NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY

MATH 1216-01 PRE CALCULUS WITH TRIGONOMETRY

SPRING 2009

SYLLABUS

Instructor:             Lena Feinman

Office:                     SM212, phone (650) –591-9441(home, after 9 a.m.), e-mail: lena.feinman@gmail.com   

Office Hours:         MTWF from 3 p.m to 4 p.m

Class Times:          MTWF 2:00-2:50 p.m.

Room:                     SM 113, on T SM 207

Required Text          Precalculus, 65h ed., by James Stewart, Brooks/Cole. You are expected to bring your textbook to each class meeting.

Prerequisite:            MTH 1214 with a grade of C or higher. or Math Competency Level III

We will cover:         Chapters 2,4,5,6,7,8.1,8.2,8.4,8.5, 9.8, 10.1,10.2,10.3, 11.5, 11.6 (see tentative schedule).

Course description: In this course students will review functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, and learn many new concepts such as trigonometric functions, analytical trigonometry, polar coordinates and vectors, conic sections, partial fractions, and mathematical induction.

Student Learning outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

                SLO1: Identify and know when to apply precalculus and trigonometric concepts listed above

                SLO2: Solve problems by application of precalculus principles.

                SLO3: Represent problems in written language, in symbolic form, and in graphical form.

                SLO4: Select and apply appropriate formulas

                SLO5: Organize work in a logical, clearly stated order, correctly using mathematical symbols and language.

                SLO6: State solutions to application problems in the context of the problem and recognize inappropriate and/or impossible answers.

                SLO7: Recognize the importance of history of precalculus

Attendance:           Students are required to attend all class sessions. In case an absence occurs because of circumstances which are beyond the student’s control, the student must make up all missing work within 1 week or as agreed with the instructor. You will be counted absent if you are more than 5 minutes late. Bring special attendance problems to my attention immediately. In case of absence, contact a classmate to check what was done in class during your absence.

Homework:           Always read section in the text before beginning exercises!!! Homework will be assigned at every class meeting and collected following class meeting. Homework turned in MUST indicate (in the upper right hand corner of the first page):

 your name,

 section of Math class you are enrolled in,

 homework number,

problem numbers, chapter, page in the textbook.

All work must be shown to get credit. Late homework without excusable reason will not be accepted. I will start each class by going over the homework, answering your questions regarding the problems assigned to you at the previous class meeting. You are expected to participate in the demonstration of your solutions. The problems on tests and on the final exam will be very similar to the ones from the homework assignment. So to be successful you have to complete all of the assigned problems. Plan on spending about 10 hours per week on homework assignments.

Tests :                     There will be 6 tests and many quizzes (see tentative schedule). Each test in addition to covering the current material will contain several problems from previous chapters to help the student retain cumulative information. The test and exam will be closed books and closed notes. There will be no makeup tests and exams unless a valid, documented reason is presented. In exceptional circumstances, you may be allowed to take a quiz or exam early. Any such arrangement must be made in advance, and you must have a serious reason for doing so.

Tutorial Center Hours:     If your tests/exams’ scores are less than 100%, you must do the error corrections for the tests/exams in the Tutorial Center. Your corrections should be sign by the tutor and the hours that you spend in the tutorial center should be recorded. The Tutorial center attendance is the part of your overall grade. (See below.) If you will accumulate more than 10 hours in the tutorial center per semester, you can accumulate up to 2 extra percent toward your Tutorial center grade.    

Grade Point Distribution

Ttests  -30%,

Hmwk  -10%,

Quizzes- 23%

Final -35%

Tutorial Center hours-2% 

Course Grade:

A+=97% and up, A = 94%-96%, A- = 90% –93%

B+ = 87%-89%,  B = 84%-86%, B- = 80%-83%

C+ = 77% -79%,  C = 74%-76%, C- =70%-73%

D+ = 67%- 69%,  D = 64%-66%, D- = 60%-63%

F = 0% – 59%.

A grade of incomplete will only be given if a student has at least a C average in the course work up to the time the incomplete is requested but some portion of the course remains unfinished because of serious illness or for some other reason over which the student has no control. The reason for requesting the incomplete must be documented.

Cell phone policy: All cell phones are strictly prohibited on the tests. All other time they must be put on vibration.

Final Exam:           Final exam will be held on: Tuesday, May 5, 2- 4:30.

We will cover:

2.1 Functions                                                        8.1 Polar coordinates                         

2.2 Graphs                                                            8.2 Graphs

2.3Average Rate of Change                              8.4 Vectors

2.4 Transformation                                             8.5 Dot Product

2.5 Maxima and Minima

2.6 Modeling                                                        9.8 Partial fractions

2.7 Combinations                                                                10.1 Parabolas

2.8 Inverse function                                            10.2 Ellipses

                                                                                10.3 Hyperbolas

4.1 Exponential Functions                                

4.2 Logarithmic Function                                  11.5 Mathematical Induction

4.3Laws of logs                                                    11.6 Binomial Theorem

4.4 Equations

4.5 Modeling

5.1 The Unit Circle

5.2 Trig functions

5.3, 5.4 Graphs

5.5 Modeling

6.1Angles

6.2 Right triangle

6.3 Trig functions

6.4 The law of sines

6.5 The law of cosines

7.1 Identities

7.2, 7.3 Formulas

7.4 Inverse functions

7.5 Equations

Tentative Schedule

Homework Assignments

HW#1: p155#13, 19,23,29,37-57 odds   HW#2: p167#9-21odds, 24,50, 56,69

HW#3: p179#2,4, 15,16, 24-26,27,28,31 HW#4: p190#8, 11-47(every other odd)

HW#5: p200#1-49 (eoo=every other odd)     HW#6: p210#1-29 odds

HW#7: p219#1-53(every 5th=1,6,11…)  HW#8: p230#1-71(every 7th=1,8,15..)

HW#9: p336#1-49(every 5th)                   HW#10:p349#1-63(every 5th)

HW#11: p356#1-55 (eoo)                        HW#12: p366#1-66 (every 5th)

HW#13: p379#1-17 odds,                        HW#14: Ch 4 Review

HW#15: Handout #1                                HW#16: p406#1-54 (eoo)

HW#17: p416#1-78 (every 5th)                HW#18: p429#1-47 (eoo)

HW#19: p441#1-53 (eoo = every other odd)

 HW#20: p451#1-23 odds, 35

HW#21: Ch 5 Review                              HW#22: Handout #2

HW#23: p474#1-66 (every 5th)                HW#24: p484#1-44 (every 5th)

HW#25: p495#1-60 (every 5th)               HW#26: p506#1-39(eoo)

HW#27: p513#1-45 (every 5th)

HW#28: Ch 6 Review                                    HW#29: Handout #3

HW#30: p533#1-88 (every 5th)                      HW#31: p539#1-50(every 5th)

HW#32: p548#1-90 (every 7th)                      HW#33: p557#1-47(eoo)

HW#34: p568#1-72 (every 5th)                      HW#35: Ch 7 Review

HW#36: Handout#4                                       HW#37: p586#1-60 (every 5th)

HW#38: p594#1-51(every 5th)                       HW#39: p615#1-57 (every 5th)

HW#40: p624#1-41 (eoo)                             

HW#41: p751#1-45(eoo)

HW#42: p759#1-23 odds, 29-43(odds)         HW#43: p768#1-21odd,27-39(odd)

HW#44: Ch 8, 10 Review

HW#45: Handout #5

HW#46: p720#1-21(odds)                             HW#47:721#23-43 (odds)

HW#48: p859#1-12   

HW#49: p859#13-23

HW#50: p868#1-19 (odds)

HW#51: Ch 11 Review

HW#52: Final Review Handout

HW#53: Final Review Handout

HW#54: Final Review Handout

HW#55: Final Review Handout