BLUE Algebra I, MAT013

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Day Sections Topics & ALEKS PIE & QUIZ

25-Jan Introduction, ALEKS, 1.3 Order of Operations
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27-Jan Introduction, ALEKS, 1.3 1.3 Addition of real Numbers
    Obj. 1-Addition of Real Numbers and the Number Line
    Obj. 2-Addition of Real Numbers
    Obj. 3-Translations
    Obj. 4-Applications Involving Addition of Real Numbers
Work on Arithmetic Readiness

1-Feb 1.4, 1.5 1.4 Subtraction of Real Numbers
    Obj. 1-Subtraction of Real Numbers
    Obj. 2-Translations
    Obj. 3-Applications Involving Subtraction
    Obj. 4-Applying the Order of Operations
    1.5 Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers
    Obj. 1-Multiplication of Real Numbers
    Obj. 2-Exponential Expressions Obj. 3-Division of Real Numbers
    Obj. 4-Applying the Order of Operations
Work on Real numbers and variables
Practice on Quiz Chapter 1

3-Feb 1.6, 2.1 1.6 Properties of Real Numbers and Simplifying Expressions
    Obj. 1-Commutative properties of real Numbers
    Obj. 2-Associative properties of Real Numbers
    Obj. 3-Identity and Inverse Properties of Real Numbers
    Obj. 4-Distributive properly of Multiplication over Addition
    Obj. 5-Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
2.1 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division properties of Equality
    Obj.1-Definition of a linear equation in One Variable
    Obj.2-Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality
    Obj.3-Multiplication and Division Properties of Equality
    Obj.4-Translations

8-Feb Ch. 1 w/out calculator
2.2, 2.3
2.2 Solving Linear Equations
    Obj.1-Solving Linear Equations Involving Multiple Steps
    Obj.2-Procedure for Solving a linear equation in One Variable
    Obj. 3-Conditional Equations, Identities, and Contradictions
    2.3 Linear Equations: Clearing Fractions and Decimals
    Obj.1-Solving Linear equations with Fractions
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapter 1

10-Feb 2.4, 2.6. R.4 2.4 Applications of Linear Equations: Introduction to Problem Solving
    Obj. 1-Problem-Solving Strategies
    Obj. 2-Translations Involving Linear Equations
    Obj. 3-Consecutive Integer problems
    Obj. 4-Applications of Linear Equations
    2.6 Formulas and Applications of Geometry
    Obj. 1-Formulas and Literal Equations
    Obj. 2-Geometry Applications
    R.4 Introduction to Geometry
    Obj. 1-Perimeter
    Obj. 2-Area
    Obj. 4-Angles
    Obj. 5-Triangles
Work on Linear Equations and Inequalities Practice on Quiz Chapter 2

15-Feb Catch-up and Review

17-Feb TEST #1 (Ch. 2) with calculator 3.1 Rectangular Coordinate System
    Obj. 2-Plotting in a Rectangular Coordinate System
    Obj. 3-Applications of Plotting and Identifying Points
    3.2 Linear Equations in Two Variables
    Obj. 1-Definition of a Linear equation in Two Variables
    Obj. 2-Graphing Linear equations in Two Variables by Plotting Points
    Obj. 3- x-and y- Intercepts
    Obj. 4-Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Due Mastery Quiz Chapter 2

22-Feb 3.1 Rectangular Coordinate System 3.1 Rectangular Coordinate System
    Obj. 2-Plotting in a Rectangular Coordinate System
    Obj. 3-Applications of Plotting and Identifying Points
3.2 Linear Equations in Two Variables
    Obj. 1-Definition of a Linear equation in Two Variables
    Obj. 2-Graphing Linear equations in Two Variables by Plotting Points
    Obj. 3- x-and y- Intercepts
    Obj. 4-Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Due Mastery Quiz Chapter 2

24-Feb 3.3, 3.4 3.3 Slopes of a Line and Rates of Change
    Obj. 1-Introduction to Slope
    Obj. 2-Slope formula
    Obj. 3-Parellel and Perpendicular Lines
    Obj. 4-Applications of Slope: Rate of Change
    3.4 Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
    Obj. 1-Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
    Obj. 2-Graphing a Line from Its Slope and y- Intercept
    Obj. 3-Determine Whether two Lines Are Parallel, Perpendicular, Or Neither
    Obj. 4-Writing an Equation of a line Using Slope-intercept Form

1-Mar 3.5, 4.1 3.5 Point-Slope Formula
    Obj. 1- Writing an equation of a Line using the Point-Slope Formula
    Obj. 2-Writing an Equation of a Line Given two Points
    Obj. 3-Writing an Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to Another Line
    Obj. 4-Different forms of Linear Equations: A Summary
    4.1 Solving Systems of equations by the Graphing method
    Obj. 1-determine Solutions to a System of Linear Equations
    Obj. 2-Dependent and Inconsistent Systems of Linear Equations
    Obj. 3-Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing

3-Mar 4.2, 4.3 4.2 Solving Systems of Equations by the Substitution method
    Obj. 1-Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Substitution Method
    Obj. 2-Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations: A Summary
    Obj. 3-Applications of the Substitution method
    4.3 Solving Systems of Equations by the Addition Method
    Obj. 1-Solving a System of Linear equations by the Addition method
    Obj. 2-Summary of Methods for using Linear Equations in two Variables
Practice on Quiz Chapters 3 & 4

8-Mar 4.4 and Review 4.4 Applications of Linear Equations in Two Variables
    Obj. 1-Applications Involving Cost

10-Mar TEST # 2 (Ch. 3 & 4)
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapters 3 & 4

22-Mar 5.1, 5.2 5.1 Exponents: Multiplying and Dividing Common bases
    Obj. 1-Review of exponential Notation
    Obj. 2-Evaluating Expressions with exponents
    Obj. 3-Multiplying and Dividing Common Bases
    Obj. 4-Simplifying Expressions with Exponents
    5.2 More properties of Exponents
    Obj. 1-Power Rule for Exponents
    Obj. 2-The Properties and (ab)m
Work on Integer exponents and polynomials

24-Mar 5.3, 5.4 5.3 Definitions of (a/b)m and b0 and b-n
    Obj. 3-Properties of Integer Exponents: A Summary
    5.4 Scientific Notation
    Obj. 1-Writing numbers in Scientific Notation
    Obj. 2-Writing Numbers in Standard Form
    Obj. 3-Multiplying and Dividing Numbers in Scientific Notation

29-Mar 5.5, 5.6 5.5 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
    Obj. 1-Introduction to Polynomials
    Obj. 2-Addition of polynomials
    Obj. 3-Subtraction of polynomials
    Obj. 4-Polynomials and applications to Geometry
5.6 Multiplication of Polynomials and Special products
    Obj. 1-Multiplication of Polynomials
    Obj. 3-Applications to Geometry
Practice on Quiz Chapter 5

31-Mar 5.7, Review 5.7 Division of Polynomials
    Obj. 1-Division by a Monomial
    Obj. 2-Long Division (if time permits)

5-Apr TEST # 3 (Ch. 5)
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapter 5

7-Apr 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 6.1 Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
    Obj. 1-Identifying the Greatest Common Factor
    Obj. 2-Factoring out the Greatest Common factor
    Obj. 3-Factoring out a Negative factor
    Obj. 4-Factoring out a Binomial factor
    Obj. 5-Factoring by Grouping
6.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax˛ + bx + c
    Obj. 1-Factoring Trinomials with a leading Coefficient of 1
6.3 Factoring Trinomials: trial-and-Error method
    Obj. 1- Factoring Trinomials by the Trial-and-Error method
Work on Complex numbers and quadratic equations,

12-Apr 6.4,6.5 6.4 Factoring trinomials: AC-Method
    Obj. 1-Factoring Trinomials by the AC-Method
6.5 Difference of Squares and Perfect Square Trinomials
    Obj. 1-Factoring a Difference of Squares
    Obj. 2-Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials
Practice on Quiz Chapter 6

14-Apr 6.7, 6.8 6.7 Solving Equations Using the Zero product Rule
    Obj. 1-Definition of a Quadratic Equation
    Obj. 2-Zero Product Rule
    Obj. 3-Solving Equations by Factoring
6.8 Applications of Quadratic Equations
    Obj. 1-Applications of Quadratic Equations
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapter 6

19-Apr 7.1, 7.2 7.1 Introduction to Rational Expressions
    Obj. 1-Definition of a Rational Expression
    Obj. 2-Evaluating rational Expressions
    Obj. 3-Domain of a rational Expression
    Obj. 4-Simplifying Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms
    Obj. 5-Simplifying a Ratio of -1
7.2 Multiplication and Division of rational Expressions
    Obj. 1-Multiplication of rational Expressions
    Obj. 2-Division of Rational Expressions
Work on Rational expressions and proportions

21-Apr 7.3, 7.4 7.3 Least Common Denominator
    Obj. 1-Least Common Denominator
    Obj. 2-Writing Rational Expressions with the Least Common Denominator
7.4 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
    Obj. 1-Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions with the Same Denominators
    Obj. 2-Addition and Subtraction of rational Expressions with Different Denominators
    Obj. 3-Using Rational Expressions in Translations
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapter 7

26-Apr 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 8.1 Introduction to Roots and radicals
    Obj. 1-Definition of a Square Root
8.2 Simplifying Radicals
    Obj. 1-Multiplication property of Radicals(Focus on square roots)
    Obj. 2-Simplifying Radicals Using the Multiplication Property of radicals
8.3 Addition and Subtraction of Radicals
    Obj. 1-Definition of Like Radicals
    Obj. 2-Addition and Subtraction of Radicals
Work on Radicals and rational exponents

28-Apr Catch-up and Review
Due Mastery Quiz on Chapter 8

3-May TEST # 4 (Ch. 6,7 & 8)

5-May Final Review

10-May FINAL



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