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PreCalculus, Math 150

Course Description (from the College):  A study of the trigonometric functions, vectors, and conic sections.  Topics include right triangle trigonometry; trigonometry of general angles; the unit circle; the graphs of the trigonometric functions; analytical trigonometry; inverse trigonometric functions; verifying identities; solving trigonometric equations; the Law of Sines; the Law of Cosines; applications of trigonometry; polar equations and their graphs; geometric and algebraic vectors; vector applications; the conic sections are defined and analyzed algebraically and graphically.  Prerequisite: Math 148 with a grade of C or better.

Syllabus -- in Word format

Homework

Important Dates
Exam I  -- Tuesday, April 21st  study guide/exam key
Exam II -- Tuesday, May 26th  study guide/exam key (take-home version/key)
Final Exam --  Thursday, June 12th at 12:00 p.m. (noon) study guide

more detailed schedule in the syllabus

 

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Announcements:

Math Adjunct Office # DH 431
My CSCC email: bmccall2@cscc.edu
Tutoring can be found in DH 313 all day & evening MTWTh and Friday and Saturday mornings, and in the Calc/Stats Lab MTWTh 1-6

(most of the files linked on this site are in Word 2007)

Answer Keys

Quiz #1 -- key
Quiz #2 -- key
Quiz #3 -- key
Quiz #4 -- key
Quiz #5 -- key
Quiz #6 -- key
Quiz #7 -- key
Quiz #8 -- key
Quiz #9 -- key
Quiz #10 -- key
Quiz #11 -- key
Quiz #12 -- key
Quiz #13 -- key
Quiz #14 -- key
Quiz #15 -- key
Quiz #16 -- key
Quiz #17 -- key

In Class Exercises

Exercise #1 -- Tuesday, April 7th
Exercise #2 -- Thursday, April 16th
Exercise #3 -- Thursday, April 30th
Exercise #4 -- Tuesday, May 12th
Exercise #5 -- Thursday, May 21st
Exercise #6 -- Thursday, June 4th

Suggested Homework

see syllabus

Unit Circle Handout

Links:

Summer 2008
Winter 2009
PDF Graph Paper - including polar coordinates!