Math 1113: Precalculus (Spring 2021)

General Info

Meeting Times

  • Section 1 (CRN 59202): 10:20 am - 11:10 am MWF Dawson Hall 208

  • 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

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:

Section 1 Notes:

Section 2 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

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

Quiz 5 Material

Relevant Sections:

  • 2.1A (Quadratics and completing the square)
  • 2.1B (Maximization problems)

Materials

Note: Quiz 6 skipped.

Quiz 7 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

Quiz 8 and 9 Material

Quiz 10 and 11 Material

  • 4.1 (Degrees and Radians, Coterminal Angles, Arc Length and Sector Area)
  • 4.2A (Trig functions as ratios, evaluating trig functions at special angles, “flipping”)
  • 4.2B (Evaluating trig functions at special angles, embeddings in right triangles, even/odd and periodicity properties)
  • 4.3 (Exact values of trig functions, solving for sides, word problems)
  • Quiz 10
  • Quiz 11

Quiz 12 Material (Monday Apr 12)

Quiz 13 Material (Monday Apr 19)

Odds and Ends

  • 5.1 (Simplifying Trigonometric Functions)
  • 5.2 (Angle Sum Identities)
Previous weeks: click to expand.

Week 1 (Wednesday Jan. 13th)

  • See email for Zoom meeting links. Bookmark or add to your calendar.

  • 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:
  • Start Section 1.3:

Week 2 (Monday Jan 18th)

Monday

Wednesday

  • Drop date!
  • ALEKS Initial Knowledge Check due (and possibly Readiness Module).
  • Section 1.4
  • Review feedback on PreClasses before Friday’s quiz!
  • Review worksheet solutions in ELC.

Friday

Week 3 (Monday Jan 25)

Monday

Wednesday

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.