Math 1470 -- Pre-calculus

Instructor: Todd Frauenholtz   Web assign class key: bemidjistate 0245 1467
Office: 372 HS
Math Help Room
 Phone: (218) 755-2817

Class meets: M, T, W, Th, and F in HS 231 from 10:00 - 10:50 am

in HS 232

 Office hours: M, T, W, F from 9:00 - 9:50 am and by other arrangement

Current Grade Sheet

TA:            Dayna Jaeger in Math Help Room M W F 11-12 

Required Text: Precalculus, 10th ed. WITH web assign by Larson.

Prerequisite:            Three years of high school mathematics and an appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test or completion of MATH 1100 or MATH 1110 with a grade of B or better. 

Description:            Precalculus is intended to provide students with the essential mathematical background needed to succeed in calculus.  The topics addressed include:

When possible, problems will be approached from graphical, numerical, and algebraic representations.  The different representations and how they are related to each other will be discussed throughout the course.  A graphing calculator is required and will be used to interpret the geometric representations of functions and in problem solving.

Goals and objectives of the course:

Students will be able to:


Class participation and quizzes:            Quizzes will be given approximately every week and generally unannounced.  Make-ups will not be allowed for missed quizzes; however, your lowest quiz score will be dropped from calculating your final grade.  All cell phones must be turned off during class.

Homework:            Will prepare you for the quizzes and exams.  You are responsible for understanding how to do each problem; I recommend study groups of three to four. Each student is expected to attempt one of the homework questions at the board sometime during the semester.

Exams:            There will be two 100 point exams during the course and a 150 point comprehensive final. Make-up exams will be given only under special circumstances and need to be discussed with me before hand. The final exam will be Thursday, December 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

Grades:            Grades for this course will be based upon homework, quizzes, tests, and a comprehensive final exam; some of the quizzes may be unannounced.  Items for both will come from the assigned homework.  The following grading scale will be used to determine grades:

A 90 – 100 %
B 80 – 89 %
C 70 – 79 %
D 60 – 69 %
F Below 60%

Make-ups are not allowed for missed quizzes, instead I will allow you to drop your lowest score.  All tests will count toward your final grade.  The instructor reserves the right to adjust the grading scale if necessary.

Working through the assigned problems is essential to learning mathematics.  Showing your work is the only way to receive partial credit; hence it is very important on quizzes and exams.

Students with Special Needs
Upon request this document can be made available in alternate formats.  Please contact the instructor the Disability Services Office in Decker Hall 202 at (218) 755-3883.  Please contact the Disability Services Office ONLY if you have a need for accommodations in this class.  All other contact should be with your instructor.  

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Student Code of Ethics
http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/catalog/10catalog/GradCatalog/Frontpages/sectionIV/rights.html              

Student Academic Rights and Responsibilities
http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/handbook/policies/academic_integrity/rights_responsibilities.cfm 

 

Daily Course Outline

Day 1

Introductions and pre-requisites Section 1.1 #'s: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 28, 29, 34, 36, 38, 42, 45.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L282 for a review of parabolas

 

Webassign directions

Day 2

 Section 1.2 #'s:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 59, 69, 71, 72, 75, 79, 82, 87.

Day 3

 Section 1.3 #'s:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27, 34, 35, 38, 40, 43, 49, 52, 53, 56, 65, 66, 69, 73, 78, 85, 88, 97.

Day 4

 Section 1.4 #'s: 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 48, 49, 51, 53, 61, 65.

Day 5

Quiz #1 and Section 1.5 #'s: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 35, 55, 57, 71, 72.

Section 1.6 Assigned problems: 1-9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 27, 28, 35, 38, 39, 41, 43.

Aug 31

Sep 1

Section 1.7 Assigned problems: 1, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30, 41, 47, 48, 57, 69.

Sep 2

Section 1.8 Assigned problems: 2, 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 39, 43, 47, 55, 60.

Sep 3

Section 1.9 Assigned problems: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27, 35, 42, 45, 48, 52, 58, 61, 62, 65, 66, 73, 80, 93.

Sep 4

Section 2.1 Assigned problems: 3, 4, 7-12, 16-23, 43, 44, 47, 48, 53, 57, 59, 65, 66, 71, 73, 76, 81.

Sep 7

HAPPY LABOR DAY -- NO CLASSES

Sep 8  
Sep 9

Section 2.2 Assigned problems: 1, 3, 8, 9-15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 35-37, 44, 51, 55, 65, 75, 81, 97.

Sep 10 Section 2.3 Assigned problems: 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 27, 29, 30, 59, 60, 67, 81.
Sep 11 Whoa Nellie -- slow down and review function composition.
Sep 14 Section 2.4 Assigned problems: 1, 2, 11-13, 23, 25, 31, 43, 45, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 61, 65, 67, 71, 73, 81, 82, 83, 93.
Sep 15

Section 2.5 Assigned problems: 4, 9-12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 37, 38, 45, 48, 51, 52, 55, 63, 64, 67, 87-89, 95, 99, 100.

Sep 16 Section 2.6 Assigned problems: 5, 9-11, 13, 17, 23, 26, 29, 33, 41-44, 45, 49, 53, 64, 67.
Sep 17  
Sep 18  
Sep 21

Section 2.7 Assigned problems: 1, 5, 6, 13, 15, 39, 41, 43, 79, 82.

Sep 22

 Test 1 Review

Section 3.1 Assigned problems: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 52, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 63??, 70, 71.

Sep 23 Section 3.2 Assigned problems: 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 22, 29, 31, 33, 37-41, 48, 51-53, 61, 62, 65, 77.
Sep 24  
Sep 25 Section 3.3 Assigned problems: 4-7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 28, 37, 38, 39, 43, 59-61, 63.
Sep 28 Section 3.4 Assigned problems: 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 37, 45, 46, 48, 55, 56, 60, 71.
Sep 29 Section 3.5 Assigned problems: 1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 25, 26, 33, 40, 45, 47, 60.
Sep 30

Review Ch 1 - 3

Sec 3.1#'s: 17,20, 54; Sec 3.2 #'s: 7, 9, 18, 67, 23, 29, 26; Sec 3.3 #'s: 25, 26, 27, 33; Sec 3.4 #'s: 22, 23, 25, 29, 36, 38; Sec 3.5 #'s: 29.
Oct 1 Review Ch 1 - 3 solutions
Oct 2 TEST #1 covering chapters 1-3.
Oct 9 Section 4.1 Assigned problems: 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 47, 49, 51, 52, 59, 63.
Oct 10 Section 4.2 Assigned problems: 2-8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 28, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 50, 51, 57.
Oct 11 Section 4.3 Assigned problems: 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 63, 64, 70, 71.
Oct 11

Section 4.4 Assigned problems: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14, 19, 20, 23, 33, 34, 37-41, 53-56, 59-62, 75, 77, 79, 97.
Oct 12 Bicycle sines
Oct 15

 
Oct 16

Section 4.5 Assigned problems: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 19, 21, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 44, 51, 61, 67, 69, 73, 74, 75.
Oct 17  
Oct 18 Section 4.6 Assigned problems: 9-16, 19, 39, 40, 49, 51, 53, 57-60, 65-68.
Oct 20

Math Contest

Oct 22 Section 4.7 Assigned problems: 1, 2, 4, 5-8, 10, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 53, 65, 66, 103.
Oct 23

Section 4.8      Assigned problems: 19, 24, 31, 42, 52.
Oct 24 Chapter 4 review
Oct 25

 
Oct 26

 
Oct 20  
Oct 30  
Oct 31

 
Nov 3 Section 5.1      Assigned problems:  1, 2, 7, 8, 16-24, 26, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42
Nov 4

Section 5.2      Assigned problems: 3-10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 23, 27, 30, 33, 41, 51.
Nov 5

Section 5.3      Assigned problems: 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 45, 46, 49, 53, 57, 59, 63, 64, 65, 71, 75, 87.
Nov 6

Section 5.4      Assigned problems: 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 29, 41, 42, 43, 58, 61, 69, 75.
Nov 7

Surprise quiz on chapter five -- proving trig identities. Shhhh... it is a surprise.

Oct 26 Ooo, that surprise didn't go so well. Let's review verifying trig identities
Oct 27

 
Oct Try having a surprise quiz on verifying trig identities
  Section 5.5      Assigned problems: 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 34, 41, 42, 45.
 

Reveiew 5.5 and intro 6.1
  Section 6.1      Assigned problems: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 25, 26, 29, 32, 47, 52.
 

Section 6.2      Assigned problems: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 13, 18, 19, 31, 33, 35, 51, 56.
 

 
Nov 9

Current Test 2 Review or Solutions to Test 2 Review
Nov 10

TEST #2 covering chapters 1-6. 
Nov 27

No classes -- Thanksgiving break
Nov 28 No classes -- Thanksgiving break
Nov 29 No classes -- Thanksgiving break
Nov 30 No classes -- Thanksgiving break
Dec. 1

Section 7.1      Assigned problems: 5, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 37, 45, 59, 60.
Dec. 2

Section 7.2      Assigned problems: 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 49.
Dec. 3 Section 7.3      Assigned problems: 7, 8, 11, 17, 18, 25, 27, 29, 31, 40, 47, 59.
Dec. 4 Section 8.1      Assigned problems: 17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69, 70, 85.
Dec. 5 Current Final Review with Solutions or previous FINAL Review 1
Dec. 8 CurrentFinal Review II with Solutions II or previous Review 2
Dec. 9 Final Review with Solutions III or previous Review 3
Dec. 6 No Classes -- Reading day
Dec 7 Final Exam from 1:00 - 3:00 pm in HS 231

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updated 8/19/2017
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