Call Number: 47129
Section Number: WC802
Classroom: West Charleston I Building, Room 308
Class Meeting Times: Tuesday 4:30PM—5:50PM and
Thursday 4:30PM—5:50PM (exception: CSN Holidays and Breaks)
MATH 127 Precalculus II 3 (3,0,0,0)
Topics include an in-depth investigation of trigonometric
functions and their graphs, analytic trigonometry, solutions
of triangles, vectors, and analytic geometry. Prerequisite:
MATH 126 with a grade of C or better; or a satisfactory
ACT/SAT/Placement Test score. Note: This course is
essential for students planning to take calculus.
Name: Davis Finley
Office: West Charleston H Building, Room 101P
Telephone: (702) 651-5713
Email: davis.finley@csn.edu
Web:
http://www.nevada.edu/~finley
Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Right Triangle Approach to Trigonometry by Michael Sullivan and Michael Sullivan, III
a non-graphing scientific calculator to use taking exams
You must use graph paper to do graphing homework problems.
There will be four exams in this class: Exam #1, Exam #2, Exam #3, and the Final Exam. Each will have a maximum possible score of 100 points.
If you miss Exam #1, Exam #2, or Exam #3, you may take a make-up for it, subject to the following:
There is no make-up Final Exam.
There will be restrictions on the use of electronic devices during exams. Be prepared to take exams without the use of a graphing calculator, a telephone, a music player, a computer, or any other electronic device whose use I decide to ban.
There is no extra credit.
At the end of the semester, your course score will be calculated by averaging your four exam scores. The maximum possible course score is 100.
If your course score is
For the Fall, 2008, semester, the last day to
If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for coordination of your academic accommodations. The DRC is located in Student Services on each campus. The phone numbers for each DRC office are: West Charleston 651-5644, Cheyenne 651-4045, and Henderson 651-3795. For students that would like to perform community service or earn extra money, stop by the DRC to fill out a job interest card. This office hires students as note takers, proctors, scribes, and lab assistants as needed.
Homework is assigned in class. Each homework assignment must be submitted at the beginning of class on its due date. Late homework will not be accepted.
Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You are expected to have read and understood the current issue of the student handbook (published by Student Services) regarding student responsibilities and rights, and the intellectual property policy, for information about procedures and about what constitutes acceptable on-campus behavior.
Class attendance is required. You are responsible for everything that you miss if you are absent, regardless of the reason for your absence.
Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late homework, make-up exam, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.
| Date | Section Number | Section Title |
|---|---|---|
| August 26 | 5.1 | Angles and Their Measure |
| 5.2 | Right Triangle Trigonometry | |
| August 28 | 5.3 | Computing the Values of Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles |
| September 2 | 5.4 | Trigonometric Functions of General Angles |
| September 4 | 5.5 | Unit Circle Approach; Properties of the Trigonometric Functions |
| September 9 | 5.6 | Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions |
| September 11 | 5.7 | Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, and Secant Functions |
| September 16 | 5.8 | Phase Shift; Sinusoidal Curve Fitting |
| September 18 | 6.1 | The Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions |
| September 23 | Exam #1 | |
| September 25 | 6.2 | The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Continued) |
| September 30 | 6.3 | Trigonometric Identities |
| October 2 | 6.4 | Sum and Difference Formulas |
| October 7 | 6.5 | Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas |
| October 9 | 6.6 | Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas |
| October 14 | 6.7 | Trigonometric Equations (I) |
| October 16 | 6.8 | Trigonometric Equations (II) |
| October 21 | 7.1 | Applications Involving Right Triangles |
| October 23 | Exam #2 | |
| October 28 | 7.2 | The Law of Sines |
| October 30 | 7.3 | The Law of Cosines |
| November 4 | 8.1 | Polar Coordinates |
| November 6 | 8.3 | The Complex Plane; De Moivre's Theorem |
| November 11 | Veterans Day—no class | |
| November 13 | 8.4 | Vectors |
| November 18 | 8.5 | The Dot Product |
| November 20 | 9.1 | Conics |
| 9.2 | The Parabola | |
| November 25 | Exam #3 | |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving Day—no class | |
| December 2 | 9.3 | The Ellipse |
| 9.4 | The Hyperbola | |
| December 4 | 9.5 | Rotation of Axes; General Form of a Conic |
| December 9 | 9.7 | Plane Curves and Parametric Equations |
| December 11 | Final Exam | |