Below is a tentative schedule for the class. Some sections will take more time than anticipated, and some will take less.
* Make sure to check WebAssign for due dates of homework assignments.
* The Learning Objectives for each week give detail as to the skills and facts you should know (and what could be on an exam!)
* Learning Activities include worksheets and links to videos that can help you with tough sections. These don't cover everything in the course, but are focused on some of the sections students tend to find most difficult.
* We won't be following the text exactly, as it is more of a reference. However, approximate correlations between class material and text sections are given.
| Week | Date | Text Reference Sections | Topic | Learning Activities | Learning Objectives |
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| 1 | 8/25 | 0.1-0.10, 1.1, 2.4 | Algebra Review -- fractions, factoring, simplification, exponents, solving equations, inequalities, interval notation, working with absolute value. | Learning Objectives - Week 1 | |
| 2 | 9/1 | 1.2-1.4, 1.6 | Monday = Labor Day = No Classes Introduction to Functions, Function Examples | Guided Tour - Functions | Learning Objectives - Week 2 |
| 9/2-9/3 | Algebra Exam | Practice Algebra Exam (Solutions) | |||
| 3 | 9/8 | 2.1-2.3, 5.3, 1.7 | Linear Functions, Quadratic Functions, Absolute Value Functions, Square Root Functions, Exponential Functions
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Guided Tour - Quadratic Functions Guided Tour - Exponential Functions |
Learning Objectives - Week 3 |
| 4 | 9/15 | 1.5, 5.1, 5.2 | Combinations of Functions, Introduction to Inverse Functions | Learning Objectives - Week 4 | |
| 5 | 9/22 | 5.2, 3.1-3.3, 0.5, 6.1, 6.2 | More Inverse Functions, Logarithms, Polynomials, Polynomial Division | Learning Objectives - Week 5 | |
| 6 | 9/29 | 4.1-4.3 | Rational Functions, Modeling with Functions, Review | Guided Tour - Rational and Algebraic Functions |
Learning Objectives - Week 6 |
| 7 | 10/6 | 8.1-8.3 | Review, Introduction to Periodic Motion, The Unit Circle, Basic Trig Functions | Learning Objectives - Week 7 | |
| 10/7 | Exam I | Practice Exam 1 (Solutions) | |||
| 8 | 10/13 | 8.5, 9.1, 9.2 | Graphs of Trigonometric Functions, Applications of Trigonometry - Triangles, Applications of Trigonometry - Periodic Motion | Learning Objectives - Week 8 | |
| 9 | 10/20 | 8.6, 8.7 | Solving Trig Equations, Introduction to Inverse Trig Functions | Learning Objectives - Week 9 | |
| 10 | 10/27 | 8.6, 8.7 | Inverse Trigonometric Functions, More on Solving Trig Equations | Learning Objectives - Week 10 | |
| 11 | 11/3 | 8.4 | Trigonometric Identities | Worksheet - Trig Equations III | Learning Objectives - Week 11 |
| 12 | 11/10 | 6.1, 6.2 | Review, Revisiting Logarithmic Functions | Learning Objectives - Week 12 | |
| 11/11 | Exam II | ||||
| 13 | 11/17 | 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 | Solving Equations with Exponentials and Logs, Exponential Growth and Decay |
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Learning Objectives - Week 13 |
| 11/24 | Thanksgiving Break= No Classes | ||||
| 14 | 12/1 | Review | Learning Objectives - Week 14 | ||
| 12/13 | Final Exam | Practice Problems: Part IPart II Part III All parts (Solutions)
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