METU-NCC Math

    Math 100 Precalculus (Fall 2013)

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There will be 14 lectures given by the instructors, each lasting 1 class hour. Besides these lectures there will be 2 hours of recitation per week. The table below is a rough guideline for the content of course lectures. Professors may reorder content as necessary/desired. The section numbers below are from the textbook, Precalculus, (7th ed.) by Barnett, Ziegler, Syleen and Sobecki.

Week 1:
Sep.23-27
1
Chapter R. Basic Algebraic Operations
§R.1: Algebra and Real Numbers.
§R.2: Exponents and Radicals.
§R.3: Polynomials: Basic Operations and Factoring.
§R.4: Rational Expressions.
Week 2:
Sep.30-
Oct.4
2
Chapter 1. Equations and Inequalities
§1.1: Linear Equations and Applications.
§1.2: Linear Inequalities.
§1.3: Absolute Value in Equations and Inequalities.
Week 3:
Oct.7-11
3 §1.4: Complex Numbers.
§1.5: Quadratic Equations and Applications.
§1.6: Additional Equation-Solving Techniques.
Week 4:
Oct.21-25
4
Chapter 2. Graphs
§2.1: Cartesian Coordinate System.
§2.2: Distance in the Plane.
§2.3: Equation of a Line.
§2.4: Linear Equations and Models.
Week 5:
Oct.28-
Nov.1
Holiday: Tuesday, 29 October
5
Chapter 3. Functions
§3.1: Functions.
§3.2: Graphing Functions.
§3.3: Transformations of Functions.
Week 6:
Nov.4-8
6 §3.3: Transformations of Functions.
§3.4: Quadratic Functions.
§3.5: Operations on Functions; compositon.
Week 7:
Nov.11-15
7 §3.6: Inverse Functions.
Chapter 4. Polynomials and Rational Functions
§4.1: Polynomial Functions, Division and Models.
Holiday: Friday, 15 November
Week 8:
Nov.18-22
8 §4.1: Polynomial Functions, Division and Models.
§4.2: Real Zeros and Polynomial Inequalities.
Week 9:
Nov.25-29
9 §4.4: Rational Functions and Inequalities.
Chapter 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
§5.1: Exponential Functions.
Midterm: 17:40 on Tuesday, 26 November
Week 10:
Dec.2-6
10 §5.3: Logarithmic Functions.
§5.5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Week 11:
Dec.9-13
11
Chapter 6. Trigonometric Functions
§6.1: Angles and Their Measure.
§6.2: Trigonometric Functions: A Unit Circle Approach.
§6.3: Solving Right Triangles.
§6.4: Properties of Trigonometric Functions.
Week 12:
Dec.16-20
12 §6.5: More General Trigonometric Functions and Models.
§6.6: Inverse Trigonometric Funtions.
Chapter 7. Trigonometric Identities and Conditional Equations
§7.1: Basic Identities and Their Use.
Week 13:
Dec.23-27
13 §7.2: Sum, Difference and Cofunction Identities.
§7.3: Double Angle and Half Angle Identities.
§7.4: Product-Sum, Sum-Product Identities.
Week 14:
Dec.30-
Jan.3
14 §7.5: Trigonometric Equations.
Chapter 8. Additional Topics in Trigonometry
§8.1: Law of Sines.
§8.2: Law of Cosines.
Holiday: Wednesday, 1 January
Week 15:
Jan.6-10
15 §: Review.
FINAL EXAM
9:00 on Tuesday, 21 January