GMS 91, Intermediate Algebra
(2:20-3:35 MW in LA-1)


Office hours for the rest of the semester: 3-5 Fri (12/11), 3:30-5 Mon (12/14), 6-7:30 Tue (12/15).

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Furlough days: Due to the dramatic cuts to the CSU budget by the state of California–the same cuts that have resulted in a 32% increase to student fees–every CSU faculty is required to take 9 unpaid days off per semester. My furlough days are
Class will not meet, and I will not be available for office hours, phone or email consultation on these days. Please, understand that these are not holidays. The amount of material we are expected to cover has not been changed. This means that you will have to do more work on your own and learn some of the material without my help. It is obviously unreasonable to think that these furloughs will have no effect on your education. I know this and will take it into account when assessing your knowledge. But keep in mind that everything you do not learn, every skill you do not aquire will make you a less desirable employee, other than a less educated individual. It is particularly important that you do not skip class on the days that remain.

Online resources:
 Homework:

Assigned
 Due date Read
 Exercises
9/9
 9/14
 6.1, 2
 Do the Intro to Webwork set in Webwork.
9/16
 9/23
 6.2-4
 Do Homework1 in Webwork.

Submit on paper a rule of assignment (from a set to another set) which is a function and explain why it is a function, and a rule which is not a function, and explain why it is not a function.
9/23
 9/30
 6.4, 5
 Do Homework2 in Webwork. Note that the attempts are now limited on some of the problems. Don't waste your attempts. Think carefully about your answers and preview before you submit.
9/30
 10/12
 6.5,
7.1, 2
 Do Homework3 in Webwork.
10/12
 10/19
 7.1-3
 Do Homework4 in Webwork.
10/19
 10/26
 7.1-3
 Do Homework5 in Webwork.
10/26
 11/4
 7.4
8.1-3
 Do Homework6 in Webwork. Hint: to deal with systems of inequalities, graph the region of solution of one inequality at a time, then compare these to find what region satisfies all of the inequalities at the same time.
11/2
 11/11
 8.4-5
 Do Homework7 in Webwork.
11/9
 11/16
 8.6
 Do Homework8 in Webwork.
11/16
 12/2
 9.1-3
 Do Homework9 in Webwork.
11/18
 12/7
Complete the worksheet on complex numbers and turn it in by 8 PM on Dec 7 (or in class that day).
12/3
 12/9
 9.3-6
 Do Homework10 in Webwork.

The problem of the fortnight: The Mathematics Department in San Diego posts a new fun problem periodically.  If you'd like to submit a solution, give it or e-mail it to me, so that I can fax them all together to San Diego. Winners receive prizes.

Exam solutions:
 Educational links:
Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms.  You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.
Some scholarship opportunities for prospective teachers: