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Math 1090 is a pre-calculus course designed to prepare students for Math
1000. It covers a wide range of topics, from solving equations to graphing
functions to working with trigonometry and logarithms. Math 1090 is an
excellent course for anyone who feels that they need to improve their math
skills from high school -- or even just shake off the rust. It's a very
computational course, but students must be prepared to put in the work
needed to fully grasp any aspects of pre-calculus that they find
difficult.
On this page, you'll be able to download course handouts (including
assignments, tests and solutions). If there is a disruption to the class
schedule -- because of weather, for instance -- you should check this page
for news relating to modified due dates and the like. Corrections to any
errors on assignments or worksheets will also be posted here... although
I'll try my best not to make any!
Remember that you can always contact me at
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- Forthcoming deadlines:
- Assignment #1: Monday, September 28th at 6:00pm
- WeBWorK #2: Monday, September 28th at 11:59pm
- WeBWorK #3: Monday, September 28th at 11:59pm
- WeBWorK #4: Monday, September 28th at 11:59pm
- WeBWorK #5: Monday, September 28th at 11:59pm
- Welcome to Math
1090!
- Week 1: Lecture #1 -- Sets, natural numbers, integers, rational
numbers, real numbers, intervals (Section 1.1)
- Week 1: Lecture #2 -- Sets that combine intervals (Section
1.1); exponents and their properties, simplifying exponential
expressions (Section 1.2)
- Week 2: Lecture #3 -- Polynomials and their degree and coefficients,
binomials and trinomials, adding and subtracting polynomials, multiplying
polynomials, common products useful for polynomials, factoring polynomials
involving common expressions (Section 1.3)
- Week 2: Lecture #4 -- Factoring using special formulas, factoring
trinomials (Section 1.3)
- Week 2: Lecture #5 -- Factoring trinomials that are not quadratic
polynomials, factoring by grouping (Section 1.3); absolute values
and their properties, simplifying absolute values (Section 1.4);
rational expressions, simplifying rational expressions (Section
1.5)
- Week 3: Lecture #6 -- Multiplying and dividing rational expressions,
adding and subtracting rational expressions using the lowest common
denominator, rational expressions and negative exponents, complex rational
expressions (Section 1.5); nth roots, principal nth
roots, radicals (Section 1.6)
- Week 3: Lecture #7 -- Radicals and fractional exponents, properties of
radicals, simplifying radical expressions (Section 1.6)
- Week 3: Lecture #8 -- Rationalising the denominator (Section
1.6); solving equations, linear equations, quadratic equations,
solving quadratic equations using factoring (Section 1.7)
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