Hey folks. Can't really speak at the moment, so it's gonna have to be this way. Sorry!

Anyway, stuff about the final: 60 questions, multiple choice. Questions almost entirely based off questions from the "review chapter" sections of the textbook

I am completely dropping the idea of a chapter 6 take home. Your test grade will be calculated from the three in-class tests and the chapter 7 take home.

Homework won't close until after the 8 AM section's final (which is Friday morning). But still due! And still important!

Final times:
8 AM: 7 AM Friday morning, Dec 13
11 AM: 10 AM Wednesday morning, Dec 11
Both in the usual classroom (2-110)

You have 2 and a half hours, so that's 2 and a half minutes per question, and they're all multiple choice.

Come in on Wednesday with corrected problems from the first three tests and I'll up your test grade. Should have saved your first three tests! Just attach the corrections, either as a new sheet on your current tests or just on your current tests.

Let's examine things that I could ask on that final.

Things worth noting as you study:

YOUR BOOK PROVIDES THE ANSWER TO EVERY ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS RIGHT AFTER THE REVIEW SECTION!!! Use it to your advantage!

Chapter 1: 
Given a linear equation in any form, you should be able to find its intercepts and solve it to be in slope-intercept form.
You should recognize that "slope" means "rate of change" in terms of word problems and "intercept" means "when x = 0".
You should know that scatterplots exist, but I'll always give you the actual line of best fit.

Chapter 2:
Given a pair/system of linear equations, you should be able to find their solution by whatever means work best for you, or state that there's no solution (or infinitely many).
Clearly you should know that those are the three possibilities (one solution, no solution, infinitely many.)
Given a word problem you should be able to state which system of linear equations fits the situation.
You should know that a linear inequality's graph is dependent both on the closed/open nature of the inequality and the direction. 

Chapter 3:
You should recognize what the basic equations look like, both originally and once transformed. 
You should recognize how piecewise functions work; parts of functions paired with sets of x values for which they're true (check out 60-63 on the review, though probably worded slightly differently to make it make sense for multiple choice).
You should be able to solve an absolute value equation and make sense of an absolute value inequality.

Chapter 4:
You should be able to solve a quadratic function by whatever means you choose.
You should be able to solve a radical equation by whatever means you choose.
Maybe a word problem here too, where I give you the equation.

Chapter 5:
Given a number n and two functions, find f(g(n))
Graphically, are these two function inverses?
Non-graphically, are these two functions inverses?

Chapter 6:
Recognize the graphs of the exponential and logarithmic functions
Solve a problem similar to the college loans one 
Solve a problem similar to the pH one (given the formula)

Chapter 7:
Given a polynomial function, is a given x value a zero of the function?
Can you recognize end behavior of polynomials?
Can you recognize asymptotes of rational functions?
Are these two variables directly or inversely proportional? What's the variable of proportionality?

Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the unusual structure for today's class. If you've decided math is fascinating to you, consider taking statistics one day. <3