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COURSE SYLLABUS for

 MTH 03 - Selected Topics in Elementary Algebra (0 Credit/4 hours)  

Corequisite:  RDL 01 if required; CUNY Part I score less than 12
Textbook: Developmental Mathematics, 4th edition  by  Johnson, Willis, and Hughes 
Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.   (ISBN 0-201-35665-1)  

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  Section Topics of the Textbook  Suggested Exercises  
6.1   Signed Numbers p. 183/1,5,9,11,15,17,23,29
6.2    Adding Signed Numbers p. 188/5,11,17,29,35,41,51,55
6.3    Subtracting Signed Numbers p. 190/9,15,19,23,33,39,55,59
6.4    Multiplying Signed Numbers p. 194/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,43
6.5   Dividing Signed Numbers p. 196/1,7,9,13,17,23,27,31,39
6.6    Properties p. 199/1,3,5,11,13,17,21,23,29
6.7    Operations with Zero p. 200/1,3,5,7,9,11,15,17,19,25
6.8    Powers of Signed Numbers p. 203/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,41
6.9    Square Roots of Signed Numbers p.205/1,3,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21
 
7.1    Order of Operations p. 212/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,43
7.2    Grouping Symbols p. 215/1,3,5,7,11,15,17,19,25
7.3    Evaluating Expressions p. 217/1,3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39
7.4    Evaluating Formulas p. 219/1,3,5,7,9,11,15,17,19,23
8.1   Polynomials - Definitions p. 225/1,3,5,7,9,11,15,17,19,23
8.2    Positive and Zero Exponents p. 229/9,15,19,23,33,39,55,59
8.3    The Distributive Rule p. 233/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,43
8.4    Combining Like Terms p. 235/1,3,7,11,21,29,31,33,37
8.5   Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials p. 240/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,43
8.6    Multiplication of Polynomials p. 243/1,3,7,11,21,29,31,33,37
8.7    Product of Two Binomials p. 246/3,7,11,21,29,31,33,39,43
8.8A   Dividing by a Monomial p. 247/1,3,5,7,9,11,15,17,19
 
9.1    Solving Linear Equations - I p. 260/1-29 (odd)
9.2    Solving Linear Equations - II p.262/1,3,7,9,13,15,19,21,27,29
9.3    Solving Linear Equations - III p.264/1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,19,23,25
9.4    Solving Linear Equations - IV p. 266/1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,21,23
12.7 Solving Equations Having Fractions p. 355/1,3,5,13,19,31
10.1    Algebraic Expressions p. 279/1-29 (odd); p. 281/1-29 (odd)
10.2    Solving Word Problems p.285/1,3,5,7,9,11,15,17,19,21,23
10.3   Coin Problems p. 288/9,11,13
11.1    Prime Factorizations and GCF p. 308/1-55 (odd)
11.3    Difference of Squares p. 312/ all odd
11.4   Factoring Trinomials p. 315/1-25 (odd)
13.1    Rectangular Coordinates p. 370/1-9 (odd)
13.2    Graphing Lines p. 378/1-29 (odd)
13.3   Slope of a Line p. 384/1-41 (odd)
14.2     Solving Linear Systems by Addition p. 412/1-11 (odd)
14.4    Word Problems p. 419/1,3,9,11,15,17,21
15.4 Square Roots (numerical types only) p. 436/5,7,9,11,13

 

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