Math 120:
Pre-calculus 2
Instructor: Mike Panitz
(mpanitz@cascadia.ctc.edu)
http://freire.cascadia.ctc.edu/facultyweb/
instructors/mpanitz/2006Wi/MATH120/
Why take this course?
• For people who are looking to take calculus
– Note that this is the math class that WILL be added into your
GPA (unlike classes ≤ Math 100)
– Thus the assumption is that if you’re here, you’re planning on
going on to Math 130, a four-year school, etc
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Pre-reqs
• Completion of MATH 110 or MATH 115
with a grade of 2.0 or higher
or placement by testing in MATH 120.
• AND Completion of ENG 100 with a grade of 2.0
or higher or placement by testing in ENG 101.
• If you don’t meet these pre-reqs, but are somehow
enrolled in the class, you will be administratively unenrolled after this class.
– If you know you don’t meet the pre-reqs, talk to me ASAP
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Goals
• Relax & enjoy math
• Master the material in this class
– Trigonometry
– Pre-calculus preparation
• Learn how to learn new math concepts
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Today
• Go over syllabus, grading, homework, etc
• Review material from prior classes
– Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (4e) |
Chapters 1 through 5 (3e)
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Next Lecture
• Logarithm Review
– Chapter 4 (4e)
| Chapter 6 (3e)
• Start looking at Trigonometric Functions
– Chapter 6 (4e)
| Chapter 8 (3e)
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Lectures and Homework Page
• 1 Week Per Column
– Tuesday goes in the top box
– Thursday goes in the bottom
box
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Lectures and Homework Page
• Slides
– Slides are for public
consumption, and generally
contain announcements
relevant to that lecture
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Lectures and Homework Page
• In-Class Exercises
– We’ll work through these
exercises in-class
– Unfinished exercises will
either be:
• Copied into the next lesson’s
in-class exercises (meaning
we’ll finish them next lecture)
• NOT COPIED, in which case
you don’t have to finish them.
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Lectures and Homework Page
• Homework
– Listed for each section
– Listed for the
• third edition (3e) and the
• fourth edition (4e)
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Lectures and Homework Page
• Homework
– For the first two weeks:
You must hand in the completed homework the
lecture after the homework was assigned.
• You must finish the HW by the beginning of the
lecture
– So you need to bring in the Week 1, Tuesday
homework this Thursday.
– We’ll try handing them in via the ‘Homework
Box’, which I’ll leave out at the front of the room
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Lectures and Homework Page
• Instructor’s Notes
– Notes are for the instructor’s
use, and not meant for
public consumption
• If they help you, that’s great
• If not, too bad 
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Syllabus
• I’ve handed out the syllabus
– This is the FULL syllabus!
– It’s also available on the website:
http://freire.cascadia.ctc.edu/facultyweb/instructors/
mpanitz/2006Wi/MATH120/
• If info isn’t on here, you should ask before it’s an issue.
– YOU are responsible for knowing the syllabus!
• Details may change without notice
– However, exams will occur on the specified dates.
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Required Book
• Required Book:
– Algebra & Trigonometry, 4th Edition
By Sullivan & Sullivan
Published By Prentice Hall, 2005
ISBN: 0131527398
Also ok:
– Algebra & Trigonometry, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 0-13-065912-6
– (If you use the 3rd edition, you’re responsible for making sure that you’re
doing all the right homework problems, reading the right material, etc,etc)
• Get this now!! You need this immediately, so don’t delay!!!
• Best to do the reading before class
• Try to bring the book to class
– (Each group of people should bring at least 1 book amongst them)
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Calculators
• You’re required to have a graphing,
scientific calculator for this class
• Calculator rentals
– In the Open Learning Center, 1st come, 1st served
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Calculators
• If you do buy a TI-83, 84, 86, 89, etc
– Please donate your proof-of-purchase to the school
• If you have a different, graphing, calc. (HP, etc)
– I’ll try to help you with it, but your mileage may vary
– Bringing the calculator’s manual to class will help
• BRING YOUR CACLUATOR NEXT CLASS!
– If it’s not a TI-83, bring the manual, too
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Extra Help
• Math lab
– Pretty comprehensive hours, great source for help.
• My Office Hours
– Wednesday, noon - 3:30pm
– By Appointment
• Email me: MPanitz@cascadia.ctc.edu
• Phone: (425) 352 - 8211
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No Cheating!
• “In the event copying should occur, the plagiarist
will receive a grade of zero for the assignment.
If someone plagiarizes work a second time, that
person will be given the option of either
withdrawing (if the drop deadline hasn't been
passed) or taking a "0.0" for the term.”
• Examples of individual work:
– Homework Assignments
– Take-Home Exams
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Behavior Rules
• Quiet while I’m lecturing
– Whisper, if you talk at all
– If you have trouble hearing me, sit towards the
front
• Work during In Class Exercise time
– If you finish a problem, try the next one
– If you finish everything, chose more problems
on your own
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• Details in syllabus
• You’re responsible for everything there, even if I don’t talk about it now.
• 500 points for the quarter
• Every point has the same weight as any other
Grading
• Exams
– TWO exams, drop none
– 100 pts each
• Final Exam
– 150 points
• Homework:
– 3 ‘blocks’, each worth 32 points
– 4 points for emailing the prof
• (from the web page, or directly)
• In-Class Exercises
– 2.5 points per lecture, max of 50 points
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Grading
• A 2.0 is obtained by getting 75% of the
available points
– This is 375 or more points
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Personal Data Sheet
• I’ll hand this out now
– So I know something about you
– If you don’t want to fill in a part, leave it blank
• Send me an email from an account you read
– In the Subject, put the word “MATH 120”
• (Note that there isn’t any space between MATH and 120)
• This will allow me to email you if class gets cancelled
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•
Pairwise Interviews:
Group up in pairs
Your
Math
History
• A triple is ok, if there is an odd number of people
• 5 minutes to:
• Introduce yourself – name, what brings you to Cascadia, what
do you want to get from it, etc.
• Ask about prior courses in math – when was the last time you
took a course, what was it, how did you do, how do you feel
about it, etc
• Future goals: Where you want to go from here
• 5 minutes to:
• Introduce your buddy, to your buddy
– (i.e., make sure you don’t say anything that will embarrass the
person  )
• 5 minutes to present your summary to another
pair, and listen to their presentation.
• Then I’ll call on some people to intro their buddy
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Save A Copy Of All Work!!
• In-class work, EXAMS, Quizzes, etc,etc
– If you work with someone, make sure each of
you gets a copy
– For in-class work, you don’t have to hand it in
• (I’ll be checking it as I walk around & watch you
work)
• If you lose track of it, and I mis-record it,
then whatever I’ve got will stand as a grade
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Next: Math Review
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