You are responsible for homework from each section in the class after the section was covered in class.
Homework from sections as follows:
Section 6.7: 4,8,12,14,16,18,20,22, 24, 25
Section 6.6: 2-18 even, 19, 20
Section 6.5: 1-56, multiples of 4; 58.62,66,68
Section 6.4: 2,4,8,12,14,16,20,22,24,30,31
Section 6.3: all multiples of four between 1 and 28, 31, 32, 33, 34
Section 6.2: 4,8,10,12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38
Section 5.4: 1-20 even
Section 5.3: 1-64 even, 65
Section 5.2: 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 19, 22, 26, 30, 34, 36, 38
Section 4.9: 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19-25
Section 4.8: 2-26 even, 44, 46
Section 4.7: 2,4,6,7,8,12,13,14,18,23,24,25, 27
Section 4.6: 2, 4, 10, 14, 20, 24, 28, 34, 46, 50
Section 4.5: 2, 8, 10, 14, 18, 24, 32, 34, 36, 43
Section 4.4: 2, 6, 10, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38, 42
from class Oct 13:
Section 4.3: 1-50 multiples of 4, 51, 52, 54; Section 4.4: 2, 6, 10, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38, 42.
Due Oct 6:
Read 3.6.
Section 3.2: 2,4,10, 15,22, 28, 34, 36, 38, 40, 48; Section 3.3: 2,4,10, 16, 26, 32, 34; and Section 3.4: 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 40, 42, 44.
Due Oct 4:
Read 3.4 and 3.5.
Due Sept 29:
Read 3.3.
Bring in questions for exam!
Due Sept 27:
Read 3.1,3.2.
Study for quiz on Monday.
Suggested homework which will not be graded as part of your grade. If you hand it in, I'll give you feedback by Wednesday. Section 2.3: 1-22 even; Section 2.4: 1-6, 8,12,14, 16,18,20, 22, 24, 26, 32, 40; and Section 2.5: 2,4, 8,12,14,16,18,22,24,26,32,38,42.
Due Sept 22:
Read 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.
Section 1.6: 60-72 even; Section 1.7: 4,12,18,19,20,24,28,32,34,36,40,42; Section 1.8:6,20,22,24,29,30,32,36,38,42; and Section 2.2: 4,8,12,14,18,0,24,28,32,34,36.
Due Sept 20:
Read 2.1, 2.2.
Study for Quiz on Monday.
Due Sept 15:
Read 1.8.
Section 1.4: 2,4,6,8,12,16,20,26,38,39-42,44; Section 1.5: 2,8,12,16,20,24; Section 1.6: 2-18,22,26,28,36,40,52,54,56.
Due Sept 13:
Read 1.6,1.7.
Study for Quiz on Monday: Sections 1.1-1.5, plus a question to check if you've read 1.6 and 1.7.
Due Sept 8:
Read 1.4,1.5.
Redo Quiz 0 to hand in.
Section 1.2: 2, 8, 12, 16, 20, 34, 46, 48, 54, 56, 60, 64, 66; and Section 1.3: 2, 8, 10, 16, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 56.
Due Sept 1:
Read 1.1-1.3
Write an exact decimal expansion for 1/11.
Find a rational number which requires 10 non-zero digits to write its decimal expansion.
Precalculus: Math 118
Section Number 19593, Fall 2004
MW 6:00-7:40 pm in 2005 Kohrmann
Instructor:
Dr. Melinda Koelling
Office: 5525 Everett Tower
Email: melinda 'dot' koelling 'at' wmich.edu
Phone: 387-4509
Aim: To develop a solid understanding of functions necessary for success in calculus.
Undergraduate Catalogue listing: This course is designed to provide the student with basic algebraic and trigonometric concepts necessary for calculus. Topics include: real numbers, inequalities, coordinate systems, functions, polynomials, solutions of polynomial equations, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry and trigonometric functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 111, or at least 3 years of college preparatory mathematics and satisfactory score on placement exam.
Note to Business Students: Please check with your department. Some business students should take Math 116 instead of Math 118.
Textbook: Precalculus, Third Edition by J. Douglas Faires and James DeFranza.
Calculator: Any graphing calculator. If you are buying a calculator, investigate the calculator requirements for courses you plan to take in the future. The math department has a list of requirements and recommendations at this website .
Attendance: For most students, mathematics is learned best by steady effort. Class attendance is counted as part of your class participation in order to encourage you maintain steady effort.
Homework: You will be expected to read relevant sections of the book, review your notes, and complete weekly homework. You are encouraged to talk with other people to learn the material, but when you write up your homework, you must do so alone.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given in class approximately once per week. Homework and quizzes will be returned within a week.
Communications: Academic correspondence must be through wmich.edu accounts. I will respond to email at least once per weekday.
Exams: Exams will be given on Thursday September 30, 5:30-7:30 and Thursday November 11, 5:30-7:30. The final exam will be given on Friday December 10, 12:30-2:30. No calculators or note cards will be permitted on the first exam.
Grades: Homework 15%, Quizzes 10%, Class Participation 5%, Exam 1 20%, Exam 2 20%, and Final exam 30%.
Tutoring: Free tutoring is available from the tutoring center. Their schedule can be found at this site .
Makeups: Makeup exams will be made only in the case of a genuine medical or personal emergency. It is your responsibility to prove that your absence is due to an emergency. There will be no makeup quizzes, but the lowest quiz score will be dropped.
Academic Dishonesty: You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate (pp. 274-276) Catalog that pertain to Academic Integrity or at this site . These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. More details about this procedure can be found at website of the office of student conduct, and an outline of the procedure can be found at this site . You should consult with me if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.
Disabilities: Any students with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact Ms. Beth Denhartigh at telephone 387-2116 or email at the beginning of the semester. A disability determination must be made by that office before any accommodations are provided by the instructor.