Math 1113: Precalculus (Fall 2020)
The course begins Thursday, August 20th.
Syllabus:
- You can find the syllabus here .
Contact:
- If you have any questions or otherwise need assistance, please email me at zack@uga.edu.
Calendar:
- There is a class calendar on the syllabus,
- You can also refer to this calendar of due dates which closely parallels our course.
Class Structure:
- Tuesdays: Attend one of the following two shorter sessions
- 8:00-8:35 AM
- 8:40-9:15 AM
- Thursdays: One single Zoom session, 8:00-9:15 AM (with groupwork).
Additional Resources
- Free tutoring services are available through the DAE: https://dae.uga.edu/services/tutoring/.
- There are extra resources and study guides here: https://www.math.uga.edu/studyhall
Notes
- Quiz 1
- Quiz 1: Review Notes
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 2: Review Notes
- Quiz 3
- Quiz 3: Review Notes
- Quiz 4
- Quiz 4: Review Notes
- Quiz 5
- Quiz 5: Review Notes
Note: Quiz 6 skipped.
- Quiz 7
- Quiz 8
- Thursday October 15th: Notes
- Project 2
- Tuesday October 20th: Notes
- Overview Video, Part 1: Youtube Link
- Thursday October 22nd: Notes
- Overview Video, Part 2: Youtube Link
- Quiz 9
- Quiz 10
- Skipped!
- Quiz 11
- Thursday November 5th: Notes
- Quiz 12
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Project 3
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Quiz 14 (Sections 5.1, 5.2)
Week by Week Agenda
Week 1 (Monday August 17th)
Thursday
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See email for Zoom meeting links. Bookmark or add to your calendar.
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Gradescope: sign up and submit Quiz 0 (Due Friday Aug. 21st).
- Complete Section 1.1: (Due Sunday Aug. 23rd)
- See videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3ad1wlhTMGcL5kgita6QGS or “Pre-Class Videos” in ELC. You can fill out optional pre-class notes to follow along.
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.1”.
- Finish and submit “Worksheet 1.1”.
- Start Section 1.3: (Due Tuesday Aug. 25th)
- See videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-_FNSZ6vVY&list=PLYHZK3b8UFw1_K7VRAlYGdUZOaqjJTOZ, can fill out optional pre-class notes to follow along.
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.3”, due before class Tuesday.
- Start on “Worksheet 1.3”, due Tuesday night.
- Set up ALEKS accounts and complete Readiness/Assessment test (see email for 2-week temporary access code).
- Complete Initial Knowledge Check and Readiness Test (Due Wednesday Aug 26th)
- Complete Basic Skills Test (Due Friday Aug. 28th)
Week 2 (Monday August 24th)
Tuesday
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If you’re attending in-person, sign up for one of the two sessions before class.
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Section 1.3:
- See videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw1_K7VRAlYGdUZOaqjJTOZ or “Pre-Class Videos” in ELC.
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.3” due before class Tuesday.
- Finish and submit “Worksheet 1.3” due Tuesday night.
Wednesday
- ALEKS Initial Knowledge Check due (and possibly Readiness Module).
- Drop date.
Thursday
- Section 1.4
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw0jGzT4r6nABTLh3CI6eVst
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.4” due before class Thursday.
- Submit “Worksheet 1.4” by the end of the day.
Friday
- ALEKS Basic Skills Test #1: available 5:00 am until 11:59 pm, 8 questions.
- Quiz 1: Sections 1.1 through 1.3, due 11:59 PM.
Week 3 (Monday August 31st)
Note: from this week on, I’ll leave it up to you to keep track of ALEKS due dates! Don’t forget that there are Basic Skills Tests approximately every Friday.
Tuesday
Section 1.5.
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw0ZgjxBc6v6QlaHhSZheL-B
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.5” due before class Tuesday.
- Submit “Worksheet 1.5” by the end of the day Tuesday.
Thursday
Section 1.6a.
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3srUWdN3pnV1WRNsEcqx-T
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.6a” due before class Thursday.
- Submit “Worksheet 1.6a” by the end of the day Thursday.
Friday
- Quiz 2: Sections 1.3 through 1.5 (Domains and Ranges), due by 11:59 PM.
- ALEKS: Basic Skills Test.
Week 4 (Monday September 7th)
Tuesday
Project 1:
- See ELC for explanation/outline, we’ll talk about this in class.
Section 1.6b (Graph Transformations)
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3PC3qUoQPSdpFhzCqjRG8m
- Finish and submit PreClass 1.6b before class.
- Submit Worksheet 1.6b by end of day.
Thursday
Section 1.7 (Piecewise Functions)
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw0MGYUVN9Z4aYof_QgbFw7f
- Finish and submit PreClass 1.7 before class.
- Submit Worksheet 1.7 by end of day.
Friday
Quiz 3: 1.5 through 1.6b (Linear Models)
Week 5 (Monday September 14th)
Tuesday
Project 1: Meeting Timeline. Due at end of day.
Section 1.8 (Combining Functions)
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw2GleEiLibLzFIsnrHdy43_
- Finish and submit PreClass 1.8 before class.
- Submit Worksheet 1.8 by end of day.
Thursday
Section 2.1A (Vertices and Symmetry)
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw1r2QdO6Pgj4jg4-OBM6h1I
- Finish and submit PreClass 2.1A before class.
- Submit Worksheet 2.1A by end of day.
Friday
Quiz 4: 1.6b through 1.8 (Graph transformations, piecewise functions)
Week 6 (Monday September 21st)
Tuesday
Section 2.1B (Maximization and Word Problems)
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3qJR_5u0E1b2wuXCeuCBIX
- Finish and submit PreClass 2.1B before class.
- Submit Worksheet 2.1B by end of day.
No Preclass for Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Quiz 5: 2.1A, 2.1B. Function composition, parabolas, roots.
Week 7 (Monday September 28th)
Monday
Project 1 Due.
Tuesday
Problem-Solving in Groups
- Be sure to register on Congregate
- Worksheet: Problem Solving Worksheet
- Worksheets 3.1 and 3.2 due by end of week.
Thursday
- Preclass 3.1 and 3.2.
Friday
Quiz 6: Review up to 2.1B. Extrema, roots, vertex form, difference quotients.
Week 8 (Monday October 5th)
Tuesday
TBA
Thursday
TBA
Friday
Quiz 7: TBA