Here is an approximate plan of our meetings, topics to be covered and HW assignments:
Date | Materials | HW assignment |
Week 1 | ||
08/27 | Welcome to the 1st day of classes!!! topics: 1.1 Review of Fractions Online resources: 1) Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, adding and subtracting mixed numbers: start with this video and go over other videos and guided practice (marked with the star) - you will see the menu on the left. 2) Multiplying fractions (video example) 3) Multiplying fractions (guided practice) 4) Multiplying fractions and whole numbers (video example) 5) Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers (video example) 6) Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers (guided practice) 7) Dividing fractions by fractions 1 (video example) 8) Dividing fractions by fractions 2 (video example) 9) Dividing fractions by fractions (guided exercise) 10) Simplifying fractions (guided practice) 11) LCD (bunch of videos, starting with this one) 12) Comparing fractions (start with this one and proceed further) 13) Adding and subtracting mixed number with unlike denominators: start with this video, then proceed further 14) Multiplying mixed numbers (video example) 15) Multiplying mixed numbers (guided practice) |
HW0: (due date: Wednesday, 08/28) 1) check if you got an e-mail from me 2) visit this web-site 3) login into the WeBWork online homework system |
08/29 | topics: 1.1 Review of Fractions (continues) |
HW 01-Review of Fractions (due date: Friday, 09/06) at WeBWork |
Week 2 | ||
09/02 | Labor Day. College is closed, no classes | |
09/03 | topic: 1.2 Addition and Subtraction of Real Numbers Announcement: starting from next week we will be meeting in a computer lab ME 318 on Thursdays Online resources: 1) Intro to negative numbers (video, 9:35 mins) 2) Intro to negative numbers (guided practice) 3) Adding/subtracting negative numbers (video, 9:15 mins) 4) Adding negative numbers example (video example) 5) Adding numbers with different signs (video example) 6) Adding negative numbers (guided practice) 7) Subtracting a negative = adding a positive (video, 1:32 mins) 8) Subtracting negative numbers (guided practice) |
HW 02-Real Numbers-Introduction, HW 03-Real Numbers-Adding and Subtracting , (due date: Tuesday, 09/10) at WeBWork |
09/05 | BCC follows Monday schedule! topics: 1.3 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers 1.4.1-1.4.2 (ignore radicals for now) Exponents and Radicals, and 2.1 Order of operations (the practice will be in the next class) Online resources: 1) Multiplying positive & negative numbers (video, 5:43 mins) 2) Multiplying numbers with different signs (video example) 3) Dividing positive and negative numbers (video, 4:51) 4) Multiplying and dividing negative numbers (rules, video, 8:29 mins) 5) Multiplying & dividing negative numbers (guided practice) 6) Intro to order of operations (video, 9:39 mins) 7) Order of operations (video example) 8) Order of operations 2 (video example) 9) Order of operations (guided practice) |
HW 04-Real Numbers-Multiplying and Dividing (due date: Friday, 09/13) HW 05-Exponents and Order of Operations (due date: Tuesday, 09/17) at WeBWork |
Week 3 | ||
09/09 |
topics: Sections 2.1 Order of operations (the practice) 3.2.1 Transition to Algebra, Online resources: 1) Writing basic expressions with variables (video example) 2) Writing basic expressions with variables (summary, not a video) 3) Writing basic expressions with variables (guided practice) 4) Writing expressions with variables (another bunch of video examples) 5) Writing expressions with variables (guided practice) 6) Writing expressions with variables & parentheses (video example) |
HW 06-Transition to Algebra, (due date: Tuesday, 09/17 - changed to Friday, 09/20) at WeBWork |
09/10 |
topic: 2.2 Evaluating algebraic expressions 3.1 Solving Linear Equations Online resource: There is a bunch of videos and practices for this here: Algebra I: one variable linear equations. |
HW 07-Evaluating Algebraic Expressions (due date: Friday, 09/20) at WeBWork |
09/12 lab: ME 318 |
working on homeworks | |
Week 4 | ||
09/16 |
topics: 3.1 Solving Linear Equations | HW09-Solving Linear Equations (due date: Friday, 09/24) at WeBWork |
09/17 | topics:3.1 Solving Linear Equationsword problems) 3.3 Literal Equations, Online resources: 1) one video example, then you can see Practice option in the left menu. 2) manipulating formulas (and more in the left menu) 3) One-variable linear inequalities (a bunch of video examples and practice) All the material we covered so far and section 3.4 will be on Test 1, which will be on Thursday, 09/26 Pactice/review/sample test will be on Tuesday, 09/24 More information about Test 1 can be found in Tests and Final Exam |
HW 10-Formulas (due date: Tuesday, 09/24) at WeBWork |
09/19 lab: ME 318 |
working on homeworks | |
Week 5 | ||
09/23 |
3.4 Linear Inequalities in One Variable Test 1 review |
HW 13-Solving Linear Inequalities (due date: Friday, 10/04) at WeBWork |
09/24 |
Test 1 review |
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09/26 |
Test 1 |
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Week 6 | ||
09/30 | Rosh Hashanah (no classes at BCC) |
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10/01 | Rosh Hashanah (no classes at BCC) |
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10/03 |
topic: Section 4.1 Linear equations in two variables and working on homeworks Online resources: 1) Two-variable linear equations intro (see also a bunch of other video examples and practice in the left menu) |
HW 14-Two Variable Equations (due date: Friday, 10/11 ) at WeBWork |
Week 7 | ||
10/07 |
topics: Section 4.2 The cartesian coordinate system Section 4.3 Graphing linear equations lecture slides: 4_3GraphingLinearEquations.pdf Online resources: 0) Cartesian coordinate system 1) graphing video example 1 (pick a value for one variable, find another one) 2) graphing video example 2 (intercepts method) 3) graphing video example 3 (slope-intercept method) |
HW 15-The Cartisian Coordinate System, HW 16-Lines-Graphing(due date: Friday, 10/18) at WeBWork |
10/08 | Yom Kipur, no classes at BCC |
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10/10 lab |
working on homeworks | |
Week 8 | ||
10/14 |
Columbus Day. BCC is closed. | |
10/15 | topics: Section 4.4 The slope of a line |
HW 17-Lines - Slope (due date: Tuesday, 10/22) at WeBWork |
10/16 |
BCC follows Monday schedule! topics: Section 4.5 Equations of lines Lecture slides: MTH05_4_4Slope-4_5ThePointSlopeForm.pdf |
HW 18-Lines-Equations, (due date: Friday, 10/25) at WeBWork |
10/17 lab |
working on homeworks |
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Week 9 |
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10/21 |
topic: Section 4.7 Systems of linear equations (solving by graphing, by elimination and substitution methods) Here are some nice videos and interactive practice that cover today's material: Solving systems of linear equations by graphing: lecture (9 mins): https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/v/solving-linear-systems-by-graphing practice: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/e/graphing_systems_of_equations Here are some nice videos and interactive practice that cover today's material: Solving systems of linear equations by elimination and substitution methods: lectures: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/v/solving-linear-systems-by-substitution (10 mins) , https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/v/solving-systems-of-equations-by-elimination(13 mins) https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/v/solving-systems-of-equations-by-multiplication (12 mins) practice: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-systems/core-algebra-systems-tutorial/e/systems_of_equations |
HW 20-Graphing Systems of Linear Equations HW 21-Solving Systems of Linear Equations (due date: Friday, 11/1) at WeBWork |
10/22 | topic: Section 4.6 Graphing linear inequalities in two variables Here are some videos for refreshing your memory/review: Introduction to graphing linear inequalities in two variables (<=): https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-graphing-linear-inequalities/v/graphing-inequalities Example 2 (<): https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-graphing-linear-inequalities/v/graphing-linear-inequalities-in-two-variables-example-2 Example 3 (<): https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-graphing-linear-inequalities/v/graphing-inequalities-2 |
HW 19-Linear Inequalities in Two Variables (due date: Friday, 11/01) at WeBWork |
10/25 lab |
working on homeworks The Midterm Grade will be comprised of: Homeworks (1-18): 50% Tests 1 and 2 average: 50% |
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Week 10 | ||
10/28 | Review | |
10/29 | Test 2 | |
10/31 lab |
working on homeworks | |
Week 11 | ||
11/04 | topics: Section 5.1 Integer Exponents Online resources: 1) 5^3 (video), 2) 6*6*6*6*6*6*6*6 = 6^8 (video), 3) practice: intro to exponents, 4) (-2)^3 and raising numbers to powers 1 and 0 |
HW 22-Positive Integer Exponents, HW 23-Negative Integer Exponents (due date: Tuesday, 11/12) at WeBWork |
11/05 |
topic: Section 5.2 An introduction to polynomials Section 5.3 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials, Section 5.4 Multiplying Polynomials |
HW 25-Polynomial-Introduction HW 26-Polynomials-Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing (due date: Friday, 11/15) at WeBWork |
11/07 lab |
working on homeworks | |
Week 12 | ||
11/11 |
topics: Section 5.5 Division of polynomials by monomials Factoring polynomials: Section 5.6.1 The Greatest Common Factor Section 5.6.2 The Grouping Method Section 5.6.3 Special Products |
HW 27-Factoring-Introduction HW 28-Factoring-Special Products (due date: Tuesday, 11/19) at WeBWork |
11/12 | topics: Factoring polynomials Section 5.6.4 - 5.6.5 Factoring Trinomials Section 5.6.6 Summary |
HW 29-Factoring-Trinomials (due date: Friday, 11/22) at WeBWork |
11/14 lab |
working on homeworks | |
Week 13 | ||
11/18 |
topics: Section 5.7 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring Section 5.8 Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic Equations |
HW 30-Factoring-Solving Quadratic Equations (due date: Friday, 11/22) at WeBWork |
11/19 | Review/Sample Test 3 | |
11/21 lab | working on homeworks | |
Week 14 | ||
11/25 | Test 3 | |
11/26 |
topics: Section 6.1 Roots and Radicals Here are the links to the Khan Academy, covering radicals: 1) https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/basic-alg-foundations/alg-basics-roots/v/introduction-to-square-roots 2) https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-home/alg-exp-and-log/alg-simplify-radical-expressions/v/simplifying-square-roots-1 3) https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-cube-root/v/introduction-to-cube-roots You will see on the left a list/menu of video lectures and practices (with hints and solutions). This covers Sections 6.1 and 6.2. In the second link, from the list/menu on the left, ignore "Worked example: rationalizing the denominator" and "Simplifying radical expressions (addition)" videos- they are with variables. |
HW 31-Radicals - Introduction, HW 32-Radicals - Simplifying (due date: Friday, 12/6) at WeBWork |
11/28 | Thanksgiving break | |
Week 15 | ||
12/02 | topics: Section 6.2 Operations on Radicals |
HW 33-Radicals-Operations (due date: Friday, 12/6) at WeBWork |
12/03 |
Final Exam Review | 12/05 lab |
working on HWs | no HW assignment |
Week 16 | ||
12/09 |
Final Exam Practice | |
12/10 | Test 4 | |
12/12 lab |
Final Exam Practice |