Math 1050
Precalculus
Section 002 9:25-10:40 TRF
Centennial Hall 192
Instructor: Caroline Kellackey
Office Hours: ENGR 2879 2:00-3:00 Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment
Office Phone: 502-0272
e-mail:
Prerequisite: Math 1340, College Algebra or Passing math placement test score
Text: Precalculus, A Right Triangle Approach, Fourth Edition, by Beecher, Penna and Bittinger
Homework: We will be covering most of chapters 1-10. Homework will be assigned every day and will be due at least once a week (usually on Fridays). I highly recommend that you don't wait until the night before it is due to start the homework, but that you work on it as soon as it is assigned. Not only will this help you to complete the homework, it will also help you to better understand the lectures. As an incentive to motivate you to complete your homework, I will count it as 15% of your final grade. Roughly half the points for each assignment will be earned by simply putting in a good effort on the entire assignment. The other half of the points will be earned by accuracy on whichever problems I choose to grade. (Typically 5 problems per assignment.) I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE HOMEWORK, NO EXCEPTIONS!! I will, however, count your lowest homework score as extra credit at the end of the semester.
Exams:Quizzes and in class work10%
Chapter 6-7 exam 25%
Chapter 8 exam25%
Comprehensive Finalat least 25% of your final grade
Unless arrangements have been made prior to the exam, THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS! MISSED EXAMS WILL BE SCORED AS A ZERO!
Important Dates:
September 4Labor Day Holiday- No Class
September 6Last day to drop the course and receive a tuition refund
October 26Last day to drop without special permission from the Dean
November 21-25Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, December 13 Final Exam 9:25-10:40 p.m.
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your responsibility to contact and register with the Disability Services Office, and provide them with documentation of your disability, so they can determine what accommodations are appropriate for your situation. To avoid any delay in the receipt of accommodations, you should contact the Disability Services Office as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that disability accommodations cannot be provided until an accommodation letter has been given to me. Please contact Disability Services for more information about receiving accommodations at Main Hall room 105, 719-255-3354 or .
Math 1050- Elementary Functions of Calculus
Text: Precalculus, 4th edition,by Beecher/Penna/Bittinger published by Addison/Wesley
Day / Topics Covered / Sections1 / Class Introduction, syllabus etc.
Solving Equations- Linear, Quadratic (by factoring, quadratic formula, square root property), absolute value
Homework: 1.5 #14-17,27,28,38,66
3.2 #3-8,39,41,42,63,64
3.5 #1,7,10,13,14,17,18,23,24 / 1.5, 3.2, 3.5
2 / Solving Polynomial, Rational and Radical Equations- including factoring through synthetic division.
Homework: 3.4 #1,11,19,23,29,30,37,53,75,76
4.4#55-58,63 / 3.4, 4.4
3 / Quiz (30 minutes)
Functions- including domain and range
Homework: 1.2 #18-21,46,47,49,50,55,57-59 / 1.2
4 / Increasing, Decreasing, Piecewise functions, difference quotient, composition
Homework: 2.1 #4,15,35,36,39
2.2 #48,50,55,57,61
2.3 #18-21,34,39-41 / 2.1-2.3
5 / Solving Inequalities- linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, absolute value
Homework: 1.6 #3-5,25,26,30,31
3.5 #45-53
4.6#25,27-30,50,54,59,74 / 1.6,3.5,4.6
6 / Graphing- equation of line, quadratics, polynomials, rationals, parent functions
1.4 #19-22,27 (change instructions to ask for point slope form and also graph the line)
3.3#3,5,11
4.2#20,30
4.5#37
2.4#49,53,55,62,68 / 1.4, 3.3, 4.2,4.5,2.4
7 / Inverse functions and Review of Exponent Rules / 5.1, R.7
8 / Exponential Functions and Review of Exponent Rules
/ 5.2
9 / Logarithmic Functions / 5.3
10 / Properties of Logarithmic Functions / 5.4
11 / Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Applications / 5.5-5.6
12 / Review Chapters 1-5
13 / Test on Chapters 1-5 (about half on chapters 1-4, half on chapter 5)
14 / Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles (skip DMS notation) / 6.1
15 / Applications of Right Triangles / 6.2
16 / Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle / 6.3
17 / Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle / 6.3
18 / Quiz on Sections 6.1-6.3 (30 minutes)
Start section 6.4 Radians, Arc Length and Angular Speed / Quiz and 6.4
19 / Finish 6.4 and Start 6.5 / 6.4-6.5
20 / Circular Functions, Graphs and Properties / 6.5
21 / Graphs of Transformed Sine and Cosine Functions / 6.6
22 / Pythagorean and Sum and Difference Identities / 7.1
23 / Cofunction, Double-Angle and Half-Angle Identities / 7.2
24 / Review Chapters 6 and 7.1-7.2
25 / Test on Chapters 6 and 7.1-7.2
26 / Proving Trigonometric Identities / 7.3
27 / Inverse Trigonometric Functions / 7.4
28 / Solving Trigonometric Equations / 7.5
29 / Solving Trigonometric Equations / 7.5
30 / Law of Sines / 8.1
31 / Law of Cosines / 8.2
32 / Polar Coordinates and Graphs / 8.4
33 / Vectors and Applications / 8.5
34 / Vector Operations / 8.6
35 / Review Chapters 7.3-8
36 / Test on Chapters 7.3-8
37 / Systems of Equations in Two Variables / 9.1
38 / Parabolas / 10.1
39 / Circles and Ellipses / 10.2
40 / Hyperbolas / 10.3
41 / Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Inequalities / 10.4
42 / Review Chapters 1-4
43 / Review Chapters 5-6
44 / Review Chapters 7-10
45 / Extra day for snow day or class cancellation
46 / Comprehensive Final Exam