Fall 2002
MATH 107
Dr. Sunil K. Tiwari
Office: Darwin 133 A; Phone: 664-2373; sunil.tiwari@sonoma.edu
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/t/tiwari/Classes/math107.html
Office Hours : M & W (11-12), T & Th (10-11:30) + by appointment
TEXT: PRECALCULUS WITH UNIT CIRCLE TRIGONOMETRY 3RD
EDITION., DAVID COHEN, PUBLISHED BY BROOKES/COLE, 1998
Tuesday
Thursday
Algebraic Fractions/ Solving Equations
3
10
17
24
10/1
8
15
22
29
5
12
19
26
3
10
Solving Equations
More inequalities
3.3, 3.4
3.5, 4.1
4.4, Review
4.5, 4.6
5.1, 5.2
5.4, 5.5
5.7, 6.1
6.3, Review
6.4, 6.5
7.2, 7.3
8.2, 8.3
8.4, 9.1
9.3, Review
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Solving inequalities / HW1 / Q1
3.1, 3.2/ HW2 / Q2
3.5/ HW3 / Q3
4.2, HW4/Q4
Exam 1/ HW5
4.7, HW6/Q5
5.3, HW7, Q6
5.6, HW8, Q7
6.2, HW9, Q8
Exam 2 / HW 10
7.1, HW11, Q9
7.4, 8.1, HW12, Q10
Thanksgiving
9.2, 9.3, HW13
Final Exam
A graphing calculator is required for the course. Graphing calculator will only be used to enhance
understanding, not as a substitute. Please be forewarned that you may not be allowed to use a calculator
on parts of an exam or a quiz.
Grading : Homework -- 100; Quizzes -- 80; Projects -- 30; Midterms – 150 (75 points each); Final
(Comprehensive) – 125; Attendance – 10 ( - 2 for each miss); Math Colloquium (any one) -- 5. [ Total -500 points]
Problems assigned on Tuesday and Thursday are due on the following Thursday. Thirteen sets of homework
will be collected. No late homework will be accepted. No make up quiz or exam will be given. Two lowest
quizzes and three lowest homework will be dropped.
A -- 90 - 100 %;
B -- 80 - 89 %;
C -- 70 - 79 %;
D -- 60 - 69 %; F -- 00 - 59%
I reserve the right to vary a grade based on certain subjective factors I believe are important, including the
following:
 faithful attendance
 classroom participation
 willingness to help others in and out of class
 interest in the subject
 maturity and integrity as a student
Cooperation: I would like to stress that I not only permit but encourage students to work together, and I
believe strongly that the sprit of community that is thereby fostered is an important factor in the learning
process. We will often work together on problems, in and out of classroom. I do not believe in the
8/29
5
12
19
26
10/3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
5
12
adversarial model of education. You are not competing against each other, nor with me. Our collective goal
is to assure that each student has full opportunity to achieve his or her highest potential.