Textbook: Abramson J 2021. College Algebra 2e, Houston, TX: OpenStax, URL: https://openstax.org/books/college-algebra-2e/pages/1-introduction-to-prerequisitesÂ
Objectives
The learners will...
Plot ordered pairs in a Cartesian coordinate system.
Graph equations by plotting points.
Graph equations with a graphing utility.
Find x-intercepts and y-intercepts.
Use the distance formula.
Use the midpoint formula.
Part 1 of an Introduction to the Cartesian Plane.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9HXGy5N5ik
Part 2 of an Introduction to the Cartesian Plane.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PicahjzN5-M
Introduction to Graphing Equations Through the Simplest Method - Plotting PointsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdZlyJ8S80
Introduction to Graphing Equations by Plotting Intercepts.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgpq0zO6z3o
The Distance Formula.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiAEH1qPTQU
Finding the Midpoint of a Segment.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hf_bWSQsuc
Objectives
The learners will...
Solve equations in one variable algebraically.
Solve a rational equation.
Find a linear equation.
Given the equations of two lines, determine whether their graphs are parallel or perpendicular.
Write the equation of a line parallel or perpendicular to a given line.
Solving multi-step equations.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufTjNFRJJRc
Solving rational equations.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMORnvhR4wA
Determining linear equations in slope-intercept form.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mmOa4YrFbs
Determining an equation through the use of point-slope form.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRpJxdmZJI
Determine the equation of a horizontal or vertical line given the graph.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdPWd_c3UXY
Determining equations of parallel and perpendicular lines.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpzN4XeHrHE
Objectives
The learners will...
Set up a linear equation to solve a real-world application.
Use a formula to solve a real-world application.
Problem-solving using linear equations - Dimensions of a bookcase.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW2AJed4JcQ
Problem-solving using linear equations - Cost of a rental carÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8KR3w2nXqs
Problem-solving using linear equations - Modeling cricket chirps.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhkXKZ55xdI
Solving a formula for a specific variable.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUVJlJXfuFo
Objectives
The learners will...
Add and subtract complex numbers.
Multiply and divide complex numbers.
Simplify powers of i
Adding and subtracting complex numbers.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyy_SR1JfyQ
Multiplying complex numbers.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmr3o2zkwLM
Multiplying complex conjugates.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbOzEkvMb_A
Dividing complex numbers.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJjbJAwM1c
Powers of i.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfP6SmEYHRw
Objectives
The learners will...
•  Solve quadratic equations by factoring.
•  Solve quadratic equations by the square root property.
•  Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
•  Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.
Solving a quadratic equation by factoring (GCF)Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIwMkTAclw8
Solving a quadratic equation - factoring by groupingÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUdgJexMjOA
Solving a quadratic equation - difference of squaresÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNFMcIhG-CM
Solving a quadratic equation - factoringÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuLxs61LNF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDj_qdKW-ls
Forming perfect square trinomialsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZ1m4mOqVc
Forming perfect square trinomials - exampleÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwXyVcU5cg8
Completing the squareÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LB4fUyyCL8
Completing the square - real rational solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsbYUySRjFo
Completing the square - real irrational solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCjbtrPWHM
Completing the square - complex solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc09Ttq-_UI
Using the quadratic formula - Two real rational solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtwO-n8lRPw
Using the quadratic formula - One repeated rational solutionÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXwwzWcxFgE
Using the quadratic formula - Two real irrational solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwx4ZO9Hopk
Using the quadratic formula - complex solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11EwTcRMPn8
Objectives
The learners will...
Solve equations involving rational exponents.
Solve equations using factoring.
Solve radical equations.
Solve absolute value equations.
Solve other types of equations.
Solve an equation with a rational exponent - one solutionÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4hJvjLczFk
Solve an equation with a rational exponent - two solutionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7-eXSCvNvM
Solve an equation with a rational exponent using reciprocal exponentsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs-D0MixxLM
Solve a radical equation - one square rootÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkZHKK77grM
Solve a radical equation - two square rootsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFdkSCKzQnw
Solve a radical equation - cube roots and fourth rootsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRGpLRVfmnk
Solving a radical equation - applicationÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEUNMdux5fU
Solving absolute value equationsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRrJX0VvGI
Sometimes absolute value equations have no solutions!Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-z5cQ58I_g
Solving a higher-order equation in quadratic form.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FHTggnUAtU
Objectives
The learners will...
Use interval notation.
Use properties of inequalities.
Solve inequalities in one variable algebraically.
Solve absolute value inequalities.
Solving Linear Inequalities in One VariableÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iklg78Nmc5M
Compound InequalitiesÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U20Dp4lPVoo
Compound Inequalities - 2Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5clgmyYCZE
Absolute value inequalitiesÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmCQ92IpmMw
Absolute Value Inequalities - 2Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmCQ92IpmMw
Objectives
The learners will...
Determine whether a relation represents a function.
Find the value of a function.
Determine whether a function is one-to-one.
Use the vertical line test to identify functions.
Graph the functions listed in the library of functions.
Introduction to FunctionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO5qqfsWzhc
Determining a Function Value from a GraphÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRCD79-uXKo
Determining Function Inputs from a GraphÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmBAeLri6aE
The Vertical Line TestÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO5WN9g1fJo
Determining if a Relation is a One-to-One Function (Table)Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO5WN9g1fJo
Determining if a Relation is a One-to-One Function (Graph)Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbSGdcSN8RE
Graphing and Recognition of Nine Basic FunctionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP70kcTtWkI
Objectives
The learners will...
Find the domain of a function defined by an equation.
Graph piecewise-defined functions.
Finding the Domain and Range of a FunctionÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJRstFMdhA
Interval and Set NotationÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmX1PI-Rs-8
Interpreting and Graphing Piecewise FunctionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn_Z3yCRCt0
Determining Functional Values for a Piecewise Defined FunctionÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2F2-gP-2qU
Writing a Piecewise Function from a GraphÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQaKh_1poBI
Objectives
The learners will...
Combine functions using algebraic operations.
Create a new function by composition of functions.
Evaluate composite functions.
Find the domain of a composite function.
Decompose a composite function into its component functions.
Introduction to Composite FunctionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxBmISCJSME
Evaluating Compositions of Functions Defined as a TableÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blvv-Dnfubo
Evaluating Compositions of Functions Defined on a GraphÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-i7N0hE-Ys
Function DecompositionÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFSSk8jaAwA
Domains of Composite FunctionsÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7HtrEj2hA
Objectives
The learners will...
Graph an absolute value function.
Solve an absolute value equation.
Objectives
The learners will...
Verify inverse functions.
Determine the domain and range of an inverse function, and restrict the domain of a function to make it one-to-one.
Find or evaluate the inverse of a function.
Use the graph of a one-to-one function to graph its inverse function on the same axes.
Objectives
The learners will...
Represent a linear function.
Determine whether a linear function is increasing, decreasing, or constant.
Interpret slope as a rate of change.
Write and interpret an equation for a linear function.
Graph linear functions.
Determine whether lines are parallel or perpendicular.
Write the equation of a line parallel or perpendicular to a given line.
Objectives
The learners will...
Build linear models from verbal descriptions.
Model a set of data with a linear function.
This video gives good examples of how to represent a problem with a linear equation.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR7MJpvUL0Q
Linear regression has a lot of applications and is used widely in all fields of investigation. This video gives some of those examples. It then gets into more complex examples, like multiple regression and logistic regression, which we do not cover.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLJ0yYetywE
How do we do this in desmos? This is how...Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vfAPlqj2o
This video shows the same thing, and also extends it to non-linear regression:Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfC8uQGm5W8
Objectives
The learners will...
Recognize characteristics of graphs of polynomial functions
Use factoring to find zeros of polynomial functions
Identify zeros and their multiplicities
Determine end behavior
Understand the relationship between degree and turning points
Graph polynomial functions
Use the Intermediate Value Theorem
Finding the intercepts on the polynomial function.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ebWSFDGgjM
Finding the equation of a polynomial from its graph.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8mygYGwLo
Finding the equation of a polynomial from the roots and their multiplicities.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN8i7sZHUqg
Objectives
The learners will...
Use long division to divide polynomials
Use synthetic division to divide polynomials
Polynomial long division.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpNxPAkv1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvBn-UcQL1k
Polynomial synthetic division.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dBAdzl2Mns
Objectives
The learners will...
Find zeros of a polynomial function
Use the Linear Factorization to find polynomials with given zeros
Solve real-world applications of polynomial equations
Find a polynomial given its zeros.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353wpqLB1V8
Find the zeros of a polynomial function.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeZdCSCIb3Q
Find the zeros of a polynomial function with complex zeros.Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc7sg106MGI