MassBay Community College Spring 2023 Instructor Information Name: MaryBeth Mittaz Email: mmittaz@massbay.edu Office Hours: By Appointment Course Information Course: MA104 Precalculus Meeting Times: M 11:00- 1:00 and WF 12:00-1:00, in Room: W112 and W305 Additional Assistance: Math tutoring is available through the AAC located near the library on the second floor and room 153 GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES - GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES This course consists of basic and advanced algebra concepts. Students will learn to analyze functions through algebraic evaluation, graphing, transformations, and solving both equations and inequalities. The definition of function will be emphasized. Functions studied include linear, quadratic, rational, radical, logarithmic, exponential, inverse, absolute value, and trigonometric. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing the properties of trigonometry, including trigonometric identities, laws and formulas. Students will also study the complex number system, operations and compositions of functions, systems of equations and elementary matrices. - Prerequisite: MA 098 or equivalent. TEXTBOOK AND OTHER MATERIALS Precalculus with Modeling & Visualization 6th Edition Author(s): Rockswold, Gary Textbook ISBN-13: 9780134418032 MyMathLab Series Copyright Year: 2017 Publisher: Pearson The bookstore has the appropriate package, which includes an access code to any online support materials we will use. The access code is required the textbook is optional. When you buy the access code you get an electronic version of the textbook. You will also need: • notebook • graph paper • folder • Pencils and erasers • Graphing calculator (TI-84 recommended) You can borrow a Graphing Calculator from the MassBay Library. It is not necessary to buy one. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to: - Solve linear, quadratic, rational and absolute value equations and inequalities - Solve systems of equations in two variables - Graph linear and quadratic functions - Find equations of lines using slope, slope-intercept and point slope formulas - Simplify and perform operations on functions and find composite functions - Graph polynomial, rational, radical, absolute value and exponential functions - Graph functions using translations and reflections - Graph and manipulate inverse functions and logarithmic functions - Find domain, range, increasing and decreasing intervals - Find rational and irrational roots and solve equations using polynomial division - Solve application problems that define functions - Introduction to matrices and operations with matrices - Use Trigonometry to find missing parts of a triangle - Use the Unit Circle to find Radian Measure and reference Angles - Graph Trigonometric Functions - Problem Solve Using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines - Use Trigonometric Identities to simplify and evaluate trig expressions - Solve Trigonometric Equations TENTATIVE TEST SCHEDULE • • • • Quizzes taken at the end of each chapter Mid-term Exam on March 10th Precalculus Application Extra Credit Project due May 5th Final Exam TBA GRADING Course Grade: Student Grade will be calculated using the following percentages: Mid-term and Final Exams: 30% Quizzes: 30% Homework: 30% Attendance and Participation: 10% Letter grades for the course will be determined as follows: Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D F Calculated % 94-100 90-93 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 65-69 60-64 Failing OTHER INFORMATION Attendance: Attendance will be taken each period. Students are expected to attend all scheduled class times. Tardiness is disruptive to others and is not acceptable. More than 6 absences and/or chronic tardiness may result in withdrawal from the class. Special Accommodations…Students who are requesting classroom accommodations, such as extended time on assessments, must contact the Office of Disability Services. Students with disabilities are strongly encouraged to request accommodations in a timely manner, preferably at the beginning of each course semester. Extra Help...Students are encouraged to seek additional help during office hours or by appointment. The Academic Achievement Center (AAC) offers professional and peer tutoring services at no additional cost to students. Extra help is also available in the Math Student Success Center in Room 153. Students should become familiar with these resources to supplement their classroom activity, and should not delay seeking academic assistance Cheating and Plagiarism will not be tolerated, as noted in the Code of Conduct appearing in the MassBay Student Handbook. Any assignment in which there is evidence of cheating or plagiarism will receive a failing grade of zero and may result in more serious sanctions. If there are large discrepancies between online performance and onsite performance, students may be asked to reproduce online work in a proctored onsite environment. I assume you will collaborate on any offsite or online assignments. In fact, I encourage you to interact with others to help answer eachothers’ questions. Homework is meant to be practice and you should use all resources to get the best understanding possible. Changes…The instructor may change this syllabus and related materials as necessary. Any substantive changes will be reflected as written adjustments and will be made available to all students. I hope we have a productive and enjoyable semester.
