MATH 1650.300
Fall 2011
COURSE/Section # MATH 1650.300 / COURSE TITLE: Pre-CalculusINSTRUCTOR: Dr. Huettenmueller
E-Mail:
(do not use my Eagleconnect account) / OFFICE: GAB 480
OFFICE PHONE: None (yet)
OFFICE HOURS: Mondays 10:00-11:00 and 2:30-3:20 and Wednesdays 11:00-11:50 and 1:00-2:00
Students unable to see me during these times may request an appointment. / CLASS MEETS: MWF 12:00-12:50 in GAB 104
You will also meet one hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Recitation
Five (5) hours/wk.
MATH LAB:
Website: www.math.unt.edu/mathlab
Go to site for location and hours.
(Closed Sundays and holidays) / WEB ACCESS: ecampus.unt.edu and webassign.net
You can also get to ecampus by clicking on the Blackboard link along the top of UNT’s homepage.
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, 12-14, 10:30-12:30, GAB 104
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 5 hours. A preparatory course for calculus: trigonometric functions, their graphs and applications; sequences and series; exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs; graphs of polynomial and rational functions; general discussion of functions and their properties. MATH 1650 covers approximately the same material as MATH 1600 and 1610 together. Students who already have credit for both MATH 1600 and MATH 1610 may not receive credit for MATH 1650. Satisfies the Mathematics requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): Math 1100 with a grade of C or better or appropriate placement. Enrollment in the class does not guarantee that the student has met the prerequisite. If a student is enrolled in the class without having met the prerequisite, the student could be dropped from the course with a grade of F or WF.
TEXTBOOK and WebAssign REQUIRED
TEXT: Precalculus, 6th edition, by J. Stewart, L. Redlin and S. Watson, with WebAssign. The code for WebAssign may be purchased packaged with textbook, directly online, or as stand-alone. WebAssign is an online course delivery platform through which students access and complete assignments. Students must have access by 9-13-2011, the date which free access to WebAssign ends.
GRAPHING CALCULATOR: TI 83, TI 83Plus, TI 84 or equivalent is recommended, no calculators with CAS capabilities ( e.g., TI-89, TI-92)
Students will NOT be given extensions for any missed assignments for any reason. Not having access toWebAssign is no exception.
You will receive a zero (0) for any assignment not completed on time. / ATTENDANCE POLICY: Class attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for all information given in class, regardless of his/her attendance. Students with six or more absences from lecture may be dropped with a WF for non-attendance. Missing any part of the lecture counts as an absence.
MAKE-UP TEST POLICY: Tests and quizzes must be taken in class as scheduled. Makeup exams will not be given. You will receive a 0 if you miss a test. One of the four exams grades during the semester will be dropped. Two quiz grades will be dropped. Online homework and the Algebra Quiz must be completed by the deadline or a grade of zero is assigned. Two homework grades will be dropped.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Cheating on final exams, on in-class tests, or on quizzes is a serious breach of academic standards and will be punished severely and generally result in a student failing the course. All work done on in-class exams and quizzes must represent only the student’s own work, unless otherwise stated in the directions. See http://vpaa.unt.edu/academic-integrity.htm for details on academic integrity at UNT.
EVALUATION:
Average of three in-class exams 45%
Homework 15%
Quizzes 10%
Algebra Quiz 5%
Final Exam 25% / GRADE ASSIGNMENT:
A: [90%, 100%]; B: [80%, 90%); C: [70%, 80%); D: [60%, 70%);
F: [0%, 60%), 59% is an F
The student’s grade is determined by his/her performance on the evaluation criteria and the grade assignments listed above.
POLICY REGARDING INCOMPLETES: Beginning November 10, a student that qualifies may request a grade of “I”, incomplete. An “I” is a non-punitive grade given only if ALL three of the following criteria are satisfied. They are: 1) The student is passing the course; 2)The student has a justifiable (and verifiable) reason why the work cannot be completed as scheduled; and 3)The student arranges with the instructor to complete the work within one academic year.
FINAL GRADE: Final grades online access: http://www.unt.edu/grades
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:
It is the responsibility of students with certified disabilities to provide the instructor with appropriate documentation from the Dean of Students Office.
Students are responsible for meeting all university deadlines (registration, fee payment, prerequisite verification, drop deadlines, etc.). See the printed Schedule of Classes and/or University Catalog for policies and dates.
UNT Mathematics Core Component
After completing Math 1650, students will have learned:
1. to apply arithmetic, algebraic, geometric, higher-order thinking, and statistical methods to modeling and solving real-world situations;
2. to represent and evaluate basic mathematical information verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically;
3. to use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of the results; and
4. to interpret mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, and draw inferences from them.
While taking Math 1650, students will participate in the following over-arching objectives of UNT’s core curriculum. Math 1650 students will:
• explore math
• make connections between different areas of knowledge and different ways of knowing
• be able to locate, evaluate and organize information including the use of information technologies
• think critically and creatively, learning to apply different systems of analysis
• develop problem solving skills
• cultivate self-responsibility, building a foundation for life-long learning
Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness
The Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SETE) is a requirement for all organized classes at UNT. This short survey will be made available to you at the end of the semester, providing you a chance to comment on how this class is taught. I am very interested in the feedback I get from students, as I work to continually improve my teaching. I consider the
SETE to be an important part of your participation in this class.
Student Behavior:
Student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The Code of Student Conduct can be found at www.unt.edu/csrr
Important Dates:
Test Dates 9/22; 10/20; 11/10; 12/1
Final Exam Wednesday, 12/14, 10:30-12:30 in GAB 104
August 25, Thursday
Classes begin.
September 2, Friday
Last day to add or swap a class for 2011 Fall.
September 8, Thursday
Last day to drop a course and receive some refund; Drops after this date require instructor’s written
con
October 4, Tuesday
Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the university with a grade of “W” for courses that a student is not passing; after this date a grade of “WF” may be recorded.
October 5, Wednesday
Beginning this date instructors may drop students with a grade of “WF” for non-attendance.
October 14, Friday
Mid semester
October 28, Friday
Last day to drop course with consent of instructor
November 10, Thursday
Beginning this date a student may request a grade of “I”, incomplete, a non-punitive grade given only if a student (1) is passing; (2) has justifiable reason why the work cannot be completed on schedule; and (3) arranges with instructor to complete the work within the following academic semester.
November 18, Friday
Last day for an instructor to drop a student with a grade of “WF” for non-attendance
November 24 – 25, Thursday, Friday
Thanksgiving. University closed.
December 9, Friday
Reading Day. No Classes
December 10, Saturday – December 16, Friday
Final examinations week: term ends.
Chapters in the Text Covered:
All or part of
Chapter 1-8, 12
MATH 1650.300 FALL 2011
(A description of topics is on the next page. This calendar is subject to change.)
MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY8/22 / 8/23 / 8/24 / 8/25
1.7
FIRST DAY OF CLASS / 8/26
1.11
8/29
1.6 / 8/30
1.10 / 8/31
2.1 / 9/1
Polynomial division / 9/2
2.2
9/5
LABOR DAY
No classes / 9/6
Recitation
/ 9/7
2.3, 2.4 / 9/8
Quiz 1 / 9/9
2.5
9/12
2.6 / 9/13
Recitation
/ 9/14
2.7 / 9/15
Quiz 2 / 9/16
3.1
9/19
3.2 / 9/20
Review for Test 1 / 9/21
Linear Regression / 9/22
Test 1 / 9/23
3.4
9/26
3.5 / 9/27
Recitation
/ 9/28
3.6 / 9/29
Quiz 3 / 9/30
3.7
10/3
4.1 / 10/4
Recitation
/ 10/5
4.2, begin 4.3 / 10/6
Quiz 4 / 10/7
Finish 4.3, begin 4.4
10/10
Finish 4.4 / 10/11
Recitation
/ 10/12
4.5 / 10/13
Quiz 5 / 10/14
4.6
10/17
5.1 / 10/18
Recitation
/ 10/19
5.2 / 10/20
Test 2 / 10/21
Begin 5.3
10/24
Finish 5.3, discuss 5.4 / 10/25
Recitation
/ 10/26
5.5 / 10/27
Quiz 6 / 10/28
5.6
10/31
6.1 / 11/1
Recitation
/ 11/2
6.2 / 11/3
Quiz 7 / 11/4
6.3
11/7
6.4 / 11/8
Recitation
/ 11/9
6.5, 6.6 / 11/10
Test 3 / 11/11
Begin 7.1
11/14
Finish 7.1, begin 7.2 / 11/15
Recitation
/ 11/16
Finish 7.2, begin 7.3 / 11/17
Quiz 8 / 11/18
Finish 7.3, begin 7.4
11/21
Finish 7.4, cover 7.5 / 11/22
Recitation
/ 11/23
8.1 / 11/24
THANKSGIVING University closed / 11/25
THANKSGIVING University closed
11/28
12.1 / 11/29
Recitation
/ 11/30
12.2 / 12/1
Test 4 / 12/2
12.3
12/5
12.4 / 12/6
Recitation
/ 12/7
12.5 / 12/8
Final Exam Review / 12/9
12/12 / 12/13
/ 12/14
10:30-12:30 Final Exam
/ 12/15
/ 12/16
1.6 Modeling with Equations
1.7 Inequalities
1.8 Coordinate Geometry
1.9 Graphing Calculators; Solving Equations
and Inequalities Graphically
1.10 Lines
1.11 Making Models Using Variation / Chapter 6
6.1 Angle Measure
6.2 Trigonometry of Right Triangles
6.3 Trigonometric Functions of Angles
6.4 Trigonometric Functions and Right Triangles
6.5 The Law of Sines
6.6 The Law of Cosines
Chapter 2
2.1 What is a Function?
2.2 Graphs of Functions
2.3 Getting Information from the Graph of
a Function
2.4 Average Rate of Change of a Function
2.5 Transformations of Functions
2.6 Combining Functions
2.7 One-to-One Functions and Their
Inverses / Chapter 7
7.1 Trigonometric Identities
7.2 Addition and Subtraction Formulas
7.3 Double-Angle, Half-Angle, and
Product-Sum Formulas
7.4 Basic Trigonometric Equations
7.5 More Trigonometric Equations
Chapter 3
3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
3.2 Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs
3.3 Dividing Polynomials
3.4 Real Zeros of Polynomials
3.5 Complex Numbers
3.6 Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
3.7 Rational Functions / Chapter 8
8.1 Polar Coordinates
8.2 Graphs of Polar Equations
8.3 Polar Form of Complex Numbers;
DeMoivre’s Theorem
8.4 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations
Chapter 4
4.1 Exponential Functions
4.2 The Natural Exponential Function
4.3 Logarithmic Functions
4.4 Laws of Logarithms
4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
4.6 Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions / Chapter 12
12.1 Sequences and Summation Notation
12.2 Arithmetic Sequences
12.3 Geometric Sequences
12.4 Mathematics of Finance
12.5 Mathematical Induction
12.6 The Binomial Theorem
Chapter 5
5.1 The Unit Circle
5.2 Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers
5.3 Trigonometric Graphs
5.4 More Trigonometric Graphs
5.5 Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs
5.6 Modeling Harmonic Motion
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