University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, College of Letters and Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Spring 2008: College Algebra (Math 116)

Download the Syllabus here.

Check your grades on D2L. If you don't know how it works and you are not the trial-and-error type of person then click here for instructions.

Additional information and material for this course is available on a former Math 116 course website.
Please note that some information on this site is outdated.

NOTE
Our course coordinator, Mrs. Korotkaya, is going to hold a Final Exam Review for all Math 116 students on
Friday, May 9 (the study day), 9-11 am in EMS E180. She will go over last semester's final exam. You can download the exam here.

FINAL EXAM
The Final Exam will be on Tuesday, May 13th, 7:30am - 9:30am in EMS E180.
If you want to practice, look at this practice exam (Solution).

Homework problems:
Please read the syllabus for an explanation of what part of the homework will be graded.
Also, please follow these simple guidelines when preparing your solutions.

Review Homework (due 01/24)
Section 2.2: 3, 11, 19, 25, 35, 41, 45, 59, 63, 48, 62
Section 9.1: 5, 15, 19, 23, 27, 29, 33, 39, 51, 46, 48 (due 01/29)
Section 9.2: 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 25, 27, 35, 41, 16, 28 (due 01/31)
Section 9.3: 7, 9, 13, 19, 23, 27, 31, 39, 51, 16, 50
Section 9.4: 3, 5, 9, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 63, 24, 70 (due 02/05)
BE PREPARED FOR THE EXAM BY THURSDAY, 7TH
Section 10.6: 5, 9, 15, 19, 25, 29, 39, 53, 32, 40 (due 02/12)
Section 11.1: 5, 13, 19, 23, 25, 33, 43, 53, 61, 65, 28, 72 (due 02/14)
Section 11.2: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 31, 18, 22 (due 02/19)
Section 11.3: 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 33, 45, 63, 69, 93, 20, 72 (due 02/21)
Section 11.4: 7, 9, 15, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 43, 45, 40, 42
Section 11.6: 15, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 51, 65, 46, 52 (due 02/26)
Section 4.1: 7, 9, 13, 21, 25, 29, 35, 39, 43, 63, 79, 56, 104 (due 02/28)
Section 4.2: 13, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 45, 49, 48, 74 (use the bisection method)
Section 4.3: 7, 13, 21, 25, 29, 31, 39, 45, 53, 63, 69, 48, 112 (due 03/04)
Look at the review sheet for Exam II (Solution)
If you have not already done so, solve the problems on the review sheet for Exam II (Solution)
Section 4.4: 5, 11, 15, 21, 27, 31, 35, 41, 51, 63, 65, 69, 81, 56, 68 (due 03/25)
Appendix 2: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 12, 14
Section 3.5: 13, 21, 27, 31, 35, 43, 51, 61, 71, 54, 82 (due 03/27)
Section 3.6: 3, 11, 17, 23, 27, 43, 63, 73, 87, 80, 90
Section 5.1: 15, 21, 25, 45, 55, 65, 115, 123, 118, 128 (due 04/01)
Section 5.2: 3, 5, 11, 19, 21, 6, 17
Section 5.3: 5, 15, 31, 35, 39, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 91, 93, 109, 113, 88, 112 (due 04/03)
Section 5.4: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 4, 12
Section 5.5: 9, 15, 17, 25, 29, 33, 37, 45, 55, 59, 62, 87 (due 04/08)
Section 10.2: 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 14, 28 (due 04/10)
Section 10.3: 15, 19, 23, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 85, 91, 58, 68
Section 10.4: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 25, 27, 31, 35, 41, 47, 49, 58, 70 (or 62) (due 04/17)
Look at the review sheet for Exam III (Solution)
Section 10.5: 7, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 37, 41, 47, 61, 48, 62 (due 04/29)
Determinants: 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 35, 18, 36
Prop. of Det.: 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 27, 31, 35, 37 28, 44 (due 05/06)
Cramer's Rule: 3, 7, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 24, 26 (due 05/08)

Exams and Solutions:

Supplemental Material:

Florian Sebert, April 3rd 2008