Math 115: College Algebra, Fall 2009
Week 13
HOMEWORK #20: Due Tuesday, December 1st:
Homework is due on my
desk before class begins.
Reading
Assignment:
Read: * Reread chapter 11 (on fractions) in the book to remind yourself of
some of the basic ideas.
Reading Questions:
·
What is a
fraction?
·
Show some ways in
which we can represent fractions pictorially.
·
What are
equivalent fractions?
·
What are
algebraic fractions?
·
What has to be
true about the value of the denominator of an algebraic fraction? Explain.
·
Show some
examples of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. Show how this can be represented using
pictures.
·
What are complex
fractions?
·
Write some
comments and questions on these sections.
Homework
Assignment:
· Please write on the top
right-hand of your homework how long you spent on this homework—writing your
pen-pal letter, reading and solving problems.
· Start the homework (to be
turned in Thursday) pp.504-505#19,20,21, p.511-512:#13,16, p.518:#8,9,iv;
p.524-525#13,14, pp.530-531:#10,11, p.536-537:#11, p.542-543:#13,
pp.548-549:#7, optional:#9)
HOMEWORK #21: Due Thursday, December 3rd:
Homework is due on my
desk before class begins.
Reading
Assignment:
Read: * Read chapter 12 in the book to remind yourself of some of the basic
ideas.
Reading Questions:
·
What is a square
root of a number? A cube root of a
number?
·
What is a
fractional power?
·
What properties
apply to fractional powers?
·
What would you do
to add the square root of 2 and the square root of 3?
·
What is a radical
equation?
·
What is a
quadratic equation?
·
Write some
comments and questions on these sections.
Homework
Assignment:
· Please write on the top
right-hand of your homework how long you spent on this homework—writing your
pen-pal letter, reading and solving problems.
· pp.504-505#19,20,21, p.511-512:#13,16,
p.518:#8,9, p.524-525#13,14, pp.530-531:#10,11, p.536-537:#11, p.542-543:#13,
pp.548-549:#7, optional:#9.
· Start the homework (due next
Tuesday: p.561:#12,17,19; p.568:#11,17; p.575:#15,16; 13,14,15,iv; p.586:#9,13;
p.591:#14,16,19; p.597:#11.12.
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