SYLLABUS -- MATH 2 -- COLLEGE ALGEBRA / TRIG         Sec No. 1611, Fall 05         Don Power

 

Office:  Communications, Room 21.  Phone 384-6291.  Office hours 9-10 MTWF, 10-11 Tu

Web site:  http://www.mccd.edu/faculty/powerd/     e-mail:  power.d@mccd.edu

Home phone:  Refer to Atwater Phone Directory.

My Schedule:  8:00 MTWF in I-120; 12:00 Daily in I-143, 1:00 MTWT in  I-145, 3:00 MWF in V-112.

Math Lab:  Open Mon 9:00am-9:30pm, Tu-Th 8:00am-9:30pm, Fri 8:00am-1:00pm.  My hours: ??

 

Textbook:  Hungerford, Contemporary College Algebra & Trigonometry, Second Edition

Calculator:  You need a graphing calculator.  I recommend a Texas Inst. TI-85 or 86 (83 or 84 OK).

 

 

Lecture/Test Schedule (Appropximate):

1.

Aug 15-19

9.1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,

 

2.

Aug 22-26

9.2, 1.4, 2.1, 2.1A, 2.2

 

3.

Aug 29 - Sep 2 

9.3, 9.4, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

 

4.

Sep 5-9 (Monday holiday)

9.4A, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2

Fri:  Test on weeks 1-3

5.

Sep 12-16

10.1, 3.3, 3.3A, 3.4, 3.4A

 

6.

Sep 19-23

10.1A, 10.2, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1

 

7.

Sep 26 - Sep 30

10.3, 4.2, 4.2A, 4.3, 4.3A

 

8.

Oct 3-7

10.4, 4.4, 4.5, 4.5A, 4.6

Fri:  Test on weeks 4-7

9.

Oct 10-14 (Fri no classes)

10.5, 10.6, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2

 

10.

Oct 17-21

11.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.4A, 5.5

 

11.

Oct 24-28

11.2, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.1A

 

12.

Oct 31 - Nov 4

11.3, 11.4, 6.2, 6.3

Fri:  Test on weeks 8-11

13.

Nov 7-11 (Friday holiday)

11.5, 6.4, 6.4A, 6.5, 6.6

 

14.

Nov 14-18 

11.5A, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

 

15.

Nov 21-25 (Thu-Fri holiday)

12.1, 12.2, 7.5, (7.7),

 

16.

Nov 28 - Dec 2

12.3, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3,

Fri:  Test on weeks 12-15

17.

Dec 5-9

12.4, 12.5, 8.4

 

18.

Wed, Dec 14, 1:00

 

FINAL EXAM

 

 

Grading System

 

Grading Scale

 

-- Homework (top 15 of 16), 7 each

100 points

90%    720-800

A

-- Labs (5), 10 each

50 points

80%    640-719

B

-- 4 Chapter Tests -- 100 points each

400 points

70%    560-639

C

-- Final Exam

250 points

60%    480-559

D

Total

800 points*

Below 60%     0-479

F

    *Plus Quizzes (2 points each)

 

 

 

 

Homework

Due dates:  The homework for each week's lectures is due in class on Tuesday of the following week.  I will accept late homework up to Friday afternoon (2 points off).  I will not collect homework during finals week.

Format:

Use standard notebook paper.  Do not use spiral notebook paper unless you trim the ragged edge.

Start a new page for each lesson.

Put your name in the upper right corner of the page;  do not write in the upper left corner.

Write clearly and organize your work neatly in one or two columns.

Leave at least one space between problems.

Staple your pages together in order in the upper left corner of the page.

Each question: Include:

 

Labs:  There may be up to five 10-point labs, including labs using Maple or Excel.  In addition, homework assignments will usually include graphing calculator and/or computer problems.

 

Chapter Tests

Preparation:  Understand the concepts and be able to solve the types of problems in the summary materials for each chapter:  Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test, and Cumulative Review.

Notes: You may use one 3x5 card of notes.

Work:  You must clearly show your work to explain/justify your answers.

Calculator: For most questions, you may not use a calculator except to check your work at the end of the test period.

Make-ups:  You may make up one chapter test without penalty.  For each additional make-up, your score will be reduced by 10% (unless you make prior arrangements).  Deadline: within one week of the original test.

Location/Time of Make-ups:  Developmental Ed Office in Communications Building, 8AM to 3PM.  Make-ups may not be taken during the regular class period.

Lowest test:  Your lowest test will be replaced by your final exam percentage, if it helps your grade.

 

Comprehensive Final Exam

If you get a C (70%) or better on both the final exam and the homework, you will receive a C or better in the course.  If you do not take the final exam, you will receive a D or F in the course.

 

Attendance for the full class period is mandatory. I may count you absent if you arrive late or leave early.  If you wish to drop the class, that is your responsibility.  However, I may drop you for nonattendance.  Examples:  (1) absence for a full week of consecutive classes, (2) missing a test and not arranging for a make-up, or (3) missing a total of four or more class periods if you are failing the course.

 

Academic Honesty.  It is your responsibility to refrain from cheating in any form, and to refuse to aid or abet any form of academic dishonesty.  Refer to the Merced College Academic Honesty Procedure (summarized at the end of the Schedule of Classes) for definitions and a partial list of possible disciplinary actions, up to and including suspension from the college.

 

Cell Phones and Pagers are disruptive.  Except for public safety (police, fire, paramedic), please make them silent.  Cell phones may not be used or on students' desks during any test.

Math 2 Homework

 

1.1       1acdfi, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 33, 35, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, 66

1.2       1, 5, 9, 11, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 65

1.3       1, 5, 9, 13, 16, 17, 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 41 (See hint in 39), 43, 49, 53, 55, 59a, 67

1.4       5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 21a, 23

 

2.1       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 61, 63, 67, 71, 77

2.1A    1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 29, 33, 37, 42, 43

2.2       3, 5, 11, 13, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 75, 77, 85, 87

2.3       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45

2.4       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 34, 37, 41, 45, 51, 53

2.5       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 45, 51, 53

 

 

9.1       All odds, and #46

9.2       1, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 43, 47

9.3       3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 43, 45, 51, 53, 57, 61, 65

9.4       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 49

 

Due Tues Sept 20:

10.1     1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21, 25, 29, 34, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53

2.6       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 57

3.1       1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37

3.2       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 41, 45ab, 49, 53, 59, 61, 65, 75, 79

3.3       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39

3.3A    1, 5, 7, 9, 11

 

Due Tues Sept 27:

10.1A  Odds, #1-17

10.2     1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 36, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63, 65

3.3A    Odds, #1-11

3.4       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37

3.4A    1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27

3.5       1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, 57, 59

 

Due Wed Oct 5:

10.3     1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 37, 41, 49, 55, 57, 61, 64abc

3.6       1ad, 5ab, 9ab, 13, 17, 25

4.1       1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61

4.2       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 53, 57, 61

4.2A    1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15

4.3       1, 5, 7, 9, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 37, 41, 43, 47

 

Due Wed Oct 12

10.4     1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 37, 41, 50, 52

4.4       Omit

4.5       1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 49, 51, 59ab, 63, 65, 67

 

 

Due Tue Oct 18

4.5A    1, 3, 5, 7, 9

4.6       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 33, 37, 39, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61 ,65, 69, 73, 74

4.7       1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57a

10.5     1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 57

 

Due Tue Oct 25

10.6     1-19 odds; 20, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 60

11.1     1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 53, 57, 61

5.1       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 31, 35, 41, 46, 49

5.2       1ac, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 45, 51, 57, 59

 

Due Tue Nov 1

11.2     1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 49, 55, 59

5.3       1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 61, 65, 71, 72, 77, 81

5.4       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57

5.4A    1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63, 67, 73, 77, 81

5.5       1, 3, 9, 15, 17, 19, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63, 71

 

Due Wed Nov 9

11.3     1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 25, 29, 35, 41, 47, 49, 53, 55, 61, 65, 69, 71

5.6       Omit

5.7       1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 39, 45, 49

6.1       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 69, 71, 73

6.1A    1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 25, 29, 33, 35

 

 

Due Tues Nov 15

11.4     1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, 33, 37, 45, 49, 53, 61, 65, 67

6.2       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 27, 29

6.3       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 35, 41, 45, 49, 57

6.4       1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45

 

Due Tues Nov 22                    Omit 6.5 and 6.6

11.5     1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 47, 61, 67

11.5A  1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 29, 37

6.4A    1, 5, 13, 17, 19, 25, 29, 32, 33, 37, 40

7.1       1, 3, 5, 7, 41,  43, 45, 53

7.2       17, 25, 29, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 47

7.3       13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 37, 39, 41, 43

 

Due Tues Nov 29

7.3A    1, 2 (ans: 4/7), 3, 4 (ans:  2/3 or 0.6), 5, 11, 13

7.4       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 25, 43, 45

8.1       1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49

 

Due Tues Dec 5

8.2       1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 49

8.3       1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 23, 25, 33, 37, 41, 43, 47, 57, 58, 59, 63, 67

 

 

 

 

 

MATH 2 -- Expected Student Outcomes:

 

Upon completion of this course the student is expected to be able to:

 

A.          Classify functions as to whether they are even, odd, one-to-one, and increasing or decreasing.

B.           Perform operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and composition on polynomial functions.

C.           Interpret the composition of two functions.

D.          Recognize, analyze, and graph (both on paper and with a graphing calculator) polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

E.           Calculate values for polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions (both on paper and with a graphing calculator).

F.            Understand the relationship between the unit circle, radian, and degree measurement.

G.          Calculate trigonometric functions of an angle given in either radian or degree measure from common triangles, reference triangles and from the unit circle, as well as with a calculator.

H.          Solve problems using the relationships of sides in special triangles.

I.             Construct (both on paper and with a graphing calculator) and recognize graphs of trigonometric functions and their inverses using translation, amplitude, and phase shifts.

J.             Analyze and prove trigonometric identities, and make substitutions using those identities.

K.          Calculate missing sides of triangles, using the basic trigonometric functions, the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines.

L.           Construct graphs of trigonometric functions using polar coordinates.

M.         Calculate operations on complex numbers utilizing trigonometry.

N.          Perform matrix operations to solve systems of equations and analyze the results.

O.          Apply the binomial theorem.

P.            Identify and evaluate both arithmetic and geometric sequences.

Q.          Make appropriate use of available technology

                       

 

 

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