Math 165/166 College Algebra (College Algebra for Business)

Spring 2020


Daily Assignment & Schedule of Exams:
Show all your work to get proper credit and no points will be awarded only by answers!
Here is the copy of chapter 1 of the textbook! The rest of the chapters won't be given.
Here is the instruction for binder.
Hw0 due: Wed, Jan 8
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset
The problems in {} will be collected but I want you to do all for your practice if possible.
Hw1: (sec 1.1) #4,{6,8,12},16,20,{37 thru 40},53,{56} & (sec 1.2) #16,18,{20,22},32,{36,40,42},44,{48},54 & (sec 1.3) #{9},12,{18},22,24,38,{44,46,50,53,60} Due: Fri, Jan 10
Hw2: (sec 1.4) #8,{14,16,18},22,{26,32,34},46,52,{60,74},83(b),(c) & (sec 1.5) #4,{10,16},34,{40,46},54,{58,64} Due: Mon, Jan 13
Hw3: (sec 1.6) #2,4,6,{22,26},30,{54} &(sec 1.7) #10,{12},16,{18},24,28,30,42,{46,56},58,{62},68,70,{76},80 Due: Wed, Jan 15
Exam 1 will be given on Fri, Jan 17 in class based upon Chapter 1: Sec 1.1 thru 1.7 and review 1 is due on the same day.
Note: Chapter 1 is the prerequisite for the class and hw assignments are for your practice and review. Please see me or go to the math center for help.
Lab will be given Mon(Jan 13), Tue(Jan 14), Wed(Jan 15) at 6pm in our classroom(email appointment is necessary). Extra Credit will be provided for the participation.
Lab1, Lab2, Lab3
Binder (extra credit) is due on Fri, Jan 24. Test 1 materials will be checked and please make sure you include all necessary corrections.
Hw4: (sec 2.1) #{2,4},8,{14,18,22},24,{28},30,{34},36,{38,42},58. Due: Mon, Jan 27. Quiz3 will be given from Hw4.
Week of Prayer: Class starts at 9:00am and ends at 9:40am.
Hw5: (sec 2.2: Applications of linear equation) #2,{6,10,12},16,{20},22,{24,30,40},44,{46}. Due: Fri, Jan 31. Quiz4 will be given from Hw5.
Please read this! Why quadratic?
Hw6: (sec 2.2) #{36},37,{38}(sec 2.3:Quadratic equations) Updated #{8,20,30,40},43,{50,52,54,56,68},72,{78},84,{86},88,90 Due: Fri, Feb 7(updated!)
Hw7: (sec 2.4) #{2,6,14,16,18,20,26} Due: Mon, Feb 10
Hw8: (sec 2.5) #20,30,34,{36,42,48,56},62,{70},76,{78},84,{92,102} updated Due: Wed, Feb 12.
Exam 2 will be given on Fri, Feb 14 in class based upon Chapter 2: Sec 2.1 thru 2.5(updated) and review 2(No #1(m),#11(e)) is due on the same day.
Lab will be given Mon(Feb 10), Tue(Feb 11), Wed(Feb 12) at 6pm in our classroom(email appointment is necessary). Extra Credit will be provided for the participation.
Lab4, Lab5, Lab6
Hw9:(sec 2.6) #2,{4},8,12,{13,20,23},26,{28,31} Due: Fri, Feb 21.
Binder (extra credit) is due on Mon, Feb 24. Test 2 materials will be checked and please make sure you include all necessary corrections.
Special Instruction: Make a page or source (Hw, Wk, Review problem numbers) available besides your correction.
Hw10: (sec 3.1) #2,{4,6},12,{14},20,{22},24,{30,32,33,54,58} Due: Wed, Feb 26.
Enjoy a game featuring the distance formula!
Hw11: (sec 3.2) #{2,4},6,{8},14,{16},18,{20,23,28},32,34 & Review: #{6,11,14} in page 153 updated Due: Fri, Feb 28.
This is a site to sketch some piecewise defined functions
Hw12: (sec 3.2) #42{44,45} (sec 3.3) #2,{4,8,10,12,20,30,32(e,f,h only),,42},44 & Review: #{8,22} in page 153 Due: Wed, Mar 4.
This is a site to sketch some functions using online graphic calculator.
Note: No graphic calculator is needed for this HW and don't worry about WINDOWS in the HW.
If you need some extra help on transformations, you may watch the video lecture from Khan academy math: shifts
Enjoy the youtube video on linear functions.
Hw13: (sec 3.3) #34(e,f,h only) (sec 3.4) #2,{4,6},10,12,{16,18,30,36},40,{44},{52},60,{62} & Review: #{13} in page 153 Due: Mon, Mar 9
Note: No graphic calculator is needed for this HW and don't worry about WINDOWS in the HW.
Exam 3 will be given on Wed, March 11 in class based upon Sec 2.6 and Chapter 3: Sec 3.1 through 3.4 and review 3(see below!) is due on the same day.
Lab7, Lab8,
More details will follow sometime this Week of Spring break!
For the rest of the semester, I will post everything in LearningHub. Please check the updates there.


Office Hour Appointment should be made by Calendly below.


The following is the review for the test.
Review1, Key to Review1,
Review2,
Review3,
Review4, Key to review 4 is in the review already.
Review for Final, Key to Review for Final


Math Center Hours: 4:00pm-7:00pm(Mon-Thu) Don't need any appointment! Please go there often for help!
The below is the extra set of practice problems for those who like to do more!
  • Supplementary Problems for chapter 1, Supplementary Problems for chapter 2, Supplementary Problems for chapter 3, Supplementary Problems for chapter 4
    Supplementary Problems for chapter 5 Supplementary Problems for chapter 6 Supplementary Problems for chapter 7


    • Department of Mathematics / Andrews University / Berrien Springs, MI 49104 USA