MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

MATH & PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
I. COURSE TITLE: COLLEGE ALGEBRA
COURSE NUMBER: Mth 001
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A three-unit coure !hich "e#$ !ith the %un"#&ent#$ o% Co$$e'e A$'e(r#) To*ic inc$u"e re#$ nu&(er+ #$'e(r#ic
e,*reion+ *o$-no&i#$+ %r#ction+ $ine#r e.u#tion+ .u#"r#tic e.u#tion+ -te& o% e.u#tion+ r#"ic#$+ re$#tion #n" %unction)
III. GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
On co&*$etion o% the coure+ the tu"ent hou$" (e #($e to/
A) Co'niti0e
1) "e%ine the (#ic ter& #n" *rinci*$e o% Co$$e'e A$'e(r#
2) t#te the &#the&#tic#$ %#ct #n" *rinci*$e o% Co$$e'e A$'e(r#
3) #**$- the &#the&#tic#$ *rinci*$e to *r#ctic#$ itu#tion
4) #**$- &#the&#tic#$ thin5in' #n" re#onin' to o$0e *r#ctic#$ *ro($e&
6) o$0e #$'e(r#ic *ro($e&
7) A%%ecti0e
1) #**reci#te the ro$e o% &#the&#tic in e0er-"#- $i%e
2) reco'ni8e the ro$e o% &#the&#tic in n#tion#$ #n" !or$" econo&-
3) reco'ni8e the ro$e o% -te&#tic *$#nnin' in o$0in' &#the&#tic#$ *ro($e&
4) #c.uire the *ro($e&-o$0in' #ttitu"e
6) #c.uire the *uruit-%or-truth #ttitu"e
9) "e&ontr#te e$%-re$i#nce in !or5in' in"e*en"ent$-
:) *r#ctice coo*er#tion in 'rou* #cti0itie
;) "e&ontr#te %$e,i(i$it- in o$0in' *ro($e&
<) #cce*t re*oni(i$it- %or hi o!n (eh#0ior
1=) %or&u$#te # $i%e *$#n in h#r&on- !ith hi interet+ #(i$itie #n" (e$ie%
C) P-cho&otor
1) !rite the e.u#tion th#t "ecri(e # %unction
2) ue 'r#*h o% %unction %or #n#$-i
3) o$0e $ine#r #n" .u#"r#tic %unction (- "i%%erent &etho"
4) o$0e ine.u#$itie o% the %o$$o!in' t-*e/ $ine#r+ *o$-no&i#$+ r#tion#$ #n" #(o$ute 0#$ue
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D) V#$ue Ai&/
1) #**reci#te the 0#$ue o% &#the&#tic#$ thin5in' #n" re#onin' in "#i$--$i%e #cti0itie
2) "e0e$o* the 0#$ue o% #ccur#c-+ ne#tne+ cour#'e+ coo*er#tion+ critic#$ thin5in' #n" #n#$-tic#$ re#onin'+ #**reci#tion o% the !or5 o% other #n"
o% (ein' # Go"-%e#rin' in"i0i"u#$
3) re#$i8e the 0#$ue o% #$'e(r#ic *rinci*$e in un"ert#n"in' #"0#nce coure in &#the&#tic #n" re$#te" %ie$"
4) #c.uire *eron#$+ oci#$ #n" *iritu#$ tr#it in ter& o% the %o$$o!in' 0#$ue/ Go"-%e#rin'+ ene o% n#tion#$i&+ ene o% $e#"erhi*+ ene o%
re*oni(i$it-+ honet-+ $o-#$t-+ reource%u$ne+ *#tience+ c$e#n$ine #n" or"er$ine+ hu&i$it-+ re*ect #n" co&*#ion %or other #n"
co&*$i#nce to ru$e #n" re'u$#tion
Textbook : Collee Aleb!"
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IV. DIVISION O# COURSE $OR% PER $EE%:
S&e'()(' Ob*e't(+e,
At the en" o% the !ee5+ the tu"ent hou$" (e #($e to/
S-b*e't M"tte! St!"te. E+"l-"t(+e Me",-!e,
$eek 1 / $eek 0
- "icu MCU Miion+ Viion #n"
Phi$oo*h-
- re0ie! on re#$ nu&(er -te& #n"
e$e&ent#r- #$'e(r# *rinci*$e
- Ue the ru$e o% e,*onent
- De%ine O #n" ne'#ti0e e,*onent
- Fin" the "e'ree o% *o$-no&i#$
- De%ine *o$-no&i#$
- A"" u(tr#ct + "i0i"e &u$ti*$- *o$-no&i#$
MCU &iion+ 0iion #n" *hi$oo*h-
Re0ie! /
#) Re#$ Nu&(er S-te& #n" it
Pro*ertie
() 7#ic Conce*t in E$e&ent#r-
A$'e(r#
E,*onent+
Inte'er e,*onent
Po$-no&i#$
- A""in' #n" Su(tr#ctin'
Po$-no&i#$
- Mu$ti*$-in' #n" Di0i"in'
Po$-no&i#$
- S*eci#$ Pro"uct
- F#ctorin'
E,*oition
Te#cher-tu"ent "icuion
Cono$i"#tion #n" *r#ctice
1-(23 ",,(45e4t,3 ,e"t
6o!k,
PRELIM E7AM
$eek 8 / $eek 19
- So$0e $ine#r e.u#tion uin' the *ro*ertie o%
#""ition #n" &u$ti*$ic#tion
- So$0e $ine#r e.u#tion !ith %r#ction or
Line#r e.u#tion+ Ine.u#$itie #n"
A**$ic#tion
- Line#r e.u#tion in one
E,*oition
Te#cher-tu"ent "icuion
>ui88e
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"eci&#$
- I"enti%- con"ition#$ e.u#tion +
contr#"iction #n" i"entit-
- So$0e # %or&u$# %or # *eci%ie" 0#ri#($e
- Tr#n$#te %ro& !or" to &#the&#tic#$
e,*reion
- So$0e *ercent? in0et&ent &i,ture
*ro($e&? uni%or& &otion #n" #n'$e)
- So$0e $ine#r in e.u#$itie uin' #""ition &
&u$ti*$ic#tion *ro*ertie
- So$0e #(o$ute 0#$ue e.u#tion
- P$ot or"ere" *#ir
- Fin" or"ere" *#ir th#t #ti%- # 'i0e
e.u#tion
- Gr#*h $ine
- Fin" the $o*e o% # $ine 'i0en 2 *oint or
the e.u#tion o% the $ine
- Ue $o*e to "eter&ine !hether t!o $ine
#re *#r#$$e$ + *er*en"icu$#r+ or neither
- @rite #n e.u#tion o% # $ine uin' it $o*e
#n" --interce*t + $o*e #n" # *oint or 2
*oint
- @rite #n e.u#tion o% *er*en"icu$#r #n"
*#r#$$e$ $ine
V#ri#($e
- For&u$#
- A**$ic#tion o% Line#r
E.u#tion
- Line#r Ine.u#$itie in one
0#ri#($e
- A(o$ute 0#$ue e.u#tion #n"
Ine.u#$itie
- Gr#*hin' Line#r E.u#tion
- The $o*e o% # $ine
- S-te& o% Line#r E.u#tion
- A**$ic#tion o% Line#r
e.u#tion
- So$0in' S-te& o% Line#r
e.u#tion (- M#tri, Metho"

Cono$i"#tion #n" *r#ctice
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MIDTERM E7AM
$eek 1: / $eek 1;
- De%ine #n" i"enti%- re$#tion #n" %unction
- De%ine r#tion#$ e,*reion #n" r#tion#$
%unction
- Mu$ti*$- #n" "i0i"e r#tion#$ e,*reion
- Fin" reci*roc#$ %or r#tion#$ e,*reion
- A"" #n" Su(tr#ct r#tion#$ e,*reion
- So$0e 0#$ue %or un5no!n 0#ri#($e
- So$0e !or$" *ro($e&
- Fin" the root o% nu&(er
- Fin" *rinci*#$ root
- Fin" nth root o% nth *o!er
- Ue e,*onenti#$ not#tion %or nth root
- De%ine #n" ue e,*reion o% their %or& #
&?n
- Con0ert r#tion#$ to r#"ic#$ e,*onent #n"
0ie 0er#)
- Ue *ro"uct #n" .uotient ru$e %or r#"ic#$
- Le#rn .u#re root *ro*ert-
- So$0e .u#"r#tic e.u#tion
- So$0e !or" *ro($e& in0o$0in' .u#"r#tic
e.u#tion
Root+ R#"ic#$ #n" Root Function
- R#"ic#$ e,*reion #n" 'r#*h
- R#tion#$ e,*onent
- Si&*$i%-in' R#"ic#$
E,*reion
- A""in' #n" Su(tr#ctin'
R#"ic#$ E,*reion
- Mu$ti*$-in' #n" "i0i"in'
R#"ic#$ E,*reion
>u#"r#tic e.u#tion
- So$0in' .u#"r#tic e.u#tion
- A**$ic#tion o% .u#"r#tic
e.u#tion
Function
- De%inition o% re$#tion #n"
%unction
- Do&#in #n" r#n'e
- Di%%erent t-*e o% %unction
#) Po$-no&i#$
() R#tion#$
c) A(o$ute 0#$ue
") E,*onenti#$
e) Lo'#rith&ic
%) Tri'ono&etric
') A**$ic#tion
#INAL E7AM
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RE#ERENCES:
Author Title Date Place of Publication Publisher
Mark Dugopolski Algebra for College Students, Fifth edition 2009 McGraw!ill Co" #nc" $ew %ork
&eodegario SM" 'autista
M(rna Cru)
College Algebra , *e+ised ,dition 200- C . , /ublishing #nc" 0ue)on Cit(
Mark Dugopolski College Algebra with 1rigono2etr(, Fifth
edition
2033 McGraw!ill Co" #nc" $ew %ork
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3) Se#t !or5?E,ercie
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Gr#"in' S-te& / AVERAGING B Pre$i& Gr#"e D Mi"ter& Gr#"e D Fin#$ Gr#"eC?3
Pre$i& Gr#"e E )9= , C$# Per%or&#nce D )4= , Pre$i& E,#& Gr#"e
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Fin#$ Gr#"e E )9= , C$# Per%or&#nce D )4= , Fin#$ E,#& Gr#"e
C$# Per%or&#nce E 26F Atten"#nce+ e#t!or5+ #i'n&ent D :6F .ui88e
Pre*#re" 7-/
Dr) ELIGA7ETH 7) PARREO+ Are# Ch#ir+ M#th #n" Ph-ic De*#rt&ent
A**ro0e" (- / Dr) EVA M) HAVIER
CAS DEAN
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