(MTH-PC) - Pre-Calculus:

​College Algebra
Monday 1:30 - 3:00
​Raleigh - The Barn
Thursday 1:30 - 3:00
Cary - The Forge
Reference Material:

Week 1: Session 1

September 8th
Topics: Class Introduction
Assignment: Register and complete Quiz 1 (due September 15th)

Week 1: Session 2

September 12th
Topics:
0.1 Linear Equations
Solving Linear Equations in One Variable and Applications Involving Linear Equations

0.2 Quadratic Equations
Factoring and Square Root Method
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW2 (due Sept 19th)
​Quiz 2 (due Sept 19th)

Week 2: Session 3

September 15th
Topics:
0.2 Quadratic Equations
Completing the Square and The Quadratic Formula, and Graphing Quadratic Equations
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW3 (due Sep 22nd)
​Quiz 3 (due Sep 22nd)
Note: Technical difficulties... fast forward to 25 minute mark.

Week 2: Session 4

September 19th
Topics:
0.2 Quadratic Equations
Completing the Square and The Quadratic Formula, and Graphing Quadratic Equations
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW4 (due Sep 26th)
​Quiz 4 (due Sep 26th)

Week 3: Session 5

September 22nd
Topics:
0.3 Other Types of Equations
Rational Equations, Radical Equations, and Factorable Equations
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheets
Online HW5 (due Sep 29th)
Quiz 5 (due Sep 29th)

Week 3: Session 6

September 26th
Topics:
0.3 Other Types of Equations
Factorable Equations and Absolute Value Equations​
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW6 (due Oct 3rd)
​Quiz 6 (due Oct 3rd)

Week 4: Session 7

September 29th
Topics:
​0.3 Other Types of Equations
Equations Quadratic in Form: u-Substitution
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW7 (due Oct 6th)
​Quiz 7 (due Oct 6th)

Week 4: Session 8

October 3rd
Topics:
​0.4 Inequalities
Graphing Inequalities and Interval Notation, Linear Inequalities, Polynomial Inequalities. Rational Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW8 (due Oct 10th)
​Quiz 8 (due Oct 10th)

Week 5: Session 9

October 6th
Topics:
​0.4 Inequalities
Absolute Value Inequalities
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW9 (due Oct 13th)
​Quiz 9 (due Oct 13th)

Week 5: Session 10

October 10th
Topics:
​Ch 0 Review (Part 1)
Assignment:
Optional Online HW10 Ch 0 Review
Ch 0 Pre-Test
​Ch 0 Test (due Oct 24th)

Week 6: Session 11

October 17th
Topics:
​​Ch 0 Review (Part 2)
Assignment:
Optional Online HW10 Ch 0 Review
Ch 0 Pre-Test
​Ch 0 Test (due Oct 24th)

Week 6: Session 12

October 20th
Topics:
​0.5 Graphing Equations
Cartesian Plane, The Distance and Midpoint Formulas, Point-Plotting, Using Intercepts and Symmetry as Graphing Aids, and Circles
Assignment:
Online HW12 (due Oct 27th)
​Quiz 12 (due Oct 27th)

Week 7: Session 13

October 24th
Topics:
0.6 Lines
​Graphing a Line, Slope, Equations of Lines, and Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Assignment:
Online HW13 (due Oct 31st)
​Quiz 12 (due Oct 31st)

Week 7: Session 14

October 27th
Topics:
​0.6 Lines
​Graphing a Line, Slope, Equations of Lines, and Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

​0.7 Modeling Variation
Direct Variation, Inverse Variation, and Joint Variation and Combined Variation

0.8 Linear Regression: Best Fit
Scatterplots, Identifying Patterns, and Linear Regression
Assignment:
Online HW14 (due Nov 3rd)
​Quiz 14 (due Nov 3rd)

Week 8: Session 15

October 31st
Topics:
Chapter 0.5 Review
Assignment:
Optional online HW14 Ch 0.5 Review
​Chapter 0.5 Pre-Test
​Chapter 0.5 Test (due Nov 7th)

Week 8: Session 16

November 3rd
Topics:
​1.1 Functions
Definition of a Function, Functions Defined by Equations, Function Notation, and Domain of a Function
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW16 (due Nov 10th)
Quiz 16 (due Nov 10th)

Week 9: Session 17

November 7th
Topics:
​1.2 Graphs of Functions
Recognizing and Classifying Functions, Increasing and Decreasing Functions, Difference Quotient, Average Rate of Change, and Piecewise-Defined Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW17 (due Nov 14th)
Quiz 17 (due Nov 14th)

Week 9: Session 18

November 10th
Topics:
​​​​​1.2 Graphs of Functions
Average Rate of Change, and the Difference Quotient
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
​Online HW18 (due Nov 17th)
​Quiz 18 (due Nov 17th)

Week 10: Session 19

November 14th
Topics:
​​1.2 Graphs of Functions
Recognizing and Classifying Functions, Increasing and Decreasing Functions, Difference Quotient, Average Rate of Change, and Piecewise-Defined Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
​Online HW19 (due Nov 28th)
​Quiz 19 (due Nov 28th)

Week 10: Session 20

November 17th
Topics:
​1.3 Graphing Techniques: Transformations
Horizontal and Vertical Shifts, Reflection About the Axes, and Stretching and Compressing
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
​Online HW20 (due Dec 1st)
Quiz 20 (due Dec 1st)

Week 11: Session 21

November 28th
Topics:
1.4 Combining Functions, Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Functions, and Composition of Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
​Online HW21 (due Dec 5th)
Quiz 21 (due Dec 5th)

Week 11: Session 22

December 1st
Topics:
​​​1.5 One-to-One Functions and Inverse Functions
One-to-One Functions, Inverse Functions, Graphical Interpretation of Inverse Functions, and Finding the Inverse Function
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
​Online HW22 (due Dec 8th)
Quiz 22 (due Dec 8th)

Week 12: Session 23

December 5th
Topics:
​Chapter 1 Review (Part 1)
Assignment:
Optional HW23 Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1 Pre-Test
​Chapter 1 Test (due Dec 12th)

Week 12: Session 24

December 8th
Topics:
Chapter 1 Review (Part 2)
Assignment:
Optional HW23 Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1 Pre-Test
​Chapter 1 Test (due Dec 12th)

Week 13: Session 25

December 12th
Topics:
​2.1 Quadratic Functions
Graphs of Quadratic Functions: Parabolas and Finding the Equation of a Parabola
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW25 (due Jan 9th)
​Quiz 25 (due Jan 9th)

Week 13: Session 26

December 15th
Topics:
​2.2 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
Identifying Polynomial Functions, Graphing Polynomial Functions Using Transformations of Power Functions, Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function, and Graphing General Polynomial Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW26 (due Jan 12th)
Quiz 26 (due Jan 12th)

Week 14: Session 27

January 5th
Topics:
​2.2 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
Identifying Polynomial Functions, Graphing Polynomial Functions Using Transformations of Power Functions, Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function, and Graphing General Polynomial Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW26 (due Jan 12th)
Quiz 26 (due Jan 12th)
Due to technical issues resulting in a shorter class, there is no Homework or Quiz 27.

Week 14: Session 28

January 9th
Topics:
​​2.3 Dividing Polynomials
Long Division of Polynomials, and Synthetic Division of Polynomials
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW28 (due Jan 16th)
Quiz 28 (due Jan 16th)

Week 15: Session 29

January 12th
Topics:
​​2.4 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function
The Remainder Theorem and the Factor Theorem, The Rational Zero Theorem and Descartes’ Rule of Signs, Factoring Polynomials, The Intermediate Value Theorem, and Graphing Polynomial Functions

2.5 Complex Zeros: The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Complex Zeros and Factoring Polynomials
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW29 (due Jan 19th)
Quiz 29 (due Jan 19th)

Week 15: Session 30

January 16th
Topics:
​​​2.6 Rational Functions
Domain of Rational Functions, Vertical, Horizontal, and Slant Asymptotes, and Graphing Rational Functions
Assignment:
Supplemental Worksheet
Online HW30 (due Jan 23rd)
Quiz 30 (due Jan 23rd)

Week 16: Session 31

January 19th
Topics:
​​​2.6 Rational Functions
Domain of Rational Functions, Vertical, Horizontal, and Slant Asymptotes, and Graphing Rational Functions

​Review Chapter 2
Assignment:
No HW or Quiz 31

Week 16: Session 32

January 23rd
Topics:
​Review Chapter 2
Assignment:
Optional HW32 Ch 2 Review
Chapter 2 Pre-Test
​Chapter 2 Test (due Jan 30th)
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