Instructors: Robert Andersen and Ljudmila Kamenova
TAs: Thomas Rico, Mark Lombardi, Keven Calderon, Nathan Lin, Nicole Lundahl, Cheryl Bishop
Instructors and TAs office hours and recitations: Spring 2024 schedule.
PAL Leaders: Olivia Wiser (Mondays 2:30-4pm in Harriman 206), Gabby Spataro (Thursdays 4:10-5:30pm in Harriman 210)
Course Description:
Comprehensive preparation for the regular calculus sequences, with introduction to derivatives. Careful development of rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, and their applications. Asymptotics and limits. Linear approximations, slope and derivatives, detailed curve sketching. General modeling examples. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.
Prerequisite: C or better in MAP 103 or level 3 on the mathematics placement exam. (Prerequisite must be met within one year prior to beginning the course.)
Major Topics Covered: Functions and Graphs; Composition and Inverse Functions; Linear and Quadratic Functions and Graphs; Polynomials and Rational Functions; Exponential Functions and Logarithms; Trigonometric Functions and Identities; Inverse Trigonometric Functions; Laws of Sine and Cosine.
Textbook (Free): OpenStax book on Precalculus (2nd edition).
Here is an electronic version of this textbook: https://openstax.org/books/precalculus-2e/pages/preface
Grading: Homework accounts for 30% of the total grade; each Midterm is worth 20% of the total grade; the Final is worth 30% of the total grade.
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| Week. | Lecture Dates. | Topics covered. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan 22 - 26. | Intro to course, Functions and Graphs, Compositions (1.1-1.4). |
| 2. | Jan 29 - Feb 2. | Transformations, Inverse Functions (1.5, 1.7). |
| 3. | Feb 5 - 9. | Linear Equations and graphs (2.1, 2.2), Quadratic equations and graphs, Polynomials (3.2, 3.3) |
| 4. | Feb 12 - 16. | Graphs and Zeros of Polynomials (3.4, 3.5, 3.6) |
| 5. | Feb 19 - 23. | Rational Functions (3.7), Review for Midterm 1. |
| 6. | Feb 26 - March 1. | Exponential Functions (4.1-4.2), Logarithms, Logarithmic and Exponential Equations (4.3-4.5) |
| 7. | March 4 - 8. | Logarithmic and Exponential Equations (4.3-4.5), Right Triangle Trigonometry (5.4) |
| 8. | March 11 - 15. | SPRING BREAK |
| 9. | March 18 - 22. | Right Triangle Trigonometry (5.4), Unit Circle Trigonometry (5.1-5.2) |
| 10. | March 25 - 29. | Unit Circle Trigonometry (5.3), Graphs of Sine and Cosine (6.1) |
| 11. | April 1 - 5. | Graphs of Other Trig Functions (6.2), Inverse Trig Functions (6.3) |
| 12. | April 8 - 12. | Trig Equations and Identities (7.1), Review for Midterm 2 |
| 13. | April 15 - 19. | Angle Addition Formulas (7.2), Double Angle Formulas, Half Angle Formulas (7.3) |
| 14. | April 22 - 26. | Sum and Product Formulas (7.4), Solving Trig Equations (7.5) | 15. | April 29 - May 3. | Review for Final Exam |
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