Syllabus for Math 144A Precalculus I&II

Edmonds Community College Fall 2011 5 credits MTWThF 11:30a12:20p LYN 211 Instructor: Je Eldridge Oce: Phone: ALD 271A 425-640-1434 Oce Hours: E-mail: MTh 7:40a9:20a, TW 12:30p12:55p jeldridg@edcc.edu

About This Course: Math 144 is an an intensive refresher course combining all topics of Math 141 and Math 142. Students completing Math 144 may not receive graduation credit for Math 141 and/or Math 142. Course objectives may be found at: http://www.edcc.edu/courseproposal/Official_Syllabi/_mathnaturalscience/MATH/ Prerequisite: Placement into Math 144 via Accuplacer (a score 60 or higher on the College Level Math segment) and high school precalculus or the equivalent. Text: Precalculus (Third Edition) by Carl Stitz and Je Zeager. You may download the complete text as a PDF le for free at http://goo.gl/gPN7K or, if you prefer, order the text in a hard copy format from lulu.com for about $27 plus shipping. (The printed version comes in two parts, available at http://goo.gl/OSbex and http://goo.gl/eK5ml and called College Algebra and Trigonometry, respectively. If you order online, use the code SUMMERBOOKS before September 30 to receive a 20% discount.) Calculator: A graphing calculator (such as a TI-83 or TI-84) is required. These calculators (but no other electronic device) may be used during in-class exams. You must use your own calculator during exams; no sharing is allowed. Calculators with CAS capabilities (such as the TI-89) are not allowed on exams. Attendance: You are expected to attend every lecture, but attendance will not be taken. Homework: Exercises will be assigned from the text (and other sources) at the end of most lectures. It is expected that you will work all of these and ask questions in class or during oce hours about any you do not understand. Activities: Several class activities, each worth 5 points, will be assigned. You must be present for in-class work and submit take-home work by the beginning of the next class. Your best 10 scores will be used to compute your grade. Online Quizzes: Numerous quizzes will be available in the online classroom (see below). At the end of the quarter, the total points possible will be scaled to 50 points. Exams: There will be three midterm exams, the lowest of which will be dropped before computing your course grade; each is worth 50 points. Final Exam: Wednesday, December 7, 11:30a1:20p. The exam, worth 100 points, will be comprehensive. Grading: There are 300 points possible in this course. If you earn 95% or more, you will receive a 4.0; 70% corresponds to a 2.0 and 54% to a 0.7; 53% or lower will result in a 0.0; grades between 0.7 and 4.0 will be assigned 2 x 3.6, where G represents your course grade and x represents your point total. The using the function G(x) = 75 V and I grades will be assigned only in extraordinary circumstances, and only if the student is passing the class as of the withdrawal deadline (November 14). It is your responsibility to withdraw from the course prior to November 14 if you do not wish to receive a numerical grade. Academic Dishonesty: You are expected to do all of your own work on exams and quizzes. Any cheating will be reported to the Vice President for Student Services, and any other appropriate actions will be taken (including, at a minimum, assigning a score of 0 for the exam or quiz in question).

Disability Accommodations: If you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact Services for Students with Disabilities (425-640-1320, ssdmail@edcc.edu). Emergency Closure: In case of inclement weather, visit http://schoolreport.org or call 425-640-1459. Online Classroom: To enhance the lectures, an online classroom with discussion forums, quizzes and more is available. Go to http://wamap.org and click on Register as a new student (unless you already have a WAMAP account), then supply the requested information; use 3505 for the Course ID and dieq for the Enrollment Key. Click Sign Up and then return to the login page to log in. You may be given the option of downloading various plug-ins or fonts; if you do not wish to install them, simply click Continue with image-based display. You can now click on the Math 144 link to access the classroom.

Tentative Schedule Day M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F Date 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/26 9/27 9/28 9/29 9/30 10/03 10/04 10/05 10/06 10/07 10/10 10/11 10/12 10/13 10/14 10/17 10/18 10/19 10/20 10/21 10/24 10/25 10/26 10/27 10/28 Topic No Class Real Numbers Relations & Functions Function Notation & Arithmetic Function Graphs & Transformations Linear Functions Absolute Value Functions Quadratic Functions Inequalities Linear Regression Graphs of Polynomials Factor & Remainder Theorems Real Zeros of Polynomials Complex Zeros of Polynomials No Class Review Exam 1 Rational Functions Rational Inequalities Function Composition Inverse Functions Other Algebraic Functions Exponential Functions Logarithm Properties Exponential Equations Logarithmic Equations Exponential Applications Circles & Parabolas Hyperbolas Ellipses Day M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F Date 10/31 11/01 11/02 11/03 11/04 11/07 11/08 11/09 11/10 11/11 11/14 11/15 11/16 11/17 11/18 11/21 11/22 11/23 11/24 11/25 11/28 11/29 11/30 12/01 12/02 12/05 12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 Topic Review Exam 2 Angles Sine and Cosine Trigonometric Functions Trigonometric Identities Trigonometric Graphs Inverse Trigonometric Functions Trigonometric Equations Holiday Trigonometric Inequalities Applications of Sinusoids Law of Sines Law of Cosines Polar Coordinates Review Exam 3 Vectors Holiday Holiday Dot Product and Projection Parametric Equations Permutations and Combinations Binomial Theorem Review Review No Class Final Exam No Class No Class

This schedule is subject to change; changes will be announced in class and online.