Title: As you start the Essential Algebra Module...
Course: Technical Math for Industry

Hello All,

I hope your first week went well. As you move into week 2 you will be studying exponents, variation and quadratic equations. Learn your rules of exponents well, you will see these types of problems turn up constantly in any future algebra work. They are essential to mastering this level of math. The Variation problems will teach you how things change in relation to each other, and the quadratic equations have many applications in the real world and business. Any time you are interested in finding the 'maximum' of something(cost, profit, revenue), or the 'minimum'....these quadratic equations are extremely useful. I have included a link to an interesting article that summarizes some uses of quadratics, feel free to browse at your leisure. Have a good week and try not to put this stuff off for too long, looking at it everyday helps to reinforce previous knowledge.

http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/Algebra1/COURSE_TEXT_RESOURCE/U10_L2_T1_text_container.html