Math 105- College Algebra and Trigonometry
Spring Semester, 2013
Tentative Schedule for Math 105

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Tentative Schedule for Math 105

Week Topics and Events Tasks
1

Numbers, Data, and Problem Solving
Visualizing and Graphing Data
Functions and Their Representation
Types of Functions

Read 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
2
Functions and Their Rates of Change
Chapter 1 Quiz
Linear Functions and Equations
Equations of Lines
Read 1.5, 2.1, 2.2
3
Linear Equations
Linear Inequalities
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Last Day to Drop Sept. 10
Read 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
4
Chapter 2 Quiz
Quadratic Functions and Models
Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving
Read 3.1, 3.2
5
Complex Numbers
Quadratic Inequalities
Transformations of Graphs
Read 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
6

Chapter 3 Quiz
Midterm 1

More Nonlinear Functions and Their Graphs
Polynomial Functions and Models

Read 4.1 , 4.2
7
Division of Polynomials
Real zeros of Polynomial Functions
The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Rational Functions and Models
Read 4.3, 4.4*, 4.5*, 4.6
8
More Equations and Inequalities
Radical Equations and Power Functions
Chapter 4 Quiz
Read 4.7, 4.8
9
Combining Functions
Inverse Functions and Their Representations
Exponential Functions and Models
Read 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
10
Logarithmic Functions and Models
Properties of Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Read 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
11

Chapter 5 Quiz
Angles and Their Measure
Right Triangle Trigonometry

Read 6.1, 6.2
12
Midterm 2
The Sine and Cosine Functions and Their Graphs
Other Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs
Read 6.3, 6.4*
13

Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Chapter 6 Quiz

Selected Topics from 6.5*,6.6*
14
Fundamental Identities
Verifying Identities
Trigonometric Equations
Sum and Difference Identities
Selected Topics from
7.1*,7.2*,7.3*,7.4*
15

Functions and Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
Chapters 7 and 9 Quiz

Read 9.1, 9.3

* Selected topics - Not all material covered

 

Midterms and Final:

Midterm 1 - Thursday, February 28 at 7 PM
Midterm 2 - Thursday, April 18 at 7 PM
Final - Saturday, May 11 at 6-8 PM