Spring 2016
MATH 1404 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS
CRN 20959: 8:30am – 10: 15am, TR, Room S606
Semester Credit Hours: 4
· INSTRUCTOR: Edwin Tecarro Office: S716
Telephone: (713)221-8655 E-mail:
· OFFICE HOURS: 10:20 am – 11:20 am Monday thru Thursday, or by appointment
· PREREQUISITE: A grade of C or better in Math 1302 or placement by exam taken at UHD.
· TEXTBOOK: Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition, by Stewart, Redlin and Watson, Cengage, 2016.
· COURSE CONTENTS:
Unit______Sections______
Unit I. Lines and Functions 1.10, 2.1-2.7
Unit II. Polynomial and Rational Functions 3.1-3.7
Unit III. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 4.1-4.6
Unit IV. Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations 8.1-8.2, 8.4
Unit V. Conic Sections 11.1-11.6
Unit VI. Sequences and Series 12.1-12.4
· HOMEWORK/QUIZZES: Homework is assigned but not collected. There will be a quiz once a week.
· TESTS: There are 3 tests during the semester. No make-up test will be given.
· FINAL EXAM: The final exam is comprehensive and all students must take it.
· COURSE GRADE:
Quizzes / 1/6 of course grade3 Tests (in class, closed book, closed notes)
Test 1. Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Test 2. Thursday, March 24, 2016
Test 3. Thursday. April 21, 2016 / 1/6 of course grade
1/6 of course grade
1/6 of course grade
Final Examination (closed book, closed notes)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 (8:30 am - 10:15 am) / 1/3 of course grade
· GRADING SCALE: A 90-100, B 80-below 90, C 70-below 80, D 60-below 70, F below 60
· LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW: Thursday, March 31, 2016
· WHERE TO GET HELP WITH THE COURSE? CLCC (S735)
· ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY: All students are subject to UHD’s Academic Honesty Policy and to all other university-wide policies as they are set forth in the UHD University Catalog and Student Handbook.
· STATEMENT ON REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: The University of Houston-Downtown complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pertaining to the provision of reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids for students with a disability. In accordance with Section 504 and ADA guidelines, UHD strives to provide reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids to students who request and require them. If you believe that you have a documented disability requiring academic adjustments/auxiliary aids, please contact the Office of Disability Services, One Main St., Suite GSB314, Houston, TX 77002 (Office) 713-221-5078 (Website) www.uhd.edu/disability/ (Email)
· NOTE ON ATTENDANCE: Your failure to attend class (face to face or hybrid), engage course material (Online only); or make contact with faculty to adequately explain your absence by the 10th class calendar day of the semester will result in your being administratively dropped from this course. Being dropped from this course may affect your enrollment status and/or your financial aid eligibility.