. Web page: www.math.carleton.ca/∼zahra.
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, 8:35-9:55am, (Southam Hall 306). Office Hours: ...
MATH 0005B-Precalculus: Functions and Graphs Term: Winter 2011 Instructor: Zahra Montazeri Office: HP 5218; Tel: 520-2600 Ext. 8999 E-mail:
[email protected] Web page: www.math.carleton.ca/∼zahra Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, 8:35-9:55am, (Southam Hall 306) Office Hours: Thursday, 10:00-11:00am Note: This course is not available for degree credit for students who have successfully completed: Grade 12 University Preparation Mathematics-Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus (MCB4U) or an equivalent High School Functions course. Prerequisites: Grade 11 Functions and Relations (University Preparation), or Grade 11 Functions (University/College Preparation ), or equivalent. Students who do not have the stated prerequisite may be automatically deregistered during the term. Text Book: Basic Technical Mathematics, Ninth Edition, by Allyn J. Washington, Pearson Prentice Hall. Tutorial: B1: Tuesday, 10:35-11:25am (Southam Hall 318), B2: Tuesday, 10:35-11:25am (Southam Hall 316) Marking Scheme: The course will be made up to 2 parts • Tests ———————— 40% • Final Exam ——————- 60% Tests (Term Mark): Four tests (50 minutes each) are scheduled on the following dates: January 25, February 15, March 8, and March 22 in the tutorial hour. No make-up, early, or delayed tests will be held. You must bring your student card to each test and place on the desk where it is visible. The best three out of four will be counted toward the final grade. A term mark of less than 40% (16/40) and absent on the final exam will result in an automatic failure with the final grade of FND, “Fail No Deferral”. Tutorials: You are required to attend all tutorials. TA will present to work out some selected problems, to answer questions, and to administer the tests. Homework: Selected exercises, mainly from the text, will be assigned in class. These exercises are not to be handed in and will not be graded. However, to succeed in the course it is absolutely essential that you do the exercises on a regular basis. Calculator: You may use non-programmable, non-graphing calculators for the tests and the final exam. I reserve the right to disallow any calculator. Tutorial Centre: Room 1160HP (tunnel junction to Herzberg), is a drop-in centre where students in elementary courses can get one-on-one help in Mathematics and Statistics. The centre will open in the 2nd or 3rt week of classes, the opening date will be announced later on. Academic Accommodation You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an accommodation request the processes are as follows:
Pregnancy obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details see the Student Guide. Religious obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details see the Student Guide. Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course must register with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) for a formal evaluation of disability-related needs. Documented disabilities could include but are not limited to mobility/physical impairments, specific Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/psychological disabilities, sensory disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and chronic medical conditions. Registered PMC students are required to contact the PMC, 613-520-6608, every term to ensure that I receive your Letter of Accommodation, no later than two weeks before the first assignment is due or the first in-class test/midterm requiring accommodations. If you only require accommodations for your formally scheduled exam(s) in this course, please submit your request for accommodations to PMC by the deadlines published on the http://www2.carleton.ca/pmc/students/dates-and-deadlines/.
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE WEEK
TOPICS Exponents, Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions 1 Multiplication and Division of Algebraic Expressions Special Products, Factoring: Common Factor and Difference of Squares 2 Factoring Trinomials, The Sum and Difference of Cubes. 3 Equivalent Fractions, Multiplication and Division of Fractions Addition and Subtraction of Fractions. Simplifying Expressions with Integral Exponents 4 Simplest Radical Form (Test 1) Addition and Subtraction of Radicals 5 Multiplication and Division of Radicals, Solving First Degree Equations, Solving Systems of Two Linear Equations in Two Unknowns Algebraically 6 Basic Operations with Complex Numbers Quadratic Equations; Solving by Factoring The Quadratic Formula, The Remainder and Factor Theorems; 7 Synthetic Division, The Roots of an Equation (Test 2) 8 Break 9 Properties of Inequalities, Solving Linear Inequalities Solving Nonlinear Inequalities Inequalities Involving Absolute Values 10 Introduction to Functions, More About Functions (Test 3) 11 Exponential Functions, Logarithmic Functions. Properties of Logarithms, Logarithms to the Base 10 12 Natural Logarithms, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations (Test 4) Defining the Trigonometric Function 13 Values of the Trigonometric Functions, Review. NOTE: The above schedule is subject to change.
SECTIONS 1.4, 1.7 1.8-9 6.1-2 6.3-4 6.5-6 6.7 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.5, 1.10 5.4 12.2 7.1 7.3, 15.1 15.2 17.1-2 17.3 17.4 3.1-2 13.1-2 13.3-5 13.6 4.2 4.3
