Elements of Precalculus - Math 111
Monday - Friday 9:30-10:20 am / 10:30-11:20 pm (Rm 2712)
Office: 5380 (546-4574)
Finals Week Office Hours:
Monday: 1:00-2:30 pm (MLC)
Tuesday: 9:30 am-12:15 pm, 1:30-3:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30-10:30 am, 1:30-3:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
or by appointment
Final Exam v.1 Final Exam v.1 Answers
Final Exam v.2 Final Exam v.2 Answers
Week Eleven! (6/8 - 6/12):
Monday: Review - Bring in questions from homework, quizzes, etc.!
Note: HW #17 is never due, but covered on the final.
Thursday: Final Exam (8-10 am) for the 9:30 class
Friday: Final Exam (11-1) for the 10:30 class
Week Ten (6/1 - 6/5): Sections 4.1-4.4 (Back of Book) (Comparison of Interest Rates, Effective Rates, Continuous Compounding; Ordinary Annuities; Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity)
Monday: Sect. 4.1, 4.2
Tuesday: Sect. 4.2
Homework #15 due
Quiz #9 (Covers 9.3-9.5, 4.1 - HW #15)
Wednesday: Sect. 4.3
Thursday: Sect. 4.3, 4.4
Friday: Homework #16 due
Week Nine (5/26 - 5/29): Sections 9.3-9.5, 4.1 (Back of Book) (Short-Run Behavior of Polynomials, Long-Run Behavior of Rational Functions, Short-Run Behavior of Rational Functions, Comparison of Interest Rates)
Tuesday: Sect. 9.3, 9.4
Wednesday: Sect. 9.4
Homework #14 due
Quiz #8 (Covers 5.4, 5.5, 8.1, 8.3 - HW #14)
Thursday: Sect. 9.4, 9.5
Friday: Sect. 4.1 (BOB)
Week Eight (5/18 - 5/22): Sections 8.3, 9.1-9.3 (Combinations of Functions, Power Functions, Polynomials, Short-Run Behavior of Polynomials)
Monday: Sect. 8.3, 9.1
Tuesday: Sect. 9.1
Homework #13 due
Quiz #7 (Covers 5.4, 5.5, 8.1, 8.3 - HW #12 & 13)
Wednesday: Sect. 9.1, 9.2
Thursday: Sect. 9.3
Review - Bring in questions from homework, quizzes, etc.!
Friday: Exam #2
Week Seven (5/11 - 5/15): Sections 5.4, 5.5, 8.1, 8.3 (Horizontal Stretches & Compressions, The Family of Quadratic Functions, Compositions of Functions, Combinations of Functions)
Monday: Sect. 5.4
Tuesday: Sect. 5.4, 5.5
Homework #11 due
Quiz #6 (Covers 4.2, 4.3, 5.1-5.3 - HW #10 & 11)
Wednesday: Sect. 5.5
Thursday: Sect. 5.5, 8.1
Friday: Sect. 8.1, 8.3
Homework #12 due
Week Six (5/4 - 5/8): Sections 4.2, 4.3, 5.1-5.3 (Logs and Exponential Models, The Log Function, Vertical & Horizontal Shifts, Reflections and Symmetry, Vertical Stretches & Compressions)
Monday: Sect. 4.2
Tuesday: Sect. 4.3
Homework #9 due
Quiz #5 (Covers 3.3-4.2 - HW #8 & 9 Bring a calculator!)
Wednesday: Sect. 5.1, 5.2
Thursday: Sect. 5.2, 5.3
Friday: Sect. 5.3
Homework #10 due
Exam #1 v.1 Exam #1 v.1 Answers
Exam #1 v.2 Exam #1 v.2 Answers
Week Five (4/27 - 5/1): Sections 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2 (Graphs of Exponential Functions, The Number e, Logarithms and Properties of Logs, Logs and Exponential Models)
Monday: Sect. 3.3
Tuesday: Sect. 3.3, 3.4
Homework #7 due
Quiz #4 (Covers 3.1, 3.2 - HW #7)
Wednesday: Sect. 3.4, 4.1
Thursday: Sect. 4.1
Friday: Sect. 4.1, 4.2
Homework #8 due
Exam Corrections due
Here's the Extra Credit Worksheet that was due Monday. Here are the answers to the EC Worksheet.
Week Four (4/20 - 4/24): Sections 3.1-3.3 (Introduction to the Family of Exponential Functions, Comparing Exponential & Linear Functions, Graphs of Exponential Functions)
Monday: Sect. 3.1
Tuesday: Sect. 3.2
Homework #6 due
Quiz #3 (Covers 2.3-2.6 - HW #5 & 6)
Wednesday: Sect. 3.2
Review - Bring in questions from homework, quizzes, etc.!
Thursday: Exam #1
Friday: Class Cancelled (Juliet is going to a conference!)
Here's an Extra Credit Worksheet, which is due Monday. It is worth 5 extra homework points. Here are the answers to the EC Worksheet.
Week Three (4/13 - 4/17): Sections 2.3-2.6 (Piecewise-Defined Functions, Composite and Inverse Functions, Concavity, Quadratic Functions)
Monday: Sect. 2.3, 2.4
Tuesday: Sect. 2.4
Homework #4 due
Quiz #2 (Covers 1.5, 2.1-2.3 - HW #3 & 4)
Wednesday: Sect. 2.4, 2.5
Thursday: Sect. 2.5, 2.6
Friday: Sect. 2.6
Homework #5 due
Week Two (4/6 - 4/10): Sections 1.5-2.3 (Geometric Properties of Linear Functions, Input and Output, Domain and Range, Piecewise Defined Functions)
Monday: Sect. 1.5
Tuesday: Sect. 1.5
Homework #2 due
Quiz #1 (Covers 1.1-1.4)
Wednesday: Sect. 2.1
Thursday: Sect. 2.2, 2.2
Friday: Sect. 2.2, 2.3
Homework #3 due
Week One (3/30 - 4/3): Sections 1.1-1.4 (Functions & Function Notation, Rate of Change, Linear Functions, Formulas for Linear Functions)
Monday: Sect. 1.1
Tuesday: Sect. 1.1, 1.2
Wednesday: Sect. 1.2
Thursday: Sect. 1.3
Friday: Sect. 1.4
Homework #1 due
Final Exam: 9:30-10:20 class → Thursday, June 11th, 8-10 am
10:30-11:20 class → Friday, June 12th, 11 am - 1 pm