MONTGOMERY COLLEGE – ROCKVILLE - Department of Mathematics - Fall 2010
MA 105 - Introduction to Trigonometry
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Aronne
CRN 22975 Days: MW 2:00- 2:55 Room: SE 224
Office: Science East, 222B
Phone: 301-279- 5193 (when you leave phone messages, please repeat slowly your name and phone number twice; once at the beginning of the message and once at the end)
e-mail: (preferred means of communication – Please, include your name and your class in the subject of the e-mail)
web page: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~maronne/
(You will have to print some handouts from my web page and bring them to class)
Office Hours held in SE 222B: M-F: 8-8:30, M,W:11-11:30, T: 1-1:30 or by appointment
Course Description: An examination of right triangle trigonometry and applications. Topics include graphs and equations involving sine, cosine, tangent, and related basic concepts.
Prerequisites: Completion of MA 103 or concurrent enrollment in MA 103, appropriate score on the mathematics assessment test, or consent of the department. Assessment level: RD 120.
Course Outcomes: Refer to my website
Required Text: Trigonometry Update, by Bittinger and Beecher (Pages A-57 and A-68 may be missing, if so, they are posted in my website)
Calculator: A graphing calculator is required for this course. You must bring it to each class!
The following are recommended: TI-83, TI-83+, TI-84. A TI-84 will be used for class demonstrations.
The following are not acceptable: TI-81, TI-85, TI-89, TI-92.
Calculators are not to be shared during tests or quizzes.
Math XL: OPTIONAL Access code: MathXL is an online homework and tutorial system. If you want to use it as a studying tool, register into my MathXL class using the course name and ID listed below.
The course name is: Math105 - Trigonometry – ARONNE - FALL 2010
The Course ID is: XL0J-Z1C6-201Y-49G2
Methods of Evaluation without MathXL: / Methods of Evaluation with MathXL:Quizzes / 150 points / 15%
Hwk and classwork / 50 points / 5%
Midterm / 350 points / 35%
Final Exam / 450 points / 45%
TOTAL / 1000 points / 100%
/ Quizzes / 150 points / 15%
Hwk and classwork / 50 points / 5%
MathXL / 50 points / 5%
Midterm / 300 points / 30%
Final Exam / 450 points / 45%
TOTAL / 1000 points / 100%
Grading Policy and Criteria:
A (90-100%) B (80-89%) C (70-79%) D (60-69%) F (0-59%)
Make-up Policy: There are NO MAKE UPS for quizzes and exams. Late assignments will count for half its value.
Calculator Policy: During exams and quizzes, some problems may be required to solve without the calculator. Calculators are not to be shared during tests or quizzes.
Final Exam: The final exam is comprehensive over all material. Wednesday December 8th 2:00 to 2:55 pm – it will be more than one hour long.
Math Science Center: Free tutoring and other resources are available in the MSC.
· Rockville Campus, Math/Science Center, Macklin Tower 02, 240-567-5200,
Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 8am – 8pm, Fri. 8am – 4pm, Sat. 10am – 3pm http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/mathscrv/
Check the MSC website for an updates schedule
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of every class. Three five-minutes tardy will be recorded as 1 absence. If you have to leave class early, let me know in advance and indicate ½ day in the attendance sheet. If you have to miss a class, send due-assignments with a classmate or e-mail them to me. Late assignments will count for ½ its value. It is your responsibility to find out what you have missed. Please ask one of your fellow classmates for assignments. To study the missed material, read the book and/or watch the videos that are in the Math Science Center. Do not expect that during my office hour I summarize for you what you missed in class.
E-mail Communication Statement: MC student e-mail is an official means of communication for Montgomery College. Students are responsible for information and announcements sent via MC e-mail, and it is expected that students check their student e-mail regularly. When e-mailing professor Aronne, please use your MC e-mail account, proper grammar and punctuation. On the subject indicate your name, last name, class and time of your class.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Statement: Disability Support Services (240-567-5058)
Any student who may need an accommodation due to a disability, please make an appointment to see me during my office hour. A letter from Disability Support Services (CB122) authorizing your accommodations will be needed. Any student who may need assistance in the event of an emergency evacuation must identify to the Disability Support Services Office; guidelines for emergency evacuations for individuals with disabilities are found at: www.montgomerycollege.edu/dss/evacprocedures.htm
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Academic Regulations & Student Code of Conduct
All MC students are expected to follow “Academic Regulations” & “Student Code of Conduct” as described in the MC Student Handbook. These regulations and guidelines can be found at: www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/academicevp/Student_PandP.htm
Academic Honesty: Refer to College-wide Policies and Procedures Manual-Student Code of Conduct-Academic Dishonesty and Misconduct (Section IV). http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/academicevp/Student_PandP.htm
Inclement Weather:
· Check radio and television stations to see if the College is officially closed.
· Call the College’s main phone number, 301-279-5000, to hear an updated message, in the event of closures or delays.
· Check the College’s Web site at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu
If classes are canceled on the day an assignment is due or a test is scheduled, be prepared to take the test or hand in your assignment as soon as our class meets again.
Note that the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery College do not follow the same school closing procedures.
Exams:
There will be TWO exams: a midterm and a final exam. If you miss the midterm you will be given a zero and NO MAKE UPS will be given.
Quizzes:
Expect a quiz every day. Some will be longer than others. Some may be group quizzes. Group quizzes will average to one quiz grade. There will be no make up for quizzes
On an exam/quiz day:
I will not provide calculators/pencils - You will not be permitted to share calculators - You may not hold a cell phone
Homework:
Do it on a daily basis! This is the way of studying math and it’s the only way to master the material. There is a list of suggested problems on the next page. Do more if you have difficulty with the material.
Homework is to be done after every class; sometimes you will be asked to complete an assignment to be brought to class in preparation for the day’s work. In addition to the textbook assignments found at the end of this syllabus, you can expect work on handouts given out in class or posted on my website.
We’ll not have time to cover all the different types of problems in class and it is your responsibility to study those topics on your own. Questions on homework will be discussed at the beginning of each class; however, I recommend you come to my office or the Math Science Center to clarify your questions.
In order to ensure that your work for this course is organized, you will be required to have a 3-ring binder (or a folder of your choice) which contains separate sections for:
· Notes from class
· Homework assignments
· Syllabus, quizzes, tests and handouts – make all corrections to the wrong questions
· Class notes (unless you prefer to keep these in a separate notebook).
The homework assignments should be written neatly and should include only the relevant calculations, not messy scratch work. You should also include the statement of each problem. (For word problems, you can briefly summarize the statement using symbols, if necessary) Keep the various components of the binder file in separate sections (Do not mix your quizzes in with your homework). Please, do not use spiral paper. NO MULTI-PAGE, UNSTAPLED ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
How Homework is Graded
On each collected homework assignment, several problems or parts of problems will be graded.
Notes: All work must be shown on both homework and tests. If the work is incorrect or missing, no credit will be given. Homework with no work shown is not considered to be done.
If class is not held on the date of a scheduled test, the test will be given the next time class meets. Any other changes in schedule will be announced.
The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus as appropriate throughout the semester. Students will be notified of any such changes.
Tentative Schedule
Major Quiz Dates are marked asterisk (*) – We will have short quizzes on all other days
Read the book, the examples, do the margin exercises and the ones suggested below.
If you have not mastered the material do more problems
NO. / DATE / SEC. / HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS /Topics
1 / October 20th / Intro& 6.1 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 / Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles
2* / October 25th
/ 6.1
Q1 / 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 37, 59
Quiz 1 / Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles
3 / October 27th / 6.2 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19
Quiz 2 / Application of Right Triangles
4* / November 1st / 6.3
Q2 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 25
Quiz 3 / Trigonometric Function of Any Angle
5 / November 3rd / 6.3 / 29, 33, 111, 113, 115
Quiz 4 / Trigonometric Function of Any Angle
6* / November 8th / 6.4
Q3 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 19, 27, 29, 47
Quiz 5 / Radian (Omit Arc Length and Angular Speed)
7 / November 10th / 6.5
Review / 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 23, 33, 43, 49, 73
Quiz 6 / Graph of Basic Circular Functions
8* / November 15th / Exam / Midterm Exam covers sections 6.1 to 6.5
More than one hour long
9 / November 17th / 7.1 / 1,5,9,13,19, 21, 23, 37
Quiz 7 / Trigonometric Manipulations and Identities
10* / November 22nd / 7.1
Q4 / 39, 42, 43, 63
Quiz 8 / Trigonometric Manipulations and Identities
11 / November 29th / 7.8 / 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17
Quiz 9 / Trigonometric Equations
12* / December 1st / 7.8
Q5 / 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
Quiz 10 / Trigonometric Equations
13 / December 6th / 7.8 / 29, 31, 33 / Trigonometric Equations
14 / December 8th / Final / Final Exam covers sections 6.1—6.5, 7.1 and 7.8
More than one hour long
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