MATH 001 Introductory Algebra
Textbook: either book listed below is suitable for this course
• Introductory Algebra, Custom Edition for IUPUI, Bittinger, Ellenbogen &
Johnson
• Elementary & Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications, 4th Ed; Bittinger,
Ellenbogen & Johnson
| Day | Date | Topics | HW Due (11:59pm) |
| 1 | Monday 1/12 | Introduction MML Chapter 1 Pretest 1.1 Introduction to Algebra |
1/19 |
| 2 | Wednesday 1/14 | 1.2 The Commutative, Associative, and
Distributive Laws 1.3 Fraction Notation |
1/21 |
| 3 | Friday 1/16 | 1.4 Positive and Negative Real Numbers 1.5 Addition of Real Numbers |
1/23 |
| Monday 1/19 | NO CLASS – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | ||
| 4 | Wednesday 1/21 | 1.6 Subtraction of Real Numbers 1.7 Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers |
1/26 |
| 5 | Friday 1/23 | 1.8 Exponential Notation and Order of Operations MML Chapter 2 Pretest |
1/28 |
| 6 | Monday 1/26 | 2.1 Solving Equations 2.2 Using the Principles Together **MML Chapter 1 Test opens on 1/26 (cut-off date is 1/29) |
1/30 |
| 7 | Wednesday 1/28 | 2.3 Formulas | 2/2 |
| 8 | Friday 1/30 | 2.4 Applications With Percents Review |
2/2 |
| 9 | Monday 2/2 | Exam #1; Chapters 1 and 2 (2.1 – 2.4) | |
| 10 | Wednesday 2/4 | 2.5 Problem Solving | 2/9 |
| 11 | Friday 2/6 | 2.6 Solving Inequalities 2.7 Solving Applications With Inequalities **MML Chapter 2 Test opens on 2/8 (cut-off date is 2/11) MML Chapter 3 Pretest |
2/11 |
| 12 | Monday 2/9 | 3.1 Reading Graphs, Plotting Points, and Scaling
Graphs 3.2 Graphing Linear Equations |
2/13 |
| 13 | Wednesday 2/11 | 3.3 Graphing Intercepts | 2/16 |
| 14 | Friday 2/13 | 3.4 Rates | 2/18 |
| 15 | Monday 2/16 | 3.5 Slope | 2/20 |
| 16 | Wednesday 2/18 | 3.6 Slope – Intercept Form **MML Chapter 3 Test opens on 2/19 (cut-off date is 2/22) |
2/23 |
| 17 | Friday 2/20 | 3.7 Point – Slope Form Review |
2/23 |
| 18 | Monday 2/23 | Exam #2; Chapters 2 (2.5 – 2.7) and 3 MML Chapter 4 Pretest |
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| 19 | Wednesday 2/25 | 4.1 Exponents and Their Properties | 3/2 |
| 20 | Friday 2/27 | 4.2 Polynomials 4.3 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials |
3/4 |
| 21 | Monday 3/2 | 4.4 Multiplication of Polynomials | 3/6 |
| 22 | Wednesday 3/4 | 4.5 Special Products | 3/9 |
| 23 | Friday 3/6 | 4.6 Polynomials in Several Variables | 3/11 |
| 24 | Monday 3/9 | 4.7 Division of Polynomials **MML Chapter 4 Test opens on 3/9 (cut-off date is 3/12) |
3/13 |
| 25 | Wednesday 3/11 | 4.8 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation Review |
3/13 |
| 26 | Friday 3/13 | Exam #3; Chapter 4 MML Chapter 5 Pretest |
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| Monday 3/16 | NO CLASS – Spring Recess | ||
| Wednesday 3/18 | NO CLASS – Spring Recess | ||
| Friday 3/20 | NO CLASS – Spring Recess | ||
| 27 | Monday 3/23 | 5.1 Introduction to Factoring | 3/27 |
| 28 | Wednesday 3/25 | 5.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Type x^2 + bx + c | 3/30 |
| 29 | Friday 3/27 | 5.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Type ax^2 + bx + c | 4/1 |
| 30 | Monday 3/30 | 5.4 Factoring Perfect-Square Trinomials and Differences of Squares | 4/3 |
| 31 | Wednesday 4/1 | 5.5 Factoring Sums or Differences of Cubes 5.6 Factoring: A General Strategy |
4/6 |
| 32 | Friday 4/3 | 5.7 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring **MML Chapter 5 Test opens on 4/4 (cut-off date is 4/7) |
4/8 |
| 33 | Monday 4/6 | 5.8 Solving Applications Review |
4/8 |
| 34 | Wednesday 4/8 | Exam #4; Chapter 5 MML Chapter 6 Pretest |
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| 35 | Friday 4/10 | 6.1 Rational Expressions | 4/15 |
| 36 | Monday 4/13 | 6.2 Multiplication and Division | 4/17 |
| 37 | Wednesday 4/15 | 6.3 Addition, Subtraction, and Least Common Denominators | 4/20 |
| 38 | Friday 4/17 | 6.4 Addition and Subtraction with Unlike Denominators | 4/22 |
| 39 | Monday 4/20 | 6.5 Complex Rational Expressions | 4/24 |
| 40 | Wednesday 4/22 | 6.6 Solving Rational Equations **MML Chapter 6 Test opens on 4/23 (cut-off date is 4/26) |
4/27 |
| 41 | Friday 4/24 | 6.7 Applications Using Rational Equations and
Proportions, Formulas, and Equations Review |
4/27 |
| 42 | Monday 4/27 | Exam #5; Chapter 6 | |
| 43 | Wednesday 4/29 | Review for Final | |
| 44 | Friday 5/1 | Review for Final | |
| 45 | Monday 5/4 | Review for Final |
**MyMathLab Test cut-off time is 11:59pm.
Final Exam is Friday, May 8th; 8:00am – 10:00am in the Lecture Hall