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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.
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Week 1:
Feb.11-15 |
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. |
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Week 2:
Feb.18-22 |
2 |
Chapter 1. Equations and Inequalities §1.1: Linear Equations and Applications. §1.2: Linear Inequalities. §1.3: Absolute Value in Equations and Inequalities. |
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Week 3:
Feb.25-Mar.1 |
3 |
§1.4: Complex Numbers. §1.5: Quadratic Equations and Applications. §1.6: Additional Equation-Solving Techniques. |
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Week 4:
Mar.4-8 |
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. |
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Week 5:
Mar.11-15 |
5 |
Chapter 3. Functions §3.1: Functions. §3.2: Graphing Functions. §3.3: Transformations of Functions. |
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Week 6:
Mar.18-22 |
6 |
§3.3: Transformations of Functions. §3.4: Quadratic Functions. §3.5: Operations on Functions; compositon. |
| Short Exam 3: Fri. 12 April in I-103 | ||
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Week 7:
Mar.25-29 |
7 |
§3.6: Inverse Functions. Chapter 4. Polynomials and Rational Functions §4.1: Polynomial Functions, Division and Models. |
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Week 8:
Apr.1-5 |
8 |
§4.1: Polynomial Functions, Division and Models. §4.2: Real Zeros and Polynomial Inequalities. |
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Week 9:
Apr.8-12 |
9 |
§4.4: Rational Functions and Inequalities. Chapter 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions §5.1: Exponential Functions. |
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Week 10:
Apr.15-19 |
10 |
§5.3: Logarithmic Functions. §5.5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. |
| Midterm: Sunday, 21 April at 9:40 Rooms SZ-24, SZ-25 | ||
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Week 11:
Apr.22-26 |
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. |
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Week 12:
May 6-10 |
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. |
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Week 13:
May 13-17 |
13 |
§7.2: Sum, Difference and Cofunction Identities. §7.3: Double Angle and Half Angle Identities. §7.4: Product-Sum, Sum-Product Identities. |
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Week 14:
May 20-24 |
14 |
§7.5: Trigonometric Equations. Chapter 8. Additional Topics in Trigonometry §8.1: Law of Sines. §8.2: Law of Cosines. |
| FINAL EXAM: Monday, 3 June at 16:00 | ||