Math 9-A Course Page
Fall 2010


Instructor: Jake Williams
Classroom: Perkins room 107
Office: Room 102, 16 Colchester Ave.
Email: jwilliams@cems.uvm.edu

Meeting times:
                    Mondays,  Wednesdays, and Fridays
                    8:30 - 9:20

Office Hours:
                    Wednesdays: 12:50-1:40
                    Thursdays: 11:30-12:45

Final exam: 12/17 from 10:30-1:15 in Perkins 107.



See the course syllabus here for any important information regarding assignments, grading, and other course policies.
Worksheets
Factoring
FactoringSolutions

                                       Graded Homework (assigned-->due)
                Hw1 (9/13-->9/17)
                     Hw2 (9/27-->10/1)
                          Hw3 (10/13-->10/18)
                          Hw4 (10/25-->10/29)
                         Hw5 (11/15-->11/19)
                        Hw6 (11/29-->12/3)

Bonus
Bonus

Exams
           Exam1 (10/6)
           Exam2 (11/3)
OldFinal

Daily Assignments
Please note: EOO = every other odd

Assignment
 Date
No daily homework assignment!
 8/30/10
Please read section R.1 and try exercises 11-19 (ODD), 21, 23, 25, 27, and 59-77 (ODD).
Please read section R.2 and try exercises 1-49 (EOO).
 9/1/10
Please finish reading section R.2 and try exercises 51-69 (ODD), and 87-91 (ODD).
Please read section R.3 and try exercises 1-9 (ODD).
 9/3/10
Please finish reading section R.3 and try exercises 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 39, and 41.
Please read section R.4 and try exercises 1-7 (ODD), and 9-45 (EOO).
 9/8/10
Finish reading chapter R.4 and complete the factoring worksheet.
 9/10/10
Please read section R.5 and try exercises 9-15 (ODD), 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, and 51.
 9/13/10
Finish reading section R.5 and try exercises 1-7 (ODD), 17-29 (ODD), 57 and 61.
 9/15/10
Read section R.6 and try exercises 1-55 (EOO)
 9/17/10
Finish reading section R.6 and try exercises 65-75 (EOO), 87-115 (ODD)
 9/20/10
Please read section R.7 and try exercises 1, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 45, 47, 49, and 51.
 9/22/10
Please read section 1.1 and try exercises 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 39, 41, 45, and 49.
 9/24/10
Finish reading section 1.1 and try exercises 57, 61, 65, 71, 73, 79, 81, 83, and 85.
Please read section 1.2 and try exercises 15-31 (ODD).
 9/27/10
Continue reading section 1.2 and try exercises 35-42 (ALL), 63, 67, and 69 (if confused about domains/ranges dont fret, we'll cover this Friday).
9/29/10
Please finish reading section 1.2 and try exercises 55-62 (ALL)
Also, please browse the chapter R review and test (pgs 52-55), from which we can discuss testable problems on Monday.
 10/1/10
To review for this exam please try problems 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, and 63 (pgs 52-53)
Also, try exercises 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20-23 (ALL), 25, and 27 (pg 169)
 10/4/10
Please read section 1.4 and try exercise 1-17 (ODD), 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 53, 55, 57, 59, and 61
 10/8/10
Please read secton 1.5 and try exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 17, 19
 10/11/10
Finish reading section 1.5 and try exercises 35-47 (ODD)
Plesae read section 1.6 and try exercises (don't do domains yet) 1-21 (ODD)
 10/13/10
Please continue reading section 1.6 and try exercises 17-21(ODD and find the domains now), 23, 29, 61, 65, 71, 75, and 83 (no domains on the last three yet)
 10/15/10
Please finish reading section 1.6 and try exercises 47, 49, 51, 57, 73, 77, 79, and 85. (domains included)
 10/18/10
Please read section 1.7 and try exercises 1-6 (ALL), 15-25 (ODD), and 33-47 (ODD)
 10/20/10
Please read section 1.7 and try exercises 49, 53, 55, 65, 73, 75, 79, 87, 91, 97, and 99
 10/22/10
Please read section 2.2 and try exercises 1-29 (ODD)
 10/24/10
Please continue reading section 2.2 and try exercises 33-59 (ODD)
 10/27/10
Please finish reading section 2.2 and try exercises 63, 67, 71, and 75-83 (ODD)
Please read through section 2.1 and try exercises 25, 27, 33, 49, 55, and 63-69 (ODD)
 10/29/10
Please finish reading section 2.1 and try exercises 47, 53, 59, and any from 10/29 that you have not done already
 11/1/10
Study for your exam (topics are above)
 11/3/10
Have a nice weekend.
 11/5/10
Please read section 2.3 and try exercises 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 35, 39, 45, 55, 57, 59, and 65
11/8/10
Please read section 2.4 and try exercises 3, 5, and 7.
Please read section 2.5 and try exercises 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15.
 11/10/10
Please finish reading section 2. 5 and try exercises 29, 31, 37, 45, 63, 79, 85, 91, 93, and 101
 11/12/10
Please read section 2.6 and try exercises 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, and 51
Please read section 3.1 and try exercises 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17
 11/15/10
Please continue reading section 3.1 and try exercises 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, and 39 (we will talk about multiplicity on Friday)
 11/17/10
Please finish reading section 3.1 and finish (find multiplicity) exercises 27-39 (ODD) then do exercises 43 and 45
Please read through section 3.2
Please read section 3.3 and try exercises 1, and 3
 11/19/10
Please read section 3.4 and try exercises 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 27, 29, and 37
Please read section 3.5 and try exercises 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19
 11/29/10
Please read section 4.1 and try exrecises 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35
 12/1/10
Please finish reading section 4.1 and try exercises 73, 75, and 77
Please read section 4.2 and try exercises 5, 7, 9, and 11
Please read section 4.3 and try exercises 9-33 (EOO), and 35-53 (ODD)
 12/3/10
Please read section 4.4 and try exercises 1, 7, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 29, 33, 35, 39, and 47
Please read section 4.5 and try exercises 1, 4, 7, 10, 27, 33, 35, 39, and 41
 12/6/10
Please work through the bonus assignment and old exam