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MAT 104
Trigonometry
Summer 2009
Instructor:
Wynn Walker, email: wlwalker326@gmail.com
Office Hours:
I will be available from
Class Time and Location:
Mon. - Thurs.
Textbook: Precalculus, Michael Sullivan and Michael Sullivan, III
View Your Grades: http://www.gradesource.com/reports/3225/16403/
Calculators:
A graphing calculator is required for this class.
I will be demonstrating with the Texas Instruments-89.
Course Description:
MAT 104 covers trigonometric functions of real numbers and angles, their graphs
and properties, functions of multiple angles, identities, reduction formulas,
radian measure, inverse functions, solutions of triangles, polar coordinates,
parametric equations, and complex numbers.
Prerequisite:
Mat 103A with a C or better or equivalent or appropriate skills demonstrated
through the math assessment process.
Corequisite:
Mat 103B or equivalent or appropriate skills demonstrated through the math
assessment process. Prior
completion of Mat 103B with a grade of C or better also satisfies this
corequisite.
Course Objectives: 1.
Provide and analyze graphs of trigonometric functions.
Course Grade:
Your final letter grade will be based on the usual grading scale:
A 90-100%, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F 0-59%
The following items will make up the course grade:
Homework:
300 points
Quizzes:
200 points
Exam1 (July 9):
150 points
Exam2 (July 28):
150 points
Final Exam (August 6):
200points
You may check your grades at any point in the quarter by going to the following
website:
http://www.gradesource.com
Homework:
Homework will be due the class period after it is assigned.
Homework not turned in at this time will be considered late. You may turn
in homework up to two class days after it is assigned for half credit. Your
homework score will be determined in the following way: up to 5 points for
completion and one point each for 5 problems chosen at random to be graded.
Quizzes:
There will be five quizzes given over the quarter (July 2, 7, 16, 22, and August
3). Your lowest quiz score will be
dropped. These quizzes will be
designed to help prepare you for the exams, and quiz problems will be taken
directly from the homework assignments.
Since the lowest quiz score is dropped, you may not make up a missed
quiz.
Exams:
All exams will be given in two sections: one portion will allow calculators
while the other will not. Exams may
not be made up except in the case of a serious emergency. In this case, the exam
not taken will not be counted. It is mandatory to take the final at the
scheduled time on August 6th.
Registration Information:
You must register for this class at the Office of Admissions and Records.
You may drop the class with no penalty or mark on your record on or
before July 10. After July 10, you
may drop the class and receive a grade of W until July 20.
After July 20, if you are still enrolled, you will receive a grade of A,
B, C, D, F or I.
How to Succeed in a Math Class:
I am often asked how to successfully pass a math class, and here is my advice:
I) Come to every class session. Be
prepared, and plan on participating.
II) Do your homework. This is your
chance to practice your skills, so be sure to take advantage of it.
III) Read the book. You paid good
money for it, so you might as well use it.
IV) Make use of available tutors and stop by my office.
You will find tutors who know the subject matter in this course in the
MSC from 9:30 1:00 Mon. -Thurs.
V) Do math every day. Math is just
like everything else: if you dont practice, you become rusty.
Note:
Since the summer quarter is compressed and highly accelerated, you MUST keep up
with the class. If you do not work
on math everyday, you will fall behind.
You will find that you may need to spend up to four hours outside of
class each day to master the material.
I strongly encourage you to make use of the tutoring center and come by
my office to make sure that you are on top of the material.
Learning Disabled Students:
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are
encouraged to notify me and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) early
in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as
possible. Students may contact the DRC by visiting the Center (located in
room A205) or by phoning 541-4660, ext. 249 (voice) or 542-1870 (TTY for deaf
students). All information will remain confidential.
Technology in the Classroom:
All cell phones, headphones, MP3 players, iPods, etc, must be turned off and put
away prior to the start of each class.
No electronic devices (other than calculators) may be used during quizzes
and exams.
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated.
Students caught cheating on exams or quizzes will receive a score of zero
on the assignment for the first offense and a course grade of F for the second
offense. Students my work together
on homework assignments (and, in fact, are encouraged to) as long as all
students understand the material covered.
Course Schedule:
The following is a tentative schedule.
I will let you know if we stray from this path.
June
29
5.1
Angles and their Measurements
30
5.2
The Trigonometric Functions
July
1
5.3
Properties of the Trigonometric Functions
2
5.4,5.5 Quiz I
Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions
6
5.6
Phase Shifts and Curve Fitting
7
6.1,6.2, Quiz II
The Inverse Trigonometric Functions
8
6.3
Trigonometric Identities
9
Exam I
13
6.4
Sum and Difference Identities
14
6.5
Double-Angle and Half-Angle Identities
15
6.6
Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Identities
16
6.7, Quiz III
Trigonometric Equations
20
6.8
More Trigonometric Equations
21
7.1
Solving Right Triangles
22
7.2, Quiz IV
Law of Sines
23
7.3,7.4
Law of Cosines and Areas of Triangles
27
8.1,8.2
Polar Coordinates, Equations, and Graphs
28
Exam II
29
8.3
Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers
30
8.4
Vectors
August
3
8.5, Quiz V
The Dot Product
4
9.7
Parametric Equations
5
Review
6
Final Exam
Tentative Quiz and Exam Content:
Quiz I:
5.1,5.2
Exam I:
5.1-6.2
Quiz II:
5.3-5.5
Exam II:
6.3-7.4
Quiz III:
6.3-6.5
Final:
Cumulative
Quiz IV:
6.6-6.8
Quiz V:
8.1-8.3
The following is a list of all homework assignments for this course.
The due dates for the various sections will be given in class.
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