PVCC: Professor Stephen Nicoloff

PVCC MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE DIVISION EXPECTED
STUDENT BEHAVIOR FOR SUCCESS

As a college student you need to discipline yourself as to your study habits and classroom behavior. Get to class at least a couple of minutes early. You are expected to at least be on time for each class and remain seated for the entire class. If you must leave early, it is considered only common courtesy to leave quietly and to have informed your instructor beforehand. Please leave beepers, ipods, cell phones and other electronic devices off. Inattentiveness, disruptiveness or extensive tardies/absences may affect a student's grade.
If for some reason you decide to drop this course, you are advised to discuss it first with your instructor. If you are having difficulties, please see your instructor before giving up or dropping the class. A grade of W will be assigned if you drop before 10/08/2010. I will drop you with a W by this date if you are not attending class. Not attending means that you have missed one test, or have not been in class for 3 consecutive class meetings. If you request to be dropped after that date (your instructor has the right to refuse to drop you after 10/08/2010) your drop grade will reflect your status at that time, you will get a W if you are passing and a Y if you are failing. If you are still on the class roster at the end of the semester, you will be assigned a grade of A, B, C, D or F, based on your class average. You will not be automatically dropped after 10/08/2010. It is your responsibility to get the appropriate paperwork signed.
If you have completed at least 70% of the homework and have attended class on a regular basis, I will drop you with a W after 10/08/2010. Completing 70% of the homework means that you have scored an average of 80% on them.
Undergraduate study is time consuming. You can anticipate spending two or more hours of study, reading and research for every hour you spend in the classroom. To earn three hours of academic credit, classes must meet for a minimum of forty-five (45) classroom hours. Take these demands seriously as you plan your academic schedule.
Have your homework completed before class starts. Please feel free to contact me whenever you run into difficulty, and make use of the LSC.
Have questions ready from the previous night's homework and be seated when class begins.
Continuously self test.
Make it a goal to attend all classes and stay the entire class period. There is a high correlation between regular class attendance, punctuality, and good grades. Even though you are absent for any reason, you are still responsible for all homework and material covered in class. Get notes from another student for classes missed.
Ask questions – participate, don't wait for someone else to ask questions.
Be prepared as if you expect a quiz every day.
It is the student's responsibility to understand and follow all of the policies found in the College Catalog and Student Handbook.
All students now have a Maricopa email address. Go to http://my.maricopa.edu/student-center/index.php to access this email and/or to have it forwarded to your own email address.
The student is responsible for all information contained in the syllabus.
Make note of Article III, Section B, paragraph 15, page 171 in the PVCC Student Handbook regarding the college’s policy on the misuse of computer technology.
Make note of the college’s policy on Academic Misconduct Section 2.3.11 found on pages 149 through 150.
Students with disabilities who believe that they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Resource Center in the Gina Kranitz Student Center, Room119 or call 602–787–7171

ALL PROVISIONS IN THIS SYLLABUS ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR. SUCH REVISIONS, IF ANY, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS AND POSTED ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
https://www2.paradisevalley.edu/~nicoloff/changes.html

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

DATE OF CLASS MEETING

SECTIONS TO BE COVERED

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

ASSIGN # DUE DATE

(M) 8/23

Introduction

(W) 8/25

2.1

What is a function?

#1 8/30

(M) 8/30

2.2

Graphs of functions

#2 9/1

(W) 9/1

2.3

Increasing and Decreasing Functions; Average Rate of Change

#3 9/8

(M) 9/6

NO CLASS

LABOR DAY

(W) 9/8

2.4

Transformation of functions

#4 9/13

(M) 9/13

2.5

Quadratic Functions; Maxima and Minima

#5 9/20

(W) 9/15

2.5

Quadratic Functions; Maxima and Minima

#6 9/20

(M) 9/20

2.6
2.7
2.8

Modeling with Functions
Combining Functions
One-to-One Functions and Their Inverses

#7 9/22

(W) 9/22

3.1
3.2
3.3

Polynomials Functions and Their Graphs
Dividing Polynomials
Real Zeros of Polynomials

#8 9/27

(M) 9/27

3.4
3.5
3.6

Complex Numbers
Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Rational Functions

#9 9/29

(W) 9/29

4.1
REVIEW

Exponential Functions
REVIEW

#10 10/6

(M) 10/4

TEST I

TEST I CHAPTER 2 & SECTIONS (3.1 - 3.3)

(W) 10/6

4.2
4.3
4.4

Logarithmic Functions
Laws of Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

#11 10/11

(F) 10/8

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR’S SIGNATURE

(M) 10/11

4.5
5.1
5.2

Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
The Unit Circle
Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers

#12 10/13

(W) 10/13

5.3
REVIEW

Trigonometric Graphs
REVIEW

#13 10/20

(M) 10/18

TEST II

TEST II SECTIONS (3.4 - 3.6) & CHAPTER 4

(W) 10/20

5.4
6.1
6.2

More Trigonometric Graphs
Angle Measure
Trigonometry of Right Triangles

#14 10/25

(M) 10/25

6.3
6.4
6.5

Trigonometric Functions of Angles
The Law of Sines
The Law of Cosines

#15 10/27

(W) 10/27

7.1
7.2

Trigonometric Identities
Addition and Subtraction Formulas

#16 11/1

(M) 11/1

7.3
REVIEW

Double-Angle, Half-Angle, and Sum-Product Formulas
REVIEW

#17 11/8

(W) 11/3

TEST III

TEST III CHAPTERS (5 & 6)

(M) 11/8

7.4
7.5
8.1

Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometric Equations
Polar Coordinates

#18 11/10

(W) 11/10

9.1
9.2
9.3

Systems of Equations
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Linear Equations in Several Variables

#19 11/15

(M) 11/15

9.4
9.5
9.9

Systems of Equations: Matrices
The Algebra of Matrices
Systems of Inequalities

#20 11/17

(W) 11/17

10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4

Parabolas
Ellipses
Hyperbolas
Shifted Conics

#21 11/22

(M) 11/22

11.1
REVIEW

Sequences and Summation Notation
REVIEW

#22 11/29

(W) 11/24

TEST IV

TEST IV CHAPTERS (7 - 9)

(M) 11/29

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH INSTRUCTOR’S SIGNATURE

(M) 11/29

11.2
11.3
11.5
11.6

Arithmetic Sequences
Geometric Sequences
Mathematical Induction
The Binomial Theorem

#2312/1

(W) 12/1

REVIEW

(M) 12/6

TEST V

TEST V CHAPTERS (10 & 11)

(W) 12/8

REVIEW

(M) 12/13

COMPREHENSIVE
FINAL EXAM

2:00 PM - 4:15 PM

PRECALCULUS MAT 187 COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2010

PRECALCULUS
MAT 187 COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL 2010