If a student is absent for more than 10% of the classes then the student may receive a failing grade at the descretion of the instructor.

The Northern Marianas College is committed to ensuring, through a variety of services, facility and program access to students with either permanent or temporary disabilities. The Disability Support Services Program coordinates NMC's accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis at the request of the student. Please contact Counseling Programs and Services (Bldg. I) for disability information and services.

Student Concerns: Student concerns are very important to the instructional development of this course. If you are dissatisfied with anything in this course, you should feel free to talk it over with your instructor. If you feel that your instructor is unwilling or unable to help you with your problem or concern, you may bring the matter to the attention of the following persons. In the following order:
(1) The Chairman of the Sciences, Mathematics, & Technology Department (Glenn D. Keaton; room K-18, ext. 1200).
(2) The Dean of Academic Programs and Services. ext. 1006.
If the concern involves a grade assigned, students have additional recourse through the Dean of Student Services.

Spring 2009 Academic Schedule

January 5 = Faculty Return for Spring
January 12 - 17 = Spring Registration
January 19 = Martin Luther King Holiday
January 20 = First Day of Spring Classes
February 16 = President's Day Holiday
March 6 = Last Day for Students to Withdraw from classes.
March 24 = Covenant Day Holiday
April 6-12 = Spring Break
April 10 = Good Friday Holiday
May 9 = Last Day of Instruction / last day to turn in homework
May 14 = Final Exam, room D-1, 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00
May 11-15 = Final Exams Week
May 18 = All Grades Due
May 23 = 2009 GRADUATION

Instructional Goals
The course will introduce students to:

1.0 Concepts of Elementary Algebra;
2.0 Introduction to Graphs and Functions;
3.0 Linear Functions, Equations, and Inequalities;
4.0 Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities;
5.0 Radicals and Complex Numbers;
6.0 Quadratic Functions, Equations, and Inequalities;
7.0 Rational Expressions and Rational Functions;

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to

1.0 Demonstrate the use of the rules of exponents, factoring polynomials, and solving equations;
2.0 Find distance and midpoints as well as graphing functions using slope, intercepts, and transformations of graphs;
3.0 Find the equation of lines, linear inequalities and absolute value inequalities as well as the application of these in word problems;
4.0 Graph and solve linear equations and inequalities and systems of linear equations in size 2x2 and 3x3;
5.0 Apply scientific notation and the use of rational exponents in simplifying, multiplying, and solving radical and complex numbers and equations;
6.0 Use of factoring, square root method, completing the square, and quadratic formula to solve applications as well as graph quadratic functions and inequalities in one variable;
7.0 Demonstrate the ability to simplify, multiply, add, subtract, solve and graph rational functions and rational inequalities in one variable;

MA132 - Spring 2009

Instructor: Eric W Johnson

 Week #

 Monday

 Wednesday

Friday

1

Jan. 19

Holiday

Jan. 21

1.1 & 1.2

Jan. 23

1.3 & 1.4

2

Jan. 26

1.5

Jan. 28

1.6

Jan. 30

Test 1 & HW 1

3

Feb. 2

2.1

Feb. 4

2.2

Feb. 6

2.3

4

Feb. 9

2.4

Feb. 11

2.5

Feb. 13

2.6

5

Feb. 16

Holiday

Feb. 18

Test 2 & HW 2

Feb. 20

3.1

6

Feb. 23

3.2

Feb. 25

3.3

Feb. 27

3.4

7

Mar. 2

3.5

Mar. 4

Test 3 & HW 3

Mar. 6

4.1

8

Mar. 9

4.2 & 4.3

Mar. 11

4.5

Mar. 13

Test 4 & HW 4

9

Mar. 16

5.1

Mar. 18

5.2

Mar. 20

5.3

10

Mar. 23

5.4

Mar. 25

5.5

Mar. 27

5.6

11

Mar. 30

Test 5 & HW 5

Apr. 1

6.1

Apr. 3

6.2 & 6.3

12

Apr. 6

Spring Break

Apr. 8

Spring Break

Apr. 10

Spring Break

13

Apr. 13

6.4

Apr. 15

6.5

Apr. 17

6.6

14

Apr. 20

Test 6 & HW 6

Apr. 22

7.1

Apr. 24

7.2

15

Apr. 27

7.3

Apr. 29

7.4

May 1

7.5

16

May 4

7.6

May 6

7.7

May 8

Test 7 & HW 7

May 14 = Final Exam, room D-1, 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00

MA 132 - Intermediate Algebra

Homework

Instructor: EW Johnson

"Every other odd" means do problem # 1, 5, 9, 13, ....
Must show question, work, and answer. Answers only will be counted wrong.

Chapter 1
 Section  Page   Problem #  total
 1.1  12  45-109 Every other odd  17
 1.2 25 69-137 Every other odd  18
 1.3 35-36 47-103 Every other odd  15
 1.4  48-49  9-93 Every other odd  22
 1.5  59-60  19-103 Every other odd  22
 1.6  71  1-45 Every other odd  12
   

 total=

  106
Chapter 2
  Section  Page  Problem #  total
 2.1 91-93 5, 7, 9, 31, 33, 35, 65, 67, 77, 83, 87, 89

12
 2.2 105-107  1-6 ALL, 25-53 ALL odd

 21
 2.3 118-119  1-11 ALL odd, 29-37 ALL odd, 71, 73

13
 2.4 130-131  11-37 ALL odd

14
 2.5 140-141  11-47 ALL odd, 55, 57

 21
 2.6 149-150 13-45 Every other odd

 9
   

  total=

 90
Chapter 3
   Section   Page    Problem #   total
  3.1  168-169  15-59 Every other odd   12
  3.2  181-183  1-81 Every other odd   21
  3.3  194-196   1-35 ALL odd, 43, 45   20
  3.4  210-211  5-61 Every other odd   15
  3.5  220-221  9-45 Every other odd, 75-103 Every other odd, 117,119   20

total=

   88
Chapter 4
 Section  Page   Problem #   total
  4.1  245-246  75-93 ALL odd   10
  4.2  258  7-21 ALL odd    8
  4.3  269-270   7-15 ALL odd    5
  4.5  293-294   1-6 ALL, 7, 9, 39-49 ALL odd   14

total=

 37
Chapter 5
 Section  Page   Problem #  total
 5.1 311  1-73 Every other odd  19
 5.2 321  7-79 Every other odd  19
 5.3 329-330  1-101 Every other odd  26
 5.4 337  1-73 Every other odd  19
 5.5 346  5-49 Every other odd  12
 5.6 354-355  1-81 Every other odd  21
   

  total=

 116
Chapter 6
  Section   Page    Problem #   total
  6.1  372   5-77 Every other odd, and 109, 117, 119   22
  6.2  381   27-67 Every other odd   11
  6.3  389   13-33 Every other odd    6
  6.4  397-399  1-23 ALL odds   12
  6.5  408-409   1-6 ALL, 41-53 odd, 73-77 odd, 91, 93   18
  6.6  419   17-41 Every other odd   7

 total=

   76
Chapter 7
 Section  Page   Problem #  total
 7.1 435  3-55 Every other odd  14
 7.2 443 1-41 Every other odd  11
 7.3 452-453  1, 3, 5, 7,  41-69 Every other odd, 79, 85  14
 7.4 463-464  1-53 Every other odd, 57, 59, 61  17
 7.5 474  7-39 Every other odd  9
 7.6 483-484  3-6 ALL, 21-24 ALL, 25-43 ALL odds  18
 7.7 491  7-23 ALL odds   9
   

  total=

  94

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