Dr. Mary Lou West,
244 Richardson Hall, 973-655-7266
Office hours: M4, R11:30, R4, and by appointment
e-mail:westm@mail.montclair.edu
http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~west
Math Sci /
Physics ,
Montclair State University, 973-655-5132
Textbook: "Contemporary
Precalculus - A Graphing Approach" by Thomas W. Hungerford, 2007
A graphics calculator such as TI-84 Plus or TI-86
| Week, Mon. | Topic and Reading | Special Events |
Simple Functions | ||
| 1, T, Jan 16 | Basics, Ch 1 | |
| 2, Jan 22 | Graphs and Technology, Ch 2 | Homework #1, Quiz #1 |
| 3, Jan 29 | Functions, Ch 3 | |
| 4, Feb 5 | Graphs, Ch 3 | HW #2, Quiz #2 |
| 5, Feb 12 | Test 1, Polynomials, Ch 4 | Test 1 (Ch 1-3) |
Fancy Functions | ||
| 6, Feb 19 | Rational functions, Ch 4 | HW #3 |
| 7, Feb 26 | Exponentials, Ch 5 | Quiz #3, |
| 8, Mar 5 | Homework, Test 2 | HW #4 , Test 2 (Ch 4-5.2) |
| -- Mar 12 | SPRING BREAK | |
Trig Functions | ||
| 9, Mar 19 | Logarithms, Ch 5, Trig functions, Ch 6 | |
| 10, Mar 26 | Trig functions, Ch 6 | HW #5 |
| 11, Apr 2 | Trig Functions, Ch 6 , Quiz #4 (sections 5.3-5.5, 6.1) | |
| 12, Apr 9 | Trig Identities and Equations, Ch 7, Test 3 | Test 3 (Ch 6-7) |
Identities and Proofs | ||
| 13, Apr 16 | Triangle Trig, Ch 8 | |
| 14, Apr 23 | Binomial theorem, Ch 12 | |
| 15, Apr 30 | Review on Monday |
Dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Changes will be announced, and it is the
responsibility of the student to keep informed.
Note that all students must take the Precalculus Mathematics Readiness Test by January 23 unless they passed MATH 100, are repeating this course, or passed the MSUPT. This includes visiting and transfer students.
The test is given in Morehead Hall 139 (973-655-4476), where there is also free tutoring available.
This page is http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~west/math112/precalculusoutline.html