MATH 121, Section 12 PRECALCULUS
Fall 2000
Time: 4:10 - 5:00
MTWF
Room: Math 311
Instructor: Dr. Scott
Stevens Email: stevens@selway.umt.edu
Office: Math 302
Tel: 243-6714
Office Hours: 1:10
- 2:00 and 3:10 - 4:00 MTW or by appointments.
Prerequisite:A decent grasp on the material in
Math 100: Intermediate Algebra. For most students this means that it hasn't
been too long since you took it and you got at least a solid C or you just
finished three years of college prep high school math and remember most
of it.
Text:
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus,
3rd. Edition, Stewart, Redlin & Watson. We will cover the material
in Chapters 1 - 7. Chapter 1 should be a review for most of and we will
only cover a few sections (1,5,6,7,10). If you find that you are not familiar
with most of Chapter 1, you should consider dropping back to Math 100 or
spending considerable time in reviewing that material.
Description of Course: This course is intended
to prepare you for Calculus. We will focus on the standard functions whose
domains and ranges are subsets of the real numbers. These are primarily
polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
Calculators:
A graphing calculator is required
in this course. Class Demos are given with a TI-82 or 85, however any version
will suffice. Calculators with symbolic manipulation capability (TI-89,
TI-92, HP-48) give too much advantage and are not permitted during tests.
Exams:
There are 4, 100-point, in-class exams of which the best 3 scores will
count. There will be at least one week notice before each exam. There is
also a comprehensive 200-point final exam.
Quizzes:There
will be at least 28, short, 5-point quizzes, the best 20 will count towards
your grade. You should prepared for a quiz everyday except on test days
and the day after a test. This is used as a motivating technique and therefore
the dates will not be disclosed beforehand. Quiz questions will be taken
directly from the homework assignments.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned but not collected. It is a word to the wise that
you do ALL of the suggested problems. Not only will this help in
your quiz grades but will keep you up to date on the material.
Make-up
Policy: Make up exams will be given only if the student provides a
verifiable excuse prior to the exam date. If this is not done, a score
of zero will be recorded. In this case, it may count as the lowest exam
grade to be dropped. There will be No Make-up Quizzes.
Grades:
Your
grades will be based on the following:
best
3 of 4 tests @ 100 points each
300
best
20 quizzes @ 5 points each
100
comprehensive
final
200
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Total
600
Important Dates:
Sept. 25: Last day
to add/drop by Dial Bear after this date a W will appear on your
transcript for a dropped class.
Oct. 16: Last day
to add/drop with add/drop form. A WP or WF will appear on your transcript
for a dropped class. $10 fee
Dec. 8: Last day to
withdraw.
Dec. 20: Final
Exam 6 - 8 p.m. (common exam, underground lecture halls)
Other
Stuff:
Two
copies of the text and student solutions manual (worked out answers to
odd problems) and one copy of the student study guide are on reserve at
the library (2 hr during the day and can take out overnight).
Carol
Ulsafer is the course coordinator for this class. This means she is the
first person to contact with complaints, questions, etc. about this course
that cannot be resolved with the instructor. Corbin 269,
culsafer@selway.umt.edu,
243-6712.
Tentative Schedule
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
FRIDAY |
| Week 1 |
Sept.
4
Labor Day
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Sept. 5
1.1
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Sept. 6
1.5
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Sept. 8
1.6 |
| Week 2 |
Sept 11
1.7 |
Sept 12
1.10
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Sept 13
2.1 |
Sept. 15
2.2
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| Week 3 |
Sept. 18
2.3 |
Sept 19
2.3
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Sept 20
Review |
Sept
22
Test # 1 |
| Week 4 |
Sept. 25
2.4 |
Sept 26
2.4/2.5
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Sept 27
2.5 |
Sept. 29
2.6 |
| Week 5 |
Oct 2
2.6/2.7
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Oct 3
2.7
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Oct 4
3.1
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Oct 6
3.2 |
| Week 6 |
Oct. 9
3.2
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Oct 10
Leeway
|
Oct 11
Review |
Oct. 13
Test # 2 |
| Week 7 |
Oct. 16
3.5 |
Oct 17
3.5
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Oct 18
4.1 |
Oct. 20
4.2 |
| Week 8 |
Oct. 23
4.3 |
Oct 24
4.3
|
Oct 25
4.4 |
Oct 27
4.5 |
| Week 9 |
Oct. 30
4.6 |
Oct 31
4.6
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Nov 1
Review |
Nov 3
Test # 3
|
| Week 10 |
Nov. 6
6.1 |
Nov
7
Election Day
|
Nov 8
6.2 |
Nov
10
Veterans Day
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| Week 11 |
Nov. 13
6.3 |
Nov 14
5.1
|
Nov 15
5.2 |
Nov. 17
5.3 |
| Week 12 |
Nov. 20
5.3
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Nov 21
5.4
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Nov
22
Thanksgiving
|
Nov
24
Thanksgiving
|
| Week 13 |
Nov. 27
5.4
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Nov 28
7.1 |
Nov 29
Review |
Dec 1
Test #4 |
| Week 14 |
Dec 4
7.1 - 7.2
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Dec 5
7.2 |
Dec 6
7.3 |
Dec. 8
7.4 |
| Week 15 |
Dec. 11
7.5
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Dec 12
7.5 |
Dec 13
Review |
Dec. 15
Review
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| Week 16 |
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 20
Underground Lecture Hall
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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