(updated 4/1/2026)
TEXT: A mandatory PearsonMyLab
Standalone Access Code (online
text only) can be purchased in PearsonMyLab
through Canvas ($95 as of Spring 2026) or the CCP
Main bookstore ($120-140 as of Fall 2025). MyLab contains ALL
assignments, videos, and online text ("Algebra
and Trigonometry," 7th
Edition by Robert Blitzer, Boston: Pearson, ©2022) so a printed textbook is
optional.
Login to Canvas CCP.Instructure.com for Discussion and Emails.
Read your text, watch videos/animations, and do
all graded Assignments (below) in PearsonMyLab.com by the due date(s)
prescribed (given in class or in Canvas). Also, the Prospectus and Integrity
Policy has useful information for achieving
learning outcomes.
WEEK EXERCISES
1 P.1
Real #s, P.2 Scientific Notation; Login to PearsonMyLab
P.3
Radicals, P.4 Polynomials, P.5 Factoring
P.6 Rational Expressions,
1.1 Graphs
COMPLETE Chapter P Assignment 1
2 1.2 Linear & Rational Equations, 1.3 Modeling
1.4 Complex #s, 1.5
Quadratics, 1.6 Other Equations
1.7 Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities, 2.1 Functions
COMPLETE Chapter 1 Assignment 2
3 2.2 Function Graphs, 2.3 Slope
2.4 Parallel & Perpendicular, 2.5 Transformations, 2.6 Composite Functions
2.7 Inverse Functions
DO MIDTERM EXAM Chapters P & 1
4 2.8 Distance, Midpoint Formulas, & Circles, 3.1 Quadratics
COMPLETE Chapter 2 Assignment 3
3.2 Polynomial Graphs, 3.3
Dividing Polynomials
5 3.4 Zeros, 3.5 Rational Functions, 3.6
Inequalities
3.7 Modeling; COMPLETE Chapter 3 Assignment 4
6 10.1 Ellipse, 10.2
Hyperbola, 10.3 Parabola
COMPLETE Chapter 10 Assignment 5
7 FINAL EXAM covers Chapters P, 1, 2, 3, & 10
Grading: To calculate your final weighted average, add up the total # of points you've earned on all Assignments and divide by the total amount of possible points (points can be found in “Gradebook” in PearsonMyLab). Convert to a %. Verify score in MyLab Gradebook.
Timeliness (attendance) of doing assignments (as per the syllabus), reading the discussion posts, and performance on the Final Exam will be taken into account, especially in borderline and equivocal cases. You must work on ALL assignments to complete the course. Otherwise, a letter grade will be dropped for missing assignments or missing 2 weeks of attendance.
A >= 92%
82% <= B <= 92%
72% <= C <= 82%
62% <= D <= 72%
F <= 62%