Instructor: Steve Richardson
Office: D127
Meeting Venue: E106, M,W 4:00 - 5:50
Phone: 541-4660 extension 333
email: richardson@ltcc.edu
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Office Hours (D127)
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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3:00 - 4:00
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11:00 - 12:00
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2:00 - 4:00
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11:00 - 12:00
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mtg |
date |
topic covered |
Reading Assignment |
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1
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4/3
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Circles; Composite Functions | 1.5, 4.1 |
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2
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4/5
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One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions; Exponential Functions | 4.2, 4.3 |
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3
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4/10
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Logarithmic Functions; | 4.4;Hwk 1 due |
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4
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4/12
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Properties of Logarithms; Logarithmic and Exponential Equations | 4.5,4.6 |
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5
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4/17
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Logarithmic and Exponential Equations; Compound Interest | 4.6, 4.7; Hwk 2 due |
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6
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4/19
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Exponential Growth and Decay; Newton's Law; Logistic Growth and Decay; Building Exponential, Logarithmic and Logistic Models from Data | 4.8, 4.9 |
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7
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4/24
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Midterm 1 | Hwk 3 due |
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8
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4/26
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Conics; The Parabola | 9.1, 9.2 |
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4/28
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Last day to drop with no record! |
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9
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5/1
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The Ellipse | 9.3; Hwk 4 due |
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10
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5/3
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The Hyperbola | 9.4 |
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11
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5/8
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Quiz 1 Chapter 9; Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination | 10.1; Hwk 5 due |
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12
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5/10
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Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices | 10.2 |
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13
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5/15
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Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants | 10.3; Hwk 6 due |
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14
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5/17
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Matrix Algebra | 10.4 |
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15
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5/22
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Systems of Inequalities | 10.7; Hwk 7 due |
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16
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5/24
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Linear Programming | 10.8 |
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17
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5/31
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Midterm II | Hwk 8 due |
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6/2
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Last day to withdraw from the course with a W! | ||
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18
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6/5
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Sequences | 11.1 |
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19
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6/7
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20
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6/12
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Arithmetic Sequences; Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series | 11.2, 11.3 |
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21
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6/14
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Mathematical Induction; The Binomial Theorem | 11.4, 11.5; Hwk 9/10 due |
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6/19
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Final exam Monday 4:00 - 5:50 pm |
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Required Textbook: Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities, Fourth Edition, Sullivan and Sullivan, Prentice Hall 2006, ISBN 0-13-149095-8
Required Calculator: A Texas Instruments 89 or equivalent. I will be using and demonstrating with a TI89.
The course covers the properties of logarithms and exponentials, conic sections, systems of equations and their solution with Gaussian Elimination, a brief introduction to linear programmins, sequences, series, permutations and combinations..
The successful student will:
There will be two midterm exams given in the quarter. We will have a comprehensive final examination.
There are two quizzes scheduled.
There will be 10 homework assignments. These are due at the beginning of class on Mondays (generally) commencing with week 2. Assignments may be turned in up to one week late for a maximum of half-credit.
| Hwk 1 | 1.5 | 9,13,17,19,21,25,29,33,35,49 |
| 4.1 | 7,9,11,19,21,22,23,33,25,41,42,45,49,50,70 | |
| 4.2 | 9,13,17,18,22,26,27,31,35,36,37,42,45,49,51,54,63,67,71 | |
| 4.3 | 8,9,15,21,24,25,29-36,37,39,42,45,49,50,53,55,59,60,64,71,81,85,91,92 | |
| Hwk 2 | 4.4 | 9,15,17,18,21,22,23,29,33,34,35,37,41,42,47,53,54,63,67-74,75,77,85,88,91,93,95,101,103,115 |
| 4.5 | 7,9,11,13,15,16,19,21,24,29,31,45,51,56,57,59,63,65,71,80,81,85,89,90,91,95 | |
| Hwk 3 | 4.6 | 5,7,8,16,15,16,19,22,25,27,30,34,39,43,45,48,51,53,56,60,61,65,67 |
| 4.7 | 3,5,11,12,15,24,25,27,31,34,35,41,42 | |
| 4.8 | 1,3,4,7,10,13,15,16,21,22,23,27,29 | |
| 4.9 | 1,8 | |
| Hwk 4 | 9.2 | 11-18,19,20,21,23,24,28,29,35,36,42,48,53,55,60,63,65,68,71,73 |
| Hwk 5 | 9.3 | 13-16,17,20,21,23,26,29,31,35,39-42,44,47,51,55,57,62,63,69,71,73,77,79 |
| 9.4 | 13-16,17,20,23,24,27,30,31,35,38,39,47,51,55,65 | |
| Hwk 6 | 10.1 | 7,9,10,15,19,22,25,30,35,39,42,45,54,578,63,73 |
| 10.2 | 7,15,18,25,27,36,47,53,61,69,80,83 | |
| Hwk 7 | 10.3 | 7,9,10,15,16,33,35,36,43,46,49,53 |
| 10.4 | 7,11,12,13,15,22,23,31,32,43,47,58,65 | |
| Hwk 8 | 10.7 | 13,15,16,22,29,36,45,49,53,54,55,57,59 |
| 10.8 | 5,7,10,13,16,19,23,27 | |
| Hwk 9/10
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11.1 | 19,20,25,28,35,38,45,51,52,63,64,75,77,83 |
| 11.2 | 5,13,14,15,21,26,35,36,37,43,51 | |
| 11.3 | 7,11,13,18,21,26,29,37,43,48,55,61,69,77 |
You can find your scores on the web here, or by searching for our course at http://www.gradesource.com/
Grading will be based on your total scores from:
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2 Midterm exams |
200 points
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44.4 %
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1 Comprehensive Final |
100 points
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22.2 %
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10 assignments |
100 points
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22.2 %
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1 Quiz |
50 points
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11.2 %
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| Total |
450 points
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100 %
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No extra credit work will be assigned or accepted.
The letter grade assigned will be based on the following cutoffs:
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90 % - 100 %
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A
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80 % - 90 %
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B
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70 % - 80 %
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C
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60 % - 70 %
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D
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< 60 %
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F
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I am here to help you learn. I want you to succeed in this course and beyond. Use me as your resource. See me during my office hours. Do not hesitate to make arrangements to see me anytime outside of class or office hours. Make arrangements with me if you have any difficulties or special needs. We have tutoring and a Learning Assistance Center available. We have the Gateway Math Center with tutors, computers and help available. We have a Learning Disabilities Lab available and I will accommodate any learning disability you may have to the best of my and the College’s ability. If you find that you are lost or behind please do not hesitate to see me.
Cheating or copying will not be tolerated. People who cheat dilute the honest effort of the rest of us. If cheat on a quiz or exam you will receive an F for the course, not merely for the test. Other college disciplinary action including expulsion might occur. Please don’t cheat in this class. If you are having difficulty with the course, please see me.