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Handouts and some resources are be posted on this page.

Handouts
Handouts used during course meetings are posted on this page. Some handouts will be used to review basic concepts and others will be used to explore course topics.  Handouts may be revised or additional handouts may be posted during the semester.

• Fractions
• Order of Operations
• Variable Expressions
• Exponents and Radicals
• Exponents and Polynomials
• Factoring I
• Factoring II
• Factoring III
• Polynomials Division and Simplifying Rational Expressions
• Simplifying Rational Expressions I
• Simplifying Rational Expressions II
• Linear Equations
• Applications of Linear Equations I
• Applications of Linear Equations II
• Applications of Linear Equations III
• Applications of Linear Equations IV
• Quadratic Equations I
• Quadratic Equations II
• Quadratic Equations III
• Equations Reducible to Quadratics
• Applications of Linear and Quadratic Equations I
• Applications of Linear and Quadratic Equations II
• Linear Inequalities
• Inequalities
• Lines
• Functions
• Graph and Function Interpretation
• Graphing and Graph Interpretation
• Quadratic Functions
• Applications of Quadratic Functions

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Technology Handouts and Demos:  Below are some handouts providing information on using MS Excel and the TI-83 Graphing Calculator as well as some technology demos.
 

• MS Excel - These handouts provide some information about using MS Excel.
  • Basics of Summary Statistics - MS Excel
  • A Short Tour of MS Excel
  • Using MS Excel:  Basics
     
• TI-83 Graphing Calculator - Scatter Plots and Regression
   

• Technology Demos
  • Changing the Security Level for MS Internet Explorer
  • Changing the Macro Security Settings in MS Excel 2003
  • Enabling the Analysis ToolPak
    • MS Excel 2003
    • MS Excel 2007

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Online Resources
Here are some hyperlinks for web sites providing information related to some of the topics that we may examine.  These hyperlinks are provided for your convenience and we, of course, are not limited to using these web sites.

• Online Tutorials:  You may find it helpful to access some of the following online tutorials.  Some of these sites include tutorials for prerequisites for College Algebra as well as tutorials for concepts and methods examined in College Algebra.
   

  •  College Algebra Tutorial of the Armstrong Atlantic State University Mathematics Department
     

  • Virtual Math Lab of West Texas A & M University
     

  • Paul's Online Math Notes for College Algebra created and maintained by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University. Use the menu on the left-hand side of the page to access resources for the available topics; be careful to honor his Terms and Conditions of Use.
     

  • CATs (College Algebra Tutorials) of the University of Tennessee at Martin
     

  • College Algebra Video Lectures by Richard Delaware of University of Missouri - Kansas City; scroll down the page to view the menu of videos along the right-hand side of the page.
     

  • Seventeen Algebra Review Video Lessons by Jeff Koleno, Lorain County Community College
     

  • Algebra Review in Ten Lessons of the Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Department of the University of Akron
     

  • College Algebra on the MathIsFun.com.  This site includes resources for reviewing the prerequisites for College Algebra as well.

  • Understanding Algebra, an online algebra text by James W. Brennan providing review for the prerequisites for College Algebra

  • John Traker's Algebra.Help

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• Graphing Calculator Applets:  Below are some hyperlinks to online graphing calculators
   
  • Coolmath's Graphing Calculator on Coolmath.com
     
  • Desmos Graphing Calculator
     
  • Grapher - NLVM of Utah State University
     
  • GraphSketch.com
     
  • Cours-de-math.eu's Graphing Calculator & Scientific Calculator Online

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• History of Mathematics: You may find it interesting to read about some of the history of mathematics
   
  • Some information about David Hilbert and his 23 Famous Problems
     
  • Some Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
     
  • A Time-Line for the History of Mathematics
     
  • The Story of Mathematics
     
  • MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
    

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• Numbers:  Since you have considered Pi, e, and imaginary numbers in your study of algebra, geometry, and  trigonometry, you may find the following to be interesting.
   
  • Integers, Rational and Irrational Numbers on The Math Forum @ Drexel
     
  • Irrational Numbers on MathIsFun.com
     
  • Why Pi? on the Math Forum
     
  • FAQ about Pi on the Math Forum
     
  • Legislating the value of PI????
    • Indiana Pi
       
    • The Indiana Pi Bill, 1897
       
  • 10 Trillion Digits of Pi and other Billions of Digits of other Irrational Numbers
     
  • FAQ about e on the Math Forum @ Drexel
     
  • Imaginary Numbers on the Math Forum
     
  • Imaginary Number and Complex Number on Wolfram's MathWorld
     
  • Dave's Short Course on Complex Numbers created by David E. Joyce, Clark University

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• Prime Numbers:  If you are curious about prime number then you may enjoy the following sites.
   
  • Chris Caldwell's The Prime Pages which, among other things, includes the list of the first 1000 prime numbers and a summary of the largest known primes
     
  • FAQ about prime numbers on the Math Forum @ Drexel
     
  • Wolfram's MathWorld provides a more detailed discussion of prime numbers with many references for further study.

Please remember that your questions are important to me, I want to help you to do well in the course, and there is no such thing as a stupid question.

This site was created and is maintained by Sarah L. Mabrouk, Mathematics Department, Framingham State University.  If you notice any broken hyperlinks, please feel free to send email.