Below is the schedule of topics and associated practice problems for MATH 0200: Precalculus. The practice problems are from the course textbook: Precalculus, A Prelude to Calculus, 3rd edition, by Sheldon Axler.
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DATE |
TOPIC |
PRACTICE PROBLEMS (3RD ED.) |
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Monday, Aug 24 |
Inequalities and Absolute Value |
0.3: p.29 #1-62 |
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Wednesday, Aug 26 |
Functions & Coordinate Plane |
1.1: p.45 #1-60; 1.2: p.56 #1-50 |
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Friday, Aug 28 |
Transformations & Composition |
1.3: p.73 #1-60; 1.4: p.88 #1-50 |
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Monday, Aug 31 |
Inverse Functions |
1.5: p.101 #1-34; 1.6: p.111 #1-38 |
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Wednesday, Sep 2 |
Lines and Linear Functions |
2.1: p.128 #1-46 |
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Friday, Sep 4 |
Quadratic Functions & Parabolas |
2.2: p.146 #1-82 |
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Monday, Sep 7 |
NO CLASS |
Labor Day |
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Wednesday, Sep 9 |
Exponents |
2.3: p.167 #1-100 |
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Friday, Sep 11 |
Polynomials |
2.4: p.183 #1-32 |
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Monday, Sep 14 |
Rational Functions |
2.5: p.195 #1-32, 37-42 |
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Wednesday, Sep 16 |
Logarithms as Inverses |
3.1: p.209 #1-82 |
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Friday, Sep 18 |
Power Rule for Logarithms |
3.2: p.219 #1-44 |
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Monday, Sep 21 |
Product/Quotient Rules (Logs) |
3.3: p.228 #1-44 |
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Wednesday, Sep 23 |
Exponential Growth |
3.4: p.245 #1-36 |
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Friday, Sep 25 |
e and the Natural Logarithm |
3.5: p.256 #1-52 |
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Monday, Sep 28 |
Exponential Growth Revisited |
3.7: p.274 #1-32 |
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Wednesday, Sep 30 |
Review for Exam 1 |
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Friday, Oct 2 |
EXAM 1 |
Chapters 1, 2, & 3 |
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Monday, Oct 5 |
The Unit Circle |
4.1: p.289 #1-48, 53-58 |
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Wednesday, Oct 7 |
Radians |
4.2: p.302 #1-50 |
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Friday, Oct 9 |
NO CLASS |
Fall Break |
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Monday, Oct 12 |
Cosine and Sine |
4.3: p.313 #1-34 |
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Wednesday, Oct 14 |
More Trig Functions |
4.4: p.322 #1-42 |
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Friday, Oct 16 |
Right Triangle Trig |
4.5: p.331 #1-38 |
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Monday, Oct 19 |
Trigonometric Identities |
4.6: p.343 #1-72 |
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Wednesday, Oct 21 |
Inverse Trig Functions |
5.1: p.359 #1-52 |
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Friday, Oct 23 |
Inverse Trig Identities |
5.2: p.371 #1-42 |
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Monday, Oct 26 |
Computing Area with Trig |
5.3: p.383 #1-40 |
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Wednesday, Oct 28 |
Laws of Sines and Cosines |
5.4: p.395 #1-24 |
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Friday, Oct 30 |
Double & Half-Angle Formulas |
5.5: p.407 #1-70 |
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Monday, Nov 2 |
Addition & Subtraction Formulas |
5.6: p.418 #1-36 |
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Wednesday, Nov 4 |
Transformation of Trig Functions |
5.7: p.430 #1-36 |
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Friday, Nov 6 |
Review for Exam 2 |
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Monday, Nov 9 |
EXAM 2 |
Chapters 4 & 5 |
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Wednesday, Nov 11 |
Polar Coordinates |
7.1: p.491 #1-32 |
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Friday, Nov 13 |
Polar Coordinates (cont.) |
— |
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Monday, Nov 16 |
Vectors |
7.2: p.503 #1-22 |
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Wednesday, Nov 18 |
Complex Numbers |
7.3: p.514 #1-42 |
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Friday, Nov 20 |
The Complex Plane |
7.4: p.524 #1-14 |
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Nov 23 - Nov 27 |
NO CLASS |
Thanksgiving Recess |
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Monday, Nov 30 |
The Complex Plane (cont.) |
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Wednesday, Dec 2 |
Euler's Formula |
Exercises 1-10 |
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Friday, Dec 4 |
Review |
Last day of undergraduate day classes |
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TBA |
FINAL EXAM |
Time and Location TBA in PeopleSoft. |