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Learning Outcomes for Precalculus

A. Testing Guidelines:

The following exams should be scheduled:
1. A one-hour exam at the end of the First Quarter.
2. A one session exam at the end of the Second Quarter.
3. A one-hour exam at the end of the Third Quarter.
4. A one session Final Examination.

B. Graphing calculators are required.

Learning Outcomes
For
MAT 1375/ MA 375 Precalculus


1. Students will be able to
• Find the distance and midpoint between two points.
• Determine the slope, intercept, and the equation of a line.
• Solve simple linear, quadratic and absolute value inequalities.

2. Students will be able to
• Determine the domain, and range of a given function.
• Find the sum, difference, product, quotient, and composition of functions.
• Determine the roots and relative extrema of polynomials
• Sketch the graph of polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions with the help of a graphing calculator
• Solve problems involving polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
• Find the amplitude, phase shift, and period of trigonometric functions.
• Students will know the domain and range of inverse trigonometric functions and be able to calculate their values
corresponding to the special angles.

3. Students will be able to
• Write a complex number in the rectangular and polar forms.
• Multiply and divide two complex numbers.
• Use DeMoivre’s Theorem to find the nth root of a complex number.
• Find the magnitude, direction angle, horizontal, and vertical components of a vector.

4. Students will be able identify and graph circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.

5. Students will be able to find
• The nth term of arithmetic and geometric sequences.
• The nth partial sums of arithmetic and geometric sequences.
• Terms of a binomial expansion using the Binomial Theorem.

6. Students will be able to use a graphing calculator to assist in the above.

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MAT 1375 Mathematical Analysis Contemporary Precalculus: A Graphing Approach by T. Hungerford & D. J. Shaw 5th edition

Session Precalculus Homework
1
 
1.1 The Real Number System (pp. 2 – 13)
1.2A Special Topics: Absolute Value Equations (pp. 32 – 33)
P. 13: 37 - 47 all, 123 - 134 all
P. 33: 1 - 4 all
2
 
4.6A Special Topics: Absolute Value Inequalities (pp. 317 – 320)
2.1 Graphs (pp. 78 – 87)
P. 320: 1 -6 all
P. 89: 1 - 6 all, 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 27
3

 

2.2 Solving Equations Graphically and Numerically (pp. 92 – 99)
4.6 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities (pp. 308 – 315)
 
P. 100: 7, 9, 21 - 27 odd
P. 315: 2, 3 – 11 odd, 25-28 all
Include inequalities of the form:
4

 

12.1 Sequences and Sums (pp. 826 ) Give the definition of a
sequence on page 826 then go to section 12.2
12.2 Arithmetic Sequences (pp. 837 – 842)
P. 842: 1, 6, 7, 17 , 25, 33, 37, 41, 45, 61, 63

 

5 12.3 Geometric Sequences (pp. 844 – 850)
12.3A Special Topics: Infinite Series (pp. 882 – 856)
P. 850: 1 - 7 odd, 13, 15, 23, 33, 39-47 odd
P. 856: 1 - 4 all, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13
6 1.3 The Coordinate Plane (pp. 39 – 48) P. 48: 13 – 16 all, 27, 55 - 67 odd, 71 - 77 odd
7 First Examination  
8 1.4 Lines (pp. 53 – 64) P. 64: 2, 3, 5, 13-35 odd, 43-63 odd, 75,77
9 10.1 Circle and Ellipses (pp. 671 – 682) P. 683: 1 - 6 all, 7 - 13 odd, 33 - 41 odd, 45, 47
10 10.2 Hyperbolas (pp. 686 – 697) P. 697: 1 - 6 all, 11, 13, 15, 17, 25-31 odd
11 10.3 Parabolas (pp. 700 – 708) P. 710: 1 - 6 all, 17 - 25 odd, 35-39 odd, 55 - 61 odd
12
 
3.1 Functions (pp. 142 – 148)
3.2 Functional Notation (pp. 151 – 158)
P. 148: 1, 3, 11-17 odd, 23-27 all, 32, 34, 42-44 all
P. 158: 1 - 5 odd, 13, 17, 21
13
 
3.2 Functional Notation
3.3A Special Topics: Graph Reading (pp. 168 – 169)
P. 159: 27 - 31 all, 39, 41, 43 55, 57
P. 171: 12-21 all, 47, 50
14
 
3.4 Graphs and Transformations (pp. 179 – 186) (optional)
3.5 Operations on Functions (pp. 195 – 201)
P. 186: 1 - 8 all, 10, 12, 15, 23, 24, 26,28
P. 202: 3, 6, 11, 12-17 all, 19, 22, 25, 31-37 odd, 59
15 Midterm Examination  
16
 
4.2 Polynomial Functions (pp. 250 – 257)
4.2A Special Topics: Synthetic Division (pp. 259 – 261)
P. 257: 11, 12, 18, 19, 23, 27, 39,41, 51, 53, 55, 56, 61
P. 262: 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 15
17 4.3 Real Roots of Polynomials (pp. 262 – 268) P. 268: 1, 3, 5, 17-19 all, 23, 25, 29, 31, 34
18
 
4.4 Graphs of Polynomial Functions (pp. 270 – 278)
4.8 Theory of Equations ( pp. 328 - 332)
P. 278: 1 - 12 all, 19 – 24 all, 25, 29, 31, 43, 45
P. 332: 1, 3, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 45, 47
19 5.2 Exponential Functions (pp. 357 – 365) P. 365: 1 - 5 all, 49, 51, 64, 67, 71, 72, 74
20
 
5.2A Special Topics: Compound Interest and the Number e
(pp. 369 – 373)
P. 374: 3-9 odd, 11, 19, 23, 27, 28
21
 
5.3 Common and Natural Logarithmic Functions (pp. 375-382)
5.4 Properties of Logarithms (pp. 385 – 390)
P. 383: 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 43, 45 57, 59, 77, 79
P. 390: 1 - 19 odd
22
 
5.5 Algebraic Solutions of Exponential and Logarithmic
Equations (pp. 399– 406)
P. 406: 1, 7 - 11 odd, 17, 19, 53 , 56
23 Third Examination  
24


 

6.4 Basic Graphs (pp. 466 – 474) (optional)
6.5 Periodic Graphs and Simple Harmonic Motion (pp. 477 – 486)

 

P. 474: 11 - 21 odd
P. 486: In these problems modify the instructions to require
that the graphs are plotted over one period:1, 2, 5, 6, 27, 28,
31, 32: Optional Problems: 15, 18, 23, 26
25

 
7.4 Inverse Trigonometric Functions (pp. 545 – 553)
9.1 The Complex Plane and Polar Form of Complex Numbers (pp. 626 – 630)
P. 553: 1 - 17 odd
P. 630: 1-5 odd, 9, 13, 25, 27, 37-45 odd, 53, 55, 59, 61
 
26
 
9.2 DeMoivre’s Theorem and nth Roots of Complex Numbers
(pp. 632 – 638)
P. 638: 1, 3, 13, 15, 19, 20, 23, 33, 41
 
27 9.3 Vectors in the Plane (pp. 639 – 650) P. 651: 5, 11, 15, 17, 21,27-49 odd
28 12.4 The Binomial Theorem (pp. 857 – 862) P. 862: 3, 4, 7, 23, 24, 27, 37, 49, 51
29 Final Examination Review  
30 Final Examination