Instructor: Dr. Karen Briggs, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
Office:
214 Newton Oakes Center
Office Hours: MWF 9:00 - 10:00 AM,
MW 1:30 - 3:00 PM,
Phone: 706-867-3539
Fax: 706-864-1678
Email: kbriggs@ngcsu.edu
Syllabus
Required Text: Stewart, Redlin & Watson, Precalculus, Mathematics for Calculus, 5th edition, Brooks/Cole; 2006., ISBN: 0495392766 (Note: Make sure that you purchase the textbook that is bundled with an access code for CengageNOW. If your purchase a used copy of the text, you may purchase an access code for $33.49 at http://www.ichapters.com/ using the ISBN 0495394696.)
Required Technology:
Graphing calculator. TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 Graphing Calculator, Hewlett-Packard, Casio, et. al. (required)
Student account on CengageNOW website (required). To set up your CengageNOW account:
Fall 2008 Semester Schedule:
Updated
11/10/2008
Note: This calendar is subject to revision during the term. The section references are only a guide; your instructor may vary from it.
| Week | Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| 1 |
Aug 18
|
Aug 20
Syllabus, Introduction |
Aug 22 2.4 Transformation of
Functions |
| 2 | Aug 25 | Aug 27 |
Aug 29 4.1 Exponential Functions |
| 3 |
Sept 1 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASS |
Sept 3 | Sept 5 |
| 4 | Sept 8 | Sept 10 |
Sept 12 4.5 Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Equations |
| 5 |
Sept 15 Review for Test 1 |
Sept 17
TEST 1 |
Sept 19 |
| 6 |
Sept 22
6.1 Angle Measure |
Sept 24 | Sept 26 |
| 7 | Sept 29 | Oct 1 |
Oct 3 6.3 Trigonometric Functions of Angles |
| 8 |
Oct 6 6.3 Trigonometric Functions of Angles |
Oct 8 |
Oct 10 FALL BREAK - NO CLASS |
| 9 |
Oct 13 6.4 Law of Sines; 6.5 Law of Cosines |
Oct 15 | Oct 17 |
| 10 |
Oct 20 5.3 Trigonometric Graphs |
Oct 22 |
Oct 24 5.4 More Trigonometric Graphs |
| 11 |
Oct 27 Review for Test 2 |
Oct 29 TEST 2 |
Oct 31 |
| 12 |
Nov 3 7.1 Trigonometric Identities |
Nov 5 |
Nov 7 7.2 Addition and Subtraction Formulas |
| 13 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 | Nov 14 |
| 14 | Nov 17 |
Nov 19 10.7 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations |
Nov 21 Review for Test 3 |
| 15 |
Nov 24 TEST 3 |
Nov 26 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS |
Nov 28 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS |
| 16 |
Dec 1 Review |
Dec 3 |
Dec 5 FINAL EXAM 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
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11/10/2008 09:46 AM