College Algebra Assignments


The following exercises from College Algebra second edition by John W. Coburn are to be done but will not be collected. The purpose of these assignments is to provide you with an opportunity to learn and practice the basic techniques of the course. Failure to do these assignments may be hazardous to your grade! The notation EOO means Every Other Odd that is starting at the first odd stated and going up by 4's to the last. Thus, EOO 1 - 17 means the odds 1, 5, 9, 13 and 17 .


Unit 1: 8/24/2009 to 9/10/2009


Chapter R and Chapter 1 Sections 1.1 to 1.4

Section R.1 Pages 10-11 : EOO 1 - 93 .
Section R.6 Pages 64-67 : EOO 9 – 57, 58 .
Section R.2 Pages 18-20 : EOO 9 - 85 .
Section 1.1 Pages 82-85 : EOO 9 - 81 .
Section R.3 Pages 31-34 : EOO 9 - 141 .
Section 1.2 Pages 93-95 : EOO 9 - 73 .
Section R.4 Pages 42-43 : EOO 9 – 49, 51, 52.
Section 1.3 Pages 101-102 : EOO 9 - 53 .
Section R.5 Pages 51-53 : EOO 5 - 77 .
Section 1.4 Pages 111-112 : EOO 1 - 65 .



Unit 2: 9/14/2009 to 9/30/2009


Chapter 1 Sections 1.5 to 1.6 and Chapter 2

Section 1.5 Pages 124-126 : EOO 9 - 113 .
Section 2.4 Pages 201-203 : EOO 9 - 89 .
Section 1.6 Pages 138-139 : EOO 9 - 77 .
Section 2.5 Pages 219-223 : EOO 9 - 45 .
Section 2.1 Pages 161-163 : EOO 1 - 77 .
Section 2.6 Pages 235-238 : EOO 9 - 101 .
Section 2.2 Pages 174-176 : EOO 1 - 65 .
Section 2.7 Pages 249-252 : EOO 7, 9 - 49 .

Section 2.3 Pages 186-188 : EOO 1 - 85, 89 -102, 103, 104 .

Section 2.8 Pages 265-269 : 9-73 .



Unit 3: 10/01/2009 to 10/20/2009


Chapter 3

Section 3.1 Pages 300-301 : EOO 1 - 29 .
Section 3.5 Pages 356-358 : EOO 9 - 69 .
Section 3.2 Pages 312-314 : EOO 9 - 79 .
Section 3.6 Pages 371-374 : EOO 9 - 61 .
Section 3.3 Pages 326-328 : EOO 9 - 97 .
Section 3.7 Pages 384-386 : EOO 9 - 85, 87, 88, 89 .
Section 3.4 Pages 340-342 : EOO 9 - 81 .
Section 3.8 Pages 394-396 : EOO 1 - 41 .



Unit 4: 10/21/2009 to 11/03/2009


Chapter 4

Section 4.1 Pages 420-423 : 1 - 15, EOO 17 - 93 .
Section 4.4 Pages 462-465 : EOO 9 - 113 .
Section 4.2 Pages 432-433 : EOO 9 - 69, 77, 80, 81 .
Section 4.5 Pages 476-478 : EOO 9 - 53 .
Section 4.3 Pages 445-449 : EOO 9 - 77, 80 .



Unit 5: 11/09/2009 to 11/25/2009


Chapter 5 and Chapter 6

Section 5.1 Pages 512-515 : EOO 9 - 69 .
Section 6.1 Pages 565-568 : EOO 9 - 45 .
Section 5.2 Pages 524-526 : EOO 9 – 57, 64, 65 .
Section 6.2 Pages 576-581 : EOO 9 – 49, 53 - 56 .
Section 5.3 Pages 533-534 : EOO 9 - 49 .
Section 6.3 Pages 591-593 : EOO 9 - 61 .
Section 5.4 Pages 543-545 : EOO 9 - 49 .
Section 6.4 Pages 606-607 : EOO 9 - 21 .



Unit 6: 11/30/2009 to 12/10/2009


Chapter 8

Section 8.1 Pages 688-689 : EOO 1 - 81 .
Section 8.4 Pages 713-714 : EOO 1 - 33 .
Section 8.2 Pages 695-696 : EOO 1 - 65 .
Section 8.7 Page 747 : EOO 9 - 41 .
Section 8.3 Pages 704-706 : EOO 1 - 105 .