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College Algebra
MAT 133-03 FALL 2020
When?............MWF 1:00-1:50 p.m.
Where?...........Pfeiffer 217
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Cody Lawson
OFFICE LOCATION: Math-Physics Dept Office, Pfeiffer 221
OFFICE HOURS: MWF 12:00-1:00 p.m. Other availability by appointment.
CONTACT: Voicemail: 417-476-3487 Email: clawson@cofo.edu
FINAL EXAMINATION: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
To download the full Course Syllabus, click here, or click the Handouts Tab on the left.
Rover: Online homework sign in: my.roverbyopenstax.org
OpenStaxCollege. (2015). College Algebra. OpenStax. www.openstax.org/details/college-algebra
Hardcover:
ISBN-10: 1-938168-38-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-938168-38-3
Paperback:
ISBN-13: 978-1-50669-822-9
Digital:
ISBN-10: 1-947172-12-3
Notes for 5.6_Lawson.pdf
Notes for 5.6_Lawson_COMPLETED.pdf
MAT133 Test 2 study guide FA20.pdf
5.2-5.3 Additional Practice.pdf
MAT133 Test 2 study guide FA20 KEY.pdf
Exponential Growth can work FOR or AGAINST you (completed handout with links)
MAT 133 Test 3 (Chap 6) Study Guide)
7.3 Notes (Non-linear systems)_COMPLETED
MAT 133 FINAL STUDY GUIDE SOLUTIONS
I have tried to make these videos correspond to sections in your book and homework.
Review: These topics are found in Ch 1-2 of you book. If you need help with fractions, inequalities, factoring, etc, these may help.
2.2 Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities:
2.7 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities:
2.5 Solving Quadratic Equations:
2.6 Solving Rational Equations:
1.6, 2.6 Quadratic and Rational Inequalities:
2.6 Radical Equations:
Chapter 3: Functions
3.1-3.2 Function Notation, Domain/Range
Several examples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djT6-YamHaA
More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUAv94BH7y4
Even more: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-home/alg-functions/alg-domain-of-advanced-functions/v/domain-of-a-function
3.3 Rate of Change and Behavior of Graphs of functions
3.4-Composition of functions
3.5-Transformations of functions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKe3joYKvlw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An29CALYjAA
4.1 Linear Equations
Specific videos on
Slope:
Graphing lines:
Writing Equations of lines:
5.1 Graphing Quadratics
5.2-5.5 Graphing Polynomials
Graphing End Behavior of polynomials: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial-functions/polynomial-end-behavior/v/polynomial-end-behavior
Finding zeros and graphing by factoring: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/polynomial-functions/finding-zeros-of-polynomials/v/finding-roots-or-zeros-of-polynomial-1
Intro to Synthetic Division: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/arithmetic-with-polynomials/synthetic-division-of-polynomials/v/synthetic-division
Finding zeros by Rational Root Theorem, Descartes rule of signs, and Synthetic Division:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanxPXXvCPQ
5.6 Graphing Rational Functions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fCj5um8_c
6.1-6.2 Exponential Functions
-Graphing transformed exponential functions: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/graphs-of-exponential-functions/v/transforming-exponential-graphs
6.3-6.4 Logarithmic Functions
-(several links: videos and practice exercises) Good intro as well as practice evaluating and graphing: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/introduction-to-logarithms/v/logarithms
6.5 Properties of Logs
-expanding and condensing logs examples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhl2mfkxIg
-using change of base formula:https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/change-of-base-formula-for-logarithms/v/change-of-base-formula
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/change-of-base-formula-for-logarithms/v/rewriting-logarithmic-expressions-change-of-base
6.6 Solving Log and Exp Equations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10I_TVuYLkQ
Chapter 8: Conics
Interesting Conics Intro Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nPMlW5NZSo&t
Graphing Circles (and completing the square) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_39J-syjB0
Ellipses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvV46ka3vZ0
Hyperbolas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9FU2IrZoiA