MAC 1147
PRECALCULUS -FALL 2014
Precalculus (CRN 80078)
Instructor: Dr. Mahbubur Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2727
Office hour: 11:50-12:50pm MW/Appointment
Phone: 620-3748
Class time: 10:00am-11:40pm MW
Class Bldg. 10/Rm. 1327
Textbook: PRECALCULUS Essentials, 4th
edition, by Blitzer
e-mail: mrahman@unf.edu
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra or College Algebra
Credit hours: 4
Tentative Schedule:
Chapter P. Prerequisites
§ P.1-P.9 (mostly review)
Chapter 1. Functions and Graphs
§ 1.1-1.9
Chapter 2. Polynomial and Rational Functions
§2.1-2.7
Chapter 3. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
§3.1-3.5
Chapter 4. Trigonometric Functions
§ 4.1-4.8
Chapter 5. Analytic Trigonometry
§ 5.1-5.5
Additional Topic
Systems of linear equations with two unknowns
Grading Criteria:
Point Allocation
2 Exams
Final Exam will be comprehensive
Homework and Group work/project
Quiz
40%
30%
15%
15%
Cut-Offs:
Grade Assignment
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69%
F
< 60%
The “  `` will be included only to
improve your grades
Important Deadlines:
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Last day to withdraw (no refund)– Oct. 31st
Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Labor Day- Sept. 1st , Veteran’s Day-Nov. 11,
Thanksgiving- Nov 27 –Nov. 30th
Exam 1: Oct. 1st , 2014 (Wednesday)
Exam 2: Nov. 24, 2014 (Monday)
Final Exam is on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 9:00-10:50am.
Technology: A graphing calculator is useful. A TI–83 is recommended. Calculators with QWERTY
keyboards or those that do symbolic algebra such as the TI-89, or the Casio FX2 or 9970G cannot be used
in class or during an exam.
Attendance: is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be assigned
group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result in lowering your
grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must make arrangements for making
up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework: is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. Late
homework will not be accepted without a valid reason.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please
contact “Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 57-Room 1500.
Plan for dealing with disruption of normal activities:
In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency such as hurricane, pandemic
or other unforeseen event or combination of events, the format of this course may be modified in order to
enable completion of the course requirements. In that event, you will be provided an addendum to this
syllabus that will supersede this version. It is your responsibility as a student participant to be proactive
during any emergency to find instructions that I will be sent through email (or posted to the osprey website)
as determined by the instructor as appropriate for the circumstances.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be
announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes.
General Education Outcomes:
MAC 1147 is designed to satisfy the following criteria from the Student Outcomes of General Education:
Know the world.
Demonstrate knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, arts, and human societies. This course
focuses on the “mathematics” portion of this outcome. The whole course contributes to satisfying this
outcome.
Think Critically.
Read, analyze, and understand complex texts or quantitative information. This course focuses on
the “quantitative information” portion of this outcome. The whole course contributes to satisfying this
outcome.
Solve Problems.
Formulate and/or apply models to evaluate problems and draw conclusions. We reach this goal by
setting up and solving linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric word problems and
equations.