MATH 146

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MTWRF 10:45 AM-11:46 AM

SG 376

Spring 2010

TEXT: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA, EIGHTH EDITION.

BY CHARLES P. McKEAGUE

STUDENT'S SOLUTION MANUAL****

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Sid Kolpas

PREREQUISITE: Math 145

1. PATH TO SUCCESS: MATH IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT.

A. ATTEND ALL LECTURES AND TAKE GOOD NOTES.

1. YOU MUST PURCHASE MY LECTURE NOTES FOR THIS

CLASS IN THE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE. THEY SHOULD

COST APPROXIMATELY _________ FOR AN ENTIRE

SEMESTER. THEY'LL MAKE LECTURES MUCH EASIER

TO FOLLOW. THEY'RE ALSO AN OUTSTANDING WAY

TO REVIEW FOR EXAMS.

2. IF YOU MISS A SESSION, IT PUTS YOU NOT 1

BUT 2 DAYS BEHIND.

B. READ THE CORRESPONDING MATERIAL IN THE BOOK,

AND REVIEW YOUR NOTES. IT'S RARE THAT A STUDENT

WILL UNDERSTAND NEW CONCEPTS THE VERY FIRST TIME.

C. DO ALL ASSIGNED HOMEWORK. MATH IS NOT A SPECTATOR

SPORT.

*IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY, HIRE A QUALIFIED TUTOR,

CALL A FRIEND IN CLASS, OR GO TO THE TUTOR CENTER

ON CAMPUS. "ASK 3 BEFORE YOU ASK ME."

*HOMEWORK IS DUE THE NEXT SESSION AFTER IT IS

ASSIGNED UNLESS YOU ARE ILL.

*IF YOU ARE ILL, HOMEWORK MUST BE MADE UP.

D. ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOMEWORK AT THE BEGINNING OF

THE NEXT SESSION; HOWEVER, THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH

TIME TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.

*PLEASE DON'T BE SHY. THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE

YOUR OWN!

E. REVIEW PREVIOUS SECTIONS; THE BOOK FORCES YOU TO

DO THIS WITH REVIEW PROBLEMS AT THE END OF EVERY

SECTION.

F. STUDY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM.

2. HOMEWORK:

A. HOMEWORK SHOULD TAKE FROM 1 TO 2 HOURS EVERY NIGHT.

B. ODD NUMBERED EXERCISES WILL NORMALLY BE

ASSIGNED SO YOU CAN CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE

COMING INTO CLASS(SEE ATTACHED ASSIGNMENT SHEET).

*IF YOU MISS A PROBLEM, GIVE IT A 2nd OR 3rd TRY

BEFORE GIVING UP AND ASKING ME THE NEXT SESSION.

*SINCE WE WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS PER

ASSIGNMENT, ASSIGNMENTS WILL USUALLY BE

COLLECTED EVERY 2 DAYS. THE FIRST DAY DO

HALF OF THE ASSIGNMENT. THE SECOND DAY, DO

THE OTHER HALF.

C. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE EXCUSE.

MAKE UP WORK ON ANY GIVEN CHAPTER IS DUE BY THE

DAY OF THE EXAM ON THE CHAPTER.

D. IF YOU MADE AN HONEST ATTEMPT ON EACH PROBLEM

YOU WILL GET CREDIT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT; OTHERWISE

YOU WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT.

E. THE PERCENT OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR WHICH YOU RECEIVED

CREDIT WILL COUNT AS 1 EXAM GRADE, OR APPROX. 10% OF

YOUR FINAL GRADE.

F. HOMEWORK WILL BE RETURNED THE DAY AFTER IT IS

COLLECTED.

G. THE REVIEW PROBLEMS IN THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE VERY

IMPORTANT. THEY KEEP YOU IN PRACTICE!

3. EXAMS:

A. THERE WILL BE 4 100 POINT EXAMS.

B. THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE, AND WILL COUNT

AS 3 EXAMS (APPROX 35% OF YOUR GRADE).

THE FINAL EXAM FOR THIS CLASS IS: _____________

C. EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN AS LISTED IN THE ASSIGNMENT

SHEET BELOW.

D. HOMEWORK COUNTS AS 1 EXAM.

E. THE GRADING SCALE WILL BE 90-80-67-56 AS MINIMUM

FINAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A-B-C-D. HOWEVER, I

RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CURVE GRADES OR ADJUST THE

GRADING STANDARDS IN THE STUDENT'S FAVOR ON

EXAMS.

F. THE EXAMS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ASSIGNED HOMEWORK

PROBLEMS. A GOOD WAY TO STUDY FOR EXAMS

WOULD BE TO TAKE THE CHAPTER TESTS IN THE BOOK;

MY EXAMS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THESE BUT MORE

SELECTIVE (LESS LENGTHY).

G. THERE ARE NO MAKE UP EXAMS. IF YOU MISS AN EXAM

FOR ANY REASON, YOU WILL RECEIVE A 0 ON THE EXAM.

EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE CONSIDERED ON AN

INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

H. I WILL GIVE YOU PRACTICE EXAMS.

I. BLUEBOOKS MUST BE USED FOR IN CLASS EXAMS. THEY CAN

BE PURCHASED IN THE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE. I'LL COLLECT

YOUR BLUEBOOKS THE DAY OF THE EXAM, AND HAND OUT

ANOTHER SET OF BLUEBOOKS TO EACH OF YOU. THIS WILL

CONTINUE ALL SEMESTER.

J. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT CHEATING ON AN EXAM, YOU'LL

RECEIVE A 0. I'LL REFER A SECOND INSTANCE OF

CHEATING TO THE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION.

K. I GRADE EACH PROBLEM LIKE AN ESSAY, AND I DO GIVE

PARTIAL CREDIT. GENERALLY, ON A 10 POINT QUESTION

THE ANSWER IS WORTH 1 POINT, AND THE WORK LEADING

TO THE ANSWER IS WORTH 9 POINTS.

L. I WILL TRY VERY HARD TO RETURN EXAMS THE NEXT DAY,

WITH A MODEL SOLUTION KEY AND GRADING STANDARDS.

4. THE COURSE:

MATH 145 IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE SEDCOND SEMESTER OF

THE FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA. THE MAJOR TOPICS

THAT WE WILL DISCUSS INCLUDE THE FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS

OF ALGEBRA, LINEAR AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS, ALGEBRAIC

OPERATIONS, FACTORING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS, EXPONENTS &

RADICALS, AND SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS. THIS CLASS

GOES THE SAME SPEED AS HIGH SCHOOL.

A. WHILE GEOMETRY (MATH 140) IS NOT REQUIRED FOR

THIS CLASS, IT WILL BE REQUIRED LATER ON IN

THE MATH SEQUENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR MATH 102, MATH 100

AND MATH 110.

5. PREREQUISITES:

A. IT IS PRESUMED THAT YOU HAVE GOOD ARITHMETIC SKILLS.

THAT IS, I EXPECT THAT YOU CAN ADD, SUBTRACT,

MULTIPLY, AND DIVIDE WHOLE NUMBERS, FRACTIONS, AND

DECIMALS, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND PERCENT. I ALSO

ASSUME THAT YOU BASICALLY ALREADY KNOW

THE FIRST HALF OF ALGEBRA I.

6. GENERAL RESULTS IN MATH CLASSES:

APPROXIMATELY 45% OF THOSE INITIALLY ENROLLED PASS

MATH 146 AT GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

7. DISABILITY STATEMENT: IF YOU ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY, YOU CAN ARRANGE TO HAVE EXTRA TIME FOR EXAMS, AND TAKE THEM IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE SAN GABRIEL BUILDING. PLEASE CONTACT THEM, AND LET ME KNOW.

7. ATTENDANCE:

A. I TAKE ROLL EACH SESSION.

B. ON AND AFTER THE 8TH ABSENCE, YOU ARE IN JEOPARDY

OF BEING DROPPED FROM THE CLASS (ESPECIALLY IF YOUR

AVERAGE IS BELOW C). PEOPLE WHO ARE

HABITUALLY ABSENT ARE THE ONES I DROP OR WHO

EVENTUALLY FAIL. ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE CATALOGUE

YOU CAN BE DROPPED FROM THIS CLASS AFTER 8

ABSENCES (TWICE THE NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK THIS

CLASS MEETS).

C. IF YOU DECIDE TO DROP THE CLASS, IT IS YOUR

RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE

FINAL

DROP DATE.***********************(GET THE

MESSAGE?)

DROP DEADLINE: BY _______ WITHOUT A "W"; UP TO

_________FOR A "W". AFTER THAT I HAVE TO GIVE

YOU A GRADE.

8. BEHAVIOR:

A. YOU'RE IN COLLEGE, AND IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO BE

HERE.

B. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE LIKE AN ADULT, AND TO

TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT.

C. CLASS STARTS PROMPTLY ON THE HOUR. IF YOU ARRIVE

LATE, WALK IN UNOBTRUSIVELY. SINCE I TAKE ROLL

AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS, LET ME KNOW YOU'VE

ARRIVED LATE AT THE END OF CLASS.

D. THE COLLEGE REQUESTS THAT THERE BE NO FOOD IN CLASS.

ALL I ASK IS THAT THE ROOM BE LEFT IN THE SAME

CONDITION WE FOUND IT.

9. MATERIALS:

A. YOU MUST HAVE A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR,ONE WITHOUT

GRAPHICS CAPABILITY. USUALLY,YOU MAY USE YOUR

CALCULATOR ON EXAMS, EXCEPT THE CHAPTER 1 EXAM.

B. WHILE NOT REQUIRED, GRAPH PAPER IS VERY HELPFUL FOR

CHAPTERS 3 AND 4.

C. I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO YOUR WORK IN PENCIL.

10. INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY:

A. MY OFFICE IS SG 321.

B. MY OFFICE HOURS ARE:

C. MY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER IS (818)240-1000 X5378

D. I AM IN THE MATH LAB
SEMESTER ASSIGNMENTS

SUBJECT TO REVISION.

6.1 1-61 ODD;67-89 EOO

6.2 1-69 ODD;73-93 EOO

6.3 1-63 ODD;69-103 EOO

6.4 1-75 ODD;77-87 EOO

6.5 1-41 ODD; 43-61 EOO

6.6 1-77 ODD

6.7 1-91 ODD****

6.8 1-27 ODD;33-45 EOO

EXAM 1

7.1 1-53ODD;57;59;69;73;77-97EOO

7.2 1-49ODD;61-83EOO

7.3 1-41ODD;49;51;53-79EOO

7.4 1-43ODD;47-59EOO

7.5 1-29ODD;31-55EOO

7.6 1-27ODD;37-47EOO

7.7 1-27ODD;31;35-49EOO

7.8 1-33ODD;35-41 ODD

EXAM 2

8.1 1-61ODD;71-77ODD;81-101EOO

8.2 1-65ODD;71-87EOO

8.3 1-45ODD;55-75EOO

8.4 1-59ODD;63-89EOO

8.5 1-61ODD;67-95EOO

8.6 1-33ODD;37;45-63EOO

8.7 YELLOW1-49ODD

EXAM 3

9.1 1-59ODDL61-93EOO

9.2 1-67ODD;71-97EOO

9.3 1-37ODD;43-71EOO

9.4 1-47ODD;57-77EOO

9.5 1-57ODD;61-91EOO

9.6 1-27ODD;31-43EOO

9.7 YELLOW1-39 ODD

EXAM 4

REVIEW FOR FINAL AND FINAL EXAM ON CHAPTERS 1-9 AS TIME PERMITS. IT IS AN ALL COLLEGE FINAL ON CHAPTERS 1-9.