Chabot College
Fall 2004
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 37W
TRIGONOMETRY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ITS GEOMETRIC FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOP
Catalog Description:
37W – Trigonometry with an Emphasis on its Geometric Foundations Workshop
.25 - .5 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Trigonometry with an
Emphasis on its Geometric Foundations. Corequisite: Mathematics 37. 1 - 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5-35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. read and write the mathematics used in Trigonometry with an Emphasis on its Geometric
Foundations;
2. use technology currently used in Trigonometry with an Emphasis on its Geometric Foundations;
3. solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Course Content:
1. Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation:
1. Individual instruction
2. Collaboration
3. Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1.
Typical Assignments
a. A house that is 10 m tall is located directly across the street from an office building. The angle of
elevation of the office building from the ground is 72 and from the top of the house is 68. How
tall is the office building? How wide is the street?
b. Collaborative: Give each group of students a unit circle on a rectangular grid system. Have the
students draw the graphs of y = sin x, y = cos x and y = tan x.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Attendance
b. In-class assignments
Textbook(s)(typical)
Analytic Trigonometry with an Emphasis on its Geometric Foundations with Applications,
Barnett/Ziegler/Byleen, Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1999
Special Student Materials:
None
CS:al
Revised: 9/2003