Calculus Preparation - Section 001
Office Hours: Time: Mon 0900-1100, Room 304, Math Building. Thur 1500-1600, Think Tank, Bear Down Gym.
You are also welcome to make an appointment or try your luck and drop by unannounced.
Required Textbook: Precalculus for the University Of Arizona, 5th Edition, by James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, and Saleem Watson.
Final Exam: 08:00-10:00 Monday 10th December - HAURY 129. (Anthropology Building opposite to Jimmy John's)
Tests:
Test 4 - 27th November. Sections 5.1-5.5, 7.1-7.4 + 1 trig equation problem. Calculators permitted.
Answer Key.
Algebra Test - 5th Nov. Calculators NOT permitted. Review questions and answer key.
Test 3 Solutions.
Test 3 - 30th October. Sections 4.1-4.5, 6.1-6.3. Calculators permitted.
Test 2 Solutions.
Test 2 - 9th October. Sections 2.3-4.1. Calculators permitted.
Test 1 Solutions.
Test 1 - 11th September. Sections 1.3-2.2. Calculators permitted.
[3rd Dec] 7.5 due on 4th Dec.
[28th Nov] 7.4 due on 30th Nov.
[20th Nov] 7.2, 7.3 due on 21st Nov.
[19th Nov] No homework for 20th Nov.
[16th Nov] 5.5, 7.1 due on 19th Nov.
[9th Nov] 5.3, 5.4 due on 13th Nov. Please do them on SEPARATE PAPERS.
[6th Nov] 5.2 due on 7th Nov.
[2nd Nov] 5.1 due on 5th Nov.
[26th Oct] 6.3 due on 29th Oct. We haven't covered all of 6.3 but try to do as much as you can. I will make appropriate adjustments to the homework scores.
[24th Oct] 6.2 due on 26th Oct.
[23rd Oct] 6.1 due on 24th Oct. Brief review sheet 3.
[22nd Oct] No written homework due on 23rd Oct, but you should start to attempt them!
[19th Oct] No written homework due on 22nd Oct, but chapter 4 online homework is due this Sunday!.
[17th Oct] 4.5 due on 18th Oct.
[16th Oct] 4.3 AND 4.4 due on 17th Oct. Please do them on SEPARATE PAPERS.
[15th Oct] 4.2 due on 16th Oct.
[12th Oct] 4.1 due on 15th Oct.
[2nd Oct] 3.6 due on 5th Oct.
[1st Oct] 3.2 due on 2nd Oct. Take home quiz for 5th October.
[28th Sep] 3.1 due on 1st Oct.
[26th Sep] No homework due on Friday.
[25th Sep] 2.8 due on 26th Sep.
[24th Sep] 2.7 due on 25th Sep.
[21st Sep] No written homework for 24th Sep, but remember to do WebAssign.
[19th Sep] 2.6 due on 21st Sep.
[18th Sep] 2.5 due on 19th Sep.
[17th Sep] 2.4 due on 18th Sep.
[14th Sep] Today, we discussed the transformation f(x)->f(-2x) as a composition of a reflection and compression. Does order of reflection and compression matter? If yes, produce and example to show order matters, otherwise prove that it does not matter. I will not take this in as written homework but I will ask someone in class on Monday so everyone should know how to do this.
[13th Sep] Please note the change of time and location for office hour on Thursdays to 3-4pm in ThinkTank, Bear Down Gym. No Written homework is due on Friday 14th Sep.
[11th Sep] Here is a full set of solutions to all the mixture problems on page 71. You should attempt the questions first before reading the solutions. For more practice questions of this type, try here or here or here.
[6th Sep] 2.3 due on 10th Sep.
[5th Sep] 2.1 and 2.2 due on 7th Sep, please do them on SEPARATE papers and do not staple separate assignments together.
[4th Sep] 1.10 and 1.11 due on 5th Sep, please do them on SEPARATE papers.
[29th Aug] 1.8 and 1.9 due on 4th Sep, please do them on SEPARATE papers. We will not be covering 1.9, the calculator section, in class as I have been through the concept of graphical solutions. Please read that in your own time and contact me if you have problems using your calculator.
[28th Aug] 1.7 due on 29th Aug. Since we haven't covered absolute values, you may ignore Q72 on the homework list.
[27th Aug] 1.6 due on 28th Aug. I expect everyone to have signed up for WebAssign by the end of this week. If you have any problems acquiring access, contact me as soon as possible.
[24th Aug] 1.5 due on 27th Aug.
[22nd Aug] No written homework due on Friday. Here is a supplementary note to clarify Q101 in class today.
[21st Aug] 1.4 due on 22nd Aug. All online homeworks are now open, you may start to attempt them in any order. I will announce the due dates in class tomorrow.
[20th Aug] Homework policy is now updated. No written homework due for 21st Aug.
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Links:
Precalculus course website - contains a bunch of information including exam reviews!
Think Tank - free service offered by the university to provide extra support out of class. This includes weekly course reviews, supplemental instruction, and peer mentoring.
UA Calendar - you can check all your final exam dates here.
Online Assignments (Webassign)
If you purchase a new book, Webassign is free. There is an access code in the back of the book.
Otherwise the cost for signing up is approximately $47-75 dollars.
To log on to Webassign, click here.
Click on "I have a class key", then enter the code arizona 0233 7766.
You will then fill out the form to create an account, then you will enter the access code.
You will have a 2 week grace period before purchasing an account.