Precalculus (Math 120 AA-AL) Syllabus
Winter 1997

The homework for each night is indicated below. As the term progresses there may be changes to the schedule and assignments below. See the handout for further information about homework and quizzes.

Date Sections Homework
Mon 1/6 Preface,1.1 Read handout; read book thru p. 5; Do problems
p. 5: 2,5,6,7,15
Tue 1/7 1.2 Read 1.2; p. 18: 2,4,6-9;Read 1.3
Wed 1/8 1.3 p. 28: 1(a-d), 3,7*,9,11
Thu 1/9 Quiz #1 Read 1.4; look over problems on page
42 assigned below, (do them if you can)
Fri 1/10 1.4 p.42: 1,2,7,9,14,16,17*,19,20*; Read 1.5
Mon 1/13 1.5 p. 67: 1,2,3(a,c,e),4,5(d,g,h),6(a,b,d,i,j),8,12*,20,24
Tue 1/14
Read 1.6
Wed 1/15 1.6 p. 81:1,8,9,10
Thu 1/16 Quiz #2 Read 1.7
Fri 1/17 1.7 p. 102: 2,3,11,12*; Read 1.8
Mon 1/20 Holiday
Tue 1/21
Read 1.8
Wed 1/22 1.8 p. 113: 2(a,c,e),4,8,10,11,17*,18*,20,25*
Thu 1/23 Quiz #3
Prof. Test #1
Read 2.1
Fri 1/24 2.1 p. 142: 1(a,b,c),2,3,6*,8,12,14; Read 2.2
Mon 1/27 2.2 p. 154: 1,4,5,11,12,13,14
Tue 1/28
Read 2.3
Wed 1/29 2.3 p. 170: 1,2,5,8,10,11,12*,13-16
Thu 1/30 Quiz #4 Read 2.4
Fri 1/31 2.4 p. 184: 1-6,8,9,10*; Read 2.5
Mon 2/3 2.5 p. 193: 1(a,d,e,j),2,3,4,7,8-10
Tue 2/4
Sample Midterm
Wed 2/5 Synthesis Study for Midterm
Thu 2/6
Study for Midterm
Fri 2/7 MIDTERM
Mon 2/10 2.6 p. 204: 3,4,5(a,b,c)
Tue 2/11 Read 2.7

Wed 2/12 2.7 p. 216: 1,4(a-i),7,8,10,12*,13*,15,18
Thu 2/13 Quiz #5 Read 2.8, 2.9
Fri 2/14 2.8, 2.9 p. 225: 1,5,6,8; p. 232: 1,3,5,7
Mon 2/17 Holiday

Tue 2/18
Read 3.1
Wed 2/19 3.1 p. 242: 1,2,5,6,9*,10
Thu 2/20 Quiz #6
Prof. Test #2
Read 3.2
Fri 2/21 3.2 p. 249: 1,4,7*,9,10; Read 3.3
Mon 2/24 3.3 p. 261: 1,2,4,7,8*,9
Tue 2/25
Read 3.4
Wed 2/26 3.4 p. 274: 1-4,6*,13*,14*,15,17,18
Thu 2/27 Quiz #7 Read 3.5
Fri 2/28 3.5 p. 291: 4,6; Read 4.1, 4.2
Mon 3/3 4.1, 4.2 p. 301: 1,2,5-8; p. 308: 1-3,9,10
Tue 3/4
Read 4.3
Wed 3/5 4.3 p. 319: 1-5,8,14*,20-23,25-27
Thu 3/6 Quiz #8
Prof. Test #3
Read 4.4
Fri 3/7 4.4 p. 332: 5(a-d,j),6,14,16, Read 4.5
Mon 3/10 4.5 p. 343: 1,3,4*,5,10*
Tue 3/11
Sample Final
Wed 3/12 Synthesis Sample Final
Thu 3/13
Study for Final
Fri 3/14 Synthesis Study for Final
Sat 3/15 1:30-4:20 FINAL EXAM


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