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DSPM 0850 - Intermediate Algebra
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The resources listed on this page are meant only as general instruction materials. Students are expected to contact their instructors regarding the specific requirements for their classes.
*All video resources below link to Khan Academy unless otherwise noted
Chapter 12 – Exponents and Polynomials
12.1 Exponents
12.2 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation
12.3 Introduction to Polynomials
12.4 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
12.5 Multiplying Polynomials
12.6 Special Products
12.7 Dividing Polynomials (This section is omitted from our course content)
Chapter 13 – Factoring Polynomials
13.1 The Greatest Common Factor
13.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x^2+bx+c
13.3 Factoring Trinomials of the form ax^2+bx+c
13.4 Factoring Trinomials of the form by Grouping ax^2+bx+c
(Teacher will choose either section 13.3 or 13.4 method of factoring.)
13.5 Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials and the Difference of Two Squares
Putting it all together:
13.6 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
13.7 Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving
Chapter 16 – Quadratic Equations
16.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property
16.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Completing the Square
16.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
16.4 Graphing Quadratic Equations in Two Variables
16.5 Interval Notation, Finding Domains and Ranges from Graphs, and Graphing Piecewise-Defined Functions
Chapter 14 – Rational Expressions
14.1 Simplifying Rational Expressions
14.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
14.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with the Same Denominator and Least Common Denominator
14.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Different Denominators
14.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions
14.6 Rational Equations and Problem Solving (This section is omitted from our course content)
14.7 Simplifying Complex Fractions (This section is omitted from our course content)
Sup 1. Unit Analysis
Chapter 15 – Roots and Radicals
15.1 Introduction to Radicals
15.2 Simplifying Radicals
15.3 Adding and Subtracting Radicals
15.4 Multiplying and Dividing Radicals
15.5 Solving Equations Containing Radicals
15.6 Radical Equations and Problem Solving
6.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
A.4 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas
A.7 Rational Exponents
Sup 2 Exponential and Log supplement
Appendix A – Further Algebraic Topics
These are the appendix topics omitted from our content:
A.1 Factoring Sums and Differences of Cubes
A.2 Sets and Compound Inequalities
A.6 Nonlinear Inequalities in One Variable