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The following calendar gives a timetable for the course. Your class may be slightly behind or ahead at any given time. Below the calendar is a list of topics with suggested readings and problems, learning outcomes, and on-line material. Make sure you attend the class regularly to keep pace with the course. The listed problems may be done in class or homework. Your instructor will be more specific. You should attempt them all. Starred problems may be more challenging. (Note: In the problem lists, a notation like 3-9 means that all the problems 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are assigned. A notation like" 3-9 odd" means that problems 3,5,7,9 are assigned.)

COURSE CALENDAR and SYLLABUS FOR MTH 111, FALL 08

Weekof	Events	Topic
Sep 1	Classes start 9/3	1,2,3
Sep 8		4,5
Sep 15		6,7
Sep 22		8,9
Sep 29	Ex 1, 10/2 (changed)	10, 11
Oct 6		12, 13
Oct 13	No classes 10/13	14, 15
Oct 20		16,17

Week of	Events	Topic
Oct 27	Ex 2, 10/29	18,19
Nov 3	No classes 11/4	20,21
Nov 10	No classes 11/11, T classes on 11/12	22,23
Nov 17		24, 25
Nov 24	No classes 11/27-30	Review
Dec 1	Ex 3, 12/2	Review
Dec 8	Last class 11/9

Note: If a link to an on-line item has a * , the item requires the Quicktime plugin (and a fast internet connection). You can get the plug-in for free by following the directions on the course Technology Page. For readings and problems, JIT=J=Just-In-Time, FP=F=Fundamentals of Precalculus . Click on to see the learning outcomes and other guidance for this topic.

Topic/Outcomes	Readings	Problems and Exercises	Online
1. Self-assessment, Introduction and Advice
2. Real Numbers and Arithmetic (Especially Fractions)	JITp. 1-9,22-23 FP Sec 1.1	Jp.3/1-9odd Jp.6/1-13odd,Jp.23/2-5, Jp.9/5-15odd Fsec1.1/1-4,9-14,59.60	Common denominators Simplifying quotients Simplify quotient tutorial Reciprocals
3. Exponents, Sci. Notation	JITp.10-15,19-20	Jp.12/1-15odd,19,21, 16 Jp.15/5-25odd,26-29,31-33 Jp.20/1,3,4,6	Radicals(tutorial) Radicals(quiz) Radicals and powers(quiz)
4. Simple Inequalities and Absolute Value	FP Sec 1.2	Fsec 1.2//9-19odd,31,33,41 44-53.59-65odd,69,70
5. The Coordinate Plane, Distances, Midpoints, Graphs of Equations, Completing the square, Circles	FP Sec 1.3 JITp.25-28	Fsec1.3/11-29odd, 33-45odd Jp.28/1,5,7	Distance,midpoints,circles Completing the square(video)* Completing the square(puzzle)
6. Linear Equations and Inequalities, Lines	FP Sec 1.3,1.4 JITp.31-34,53-59	Fsec1.3/61-69odd Fsec1.4./1,7,19-23odd,29-37odd,44, 55,59,61-64 Jp.35/6,7,10-13,19	Using slider applets Equations of linear functions
7. Functions and Graphs	JITp. 47-51,89-92 FP Sec 1.5	Jp.51/1,3,7-9,11; Jp.94/1,2,5,7,16 Fsec1.5/1,6,10-16,41,42,45,46, 59-67odd,73-79odd,85,89	Evaluating functions Is it the graph of a function Mystery of the graph*
8. Graphing and Transforming Functions	JITp. 61-70 FP Sec 1.6,1.7	Jp. 64/10,11; Jp.69/3-6; Jp.71/1-3 Fsec1.6/33-41odd, 51-61odd Fsec1.7/17-23odd,29,31,33,51,53,59,65	Transformations of functions Using slider applets
9. Algebra of Functions	FP Sec 1.8	Fsec1.8/1-11odd,21-27odd,43-51,61-70
10. Inverses	FP 1.9 JITp.147-155	Fsec1.9/7-10,41,42,45-61odd Jp.152/1,3,8 p.155/1,3,5	Composing functions (video)* Decomposing functions (video)* Decomposing functions(tutorial) Composing functions(quiz) Composing/decomposing(quiz) Inverse functions(video)* Inverse functions I (quiz) Inverse functions II (quiz)
11.Quadratic Functions, Complex Numbers	FP Sec 2.1,2.2(omit p.127-128)	Fsec2.1/3,7-17odd,21,23,25,37,39,47, 49,57,59,65,69,77 Fsec2.2/73,79,83,87	Solving quadratics Complex numbers and quadratics Complex number quiz
12. Polynomials	FP Sec 2.3 (omit p. 134-135 and 138-140,but read AA-15), Sec A.2 (omit the FOIL method), A.3 (omit AA-20), Sec 2.4 (omit 146-148) JITp.81-83	FsecA.2/13,23,25,31,32,57,61,62,65,69 FsecA.3/12,13,32,48 Fsec2.3/ 3,5,6,31,33; Fsec2.4/3,7,19-23,31,35,38; Jp.83/2,3,7,9	Pulling out common factors Factoring Factoring puzzle Dividing polynomials(video)* Long division Polynomial division puzzle
13. Polynomial Functions	FP Sec 2.6	Fsec2.6/1-9odd,13,20,21, 27-35odd,53-60	Polynomial zeros
14. Rational Functions	FP Sec 2.7, FP A.4	Fsec2.7/3,9,16,17,19,21,22,31,33, 37,41,69-74,81,85,91	Graphs of rational functions Asymptotes(puzzle)
15. Exponential Functions	FP Sec 4.1	Fsec4.1/13-18, 29,31,25,33, 43-53odd, 81, 83,91,92
16. Logarithmic Functions	FP Sec 4.2 JITp.156-162	Fsec4.2/1-9odd, 9-17odd, 25,26,29,43,49-55odd, 59-65odd,69,81,97,99; Jp.158/12-21; Jp.162/5,6,9	Definition of Logarithms I(tutorial) Definition of Logarithms II(tutorial)
17. Logarithm Properties	FP Sec 4.3 JITp. 163-168	Fsec4.3/1,3,4,6,7,9,14,17,19,27,29,31,35,41,42,49 51,53, 57, 58, 76; Jp.165/1,3; Jp.168/11	Properties of Logarithms I(tutorial) Properties of Logarithms II(tutorial) Properties of Logarithms (quiz I) Properties of Logarithms(quiz II) Matching Logarithmic Expressions(puzzle)
18. Log and Exp Equations	FP Sec 4.4	Fsec4.4/3,15,19,29,31,35,36,61,63,65	Exponential Equations(puzzle) Logarithmic Equations(puzzle) Exponential and Logarithmic Equations(quiz)
19. Angles	FP Sec 3.1 JITp. 96-98	Fsec3.1/1-21odd,41-49odd,55-59odd, 69-83odd,91-97odd	Degrees to radians
20. Sin and Cos	FP Sec 3.2 JITp. 99-107	Fsec3.2/1-27odd,47-54odd , 55, 56,73-77odd Jp.104/3-6, p.108/3-11odd	Trig functions and quadrants
21. Graphing Sin and Cos	FP Sec 3.3 JITp. 108-112	Fsec3.3/1-4,25-33odd,41-48,69-71	Graphs of sin, cos and tan Transformed trig functions with slider applets Graphs of trig functions (quiz)
22. Other Trig Functions	FP Sec 3.4	Fsec3.4/3-17odd,52.55.59,67,69,75
23. Inverse Trig Functions	FP Sec 3.5 JITp.169-173,179-180	Fsec3.5/1-33 odd, 38,41, 65, 67, 68, 71-73,81, 82, 87; Jp. 181/1abd,3ac,4a
24. Trig Identities	FP Sec 3.7 JITp.136-140	Fsec3.7/1-9, 15-18, 25,26, 31-35, 39-41,47-50,59; Jp.140/ 1,2,6,8,9
25. Trigonometry	JITp. 130-135	Jp. 132/1,3,7,9; Jp. 135/1-4
			Exponential decay example Exponential Growth example Exponential Growth and Decay(quiz) Finding the Mummy's Age(video)*