Qatar University
The Foundation Program
Math & Computer Department
Math4 (814014)
Spring 2008
Faculty Information:
Instructor’s Name:
Group Number: F16 & F32 Room: 135 / SB230
Office: Foundation/Females AD325
Class Schedule: MW 8:00 am to 10:00 am
Class Schedule: TU 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Work Phone: 485 6272
Office Hours: Mon + Wed 10:00-11:00
Thu 11:00 – 12:00
E-mail: salimnazar@qu.edu.qa
Textbook:
Website: http://faculty.qu.edu.qa/snsalim
College Algebra with Trigonometry, 8th Edition, Barnett, McGraw Hill
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/classware/infoCenter.do?isbn=007286740x
Blackboard Address: http://elearning.qu.edu.qa/webapps/login/
Course Description: This pre-calculus course is intended to prepare students for the calculus
course. We shall cover topics such as graphs and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions,
trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities and equations. In addition, the course provides
student with mathematical skills, knowledge, and analytical proficiency essential to succeed in
calculus courses.
Evaluation Criteria (Grading):
There are several grades components, broken down as follows:
3 in-class Quizzes
Class Participation
Midterm exam
Mini Exams
Final Exam
6%
5%
30%
9%
50%
Quizzes: There are 3 in-class quizzes and each quiz worth 2% of your final grade. All
quizzes will be counted and there will be NO make up quizzes for absent students for any
reason. The quiz dates are fixed as follows:
Quiz1
Quiz2
Quiz3
Mar. 9-13
Apr. 20-24
May. 18-22
ME1
ME2
ME3
Mar. 16-20
Apr. 27-May 1
May 25-29
Mini Exams:
Please be notified that all Mini Exams will be counted. It is your responsibility to schedule your
mini-exam. Please refer to the separate mini-exams notice for more details.
Please be notified that all Mini Exams will be counted (Trial 1 >= 60% = 3 marks, Trial 2 >= 60%
= 2 marks, 0 marks otherwise unless you have a total of 70% or more in the two trials then you
will get 1 point) (you should schedule your test time in advance)
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Class Participation: This is NOT assigned for attendance but for active participation in
class. More details will be provided later on regarding this part of your grade.
Midterm Exam: The midterm exam will take place on Saturday April 5, 2008 - Time and
location will be announced later.
Final Exam: The final exam will take place on Tuesday June 10, 2008 - Time will be
announced later. This exam is comprehensive and worth 50% of your course grade.
Regulations:
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Attendance is a very important factor in your performance and will be taken from the first day
of classes. Please note the following:
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First day of classes is February 24, 2008.
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Last day of classes is June 5, 2008.
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University regulations state that student’s absence must not exceed 25% (7 lectures) – This
includes absence for sickness, medical appointments … etc.
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Your teacher will send you a warning from his/her UQ e-mail to your QU-email when your
absence rate gets close to 20% (about 5 lectures) – This warning is considered official.
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A student with absence rate exceeding 25% (8 lectures or more):
1) Will not be allowed to take the final exam, and if such a student shows up for the final
exam, his/her exam copy will not be graded.
2) Will however be allowed to attend the remaining lectures and even to take in class
quizzes and midterm exams.
3) Your teacher will send you a final notice from his/her UQ e-mail to your QU-email when
your absence rate exceeds 25% (8 or more lectures) – This notice is considered official.
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The University of Qatar implements the following grading system:
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A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
90 85 – 89
80 - 84
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
0 - 59
100
F barred (FB) "‫ "راسب محروم‬is given to a student whose absence rate has exceeded 25%.
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F absent (FA) " ‫ "راسبب ياب‬is given to a student whose absence rate is below 25%, but did not
show up for the final exam.
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Incomplete (I) " ‫ "يابر متملب‬is given to a student whose absent rate is below 25% and has not
taken the final exam but presented an acceptable documented excuse to the Department in
good time before handling the final results.
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Course Content Distribution:
Unit 1: Graphs and Functions
Book section
Title
2.3
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Pages
Equation of a Line ........................................................................ 192– 210
Functions..................................................................................... 232–238
Domain and range ........................................................................ 238–243
Graphing functions ....................................................................... 250–256
Piecewise functions ...................................................................... 256–257
Graphing Absolute Value functions ................................................. 258–259
Transformations .......................................................................... 267–284
Quadratic Functions ...................................................................... 284–309
Operations on functions; Composition ............................................. 310–325
Inverse functions .......................................................................... 325–345
Book-assigned Unit 1 homework:
Section
Page
Exercises
2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 46,
50, 54, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 72, 83, 84
1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21–24, 27, 32, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50,
52, 54, 56, 72, 76, 78, 82, 83, 86, 89, 90, 94
2.3
205-210
3.1
246-250
3.2
263-266
1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 30, 32, 36, 38, 40, 48,
50, 55
3.3
280-284
1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 22, 24, 30, 32, 44, 48, 50, 53, 57, 60,
64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 73, 76, 81, 83,
3.4
303-309
3.5
323-325
1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 43, 45,
70, 72, 76, 78, 83, 85, 87, 91
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 31, 33, 36, 41, 45, 47,
50, 52, 54, 56, 69, 71, 74
3.6
342-345
1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33,
43, 45, 49, 53, 60, 71, 83, 85, 90
Unit 2: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Book section
Title
Pages
5.1
5.1
5.3
5.5
Exponential functions ................................................................... 454–455
Graphs of Exponential functions .................................................... 455–460
Logarithmic functions and their graphs .......................................... 487–501
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations ........................................... 511–519
Section
Page
5.1
467–469
5.3
5.5
Book-assigned Unit 2 homework:
Exercises
499–501
517–519
1, 13, 15, 19, 22, 24, 25, 33, 35, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 54, 57,
59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 71, 73, 75, 78, 79, 80, 85, 89, 91, 92
3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 34, 36, 39, 58, 60, 62,
65, 68, 70, 84, 85, 87, 90, 93, 100, 103, 106, 107, 109, 111,
113, 115, 116, 117
10, 15–18, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 51, 57, 61,
63
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Unit 3: Trigonometric Functions
Book section
Title
Pages
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Angles and Their Measure ............................................................. 530–541
Right Triangles Trigonometry ........................................................ 542–551
Trigonometric Functions: A Unit Circle Approach ............................... 552–560
Properties of Trigonometric Functions ............................................. 561–577
Section
Page
6.1
539–541
2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25-30, 51–70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 79, 81,
83, 84
6.2
549–551
1-6, 7-12, 31–36
6.3
558–560
2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 33, 38
6.4
574-577
21-24, 25-36, 37, 40, 43, 45
Book-assigned Unit 3 homework:
Exercises
Unit 4: Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Book section
Title
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.5
Basic (trig.) identities and Their Use ............................................... 620-630
Sum, difference, and co-function identities ...................................... 631–641
Double angle and half angle identities ............................................. 642–652
Trigonometric Equations ................................................................ 658–672
Pages
Section
Page
7.1
628–630
1- 26, 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 68, 70, 75, 89–94,
103, 107
7.2
639–641
9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44,
46, 50
7.3
649–652
2, 3, 5, 7-10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38, 47, 48,
51, 54
7.5
668–671
1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 37, 38, 40, 44, 46, 67, 68, 70
Book-assigned Unit 4 homework:
Exercises
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