Precalculus MAT 170 Syllabus

Spring 2009
This course will run from Jauary 20 to May 7, 2009.

Tentative Topics and Assignment Schedule:

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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1/19-1/24		 19
MLK Day
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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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2
1/26-1/31		 26
TI Calculator Workshop
3 pm - 5 pm (LSA 191)

 Casio Calculator Workshop 3 pm - 5 pm (PSA 106)
 27
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
TI Calculator Workshop
3 pm - 5 pm (LSA 191)

 Casio Calculator Workshop 3  pm - 5 pm (PSA 304)
 28



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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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2/2-2/7		 Feb 2





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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
 4


5
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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4
2/9-2/14		 9

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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
 13
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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5
2/16-2/21		 16



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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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6
2/23-2/28		 23





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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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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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7
3/2-3/7		 Mar 2


3
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
 4

5
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
 6

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3/9-3/14		 9
Spring Break
10
Spring Break
 11
Spring Break
12
Spring Break
 13
Spring Break
 14
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3/16-3/21		 16

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.1:  Angles and Radian Measure
and
Section 4.2:  Trigonometric Functions:  The Unit Circle

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 13:  Sec 3.5 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
 18

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.2:  Trigonometric Functions:  The Unit Circle
and
Review for Test 2

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 6

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 14:  Sec 4.1 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
 20

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3/23-3/28		 23


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


 26
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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3/30-4/4		 30

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Today's Study Topic:
Section 4.4:  Trigonometric Funtions 

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 16:  Sec 4.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

 Apr 1

2
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.5:  Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
and
Section 4.6:  Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 7

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 17:  Sec 4.4  WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
 3

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4/6-4/11		 6

7
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 4.7:  Inverse Trigonometric Functions

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 18:  Sec 4.5 and 4.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

 8

9
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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4/13-4/18		 13

14
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

 15

16
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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4/20-4/25		 20


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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.
Today's Study Topic: 
Section 5.5:  Trigonometric Equations

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 22:  Sec 5.3 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm

 22
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.
23
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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4/27-5/2		 27

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Today's Study Topic: 
Section 6.6:  Vectors

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 24  Sec 6.1 & 6.2 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
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30
Today's Study Topic:
Section 6.7:  The Dot Product

What to Turn in Today:
Written Work 10

What to Complete Today:
Assignment 25:  Sec 6.6 WeBWorK due by 11:59 pm
 May 1

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5/4-5/9		 4


5
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

 6
Reading Day
 7
Comprehensive Final Exam
on
Thursday,
May 7 at
7:10 pm to 9 pm
in room TBA
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