Math 111 - Winter 2012

Elements of Precalculus. Last updated 3/19/2012.


Instructor: Mike Story (mstory@shoreline.edu)
Class Meets: M-F, 9:30-10:20, in room 2911.
FINALS WEEK Office Hours:  Monday, 11:00-12:30. Tues/Thurs, 10 - 12:30. In room 5366.

Read the syllabus. Look at the homework to be assigned this quarter! New: some additional homework assignments!

 

Start studying for the final exam with these sample problems! (Solutions are here.)

Homework assigned so far:

  • A, due Wednesday, Jan. 11.
  • B, C, D due Monday, Jan. 23. (Delayed due to snow.)
  • E, F, G, H, I, due Monday, Jan. 30. (Yes, this is a lot of homework.)
  • J, K, due Monday, Feb. 6
  • L, M, N, O due Monday, Feb. 13
  • P, Q, due Tuesday, Feb. 21
  • R, S, due Monday, Feb. 27
  • T, U, V, due Monday, March 5.
  • W, Φ, Ψ due Monday, March 12. (See the new homework file for two of these assignments.)
  • Ω, due Monday, March 19.


Math 111 Tentative Schedule. (More Like A Guideline than a Schedule.)


Jan. 9

 

Jan. 10

 

Jan. 11

 

Jan. 12

 

Jan. 13

the group activity we did this day (includes solutions)


Jan. 16

NO SCHOOL

Jan. 17

NO SCHOOL - SNOW!

Jan. 18

NO SCHOOL - SNOW!

Jan. 19

NO SCHOOL - SNOW!

Jan. 20

NO SCHOOL - SNOW!


Jan. 23

 

Jan. 24

A graph I may use in class

Jan. 25

a piecewise defined function; another

Jan. 26

 

Jan. 27

 


Jan. 30

2.4 / composite functions and inverses

Jan. 31

2.4, 2.6 / quadratic functions

Feb. 1

2.6 / quadratic functions

Feb. 2

3.1 / exponential functions

Feb. 3

TEST (rescheduled due to snow)


Feb. 6

3.2 / linear vs. exponential

Feb. 7

3.2 / more exponential

Feb. 8

3.3 / graphs of exponential functions

Feb. 9

3.4 / e

Feb. 10

4.1 / logarithms


Feb. 13

4.1 / more about logs

Feb. 14

4.1 / more about logs

Feb. 15

4.2 / still more about logs

Feb. 16

4.2 / still more about logs

Feb. 17

 TEST


Feb. 20

NO SCHOOL

Feb. 21

4.3 / log functions

Feb. 22

4.3 / log functions
last day to withdraw with a 'W' grade

Feb. 23

5.1 / vertical and horizontal shifts
a graph, and another, and another, and another

Feb. 24

5.1 / vertical and horizontal shifts


Feb. 27

5.2 / reflections and symmetry

Feb. 28

5.2 / reflections and symmetry

Feb. 29

5.3 / vertical stretches and compressions

Mar. 1

5.4 / horizontal stretches and compressions

Mar. 2

5.4 / horizontal stretches and compressions


Mar. 5

5.5 / quadratic functions, revisited

Mar. 6

9.1 / power functions

Mar. 7

9.2 / polynomial functions

Mar. 8

9.3 / short-run behavior of polynomials

Mar. 9

 TEST


Mar. 12

9.4 / rational functions

Mar. 13

woooo, functions

Mar. 14

4.1 (back of book) / interest

Mar. 15

(back of book) / good times

Mar. 16

(back of book) / good times


Mar. 19

review

Mar. 20

NO CLASS

Mar. 21

NO CLASS

Mar. 22

NO CLASS

Mar. 23

FINAL EXAM 9:30 AM