Course Syllabus
Math/208 Version R6
Course Syllabus
College Of Natural Sciences
Math/208 Version R6
College Mathematics I (Algebra I)
Group ID: LBSB06MTH
Instructor: Robert Katz
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Workshop 1 Detailed Agenda
Workshop 2 Detailed Agenda
Workshop 3 Detailed Agenda
Workshop 4 Detailed Agenda
Workshop 5 Detailed Agenda
Course Description
This course begins a demonstration and examination of various concepts of basic algebra. It assists in building
skills for performing specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as
a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are
emphasized throughout the course. Specific applications to disciplines such as statistics, accounting, finance,
and economics are demonstrated and discussed. A variety of other applications, such as geometry, personal
finance, science, and engineering are also presented. This course is the first half of the college algebra
sequence, which is completed in MATH 209: College Mathematics II. Math is a language of logical thinking
using symbols and numbers to quantify.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained
within the following two documents:
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University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies
may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed
modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Rockswold, G. K., & Krieger, T. A. (2013). Beginning and intermediate algebra with applications and
visualization. (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.
All electronic materials are available on the student Course Materials website.
Weekly Point Values
Week One
Individual Assignment: MyMathLab® Orientation (Due in Week 1)
Individual Assignment: Week 1 MyMathLab® Exercises (Due in Week 2)
Individual Assignment: Week 1 MyMathLab® Study Plan (Due in Week 2)
Individual Assignment: Week 1 MyMathLab® Self-Check (Due in Week 2)
Learning Team Chapter 1 Exercises (Due in Week 2)
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5
1
2
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Learning Team (Chapter 1) In-Class Discussion Questions (Due in Week 1)
Learning Team Chapter 1 In-Class Prepared Discussion Questions (Due in
Week 2)
Week Two
Individual Assignment: Week 2 MyMathLab® Exercises (Due in Week 3)
Individual Assignment: Week 2 MyMathLab® Study Plan (Due in Week 3)
Individual Assignment: Week 2 MyMathLab® Self-Check (Due in Week 3)
Individual in class Quiz 2
Learning Team Chapter 2 Exercises (Due in Week 3)
Learning Team Chapter 2 In-Class Prepared Discussion Questions (Due in
Week 3)
Week Three
Individual Assignment: Week 3 MyMathLab® Exercises (Due in Week 4)
Individual Assignment: Week 3 MyMathLab® Study Plan (Due in Week 4)
Individual Assignment: Week 3 MyMathLab® Self-Check (Due in Week 4)
Individual in class Quiz 3
Learning Team Chapter 3, 8.1-8.2 Exercises (Due In Week 4)
Learning Team Chapter 3, 8.1-8.2 In-Class Prepared Discussion Questions
(Due in Week 4)
Week Four
Individual Assignment: Week 4, 5 MyMathLab® Exercises (Due in Week 5)
Individual Assignment: Week 4, 5 MyMathLab® Study Plan (Due in Week 5)
Individual Assignment: Week 4, 5 MyMathLab® Self-Check (Due in Week 5)
Indiviidual in class Quiz 4
Learning Team Exercises Chapter 4, 5.1, 5.5 (Due in Week 5)
Learning Team Chapter 4, 5.1,5.5 In-Class Prepared Discussion Questions
(Due in Week 5)
Week Five
Individual in-class Final Exam
All Weeks
Participation (Individual and Learning Team)
Assignment Totals
Individual
Learning Team
Point Total
1
1
4
1
2
5
5
1
4
1
2
5
5
1
4
1
2
5
5
1
20
10
75
25
100
The Course At A Glance
Readings
When Due: Workshop 1
Chapter 1
Workshop 2
Chapter 2
Individual
Assignments
Access My MathLab;
Do Orientation
Exercises
My MathLab Week 1
Exercises: about Real
Numbers And their
properties; Self-Check
Team Assignments
“Other” Discussion
Questions
Week 1 Exercises; InClass Prepared
Discussion Questions;
Quiz 2
Assessments
Workshop 3
Chapter 3; Chapter 8.1,
8.2
My MathLab Week 2
Exercises: about
solving linear equations
and inequalities; SelfCheck
Week 2 Exercises; InClass Prepared
Discussion Questions
Quiz 3
2
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When Due:
Readings
Individual
Assignments
Team Assignments
Assessments
Workshop 4
Chapter 4, 5.1, 5.5
My MathLab Week 3 Exercises:
Linear Equations (and inequalities) in
2 variables and their graphs; SelfCheck
Week 3 Exercises; In-Class
Prepared Discussion Questions
Quiz 4
3
Workshop 5
Review all readings for Final Exam
My MathLab Week 4 Exercises:
Two Equations with Two
Unknowns; Exponents; Self-Check
Week 4 Exercises; In-Class
Prepared Discussion Questions
Final Exam
Week One: Fundamentals Of Expressions
Details
Due
Objectives
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Readings
Read Ch. 1 of Beginning & Intermediate Algebra With
Applications and Visualization.
Workshop
Week 1
Readings
Read the University of Phoenix Material: MyMathLab® Study Plan.
Workshop
Week 1
Individual
Activities And
Preparation
Points
Identify variables, coefficients, and constants.
Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
Evaluate expressions.
Solve problems using order of operations.
Apply properties of real numbers to algebraic expressions.
Translate English phrases to algebraic expressions.
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Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Using
MyMathLab®
o
Complete the MyMathLab® orientation by clicking
on the MyMathLab® link on your student website
and selecting MyMathLab® Orientation under the
Homework and Tests tab.
Become familiar with the Center for Mathematics Excellence
located in the Library and the tutoring services available by
selecting the Live Math Coaching Learn More Tutoring Link.
To brush up on your prior Math Skills, access the Step-By-Step
Math Review for MTH/208 in the Center for Mathematics
Excellence located in the library tab.
Access to the Khan Academy Videos is found by running
www.khanacademy.org in your Firefox or Chrome Browser, and
clicking on the suggested topic.
Workshop
Week 1
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Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Fractions
Watch the “Fractions” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Equivalent Fractions
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Equivalent Fractions” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Adding Fractions
with Unlike
Denominators
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Adding Fractions with Unlike
Denominators” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Subtracting
Fractions
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Subtracting Fractions” video located
on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Multiplying Fractions
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Multiplying Fractions” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Dividing Fractions
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Dividing Fractions” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Mixed Numbers and
Improper Fractions
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Mixed Numbers and Improper
Fractions” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Adding Mixed
Numbers
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Adding Mixed Numbers” video located
on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Order of Operations
Example
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Order of Operations Example” video
located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Evaluating an Expression with Multiple
Variables” video located on the student website.
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Evaluating an
Expression with
Multiple Variables
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Simple Equations
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Simple Equations” video located on
the student website.
Individual
MyMathLab®
Exercises
MyMathLab® Exercises: Complete the Week One assignment in
MyMathLab® . (Due in Workshop Week 2)
Workshop
Week 2
5
Individual
Week One Study
Plan
Review your Study Plan in MyMathLab® after completing the
homework assignment for the week.
Select topics from this week's materials in your study plan that have
been highlighted for further review.
Continue working on these topics until you add a minimum of five
new correct topics to your Study Plan report. (Due in Workshop
Week 2)
Workshop
Week 2
1
Individual
Week One SelfCheck
Complete the Week One self-check in MyMathLab®. (Due in
Workshop Week 2)
Workshop
Week 2
2
Participation
Participate in class discussion.
Workshop
Week 1
2
1. Learning Team Charter
Workshop
Week 2
0
Workshop
Week 2
5
Workshop
Week 1
1
Learning Team
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
Learning Team
Resource: Learning Team Toolkit
Complete the Learning Team Charter.
2. Exercises:
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Resource: Rockswold & Kreiger, Chapter 1 of
Beginning & Intermediate Algebra With Applications and
Visualization.
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Complete the following exercises:
Section 1.1: P. 11: 96
Section 1.2: P. 25: 114
Section 1.3: P. 33: 79
Section 1.4: P. 44: 106
Section 1.5: P. 51: 84
Section 1.6: P. 59: 100
Section 1.7: P. 70: 104
Section 1.8: P. 78: 92
Learning Team
3. Other In class Discussion Questions
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Learning Team

Using the readings in Ch. 1, identify and explain at least
one real-world application of mathematical concepts
covered in the text, for one of the following areas:
business, health and wellness, science, sports, and
environmental sustainability. Do you think it is easier to
relate this concept to one of these areas over any
other? Explain why.

What is the difference between prime numbers and
composite numbers? How are prime numbers and
composite numbers related? Prime numbers are often
used in cryptography. Why do you think prime numbers
would be more useful for the creation of codes than
composite numbers?

What are the differences among an algebraic
expression, an equation, and a formula? Under what
circumstances would you use each of these? Why do
you think these are sometimes confused?

What is the multiplicative inverse or reciprocal? Why is it
useful to know what a reciprocal is? How might you
explain it to a child who does not yet understand
multiplication?

Why is it important to follow the order of operations?
What are some of the possible outcomes when order of
operations is ignored? If you were to invent a new
notation where order of operations was made clear,
what would you do to make it clear?

Explain the main differences among integers, rational
numbers, real numbers, and irrational numbers. How
are these used in everyday life? How would you explain
the use of each to someone who did not know about the
differences?
Learning Team Instructions: Week One Learning Team InClass Prepared Discussion Questions (Due in
Workshop Week 2)
I. Converting Temperatures

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts a-d from the Group Activity at the end of
section 1.3 in Ch. 1 page 34 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
Workshop
Week 2
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team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.

Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
II. Winning The Lottery

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts a and b from the Group Activity at the
end of section 1.7 in Ch. 1 page 71 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.
Week Two: Linear Equations And Inequalities
Details
Due
Objectives
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Readings
Read Ch. 2 of the text Beginning and Intermediate Algebra.
Workshop
Week 2
Participation
Participate in class discussion.
Workshop
Week 2
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Variables and
Equations
Watch the “Variables and Equations” video located on the student
website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
One-Step Equations
Watch the Khan Academy’s “One-Step Equations” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius”
video located on the student website.
Points
Evaluate linear equations.
Solve linear equations.
Solve equations using formulas.
Use linear equations and inequalities in real-world applications.
Solve linear inequalities.
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Converting
Fahrenheit to
Celsius
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Equations 2
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Equations 2” video located on the
student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Algebraic Word
Problem
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Algebraic Word Problem” video
located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Two-Step Equations
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Two-Step Equations” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Solving Inequalities
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Solving Inequalities” video located on
the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Solving Equations
with the Distributive
Property
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Solving Equations with the Distributive
Property” video located on the student website.
Individual
MyMathLab®
Exercises
MyMathLab® Exercises: Complete the Week Two assignment in
MyMathLab®. (Due in Workshop Week 3)
Workshop
Week 3
4
Individual
Week Two
Study Plan
Review your Study Plan in MyMathLab® after completing the
homework assignment for the week.
Select topics from this week's materials in your study plan that have
been highlighted for further review.
Continue working on these topics until you add a minimum of five
new correct topics to your Study Plan report. (Due in Workshop
Week 3)
Workshop
Week 3
1
Individual
Week Two SelfCheck
Complete the Week Two self-check in MyMathLab®. (Due in
Workshop Week 3)
Workshop
Week 3
2
Individual Quiz
Individual Quiz 2: Complete an in class quiz
Workshop
Week 2
5
Workshop
Week 3
5
Learning Team
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Week Two Learning Team Exercises
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Resource:
Rockswold & Kreiger, Chapter 2 of
Beginning & Intermediate Algebra With Applications and
Visualization.
Complete the Week Two Learning Team Exercises:
Section 2.1: P. 99: 64
Section 2.2: P. 110: 72
Section 2.3: P. 121-123: 40, 48, 88, 96
Section 2.4: P. 135: 70, 84
Section 2.5: P. 148: 112, 116
Learning Team
Week Two Learning Team Prepared Discussion
Questions
I. Geometry

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete Exercises 1–5 from the Group Activity at the
end of section 2.3 in Ch. 2 page 124 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.

Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
II. Global Warming

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete question 6, parts a–e, from the Extended and
Discovery Exercises at the end of Ch. 2 page 156 of the
text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.
Workshop
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Other Discussion Questions

If the cost of a cell phone has decreased 400% during
the past 10 years, does that correspond to a cost
decrease of four times? Explain your answer as though
you were talking to someone who has never taken
algebra.

Can a linear equation and a linear equality be solved
the same way? Explain why. What makes them
different?

What are the four steps for solving an equation? What
are the four steps in solving a problem? Should any
other factors be accounted for when solving an equation
or problem? Should any factors be accounted for when
explaining how to solve an equation or problem?
10
Workshop
Week 2
0
Due
Points
Week Three: Graphs and Linear Functions
Details
Objectives
Readings
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Generate graphs.
Determine the intercepts of a linear function.
Determine the slope of a linear function.
Create a linear equation using data.
Use linear functions in real-world applications.
Identify representations of functions.
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
Read Ch. 3 of the text.
Read parts 8.1 and 8.2 in Ch. 8 of the text.
Participation
Participate in class discussion.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Linear Functions
Watch the “Linear Functions” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Linear Equations in
Standard Form
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Linear Equations in Standard Form”
video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Graphing a Line in Slope-Intercept
Form” video located on the student website.
Workshop
Week 3
Workshop
Week 3
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Graphing a Line in
Slope-Intercept
Form
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Graphs of Linear
Equations
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Graphs of Linear Equations” video
located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Slope of a Line
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Slope of a Line” video located on the
student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Slope Example
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Slope Example” video located on the
student website.
Individual
MyMathLab®
Exercises
Individual
Week Three
Study Plan
Individual
Week Three SelfCheck
Individual Quiz
Learning Team
MyMathLab® Exercises: Complete the Week Three
assignment in MyMathLab®. (Due in Workshop Week 4)
Workshop
Week 4
4
Review your Study Plan in MyMathLab® after completing the
homework assignment for the week.
Select topics from this week's materials in your study plan that have
been highlighted for further review.
Continue working on these topics until you add a minimum of five
new correct topics to your Study Plan report. (Due in Workshop
Week 4)
Workshop
Week 4
1
Complete the Week Three self-check in MyMathLab®. (Due in
Workshop Week 4)
Workshop
Week 4
2
Workshop
Week 3
5
Workshop
Week 4
5
Individual Quiz 3: Complete an in class quiz
Learning Team Instructions: Week Three Learning Team
Exercises
• Resource:
Rockswold & Kreiger, Chapter 3, 8.1 and
8.2 of Beginning & Intermediate Algebra With Applications and
Visualization.

Complete the Week Three Learning Team Exercises:
Section 3.1: P. 168: 50
Section 3.2: P. 177: 74
Section 3.3: P. 189: 80
Section 3.4: P. 203: 94
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Section 3.5: P. 213: 76
Section 3.6: P. 223-224: 60, 72
Section 3.7: P. 232: 48, 52
Section 8.1: P. 519: 74
Section 8.2: P. 539: 120
Learning Team
Week Three Learning Team Prepared Discussion
Questions (Due in Workshop Week 4)
I. Estimations and Modeling

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts 1–4 from the Group Activity at the end
of section 3.3 in Ch. 3 page 189 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.

Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
II. Slope

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts 1–5 from the Group Activity at the end
of section 3.5 in Ch. 3 page 214 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.
III. U.S. Craigslist Visitors

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts a - e from the Group Activity at the end
of section 8.1 in Ch. 8, page 522 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
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Learning Team
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Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.

Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
Other Discussion Questions

Imagine that a line on a Cartesian graph is
approximately the distance y in feet a person walks in x
hours. What does the slope of this line represent? How
is this graph useful? Provide another example for your
colleagues to explain.

Can one line have two slopes? Explain how or why not.

What is the difference between a scatterplot and a line
graph? Provide an example of each. Does one seem
better than the other? In what ways is it better?

If a line has no y-intercept, what can you say about the
line? What if a line has no x-intercept? Think of a reallife situation where a graph would have no x- or yintercept. Will that always be true for that situation?

Explain the concept of modeling. How does a model
describe known data and predict future data? How do
models break down? Can you think of an example?

What are the differences among expressions,
equations, and functions? Provide examples of each.
Workshop
Week 3
Week Four: Systems of Two-Variable Linear Equations And Exponents
Details
Objectives
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Solve systems of linear equations by graphing.
Solve systems of linear equations algebraically.
Solve systems of linear inequalities.
Use systems of equations and inequalities in real-world
applications.
Due
Points
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4.5 Use exponents in algebraic expressions.
4.6 Apply exponential principles to scientific notation.
Readings

Read Ch. 4 of Beginning and Intermediate
Algebra
•
Read sections 5.1 & 5.5 in Ch. 5 of Beginning
and Intermediate Algebra.
Participation
Participate in class discussion.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Inequalities
Watch the “Inequalities” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Solving Systems by
Graphing_3
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Solving Systems by Graphing_3” video
located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
The Substitution
Method
Watch the Khan Academy’s “The Substitution Method” video
located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Systems of
Equations
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Systems of Equations” video located
on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Graphing Linear
Inequalities in Two
Variables
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two
Variables” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Graphing Systems
of Inequalities
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Graphing Systems of Inequalities”
video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Decimals and
Exponents
Watch the “Decimals and Exponents” video located on the student
website.
Nongraded
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Exponent Properties Involving
Workshop
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Activities and
Preparation
Exponent Properties
Involving Products
Products” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Exponent Properties
Involving Quotients
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Exponent Properties Involving
Quotients” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Zero, Negative, and
Functional
Exponents
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Zero, Negative, and Fractional
Exponents” video located on the student website.
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Scientific Notation
Examples
Watch the Khan Academy’s “Scientific Notation Examples” video
located on the student website.
Individual
MyMathLab®
Exercises
Individual
Week Four Study
Plan
MyMathLab® Exercises: Complete the Week Four and Week
Five assignment in MyMathLab®
Review your Study Plan in MyMathLab® after completing the
homework assignment for the week.
Select topics from this week's materials in your study plan that have
been highlighted for further review.
Continue working on these topics until you add a minimum
of five new correct topics to your Study Plan report.
Workshop
Week 5
4
Workshop
Week 5
1
Individual
Week Four SelfCheck
Complete the Week Four and Week Five self-check in
MyMathLab®.
Workshop
Week 5
2
Individual Quiz
Individual Quiz 4: Complete an in class quiz
Workshop
Week 4
5
Learning Team
Week Four Learning Team Exercises
Workshop
Week 5
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• Resource:
Rockswold & Kreiger, Chapter 4 and 5.1
and 5,5 sections of Chapter 5 of Beginning & Intermediate
Algebra With Applications and Visualization.
Complete the Week Four Learning Team Exercises:
Section 4.1: P. 256: 68, 72
Section 4.2: P. 264: 58, 66
Section 4.3: P. 275: 62, 64
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Course Syllabus
Math/208 Version R6
Section 4.4: P. 286: 74, 76
Section 5.1: P. 316: 96
Section 5.5: P. 354: 94
Learning Team
Week Four Learning Team Prepared Discussion
Questions
Workshop
Week 5
I. Plant Growth

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete questions 1-4 from the Extended And
Discovery Exercises at the end of section 4.4 in Ch. 4 of
the text (P. 294).
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.


Give a brief update to the class in which you present
your team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to
describe how this activity applied to the weekly
concepts.
Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
II. Water in a Lake

Complete the following in your team meeting and be
prepared to report your results and discussions to the class:
o Complete parts a–c from the Group Activity at the end
of section 5.5 in Ch. 5 page 343 of the text.
o Discuss any concept that a team member is having a
difficult time understanding.
o Examine the importance and applicability of this week’s
concepts to each team member and to society in
general.
o Plan and work on team assignments or projects.

Give a brief update to the class in which you present your
team’s solutions from this exercise. Be sure to describe how
this exercise applied to the weekly concepts.

Prepare to update your instructor on your team’s progress
on Learning Team assignments.
Other Discussion Questions
Workshop
Week 4
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
How do you write a system of linear equations in two
variables? Explain this in words and by using
mathematical notation in an equation.

What are two symbolic techniques used to solve linear
equations? Which do you feel is better? Explain why.

How many solution sets do systems of linear
inequalities have? Do solutions to systems of linear
inequalities need to satisfy both inequalities? In what
case might they not?

Do the equations x = 4y + 1 and x = 4y – 1 have the
same solution? How might you explain your answer to
someone who has not learned algebra?

What four-steps should be used in evaluating
expressions? Can these steps be skipped or
rearranged? Explain your answers.

Do you always use the property of distribution when
multiplying monomials and polynomials? Explain why or
why not. In what situations would distribution become
important?

What are the practical usages of scientific notation?
Why is scientific notation so important in our modern
day society?

What would be the value of expressing something like
the national debt in scientific notation? What information
would be lost in such a usage? Is that important?
Explain why or why not.

Provide one real-world example of when graphing could
be useful. Do you think you would ever use graphing in
your life to solve problems? Explain why or why not.

What concept learned in this course was the easiest for
you to grasp? Why do you think it was easy for you?
Which was the hardest? What would have made it
easier to learn?

Knowing what you know now about mathematics, how
would you explain to a friend the value of mathematics
in everyday life?
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Week Five: Fundamentals Of College Algebra I Review
Details
Due
Points
Course Syllabus
Math/208 Version R6
Objectives
Readings
Participation
Individual Final
Exam
5.1 Review all objectives from Weeks One through Four
5.2 Analyze applications of mathematics.

Review all chapters from earlier weeks.
Participate in class discussion.
Final Exam
Workshop
Week 5
Workshop
Week 5
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Workshop
Week 5
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Complete the in class Final Exam
Other Discussion Questions
 Using the readings discussed in this course, provide
one real-world application of the information learned
that has been the most valuable to you? Why has it
been valuable?

How do you think you will use the information you
learned in this course in the future? Which concepts will
be most important to you? Which will be the least
important? Explain your answers.

If your son or daughter asked you why they needed to
learn math in school, what would you tell them?
Workshop
Week 5
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