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MAT 108 College Algebra

Do this to get started:

  • Click on the links below to view and print the documents associated with your course.  Be sure to select the documents for your particular section.
  • Click on the link, Math Zone, to access your online textbook and to begin your course.  If this is your first time there you will have to:
    • Register by clicking on "I am a student" using the access code you bought with your book. 
    • Enroll in your teacher's section of the course using the Course Code noted below.
       
  • Click on the name of your textbook to go to the publisher's website.  Textbook: Algebra for College Students, 5th ed., Dugopolski with the Student Solutions Manual and access to Math Zone.

Frequently Asked Questions! - Math Zone

Click here to access PDF files of your textbook.

MAT108-DE & D2 - Taught by Joyce Menges
Fall Course Code = 
6DC-D9-74C
College Algebra Syllabus

MAT108-D3 - Taught by Florence Chambers
Fall Course Code =  64C-F7-C77
College Algebra Syllabus
 

An Extra Resource:  Dana Moseley DVDs/Videos
While these DVDs/Videos are not created specifically to accompany your required textbook, we have found them to be a good resource for students "at a distance" who would like more "teaching".  Professor Moseley is a wonderful lecturer and does a great job of presenting the concepts in your MAT108 course.   Below you will find the citation for the multimedia material AND a guide for using them with your course, if you wish.

Houghton Mifflin Mathematics Instructional Video Series
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-38832-5
ISBN-10: 0-618-38832-X
Or
Houghton Mifflin Mathematics Instructional DVD Series
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-38833-2
ISBN-10: 0-618-38833-8

Chapter 1 – DVD 1, Sec. 1.1 – 1.4
Chapter 2 – DVD 1 & 2, Sec. 1.5, 2.1-2.5 (Skip 2.3)
Chapter 3 – DVD 2 & 3, Sec. 3.1-3.7
Chapter 4 - DVD 3 & 4, Sec. 4.1, 4.2, and 4.6
Chapter 5 – DVD 4, Sec 5.1 – 5.6
Chapter 6 – DVD 4 & 5, Sec. 6.1 – 6.7
Chapter 7 – DVD 5 & 6, Sec 7.1 – 7.6
Chapter 8 – DVD 6, Sec. 8.1 – 8.5 (Skip 8.6)
Chapter 11 – DVD 7, Sec. 9.3 only

Order these by calling calling Cengage Customer Service at 800-354-9706.

SOME EXTRA PRACTICE FOR YOU
The following worksheets come from another iteration of this course, but you still might find them useful practice.  Use them as you feel the need or desire.

Absolute Value Equations & Inequalities
Exponential and Scientific Notation
Function Notation
Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables
Logarithms
Quadratic Polynomials
Rational Expressions and Equations
Sets and Set Notation
Simplifying Radicals
Solving Equations
Solving Radical Equations
Solving Problems using Algebra
Systems of Linear Equations
 

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT
Check with your instructor before you embark on this extra credit project.  No all teachers will give credit for doing this: Optional Extra Credit Project - Functions

 

TEXTBOOK PDFs

Ch 1a
Ch 1b
Ch 2a
Ch 2b
Ch 3a
Ch 3b
Ch 4a
Ch 4b
Ch 5a
Ch 5b
Ch 5c
Ch 6a
Ch 6b
Ch 7a
Ch 7b
Ch 8a
Ch 8b
Ch 11a
Ch 11b

 

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Last modified: 05/15/08
 

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