SOUTH FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE DIVISION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COURSE SYLLABUS MAC 1140 Precalculus 3 CREDITS Instructor: Mrs. Campbell Phone: 471-5500 Office Location: room 141 E-mail: campbelc@highlands.k12.fl.us Office Hours: mornings 7:00am-8:00am afternoons 3:30pm-last appointment Welcome Statement: Congratulations in successfully completing College Trigonometry! This should be a fun course that will help you recognize the usefulness of mathematics and provide you the ability to (1) think, (2) solve problems, and (3) learn how to learn. Business and industry leaders have listed those three abilities as the more critical requirements for employment and career advancement. I want you to be successful in this course and I will do anything I can to help you succeed. But ultimately it is you who must be responsible for doing the work necessary to achieve the grade you desire. Keep in mind that college is not an institution where students receive all of their education in the classroom. Most learning must happen individually, so be prepared to work hard on your own. But do remember that I will be available to help you. Catalog Description: Topics included are properties and graphs of polynomial and rational functions, polynomial and rational inequalities, properties and graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions, piecewise defined functions, matrices and determinants, sequences and series, mathematical induction, and the binomial theorem. Prerequisites: MAC 1105 with a grade of C or higher and MAC 1114 with a grade of C or higher. Note: Check the General Education Requirements in the college catalog for additional requirements Course Materials: Required: Precalculus 4 th edition Author: Robert Blitzer Scientific Calculator or Graphing Calculator (i.e. TI 83) Supplemental text: Brief Applied Calculus Optional: Student Solution Manual Author: Berresford & Rockett Instructional Methods: To help you learn the material in this course your instructor may use the following instructional methods: lecture using power point presentations, think alouds, question-answer format, group four activities, homework assignments, quick reviews, and tests.
Class Attendance and Tardiness: Arts and Sciences Attendance and Tardies Policy: Consistent and timely attendance correlates directly with successful learning. If it is necessary for you to miss a class, you are responsible for all material covered and assignments given by your instructor during your absence. It is not the responsibility of your instructor to contact you because of your absence from class. TARDINESS For the purpose of maintaining a professional learning environment, students should arrive to class on time. Course Requirements: Your performance in this course will be measured by your performance on tests, activities, quick reviews, bell works, and homeworks. A cumulative Final Exam will be given. Nine week grade calculation: Test 40% Bell work, Quick Review, Quiz 20% Homework, Activity 40% Final grade calculation: Nine week grade 40% Nine week grade 40% Cumulative final exam 20% You must be able to present the concepts and skills discussed in class in a written format. All steps must be shown. I will not accept examinations or assignments which have only answers written on it. Assignments must be submitted by the day required by your instructor. Homework Homework will be randomly graded for accuracy. These homework assignments will be graded in class using purple pen. Hence they will be called purple pen homework. The student will receive a 50 if all assigned problems have been attempted and then 5 randomly selected problems will be graded for correctness. The student will circle the answer if correct and correct the selected problem if wrong. If this is done for all 5 selected problems the homework grade will be 100. The student will receive 5 points of the possible 10 for each selected problem if the problem has not been attempted but corrected. Extra Credit As a class, coupons may be earned by following classroom procedures. These coupons are: a partner test (one per nine week), 5 points on a test, 5 points on an activity, and 5 points on attendance. MAC 1140 Precalculus Page 2
As an individual, extra credit may be earned by submitting questions for upcoming tests. For each question used, 5 points may be earned. The question must be original and its solution included with the submission. All submissions are to be turned in the day prior to the test. An extra test grade will be included using attendance statistics. 100 points will be assigned for perfect attendance. Each day the student is absent will result in a 5 point reduction in this extra credit grade. The extra credit grade will only be included in the grade only if it is beneficial to the student. Homework not collected as purple pen can be turned in the day of the test and it will be 5 extra credit points on the test. The 5 points will be awarded for only complete homework assignments. A cumulative test will be given at the end of each nine week, this test will replace any test lower than itself. Cell Phones, Pagers, and Other Electronic Devices Students are expected to have all cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices turned off upon entering the classroom. They are to be kept out of sight in purses, backpacks, lunch boxes, or pockets in order to avoid causing a disruption. Academic Ethics Policy The faculty of SFSC is committed to a policy of honesty in academic affairs. Conduct for which you may be subject to administrative and/or disciplinary penalties, up to and including suspension or expulsion, includes: 1. Dishonesty consisting of cheating of any kind with respect to examinations, course assignments, or illegal possession of examination papers. If you help another to cheat, you will be subject to the same penalties as the student assisted. 2. Plagiarism consisting of the deliberate use and appropriation of another s work without indentifying the source and the passing off such work as your own. If you fail to give full credit for ideas or materials taken from another, you have plagiarized. Consequences of cheating or plagiarism: The instructor may take academic action consistent with college policy that may range from loss of credit for a specific assignment, examination, or project to removal from the course with a grade of F. Your instructor and you should seek to resolve the matter to your mutual satisfaction. Failing this, your instructor or you may request action from the appropriate chair, dean/director, and the Vice President for Educational and Student Services (see Grade Appeals in College Catalog) who adjudicates on the basis of college policy. Course Specific Outcomes: To achieve success on the college-wide learning outcomes students must be able to do the following: 1. graph equations in the rectangular coordinate system, polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, polar equations, complex numbers, conic sections, and polar equations of conics. 2. interpret information given by graphs. 3. model data obtained from linear equations. MAC 1140 Precalculus Page 3
4. find the domain and range for relations, functions, composite functions, rational functions, logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions. 5. find a function s average rate of change, instantaneous rate of change, and velocity. 6. recognize symmetries, graphs of common functions, and characteristics of graphs of polynomial functions. 7. find the inverse of a function and of trigonometric functions. 8. model with functions, with polynomial and rational inequalities, using variation, with exponential and logarithmic functions, and simple harmonic motion. 9. perform basic operations dealing with complex numbers. 10. solve problems involving minimizing or maximizing. 11. determine end behavior. 12. use the Intermediate Value Theorem, Rational Zero Theorem, and properties of logarithms. 13. solve polynomial inequalities, rational inequalities, exponential equations, logarithmic equations, linear systems, and nonlinear systems. 14. represent vectors in the rectangular coordinate system. 15. find the partial fraction decomposition of a rational expression. 16. find parametric equations for functions. 17. find the limits using tables, graphs, and properties of limits. 18. solve equations graphically and analytically. 19. solve applied problems using various techniques. Tentative Class Schedule Precalculus Fourth edition Aug. 19 Sections 1.1,1.2,1.3 p.269 1-5,15-42 /3 1.4,1.5,1.6 271 45-63 /3, 64-68 21 Sections 1.7,1.8,1.9 273 88,89,92,96,98,102,105,108,111, 117 2.1,2.2 381 3-21 /3 27 Section 2.3 312 5-60 /5 75, discuss the end behavior of 94-97 2.5 335 5-50 /5 31 Section 2.6 354 5-35 /5, 73,76,91,100 2.7 366 5-60 /5, 61-64, 65,75 Sept. 2 Test 4 Section 2.8 p.376 3,6,21,22,25,28-30, 37 3.1 396 5-15/5, 19-24, 25,65,68,73 9 Section 3.2 410 5-40/5, 47-52, 75-100/5, 117 3.3 421 5-75/5, 103 11 Section 3.4 432 5-90/5, 114-116 MAC 1140 Precalculus Page 4
3.5 447 7,8,15,16, 19,20, 31-33, 47 15 Sections 4.1,4.2,4.3 580 1, 3-15/3, 20,23,26,29,36,40,43 4.4,4.5 45-78/3 17 Sections 4.7,4.8 582 96-120/3, 124 5.2 604 15-50/5, 57,60 21 Test 23 Section 5.3 p.614 20-60/5, 107 25 Section 5.5 636 20-110/10 6.2 661 10-30/5, 40,47 29 Section 6.3 672 5-45/5, 51-72/3 Oct. 1 Section 6.4 683 1-6 5 Section 6.5 696 5-75/5 7 Test 9 Section 6.6 p.709 3-18/3, 25-50 /5, 65 7.3 765 9-16 14 Section 9.1 883 5-55/5, 65 9.2 897 6-12/3, 14,20,26,28,34,39,44 16 Section 9.3 909 6-30/3, 36,42,45 20 Cumulative Test 22 Section 2.1 Brief Applied Calculus p.92 8, 15-70/5 2.2 109 25,45a MAC 1140 Precalculus Page 5
2 nd nine week Tentative Class Schedule Precalculus Fourth edition Oct. 26 Section 2.3 p.124 3-39 /3 2.4 140 6-30 /3, 43,46 28 Section 2.5 155 2,14,17,22,25,27,34,39 30 2.6 168 3-36 /3, 46 Nov. 3 2.7 Activity 5 Test 9 Section 3.1 p.196 4, 6-14 even 3.2 211 9-24 /3 c only 11 3.3 225 3-15 /3, 22,25,27,32,35 13 3.6 258 5-35 /5, 37,49,52,55 17 4.3 316 2-30 even, 33,38,55, 79-82 19 Test Thanksgiving Break Nov. 23-27 Nov. 30 Section 5.1 p.354 2-34 even, 43 Dec. 2 5.2 366 2-26 even, 31 4 5.3 385 13 using n:5, 21,30 no graphs, 48-66 /3 8 5.6 425 15-60 /5 10 Blitzer Section 11.1 p.1045 5-50 /5, 59-66 11.2 1060 5-50 /5, 51,58 14 Test 16 Section 11.3 p.1067 3-33 /3, 39 18 11.4 1080 3-27 /3, 37,42 Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Sections 10.2,10.3 p.1031 12-48 /3 8 Section 9.5 932 2-40 even 9.6 942 1-8 a only 12 Review 13-15 Exams DISCLAIMER: Course policies, procedures, and schedule may be changed at any time at the discretion of the professor. MAC 1140 Precalculus Page 6