Precalculus MAT 170 Syllabus

Fall 2009
This course will run from August 24 to December 10 2009.

Tentative Topics and Assignment Schedule:

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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8/24-8/29		 24

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Today's Study Topic: 
Introduction
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.2:  Basic Functions and Graphs
and
Section 1.3:  More Functions and Graphs

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 1:  Introduction to WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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8/31-9/5		 31
TI Calculator Workshop
5 pm - 7 pm (LSA 191)

 Casio Calculator Workshop 3:05 pm - 5 pm (ECG 238)
 Sept 1
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.6:  Transformation of Functions

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 2: Sec 1.2 & 1.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

 Casio Calculator Workshop 4:35  pm - 6:30 pm (ECG 238)
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TI Calculator Workshop
5 pm - 7 pm (LSA 191)
 

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.7:  Combinations of Functions

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 1

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 3: Sec 1.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

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9/7-9/12		 7
Labor Day




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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 1.8:  Inverse Functions

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 4: Sec 1.7 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.1:  Complex Numbers
and
Section 2.2:  Quadratic Functions

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 2

 What to Complete Today:
Assignment 5:  Sec 1.8 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm


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9/14-9/19		 14

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.3:  Polynomial Functions
and
 Review for Test 1

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 6:  Sec 2.1 and 2.2 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

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Exam 1 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 8 pm with the last test handed out at 6:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.

Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.3:  Polynomial Functions
and
Section 2.4:  Dividing Polynomials
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Exam 1 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 5 pm with the last test handed out at 3:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.


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9/21-9/26		 21



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Today's Study Topic: 
Sections 2.5:  Zeros of Polynomial Functions


What to Complete Today:
Assignment 7:  Sec 2.3 and 2.4 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 2.6:  Rational Functions

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 3

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 8:  Sec 2.5 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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9/28-10/3		 28





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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 3.1:  Exponential Functions
and
Section 3.2:  Logarithmic Functions

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 9:  Sec 2.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Oct 1
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 3.2:  Logarithmic Functions
and
Section 3.3:  Properties of Logarithms

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 4

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 10:  Sec 3.1 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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10/5-10/10		 5


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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 3.4:  Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 11:  Sec 3.2 and 3.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Today's Study Topic: 
What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 5
What to Complete Today:
Assignment 12:  Sec 3.4 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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10/12-10/17		 12

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.1:  Angles and Radian Measure
and
Review for Test 2

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 13:  Sec 3.5 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Exam 2 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 8 pm with the last test handed out at 6:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.  You must sign up for a specified time frame for this exam.

Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.2:  Trigonometric Functions:  The Unit Circle

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 14:  Sec 4.1 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Exam 2 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 5 pm with the last test handed out at 3:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.  You must sign up for a specified time frame for this exam.
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10/19-10/24		 19

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.3:  Right Triangle Trigonometry

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 15:  Sec 4.2 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Today's Study Topic:
Section 4.4:  Trigonometric Funtions 

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 6

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 16:  Sec 4.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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10/26-10/31		 26


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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.5:  Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
and
Section 4.6:  Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 17:  Sec 4.4  WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.7:  Inverse Trigonometric Functions

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 7

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 18:  Sec 4.5 and 4.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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11/2-11/7		 Nov 2

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.1:  Verifying Trigonometric Identities



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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.1:  Verifying Trigonometric Identities

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 8

 What to Complete Today:
Assignment 19:  Sec 4.7 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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11/9-11/14		 9

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.2:  Sum/Difference Formulas


What to Complete Today:
Assignment 20:  Sec 5.1 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Veteran's Day
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.3:  Double/Half Angle Formulas
and
Review for Test 3

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 9

 What to Complete Today:
Assignment 21:  Sec 5.2 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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11/16-11/21		 16

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Exam 3 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 8 pm with the last test handed out at 6:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.  You must sign up for a specified time frame for this exam.

Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.5:  Trigonometric Equations



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Exam 3 can be taken today in the Math Department Testing Center (PSA 21) between 9 am and 8 pm with the last test handed out at 6:25 pm.  You must have your SunCard.  You must sign up for a specified time frame for this exam.
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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.5:  Trigonometric Equations

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 22:  Sec 5.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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11/23-11/28		 23


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Today's Study Topic:
Section 6.1:  Law of Sines
and
Section 6.2: Law of Cosines

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 23:  Sec 5.5 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

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Thanksgiving

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11/30-12/5		 30

Dec 1
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 6.6:  Vectors

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 10

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 24  Sec 6.1 & 6.2 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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Today's Study Topic:
Section 6.7:  The Dot Product

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 25:  Sec 6.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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12/7-12/12		 7


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Last Day of Classes at ASU

Today's Study Topic: 
Review for Final

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 26:  Sec 6.7 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

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Reading Day
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Comprehensive Final Exam
on
Thursday,
December 10 at
7:10 pm to 9 pm
in room TBA
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