Class Plan for Math 111
Professor: D. Sher, Ph.D.

Office: B3068     Phone # 572-7383 x26830      Email: davidbsher-fall14@yahoo.com
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Book: Pre-Calculus: Enhanced with Graphing Utilities 6th edition by Sullivan & Sullivan, p ISBN-10: 0321832132

Schedule

Topic

Subtopic

Approximate Time

Chapter

Functions Properties

Notation, Graphing

1 hour

1.1

Function Graphs & Tables & Operations

3 hours

2.2

Linear Functions

Slopes, Intercepts, and Graphing

7 hours

1.4, 3.1

Intersection

2 hours

3.1

Quadratic Functions

Graphing Simple Quadratics

3 hour

3.3

Solving

2 hours

3.3

Finding Formulae

2 hours

handout

Functions (general)

Rational Functions

2 hours

4.4,4.5

Function Composition & Inverses

3 hours

5.1,5.2

Exponentials

Exponential Functions

4 hours

5.3,5.7

Logarithms

4 hour

5.4,5.5

Trigonometry

Radians

1 hour

6.1

sin,cos,tan

4 hours

6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5,6.6

inverse functions, arc tan

1 hours

7.1,7.2

Linear Eqns

Systems

rest

11

Newspaper Report Topics:

1.       Present some functions that are in recent newspaper articles.  Include copies of the articles in your essay. Give the independent and dependent variables for each function and why the function helps the reader understand the article.

2.       Present some slopes in newspaper articles.  Include copies of the articles in your essay. Present the independent, dependent variables and the significance of the slope to the article.  

3.       Present some quadratic functions in newspaper articles.  Include copies of the articles in your essay. Present the independent, dependent variables, why it’s a quadratic function and the significance of the function to the article.

Group Projects

·     Linear Models for the data.

·     Exponential Models for the data.

·     Quadratic Models for the data.

Grading:

18%      Newspaper Reports (3)    30%      Group Projects (3)          42%      Exams (3)         10%      Quizzes

DISABILITIES STATEMENT

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may have an impact on your ability to carry out the assigned coursework, I urge you to contact the staff at the Center for Students with Disabilities(CSD), Building U, (516) 572-7241, TTY (516) 572-7617.  The counselors at CSD will review your concerns and determine to what reasonable accommodations you are entitled as covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  All information and documentation pertaining to personal disabilities remains confidential..

Prerequisite

If you were placed in remedial english (eng001) rdg001 or remedial math (math001 or math002) and have not passed eng001, rdg001 or math002 or math 003 you may not take this course.  If you do sign up for this course you will not receive credit for it.  You should arrange as soon as possible to drop this course and sign up for the appropriate noncredit math course.