One-Semester Syllabus for

Course Title: __________________________________

Professor Name: __________________________________

Semester, Year: __________________________________


Textbook (Required): A Graphical Approach to College Algebra and Trigonometry, Second Edition, by John Hornsby and Margaret Lial, Addison-Wesley, (c)1999

Also Required: A good, programmable, scientific electronic calculator with graphics capability. We suggest the Texas Instruments(R) model TI-83.


SCHEDULE:
All chapters, sections, and pages refer to the textbook.

Chapter	Section	Topics	Pages
1	1.1	Real Numbers, Logic, Coordinate Systems	1-11
	1.2	Relations and Functions	12-26
	1.3	Linear Functions	26-44
	1.4	Equations of Lines/Geometric Considerations	44-58
	1.5	Solution of Linear Equations	71
	1.6	Solution of Linear Inequalities	72-83
	1.7	Linear Models	84-95
	1.8	Other Applications of Linear Functions	95-110
2	2.1	Graphing Elementary Functions, Relations	122-136
	2.2	Vertical and Horizontal Shifts	136-148
	2.3	Stretching, Shrinking, and Reflecting	148-159
	2.4	Absolute Value Function	159-173
	2.5	Piecewise Defined Functions	173-182
	2.6	More on Functions	182-193
3	3.1	Complex Numbers	204-211
	3.2	Quadratic Functions and their Graphs	211-223
	3.3	Quadratic Equations and Inequalities	223-238
	3.4	Applications of Quadratic Functions, Models	238-251
	3.5	Higher Degree Polynomial Functions, Graphs	251-268
	3.8	Polynomial Equations & Inequalities, Applications	288-303
4	4.1	Graphs of Rational Functions	315-332
	4.2	Rational Equations, Inequalities, and Applications	333-348
	4.3	Graphs of Root Functions	348-360
	4.4	Root Equations, Inequalities, and Applications	361-373
	4.5	Inverse Functions	373-385

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