract. Bring to the classroom your textbook, Casio fx-115w calculator, loose-leaf notebook, paper, and pencils. Check out a good discussion about Solving Algebraic Equations (Understanding Algebra online textbook) Read all about simplifying algebraic expressions. Checkout an excellent discussion about literal numbers. Are you brave enough to take PurpleMath's Math Study Skills Self Survey? If you are feeling some level of anxiety about our Algebra class, check out what Professor Freedman says about Math Anxiety! Return to top of page
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