MATH 100: Intermediate Algebra
Course Description
Textbook Information
Algebra: Form and Function (2nd ed.) by McCallum, Connally, Hughes-Hallett, et al.
Instructions for students to obtain the e-book and to use WileyPlus: Use your Loyola email address to create a WileyPlus account. Your professor will include details on WileyPlus in the syllabus.
Common Syllabus
Chapter 1: Functions and Algebraic Structure
1.1 What Is A Function?
1.2 Functions and Expressions
1.3 Functions and Equations
1.4 Functions and Change
1.5 Functions, Modeling, and Proportionality
Chapter 2: Linear Functions
2.1 Introduction to Linear Functions
2.2 Linear Expressions
2.3 Linear Equations
2.4 Equations for Lines in The Plane
2.5 Modeling with Linear Functions
2.6 Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 3: Quadratic Functions
3.1 Introduction to Quadratic Functions
3.2 Quadratic Expressions
3.3 Converting to Factored and Vertex Form
3.4 Quadratic Equations
3.5 Factoring Hidden Quadratics
Chapter 4: Power Functions
4.1 Power Functions: Positive Exponents
4.2 Power Functions: Negative Exponents
4.3 Power Functions and Expressions
4.4 Power Functions and Equations
4.5 Modeling with Power Functions
Chapter 5: More on Functions
5.1 Domain and Range
5.2 Composing and Decomposing Functions
5.3 Shifting and Scaling
5.4 Inverse Functions