DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST
Math 101.1: Precalculus: Algebra, Functions and Graphs
2 credits
Fall 2010
Instructor: Brian Emond
Email: bemond@math.umass,edu
Office:
LGRT 1630
Mailbox: LGRT 1623D
Phone: (413) 545-6036
Office Hours: MW 3:35-4:15; F 11:15-12:00
MyMathLab Course ID: emond27703
Meeting Time: MWF 12:20-1:10 Morril N329
Course Information and Policies:
MyMathLab®: MyMathLab is an online homework and course study system. It contains an online version of
your textbook with links to multimedia resources, such as video clips of lessons and step-by-step solutions of
problems. You are required to register and begin your assignments immediately. To register, go to
www.coursecompass.com and click in the “Students Register” bar, then select “Get access to a new course”, then
“next” and follow the instructions. (You will need the MyMathLab Course ID emond27703 , which is different
from the Spire schedule number, the Access Code which came with your text, and zip code 01003). I will assume
you have registered your class through MyMathLab (MML) no later than the beginning of the second class. If you
have any technical problems with MML, call the student help line at 1-800-677-6337. I do not provide
technical assistance.
Calculators: If you use a calculator, it is recommended that you purchase a graphing calculator, such as the TI83. Refer to the calculator user’s guide for instruction on the use of the graphing calculator. I will not be
providing instruction on calculator use. If you use one, you need to develop calculator competency to avoid
errors. Calculators are not necessary for exams, but can be helpful.
Computers: MyMathLab works on Macs or PCs. If you do not have your own, OIT has a number of places on
campus where students have access to computers. You should look in the OIT web page:
http://www.oit.umass.edu/. There are also computers available in the Precalculus Help Center in LGRT 114.
Homework: The only way to master Precalculus is to practice. Therefore, homework is required when assigned,
and due at the start of class. No late work accepted. All assignments will be assigned through MyMathLab. The
time window of the assignment opens at the end of each class, and is due for submission anytime from then up to
the start of the next class. You may redo any wrong problems in the assignment for a better grade until the time it
is due. The window for that assignment will then close. There is no extra credit work, so Please DO YOUR
HOMEWORK!
Quizzes: Occasionally we will have unannounced quizzes in class that will be used for attendance. (see policy
below).
Attendance and student conduct: It is important that you attend every class to be successful in Precalculus. You
also have the right to attend your classes without the distraction of disruptive classmates. “Students are expected to
attend all regularly scheduled classes at the University for which they are registered…an instructor teaching a
course where grading criteria are spelled out may lower a grade or even fail a student for poor attendance …
Faculty may drop from the roster a student who is disruptive in the classroom”, ( Academic Regulations:
http://www.umass.edu/registrar/media/academicregs.pdf ). Absences are excused for University approved reasons
only, such as religious holidays, illness and off-campus trips with documentation. Attendance may be taken at the
end of any class.
Leaving class early: Leaving class early is disruptive to the rest of the class, and constitutes an absence. If for
some reason you need to leave class early some given day, please let your professor know at the beginning of
class and you will not be charged with an absence.
Free Tutoring: Free tutoring is available weekdays in the PRECALCULUS HELP CENTER, room LGRT
114. Please take advantage of this free service early and often. There are also computers there for MyMathLab
help. The tutors are Undergraduate Teaching Assistants assigned to the Precalculus classes. The schedule will be
announced at the beginning of the semester.
Special Accommodations: You need to renew your accommodation plan with Disability Services every
semester. If you have a documented learning disability that specifies extended test time, please remind me at least
one week in advance of each exam. Although you may have submitted your education accommodation forms, I
don’t know all of you by name or may not remember who has an individualized accommodation plan, so please
remind me prior to each exam. Accommodations can include extended test time, class notes, and other learning
aids. If you do not have an accommodation plan and feel you may be eligible, go to Disability Services in
Whitmore 231 for more information.
Cell Phones / Electronic listening devices / Ear phones/Laptops: The use of cell phones and other electronic
devices in class is prohibited. Laptops may be used for class purposes (this class) only. Unauthorized use (surfing,
email/ chat) is not allowed. Phones going off in class are disruptive. Please Shut them off before entering class.
(If there is some special reason you need to be available to answer your phone, tell me at the start of the class,
and set your phone to vibrate rather than ring). You can’t hear me or your classmates if you are wearing
earphones, so remove them at the start of class. Violations can result in your expulsion from that day’s class.
Academic honesty: Cheating will not be tolerated and violators will be prosecuted through the Ombud’s Office.
This includes having someone else do your online homework and turning in false attendance sheets. Penalties can
be failure of the course, academic probation, suspension and even expulsion.
Grading Policy:
Homework & Quizzes……….40%
Mid-term Exams (17.5% ea)...35%
Final Exam…………………..25%
Total
Letter Grades:
%
90-100
87-89
83-86
79-82
75-78
71-74
67-70
63-66
59-62
55-58
< 55
100%
Letter Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST
Syllabus
Math 103: Precalculus: Trigonometry
1 credit
Fall 2010
Description: This course is only offered during the first six weeks of the semester. Math 103 is
precalculus trigonometry, taken simultaneously with Math 131 for those students who need to brush up on
their trig. It does not satisfy the gen. ed. R1 graduation requirement.
Text: Voyaging Through Precalculus, First Edition, with MyMathLab®, Pearson Prentice Hall. (On sale
downtown at Amherst Bookstore, Food For Thought Books, and on campus at the Textbook Annex.) It
is usually less expensive downtown than at the annex. It can also be purchased online at
www.coursecompass.com.
Topics to be covered:
Intermediate Algebra
Chapter T4: Trigonometric Functions
4.1 Angles and Radian Measure
4.2 Trigonometric Functions: The Unit Circle
4.3 Right Triangle Trigonometry
4.4 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
4.5 Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
4.6 Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions
4.7 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
4.8 Applications of Trigonometric Functions
Chapter T5: Analytic Trigonometry
5.1 Verifying Trigonometric Identities
5.5 Sum and Difference Formulas
Chapter T6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
6.3 Polar Coordinates
6.4 Graphing Polar Equations By Point Plotting
Chapter T10: Sequences
10.1 Summation Notation
10.2 Arithmetic Sequences
10.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
Cumulative Final Exam