Math 1113: Precalculus (Spring 2021)
General Info
Meeting Times
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Section 1 (CRN 59202): 10:20 am - 11:10 am MWF Dawson Hall 208
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Section 2 (CRN 24929): 11:30 am - 12:20 pm MWF Boyd 203
The course begins Wednesday, January 13th. Our first meetings will be on Zoom – please check ELC for meeting room announcements.
Syllabus and Scheduling
- You can find the syllabus here
- Class Calendar
- Due dates: see Gradescope.
- Free department tutoring: https://dae.uga.edu/services/tutoring/
Contact:
- If you have any questions or otherwise need assistance, please email me at zack@uga.edu.
Notes and Solutions
Quiz 1 Material
Relevant sections:
- 1.1 (Distances between points)
Solutions:
- PreClass 1.1: Solutions
- WS 1.1: Writeup on some questions
- PreClass 1.3: Solutions
- Quiz 1: Solutions
Section 1 Notes:
- Friday Jan 15th Notes, Section 1
- Wednesday Jan 20 Notes, Section 1
- Friday Jan 22 Notes, Section 1
- Monday Jan 25 Notes
Section 2 Notes:
- Friday Jan 15th Notes, Section 2
- Wednesday Jan 20 Notes, Section 2
- Friday Jan 22 Notes, Section 2
- Monday Jan 25 Notes
Quiz 2 Material
Relevant sections:
- 1.3 (Relations, domains and ranges, evaluating functions)
- 1.4 (Point-slope, slope-intercept equations and average rate of change)
Note: For this quiz, the focus will be on domains and ranges.
Solutions:
Notes:
Quiz 3 Material
Relevant sections:
- 1.4 (Point-slope, slope-intercept equations and average rate of change)
- 1.5 (Linear models, interpreting parameters)
- 1.6 (Graph transformations)
- Note: Everything is cumulative, so concepts from previous sections may always show up!
Solutions
- PreClass 1.5: Solutions
- PreClass 1.6a: Solutions
- PreClass 1.6b: Solutions
- Worksheet 1.6a: Solutions
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Worksheet 1.6b: Solutions
- Quiz 3: Solutions
Notes
Quiz 4 Material
Relevant Sections:
- 1.6A and 1.6B (Graph transformations)
- 1.7 (Even and odd functions, evaluating a function, piecewise functions)
- 1.8 (Composing functions)
Solutions:
Notes:
Exam 1 Material
- Notes for Exam 1
- PreClass 2.1A: Solutions
- PreClass 2.1B: Solutions
- Quiz 4: Solutions
- Exam 1 Solutions: Youtube
Quiz 5 Material
Relevant Sections:
- 2.1A (Quadratics and completing the square)
- 2.1B (Maximization problems)
Materials
Quiz 6 Material
- 3.1 (Injectivity and inverse functions)
- 3.2 (Graphing exponentials, discrete/compound interest)
- 3.3 (Logs in exponential form, domains of logs)
- 3.4 (Algebraic properties of logs)
Materials
Previous weeks: click to expand.
Week 1 (Wednesday Jan. 13th)
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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. Be sure to check all of the upcoming due dates.
- Set up ALEKS accounts and complete Readiness/Assessment test (see ELC for 2-week temporary access code).
- Complete Initial Knowledge Check and Readiness Test (Due Friday)
- Complete Readiness Objective.
- Add due dates to your calendar.
- Complete Section 1.1:
- 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:
- 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”.
- Start on “Worksheet 1.3”,
Week 2 (Monday Jan 18th)
Monday
- No class! Instead, take some time to listen to one of MLK’s actual speeches, they’re absolutely phenomenal:
Wednesday
- Drop date!
- ALEKS Initial Knowledge Check due (and possibly Readiness Module).
- Section 1.4
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw0jGzT4r6nABTLh3CI6eVst
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.4” before class
- Submit “Worksheet 1.4” by the end of the day.
- Review feedback on PreClasses before Friday’s quiz!
- Review worksheet solutions in ELC.
Friday
- Section 1.5
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJ2S3d0NPg&list=PLYHZK3b8UFw0ZgjxBc6v6QlaHhSZheL-B
- Finish and submit “PreClass 1.5” before class
- Submit “Worksheet 1.5” by the end of the day.
- Quiz 1 Take-home, turn in on Gradescope before 11 PM.
- See the Quiz 1 section above for details about what’s covered, lecture notes, and solutions to review.
- Basic Skills test on ALEKS.
Week 3 (Monday Jan 25)
Monday
- Section 1.6A: Graph Transformations
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3srUWdN3pnV1WRNsEcqx-T
Wednesday
- Section 1.6B: More Graph Transformations
- Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYHZK3b8UFw3PC3qUoQPSdpFhzCqjRG8m
Friday
- Review
- Quiz 2 Take-home, turn in on Gradescope before 11 PM.
- See the Quiz 2 section above for details about what’s covered, lecture notes, and solutions to review.
- Basic Skills Test on ALEKS
Week 4 (Monday Feb 1)
Note: first exam is this month, Friday Feb 19th. No quiz on that day!
Monday
- Preclass 1.7 due (Piecewise functions)
- Note: you have extra time for the worksheet!
Wednesday
- Preclass 1.8 due
- Note: you have extra time for the worksheet!
- Worksheet 1.7 due
Friday
- Worksheet 1.8 due
- Quiz review
- Quiz 3 Take-home, turn in on Gradescope before 11 PM.
- See the Quiz 3 section.
- Basic Skills Test on ALEKS
Week 5 (Monday Feb 8)
Monday
- Preclass 2.1 A due
Wednesday
- Preclass 2.1 B due
Friday
- Quiz 4 Take-home, turn in on Gradescope before 11 PM.
- See the Quiz 4 section.
- Basic Skills Test
- Worksheets due by Sunday night.
Week 6 (Monday Feb 15)
- Exam review, exam on Friday!
Week 7 (Monday Feb 22)
- Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
- Quiz 5 Take-home, turn in on Gradescope before 11 PM.
- See the Quiz 4 section.