MATH 1060Q (109Q)
Precalculus
Fall 2013

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Online homework: There will be 3 to 4 homework assignments per week. Each assignment will be made available on WebAssign several days before the section is covered in class. The due date for each assignment will be written below and will generally be due two or three days after the material is covered in class. You will get two attempts for each multiple choice question and four attempts for each question that is not multiple choice. After each attempt, you will be told whether your answer is correct or not. If you are not able to get the correct answer after your initial attempts, it's a good idea to come see me in office hours, log-in to Piazza, check out the Q Center, ask another student for help or find a tutor.

Worksheets: Homework worksheets will also be given throughout the semester. The due dates will be listed below along with the online homework due dates. Again, if you need some help, feel free to come see me in office hours, log-in to Piazza, or check out the Q Center.

Practice problems: A list of practice problems to help you prepare for your quiz each week can be found here.

Homework

Week 1 - The following exercises are due during the week of Aug. 26-31:

Online:
8-28: Arithmetic and simplification
8-29: Solving equations
8-30: Absolute value

Week 2 - The following exercises are due during the week of Sept. 1-7:

Online:
9-2: Inequalitites and interval notation
9-5: Functions

Worksheets:
9-3: Arithmetic with fractions (click here for a review combined with the exercises), exponents (click here for a review combined with the exercises), solving equations (click here for a review combined with the exercises), solving inequalities (click here for a review combined with the exercises), absolute value (click here for a review combined with the exercises).

Week 3 - The following exercises are due during the week of Sept. 8-14:

Online:
9-8: Functions, again
9-13: Lines
9-14: Quadratic functions

Worksheets:
9-10: Function notation (click here for a review combined with the exercises)
9-12: Completing the square (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 4 - The following exercises are due during the week of Sept. 15-21:

Online:
9-15: Function examples
9-16: Exponential functions
9-20: Combinations of functions
9-21: (De)composition of functions

Worksheets:
9-19: Composition of functions (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 5 - The following exercises are due during the week of Sept. 22-28:

Online:
9-22: 1-1 and inverse functions
9-27: Inverse functions, again
9-28: Logarithms, polynomials

Worksheets:
9-26: Inverse functions (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 6 - The following exercises are due during the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5:

Online:
9-29: Polynomial division
10-4: Rational functions
10-5: Applications of functions

Worksheets:
10-1: Calculating logarithms (click here for a review combined with the exercises)
10-3: Rational functions (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 7 - The following exercises are due during the week of Oct. 6-12:

No homework! Enjoy your weekend.

Week 8 - The following exercises are due during the week of Oct. 13-19:

Online:
10-17: Unit Circle
10-18: Basic trig functions
10-19: Trig functions

Worksheets:
10-17: Unit Circle (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 9 - The following exercises are due during the week of Oct. 20-26:

Online:
10-20: Solving trig equations, part 1
10-24: Trig applications
10-25: More trig applications
10-26: Graphing trig functions

Worksheets:
10-22: Solving Trig Equations I (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 10 - The following exercises are due during the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2:

Online:
10-31: Inverse trig functions
11-1: More inverse trig functions
11-2: Solving trig equations, part 2
11-3: Even more trig applications

Worksheets:
10-31: Inverse Trig Functions (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 11 - The following exercises are due during the week of Nov. 3-Nov. 9:

Online:
11-3: Even more trig applications
11-8: Trig identities
11-9: Solving trig equations, part 3

Worksheets:
11-5: Solving Trig Equations II (click here for a review combined with the exercises)
11-7: Solving Trig Equations III (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 12 - The following exercises are due during the week of Nov. 10-Nov. 16:

No homework!:
Have a great weekend!

Week 13 - The following exercises are due during the week of Nov. 17-Nov. 23:

Online:
11-21: Properties of logarithms
11-22: Solving exp/log equations
11-23: More on solving exp/log equations

Worksheets:
11-21: Rules of Logarithms (click here for a review combined with the exercises)
11-21: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations (click here for a review combined with the exercises)

Week 14 - The following exercises are due during the week of Nov. 24-Nov. 30:

No homework!
Have a great Thanksgiving break!

Week 15 - The following exercises are due during the week of Dec. 1-Dec. 7:

Online:
12-5: Exponential modeling, part 1
12-6: Exponential modeling, part 2

Worksheets:
12-5: Exponential Growth and Decay (click here for a review combined with the exercises)