Math 99 - Summer 2008

Also known as "Intensive Intermediate Algebra"


Instructor: Mike Story (mstory@shoreline.edu)
Class meets Mondays-Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:45 AM, in room 2905.
Office Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30; Wednesdays, 11:45-12:45. My office is 5310.

The Big List of Homework.

A syllabus. Some frequently asked questions (and their answers.)

New! Final grades. Note that some students requested P/NC grading -- this is not reflected in the grades shown here, but I will assign P's or NC's where appropriate when submitting grades to Shoreline. Enjoy the rest of your summer, everyone!

Homework assigned so far:

  • A, due Tuesday, June 24.
  • B, due Thursday, June 26.
  • C, D, due Monday, June 30.
  • E, due Wednesday, July 2.
  • F, G, due Monday, July 7.
  • H, due Thursday, July 10.
  • I, J, due Monday, July 14.
  • K, due Wednesday, July 16.
  • L, M, due Monday, July 21.
  • O, due Wednesday, July 23.
  • P, due Thursday, July 24.
  • Q, R, due Monday, July 28.
  • S, due Wednesday, July 30.
  • T, due Thursday, July 31.
  • U, V, W, due Monday, August 4.
  • X, due Wednesday, August 6.
  • Γ, Δ, due Monday, August 11.
  • Φ, due Wednesday, August 13.



Math 99 Tentative Schedule. (More Like A Guideline than a Schedule.)

June 23

Review

June 24

2.8 / Sets, interval notation

June 25

9.1 / More sets and inequalities

June 26

9.2 / Absolute value


June 30

9.1, 9.2 / Inequalities and absolute value

July 1

7.1 / Lines

July 2

7.2 / More lines and linear models
Some linear modeling problems.

July 3

NO CLASS


July 7

7.3 / Functions

July 8

7.3 / More about functions

July 9

8.1 / Systems of linear equations

July 10

8.2 / More about systems, substitution


July 14

8.3 / Solving systems, elimination
Today's short activity (with answers)

July 15

8.3 / Solving systems by elimination

July 16

8.5 / applications of systems

July 17

MIDTERM


July 21

10.1, 10.2 / Radical expressions and rational exponents

July 22

10.3 / Simplifying

July 23

10.4 / Adding and subtracting radical expressions

July 24

10.5 / Multiplyin' and dividin' radicals


July 28

10.6 / Solving equations with radicals

July 29

11.1 / Solving quadratic equations without factoring

July 30

11.2 / More solving quadratics; completing the square

July 31

11.3 / The quadratic formula!


Aug. 4

11.6 / Graphs of quadratic functions

Aug. 5

11.7 / Parabolas!

Aug. 6

11.7 / All you could ever want to know about parabolas

Aug. 7

12.2 / Exponential functions


Aug. 11

12.3 / The magic of logarithms

Aug. 12

12 / Logarithms
The worksheet we did in class today. (Answers included.)

Aug. 13

12 / Logarithms

Aug. 14

FINAL EXAM