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College Algebra with Applications
MAT 1023, Section 007
Spring, 2004
Dr. J. Iovino
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A course outline and a general description of the policies of the course
is available here.
The Syllabus Addendum is available here.
News
April 19
Quiz 6 has been posted on the BCA site. It has to be completed by Sunday, April 25.
March 25
The BCA server is back up now.
March 24
The BCA server appears to be overloaded this evening. (The Java graphics do not dowload.) I have contacted the Ilrn administrators. An extension will be provided for the homework deadline.
March 17
The BCA server is back up.
March 16
The BCA web site has not been responding this week (Spring Break). I am told that it should be back up soon. I will keep you posted.
March 2
The miderm will be this Thursday, March 4. Don't forget to bring a scantron form (N. 815-E) and a No. 2 pencil.
February 27
The BCA system is still slow today (although less so than yesterday), so I have postponed the deadline for the Section 3 assignment(s) till next Tuesday (March 2).
February 26
The BCA server has been very slow today.
For this reason, the deadline for the
assignment due today has been postponed till tomorrow, Friday, 2/27.
February 11
The BCA server was down today during the early
afternoon hours. To compensate for this, the deadline for the
assignment(s) due on Thursday, 2/12 has been postponed till Friday, 2/13.
February 6
We will have a 10-minute quiz on February 12. It will be based on
Sections 0.4 and 0.5.
January 27
We won't be meeting on Thursday, January 29.
January 22
Some students added the course during the second
week, and they are still becoming acquainted with the online system
for homework and quizzes. For this reason, Quiz 1 (which is due today)
will be counted only towards bonus points.
January 20
Quiz 1 has been posted on the Homework 1 (Section 0.3) has been posted
on the BCA iLrn system. The
material is Section 0.3. The deadline to submit the Quiz is Thursday,
January 22 at 11:00 PM. It can be submitted at any time before the
deadline. However, unlike the homework, it has to be done in one login
session, and once you start working on it, you have at most 24 hours
to complete it.
January 15
Homework 1 (Section 0.3) has been posted on the
BCA iLrn system. You have to
register to work on the assignments. The PIN for our class is
E-5X9GSDP9DWJ9M. Homework 1 is due on Thursday, January 22.
January 13
The starting point of the course Section 0.3 of the textbook. Sections
0.1 and 0.2 are regarded as prerequisite material. You should study
these sections individually and use the exercises posted below as a
self test. You should have mastered the material covered by Sections
0.1 and 0.2 prior to the third class meeting.
Section 0.1: 45, 47, 51, 61, 67, 73, 75, 79.
Section 0.2: 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 47, 49, 53, 55, 59, 73, 81, 84, 97, 101.
Assignments
The electronic assignments are posted through the
BCA iLrn system.
The PIN for our class is E-5X9GSDP9DWJ9M.
Review exercises
The following exercises are posted for your own review. They are not
to be turned in. Solutions are provided in the Solutions Manual.
- Section 0.3
- 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 53, 59, 65, 67, 71, 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 95.
- Section 0.4
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11, 13, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 43, 45, 51, 59, 65, 77, 81, 85, 93, 99, 101, 107, 115.
- Section 0.5
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 31, 33, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 67, 81, 83.
- Section 0.6
- 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 51, 53, 55, 57, 73, 79, 81.
- Section 1.1
- 31, 35, 37, 43, 45, 51, 55, 57, 59, 73, 75, 77, 79, 85.
- Section 1.2
- 9,11,13,19,25,31,33,37,45,53
- Section 1.3
- 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 85, 87.
- Section 1.4
- 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 1321, 29, 31, 33.
- Section 2.2
- 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49.
- Section 2.3
- 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 47, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 87, 89, 91.
- Section 2.4
- 11, 15, 19, 25, 27, 29, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59.
- Section 3.2
- 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35.
- Section 3.4
- 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47.
- Section 3.5
- 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57, 59.
- Section 6.1
- 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 45, 47 63, 65, 67.
Material covered
1/13: Introduction. Section 0.2 (review of
background material).
1/15: Section 0.3.
1/20: Section 0.4.
1/22: Section 0.5.
1/27: Finished Section 0.5.
2/3: Section 0.6.
2/5: Section 1.1.
2/10: Section 1.2.
2/12: Quiz 2. Section 1.2 (continued).
2/17: Section 1.3.
2/19: Section 1.3 (continued).
2/24: Section 1.4.
2/26: Section 1.4 (continued).
3/2: Pre-midterm review.
3/4: Midterm.
3/9: Section 2.2.
3/11: Section 2.3.
3/23: Exercises.
3/25: Started Section 3.2.
3/29: Section 3.2 continued.
4/1: Finished Section 3.2.
4/6: Section 3.4.
4/8: Finished Section 3.4.
4/13: Course survey. Started Section 3.5.
4/15: Section 3.5.
4/20: Section 6.1.
4/22: Finished Section 6.1.
Mathematics Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction
Mathematics Tutoring Lab. The Mathematics Tutoring Lab provides free mathematics assistance students enrolled in mathematics courses at UTSA. The tutors are graduate students in mathematics and engineering. This service is provided in Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Tomas Rivera Center. David, from the Suplemental Instruction program of the Tomas Rivera Center, will be cordinating group study sessions every week. The hours of the sessions are Tuesdays 3:30 - 4:20pm and Thursdays 2:00 - 2:50 pm, 3:30 - 4:20 pm. David will be holding office hours on Fridays, 10:00 - 11:00 am.
Exam dates
Midterm: Thursday, March 4.
Final: Wednesday, May 5, 10:30 am - 1:15 pm
