MATH 113 Section 001: Precalculus Trigonometry

This course is a continuation of Math 112.  It includes the study of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, as well as extensive work with trigonometric identities and equations.  Other topics contained in this course are:  vectors, complex numbers, DeMoivre’s Theorems, polar coordinates, conic sections, sequences and series.

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR 100-200 LEVEL COURSES:

• Students will be able to discriminate between reliable and less reliable information in their decision-making.
• Students will develop effective mathematical communication skills.

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THIS COURSE: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

• Solve equations involving trigonometric functions with angles using both radian and degree measure.
• Recognize and use trigonometric functions and their inverses in applications involving right triangles and oblique triangles.
• Graph the trigonometric functions in the x-y plane and graph trigonometric functions in polar form.
• Perform vector operations, use vectors in applications, and work with complex numbers in trigonometric form.
• Recognize and graph conic sections and identify their pertinent components.
• Recognize arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.

Included in the Course Description and Learning Outcomes for this course.

TEST DEADLINES:                                                                                      REGISTRATION WEEK:    Test 1               Thursday                     September 22                            8am Friday 9/9 – 5pm Friday 9/16 Test 2               Thursday                     October 13                                  8am Friday 10/30 – 5pm Friday 10/7 Test 3               Thursday                     November 3                                8am Friday 10/21 – 5pm Friday 10/28 Test 4               Thursday                     December 1                                8am Friday 11/18 – 5pm Friday 11/25 Final Exam        Sunday-Friday            December 11-16                        8am Friday 12/2 – 5pm Friday 12/9   Test times available:  Times to be announced in class and through e-mail. Final Exam times available: 8 am, 11:30 am, 3:30 pm, 7 pm   (all times may not be available each day) Please read Test Rules of this syllabus for detailed information.

TEST RULES:  Tests must be taken in the MTLC.

1. There are four 75-minute tests and a 150-minute comprehensive final exam. For test dates see page 1 of the syllabus.
2. You may take your tests early:  “Early” means before the close of online registration for that exam.  No registration is needed and no penalties will apply for early tests.  However, no tests will be given on Sundays. You may not begin a test if the MTLC is scheduled to close before the end of your full allotted time: usually you must begin by 8pm (7pm for a final exam), or on Fridays by 3pm (2pm for a final exam).
3. You must reserve a time in order to take an exam on a test deadline day.  Test weeks are a logistical challenge; you must tell MTLC when you will come, and you must do what you say. The first page of the syllabus lists beginning and ending dates/times for online registration for each exam.  To register online, go to the MTLC website (www.mtlc.ua.edu), select link Test Registration, log in as instructed, select link Register, then choose an available date and time.  You may freely cancel or change your test time while online registration is active.  Be sure to verify your registration: log back in to the test registration site or check your confirmation email message.
4. After online registration closes (at 5pm on Friday before the deadline week), you must come in person to the MTLC to register or to change your test time.  You must sign up manually with the instructor on duty; no phone calls or email arrangements can be accepted.  In this case, points will be deducted from your test grade as follows:

                      10 points if you did not register online

                      5 points if you change your test time after online registration closes

                         but before your scheduled test time

                     10 points if you miss your test time and reschedule, or if no open seats

                          remain when you come to register

               These penalties are CUMULATIVE.  You may fill out a petition request form to have

               the penalty waived if you have a valid excuse.

5. If you miss a test and your course’s testing period has NOT ended, come to the MTLC to reschedule.  If the testing period is over, see REPLACEMENT POLICY above.
6. Arrive on time for your test.  Tardiness will cost you working time on the test.  Bring your ID and pencils with you.  Follow signs to the back hallway.  Staff will check your ID and give you a personalized test paper (which is your initial scratch paper), then direct you to your seat.
7. Absolutely NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES may be active in the testing area.  All cell phones, texting devices, iPods, MP3 players, etc must be turned off and put away before you pick up your test paper.  Use of any electronic device during a test will be treated as academic misconduct. 
8. Place all belongings on the floor.  Once you enter the testing area, all review material must be put away. As soon as you are seated, you may begin your exam.  The MTLC will give you additional scratch paper as needed; no other paper is allowed. When you are finished, staff will collect all papers. Warning: do NOT touch the browser’s BACK button, your test will close and you will have to start over.
9. ONLY THE CALCULATOR ON THE COMPUTER MAY BE USED ON TESTS.  The only webpage that may be opened during a test is the testing page.  Opening any other website during testing will be treated as academic misconduct.
10. An MTLC staff member must be present when your test is submitted for a grade: if it does not store correctly it is at risk for getting LOST.
11. You will be allowed to review your test before you leave the lab.  You may not write down any information pertaining to test questions to take with you when you leave the MTLC after an exam.  You may not share any test information with anyone who hasn’t taken the test.  Violators will be charged with academic misconduct.
12. During test weeks, the MTLC will be available for studying, reviewing, and or working assignments during normal hours on Sunday, only between 8:15pm and 10pm Monday-Wednesday, not at all on Thursday, and during normal hours on Friday.  The lab will be closed for testing only for the final exam.
13. No one may leave during a test without permission.  This includes getting water and using the restroom. 

HOMEWORK:  A graded homework (or two) will be assigned for each section.  Over the course of the semester the five lowest homework grades will be dropped. Be aware that some of the homework problems do not have the learning aids.  You can select similar question for any question that you miss and try again. Homework must be completed before the expiration date. All deadlines are MWF at 8:00 am for homework.

QUIZZES:  There will be a quiz on each section covered.  Over the course of the semester the five lowest quiz grades will be dropped.  NOTE: You will have 2 tries for each quiz.  You will not be given help on your quizzes or tests. All deadlines are MWF at 8:00 am for quizzes.

MATH SOFTWARE LOGIN INFORMATION:  (The MTLC sets up the login information for each student.  If you cannot login with this following information, then please come to the MTLC for assistance.)  

              Website:  http://ua.mylabsplus.com

              Your username:  your crimson email address         

                        example:  jksmith@crimson.ua.edu

              Your password:  your CWID    

                        example:  12345678

NOTE:  You will find your current course under the Alabama Fall 2011 Term

Test 1 Material: Test 1 – September 22 (Thursday ONLY!)
Date	Section	Topics	Completion Deadline
8/24		Orientation
8/26	5.1	Angles and Radian Measure	Hmw 5.1+Quiz 5.1 Mon. 8/29-8am
8/29	5.2	Right Triangle Trigonometry	Hmw 5.2+Quiz 5.2 Wed. 8/31-8am
8/31	5.3	Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle	Hmw 5.3.1 Fri. 9/2-8am
9/2	5.3	Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle	Hmw 5.3.2+Quiz 5.3 Wed. 9/7-8am
		Syllabus Quiz – Must be taken in the MTLC	Wed. 9/7-8am
9/7	5.4	Trig Functions of Real Numbers; Periodic Functions	Hmw 5.4+Quiz 5.4 Fri. 9/9-8am
9/9	5.5	Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions	Hmw 5.5 Mon. 9/12-8am
9/12	5.6	Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions	Hmw 5.6.1 Wed.9/14-8am
9/14	5.6	Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions, Test Rules Pp	Hmw 5.6.2+Quiz 5.6 Fri. 9/16-8am
		Test Rules Quiz	Fri. 9/16-8am
9/16	5.7	Inverse Trigonometric Functions	Hmw 5.7.1 Mon. 9/19-8am
9/19	5.7	Inverse Trigonometric Functions	Hmw 5.7.2+Quiz 5.7 Wed. 9/21-8am
9/21		Review

Test 2 Material: Test 2 – October 13 (Thursday ONLY!)
Date	Section	Topics	Completion Deadline
9/23	5.8	Applications of Trigonometric Functions	Hmw 5.8+Quiz 5.8 Mon. 9/26-8am
9/26	6.1	Verifying Trigonometric Identities	Hmw 6.1+Quiz 6.1 Wed. 9/28-8am
9/28	6.2	Sum and Difference Formulas	Hmw 6.2.1 Fri. 9/30-8am
9/30	6.2	Sum and Difference Formulas	Hmw 6.2.2+Quiz 6.2 Mon. 10/3-8am
10/3	6.3	Double-Angle and Half –Angle Formulas	Hmw 6.3.1. Wed. 10/5-8am
10/5	6.3	Double-Angle and Half –Angle Formulas	Hmw 6.3.2+Quiz 6.3  Fri.10/7-8am
10/7	6.5	Trigonometric Equations	Hmw 6.5.1 Mon. 10/10-8am
10/10	6.5	Trigonometric Equations	Hmw 6.5.2+Quiz 6.5 Wed. 10/12-8am
10/12		Review

Test 3 Material: Test 3 – November 3 (Thursday ONLY!)
Date	Section	Topics	Completion Deadline
10/14	7.1	The Law of Sines	Hmw 7.1.1 Mon. 10/17-8am
10/17	7.1	The Law of Sines	Hmw 7.1.2+Quiz 7.1 Wed.10/19-8am
10/19	7.2	The Law of Cosines	Hmw 7.2+Quiz 7.2 Fri. 10/21-8am
10/21	7.3	Polar Coordinates	Hmw 7.3+Quiz 7.3 Mon. 10/24-8am
10/24	7.4	Graphs of Polar Equations	Hmw 7.4+Quiz 7.4 Wed.10/26-8am
10/26	7.5	Complex Numbers in Polar Form; DeMoivre's Theorem	Hmw 7.5.1 Mon. 10/31-8am
10/31	7.5	Complex Numbers in Polar Form; DeMoivre's Theorem	Hmw 7.5.2+Quiz 7.5 Wed.11/2-8am
11/2		Review

Test 4 Material: Test 4 – December 1 (Thursday ONLY!)
Date	Section	Topics	Completion Deadline
11/4	7.6	Vectors	Hmw 7.6.1 Mon. 11/7-8am
11/7	7.6	Vectors	Hmw 7.6.2+Quiz 7.6 Wed.11/9-8am
11/9	7.7	The Dot Product	Hmw 7.7+Quiz 7.7 Fri.11/11-8am
11/11&11/14	10.1	The Ellipse	Hmw 10.1+Quiz 10.1 Wed.11/16-8am
11/16	10.2	The Hyperbola	Hmw 10.2+Quiz 10.2 Fri.11/18-8am
11/18	10.3	The Parabola	Hmw 10.3+Quiz 10.3 Mon.11/21-8am
11/21	11.1	Sequences and Summation Notation	Hmw 11.1+Quiz 11.1 Mon.11/28-8am
11/28	11.2	Arithmetic Sequences	Hmw 11.2+Quiz 11.2 Wed.11/30-8am
11/30		Review

Final Exam: December 12-19
Date	Section	Topics	Completion Deadline
12/2	11.3	Geometric Sequences and Series	Hmw 11.3+Quiz 11.3 Mon.12/5-8am
12/5&12/7&12/9		Review

COURSE GRADES:  This course is under the “A, B, C, and NC” policy, +/- grades will be given.  The course grade is determined by points earned as follows:          

   4 Tests                      400 points (100 points each)                        

   Final Exam                300 points  

   Quizzes                      160 points   

   Homework                 100 points                                                    

   Class Participation     40 points (1 point each class)                               

   Total                        1000 points                       Survey 2 bonus points

COURSE GRADE SCALE

A+    980 - 1000,     A   920 – 979,     A-  900 - 919

B+    880 – 899,    B    820 – 879,     B-  800 - 819

C+    780 – 799,      C    720 – 779,    C-  700 - 719

NC – Below 700      NC means NO CREDIT    

WORKING FROM HOME: The Math 113 course work can be done on your personal computer. Internet access is required in order to reach the website where the notes, homework, and exercises are found. The website is http://ua.mylabsplus.com. If this page ever fails to load, try typing the website rather than choosing it from the dropdown menu. There are plugins to be downloaded in order for successful operation from home.  To get these, you will login to the website with your own personal login and password as given by the MTLC.  Next, click on your course section.  Select the MyMathLab Browser Check from the link that appears on the screen. Then follow the instructions on the screen. Students doing graded work from home risk grades not being properly saved.  If scores are not successfully sent from home and the deadline passes, you will NOT be able to make up the work.  Tests must be taken in the MTLC.

EARLY COURSE COMPLETION:  You are encouraged to work ahead of the syllabus deadlines, and to take tests and the final exam early. Once you have taken the final exam, you do not need to continue coming to class.  All remaining attendance requirements are automatically counted for full credit.

MAKE-UP POLICY:  If homework or quizzes are missed due to a serious, verifiable circumstance, then make-up work may be allowed. Any student requesting to make up work must fill out a petition request form in 345 Gordon Palmer with an excuse and supporting documents attached as soon as possible.  If a test is missed due to a serious, verifiable circumstance, the zero test grade will be replaced with the final exam grade.  Students who must miss work or tests due to official University business must make arrangements for make-up work beforehand. 

REPLACEMENT POLICY: Students with three or fewer unexcused absences will be allowed to replace the lowest test grade with the grade made on the final exam. However, zeros due to an unexcused absence or academic misconduct will not be replaced.  Students who miss a test and have an excuse can have the missed test replaced if a petition request form is filled as soon as possible, and if the request is approved.Enter text here.

Attendance: Attendance for this course is mandatory.  You are expected to attend all of your scheduled classes. Class meets each Monday, Wednesday and Friday unless noted.  Each class counts 1 point toward your class participation grade.  Each class will consist of a lecture for the material assigned. The MTLC (computer lab) in B1 Tutwiler is available for you to do homework and quizzes.

EMAIL REQUIREMENT:  All correspondence for this course will be made through your crimson email account.  If you have trouble with your email account, contact OIT service desk located in Gordon Palmer.  You can reach your instructor by emailing him or her at ma113mtl@bama.ua.edu.  Please put your instructor’s name in the subject box.  Replies to automated emails cannot be answered.

LOCATION: B1 Tutwiler          PHONE:  348-2592                           WEBSITE:  www.mtlc.ua.edu   HOURS:   Sunday:  4pm – 10pm                                        CLOSINGS:  Labor Day Holiday: Sun. 9/4 & Mon. 9/5                   Monday – Thursday:   8am – 10pm                      Fall Break: Thurs.10/27 – 4 pm Sun. 10/30                   Friday:  8am – 4:45pm                                           Thanksgiving 5pm Tue. 11/22  – 4pm Sun. 11/27 NOTE:  Last day for help in MTLC is Sunday 12/11 (4-6:30pm)

MTLC RULES

1. The MTLC is a math classroom. Please be quiet during your visit to the MTLC.
2. Cell phones, food, drinks (including water), tobacco products, and companions are NOT allowed in the Center. A cell phone violation will cause your cell phone to be detained until you leave the MTLC.  Your cell phone needs to be out of sight and turned off.
3. Other than mathematics, no activities such as talking, surfing the Internet, playing computer games, typing a paper, sleeping, etc. are allowed in the MTLC.  If these activities are observed, you will be asked to leave the MTLC.
4. The use of a computer in the MTLC is on a first-come first-serve basis; no reservation can be made for normal course work.
5. Take notes. 
6. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the MTLC.  Staff members in the MTLC are there to help you.

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The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct.

If you are registered with the Office of Disability Services, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary. If you have a disability, but have not contacted the Office of Disability Services, please call 348-4285 or visit 133-B Martha Parham Hall East to register for services. Students who may need course adaptations because of a disability are welcome to make an appointment to see me during office hours. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services, 133-B Martha Parham Hall East, before receiving academic adjustments.

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