Math 143: PreCalculus Algebra and Trigonometry

Text: Functions Modeling Change, 4th edition, Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al., Wiley 2011.
Prerequisites: Minimum ACT math score of 26, department exam or Math 100 or Math 105 with a grade of C or better. A Graphing calculator is required. A TI-83+, TI-84, TI-86, TI-89, or better is strongly recommended.

LessonSection/TopicAssignment
1 1.1 Functions S1-S8 / 2,3,5,7,11-14,18 / 20,22,25-28,31-33
2 1.2 Rate of Change S1-S4,S6-S9 / 4-8,12 / 16,20-25
3 1.3 Linear Functions S1-S8 / 1,2,4-6,9-12 / 15-18,22,24,27,28,31,32
4 1.4 Formulas for Linear Fns S3-S8 / 2,5,7,12,14,15,18-20,29,30 / 38,39,42,47,50
5 1.5 Geom. Prop. Of Lin. Fns. S1-S4, S7-S8 / 2,3,7,10,11 / 17,19,20,24,25,29,32
6 1.6 Fitting Lin. Fns. To Data 7,9,10,11
7 2.1 Input and Output S1-S4, S7-S9 / 2,3,6,8-11 / 16-22,25,26,33
8 2.2 Domain and Range S1-S3,S5-S9 / 4,6,9,11,16-18 / 21-26,29,32,33
9 2.3 Piecewise Defined Fns S1-S10 / 1,3-5,7,9 / 11-16
10 2.4 Composite and Inverse Fns S2-S5,S7-S10 / 2-5,15,17,20 / 22,24,25,27,28,30,36,37,39,50
11 3.1 Quadratic Fns S1-S5,S7-S10 / 2,5,7,10,12,17,18 / 22,24,25,29,30,32,34
12 3.2 Vertex of Parabola S1-S2,S5-S6,S9-S10 / 1,2,5-7,9,11-14,17 / 23,25,28-31
13 REVIEW: Chapter 1 6,8,9,19-22 / 25,34,42,46
REVIEW: Chapter 2 10,12,13,18,20,27,28,31,32,40,41,46 / 53,56,58,60,65,68
REVIEW: Chapter 3 5,6,8,9,13-17,19-21 / 23,26,32,33
14 TEST 1
15 4.1 Exponential Fns S1-S4 / 1,2,4,7,10,12,15,16, / 18,21-23,26,28,30,31,34,48,56,57
16 4.2 Comparing Exp. And Lin. Fns S1-S4, S7, S10 / 3,4,10,12,13,25 / 31,32,36,39,41,42
17 4.3 Graphs of Exp. Fns 3,4,11-14,16,17,20-22 / 23-26,31,33,34,37,38,41,43,45
18 4.4 Apps. To Compound Int. 2,5,9 / 15,16,18-20
19 4.5 The Number e S1,S2, S7-S11 / 3,5 / 9,11-13,26,30,32,41,42,47-49
20 5.1 Logs and their Properties S1-S8 / 1,3,7,8,11,12,15,18 / 24,28-31,34,41,43,47-50
21 5.2 Logs and Exponential Models S5-S10 / 6,8,9,11,14-16 / 21,22,25,27,30,33,40,42,49,51,53,56,57
22 5.3 The Log Function S3-S6 / 5-10,12 / 20-22,27,34,37,39
23 REVIEW: Chapter 5 1-6,8,11,14 / 17,27-29,35,37,39,42,53,55,75
REVIEW: Chapter 5 1-4,7,9,11,15,22-24 / 38-40,48-50,53,55,62
24 TEST 2
25 6.1 Vertical and Horizontal Shifts S9-S10 / 1-4,7-11,14,15,19,22,25, / 27,31-33,38,47-49,52,55
26 6.2 Reflections and Symmetry S5-S8 / 1-4,11,17,18,21,23-25 / 30,33-36,40,45,46
27 6.3 Vert. Stretches and Compressions S3-S4 / 1-3,8,12,20 / 21-23,25,26,28-30,35,36,38-40,42,44
28 6.4 Hor. Stretches and Compressions S1-S4 / 1,2,4,6,7,10 / 12,13,15,16,20-22,25-27
29 7.1 Periodic Fns 1-4,6-9 / 14,15,17,19-21,23,25-28
30 7.2 Sine and Cosine Fns 1-10 / 11-14,16,17,19,21-24
31 7.3 Graphs of Sine and Cosine Fns 1-3,5-7,11-13,15-21 / 23-25,31-34,36,38
32 7.4 Tangent Fn 1-5,8,9,11,12,15-23 / 24-27,29
33 7.5 Right Triangles, Inverses 1,3,5,9-13,15-23 / 25,26,29,30,33,36,38-41,43
34 7.6 Non-Right Triangles 1,2,9,12,14,17,20,23,24,26-28,30,31 / 32,33,35-38,43,44
35 REVIEW: Chapter 6 3-10,12 / 15,18,19,24,26,30,33,34,36-38
REVIEW: Chapter 7 9,10,11,13,14,16-24 / 31,32,37-41,45,46
36 TEST 3
37 8.1 Radians and Arc Length 1,3,6-15,17-22 / 26,27,29-32,34,37-39,41,45,47,48
38 8.2 Sinusoidal Fns 1-3,6-8,12-16 / 17,18,21-29,31-33,35,36,38-40,43
39 8.3 Trigonometric Fns 1-11,13-15,17 / 18,19,22-25,27,28,30-33,37,38
40 8.4 Trigonometric Equations 3,5,6 / 11,12,15,17-20,23-25,27,30,33-39,41,43-50,52,55
41 8.5 Polar Coordinates 1-21 / 22-27
42 8.6 Complex Numbers 7-10,12
43 9.1 Identities, Expressions, Equations 1,2,4,6-8,18 / 22-24,26,27,31-33,37,39,41,49-51
44 9.2 Sum and Difference Formulas 5-10 / 18
45 REVIEW: Chapter 8 1,2,5,6,8,9,12,17,25-27 / 29,31,33,36,39,40,47,49,63,66,70,71
REVIEW: Chapter 9 1-7,9-11 / 15,21,22,24
46 TEST 4
47 10.1 Composition of Fns 1-3,5,6,9-12,17,18 / 19,21,22,24-26,30,32-37,39,40,43,44,46,49,54,55,57,58,64
48 10.2 Invertibility 1,4-7,9-11,14,19-21,26-28,30,31 / 36,38-42,47,48,55,59,60
49 10.3 Combinations of Fns 2,6,7,9-11,14,16,19-21 / 23-25,35-37,42,45
50 11.1 Power Fns S1-S10 / 1,4,5,9,12,15,17,18,22,25,26 / 38,41-43,46,47
51 11.2 Polynomial Fns 1,2,4,5,7,8,10 / 11,12,18,20-23,25-27,30,31
52 11.3 Short-Run Behavior of Poly. 2,3,5,6,8,10 / 12,13,15,17-20,23,26,27,33-35,41
53 11.4 Rational Fns S1-S4, S9 / 2,3,5,10,11,14,15 / 16,18,19,26
54 11.5 Short-Run Behavior of Rat. Fns 1-5,7,8 / 11,13-16,22,23,33,36,42,43
55 12.1 Vectors 2,3,4,9,10,12,14 / 16-20,24
56 12.2 Components of a Vector 5,6,8,9 / 14,15,17-19,25,26,30,31
57 12.3 Applications of Vectors 2,4,9,10,12 / 13-15,17,19
58 REVIEW: Chapter 10 2-6,11,13,15,21,23,24,27,28,37 / 51,57-59,67-69,73-76,81
REVIEW: Chapter 11 9-13,18-20,29 / 33,35,36,41,42,45,48,49,51,54,55,57,64,65
REVIEW: Chapter 12 1,4,5,7,9,10 / 23,28
59 TEST 5
60 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

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Last updated 20 August 2011.