Math 141 / 142

Trigonometry / Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry

Section B, Summer 2007

 

Instructor:

Atilla Sit

Office:

Carver 372

Meeting Times:

M T W R F,  08:40 - 09:40 a.m. at Carver 282

Office Hours:

M T W R   ,  09:50 - 10:50 a.m. at Carver 372, or by appointment

Address:

372 Carver Hall

Department of Mathematics
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011

Email:

atilla (followed by @iastate.edu)

 

My Schedule

Course URL:

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~atilla/math141-142.htm

 

 

Tentative class schedule

 

SCORES:  Final Exam Scores    Midterm Scores     Homework scores      Quiz scores      Attendance records

 

                  LETTER GRADES    MATH 142 FINAL SOLUTIONS

 

                  Grading policy 

 

QUIZ SOLUTIONS:  Quiz 1     Quiz 2     Quiz 3    Quiz 4    Quiz 5    Quiz 6    Quiz 7

 

Midterm solutions

 

MATH 141 TRIGONOMETRY FINAL:   

            Problems without solutions      

            Problems with solutions       

            Formula sheet

            Scores

 

 

MATH HELP ROOM:

You may get help for homework problems, or for quiz and exam studies in Math Help Room, Carver 385. More information is available here.

 

MEETING DATES:

            Math 141: June 11 – July 20

            Math 142: June 11 – Aug 3

 

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

For Math 141 students: Trigonometric functions and their inverses, solving triangles, trigonometric identities and equations, graphing.

For Math 142 students: Trigonometric functions and their inverses, solving triangles, trigonometric identities and equations, graphing, polar coordinates, complex numbers, standard equations of lines and conic sections, and parametric equations.

 

PREREQUISITES:

Satisfactory performance on the math placement exam, two years of high school algebra, one year of high school geometry, or enrollment in Math 140.

 

TEXTBOOK:

Precalculus, 7th edition, by Michael Sullivan, published by Prentice Hall.

 

EXAMS:

There will be a one hour midterm exam (given during the regular class time), and two final exams; one for Math 141 students, trigonometry final exam, one for Math 142 students, trigonometry and analytic geometry final exam. You may see the tentative class schedule above for the timing of the exams.

 

HOMEWORKS:

I would like to assign homework problem sets for every section we will cover. Please turn these in on time. No late homework will be accepted unless you have an acceptable excuse. You may see the tentative class schedule for homework problems and their due dates. You may discuss/study homework problems with other students, but what you hand in must represent your own individual effort.

 

QUIZZES:

I will give a short quiz every Friday at the end of the lecture. These quizzes will consist of one or two problems which are very similar to the ones which you will have already solved in your homework sets.

 

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance will be taken every lecture. It will be extra credit.

 

GRADING:

Homework

20

Quizzes

15

Midterm

25

Final

40

Total I

100


 

Extra Credit:

 

Attendance

5

 

Total Grade = Total I + Attendance

 

 

Tentative grading scale:

Total grade

Letter grade

90-100 (or more)

A

87-89

A-

83-86

B+

80-82

B

77-79

B-

73-76

C+

70-72

C

67-69

C-

63-66

D+

60-62

D

50-59

D-

0-49

F

 

 

DISABILITY INFORMATON: Please address any special needs or special accommodations with me at the beginning of the semester or as soon as you become aware of your needs. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain a Student Academic Accommodation Request (SAAR) form from the Disability Resources (DR) office (515-294-6624), which is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076.