MATH 1550: Precalculus

INSTRUCTOR:Mervyn P. B. Ekanayake
SECTIONS:10
SEMESTER:Fall 2010

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  • Syllabus

  • Semester_Schedule: Semester Schedule

  • Lecture 01: Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Constants, variables and Mathematical Expressions
  • Lecture 02: Friday, August 27, 2010 - Exponents
  • Homework 01: Assigned August 27, 2010 - Due Monday, August 30, 2010
  • Lecture 03: Monday, August 30, 2010 - Roots and Rational Exponents
  • Supplementary Notes: Monday, August 30, 2010 - Order of Precedence and Factoring
  • Lecture 04: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Real Numbers and Absolute Value
  • Quiz 01: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Quiz with Answers
  • Discussion on Quiz 01: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - Discussion
  • Lecture 05: Thursday September 02, 2010 - Solving Equations, 2010
  • Homework 02: Assigned September 03, 2010 - Due Tuesday, September 07, 2010
  • Lecture 05 cont'd...: Friday September 03, 2010 - Solving Equations, 2010
  • Lecture 06: Tuesday September 07, 2010 - Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs 2010
  • Homework 03: Assigned September 10, 2010 - Due Tuesday, September 14, 2010
  • Lecture 07: Quadratic Equations
  • Lecture 08: More on Equations
  • Lecture 09: Inequalities
  • Homework 4: Assigned September 22, 2010 - Due Tuesday, September 28, 2010
    (A) Problems 39 through 54 on page 126 of the textbook
    and
    (B) The ''Test'' Poblems for Chapter 2 in page 127 and 128 of the textbook
  • Chapter 03: Functions
  • Translation, reflection and scaling of Functions
  • Homework 5: Assigned September 28, 2010 - Due Friday, October 01, 2010
    All the ''Test'' Poblems for Chapter 3 in page 212 of the textbook
  • Homework 6: Assigned September 30, 2010 - Due Monday, October 04, 2010
    First thirteen (13) of the ''Test'' Poblems for Chapter 4 in page 322 and 323 of the textbook
  • Chapter 04: Polynomials and Rational Functions
  • Chapter 05: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • Homework 7: Assigned October 13, 2010 - Due Friday, October 15, 2010
    All problems in the worksheet |download|
  • Homework 8* / Class aid: Assigned October 18, 2010 - Due Tuesday, October 19, 2010
    Trigonometric functions |download|
  • Homework 8: Assigned October 20, 2010 - Due Tuesday, October 26, 2010
    Problems 45 through 66 on page 468 of the textbook
  • Test 2 Makeup: Due Wednesday, October 20, 2010
  • Homework 9: Assigned October 26, 2010 - Due Friday, October 29, 2010
    (A) Problems 1, 2, 10, 11, 65--72, 79--82, on page 491/492 of the textbook
    and
    (B) All Chapter 6 Test Problems on page 493/494 of the textbook (Problem 15 is bonus, read page 430--432 for this)
  • Homework 10: Assigned October 26, 2010 - Due Thursday, November 4, 2010
    (A) Problems 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, on page 559/560 of the textbook
    and
    (B) Chapter 7 Test Problems on page 562 of the textbook (Problem 10 and 11 are bonus. Problem 8 can be done without the knowledge of section 7.3)
  • Homework 11: Assigned November 05, 2010 - Due Tuesday, November 9, 2010
    |download| Problem set
    This includes some worked problems as well as some exercise problems.
  • Homework 12: Assigned November 11, 2010 - Due Monday, November 15, 2010
    |download| Problem set
    This includes some worked problems as well as some exercise problems.
  • Test 3 CORRECTIONS: Assigned November 12, 2010 - Due ON OR BEFORE Friday, November 19, 2010
    |download|
    Please read the instructions for corrections.
  • Homework 13: Assigned November 16, 2010 - Due Friday, November 19, 2010
    |download| Problem set
    This includes some worked problems as well as some exercise problems.
  • Homework 14: Assigned November 16, 2010 - Due Friday, November 19, 2010
    |download| Problem set
    This includes some worked problems as well as some exercise problems.
  • Note on Chapter 11:
    |download|

TEST 04 (Take Home):
Due: Monday December 06th |download|

TEST 04 (Take Home): SOLUTIONS |download|
Please email me if you see any errors ...
Debug 1: There was an error in the solution given for Q2. Make sure that the final answer is y = -2x + 12

Departmental Final: Tuesday December 14th,
Room: MATH 014
Time: 10.30 am - 1.00 pm
Other Information: |download|

  • Review / Formula Sheet for test 1 : |download|
  • Review / Formula Sheet for test 2 : |download|
  • Review / Formula Sheet for test 3 Make your own formula sheet
    One side of a standard letter paper (8.5" x 11")
    Please attach the "cheat sheet" to the test. Five (5%) points will be given for the cheat sheet.

      • INSTRUCTIONS:
    • You are expected to know how to use the formulae, and the appropriate conditions under which they can be used
    • You are expected to know the methods and techniques of problem solving discussed in the class and in the textbook
    • BRING A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR TO THE TEST