Precalculus (MATH 2412)
Fall, 2016 (August 29 – December 18)
Synonym: 11298
Section: LEC 013
Class Meeting Times:
TTh 1:30-3:15 PM
Room: RRC 1123
Professor: Allison Sutton
Phone: 223-0199
Office: RRC, Room 2308.04
(In Bldg. 2000, inside Office
Suite 2308.01)
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.austincc.edu/aasutton
MW 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Office Hours: TTh 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Fall 2016
Office: Round Rock (RRC)
Room 2308.04
(In Building 2000, inside office
suite 2308.01)
Please email or call me for an appointment if these hours don't suit your
schedule.
Course Description: MATH 2412 Precalculus: Functions and Graphs (4-4-0). This is a course designed
to prepare students for MATH 2413 Calculus I. Content includes algebraic, logarithmic, exponential, and
trigonometric functions and equations; parametric equations; the polar coordinate system; conic sections.
Required Text: Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, by Demana, Waits, et al., 9th edition with
MyMathLab. Options for book:
 ACC custom edition ISBN 9781323147764 for book packaged with MyMathLab, or
 Any used version of the 9th edition of the book (you will need to purchase MyMathLab access
separately)
Prerequisites: The prerequisite for Precalculus is either a C or higher in MATH 1316, Trigonometry, or a
Compass score of 70+ on the college algebra and trigonometry portions, or a satisfactory score on the
ALEKS placement test. All students who do not have college-level Trigonometry must take a placement
test to place into the course.
Importance of Prerequisites: This is not a review course. If you do not have current knowledge of the
material in our MATH 1314 College Algebra, and MATH 1316, Trigonometry, please ask your instructor
about changing to one of these course to better prepare for MATH 2412.
Instructional Methodology: This course is taught in the classroom primarily as a lecture/discussion
course.
Course Rationale: This course is designed to teach students the algebraic and trigonometric modeling
concepts needed for scientific/engineering calculus. It is not simply a review of college algebra and
trigonometry.
Use of Graphing Utilities: We will use graphing calculators and / or graphing software when their use
enhances the understanding of a mathematical idea. Graphing calculators are not required for this course.
However, it is required that you have access to some technology that allows you to graph functions and
find their zeros. Most ACC faculty are familiar with the TI family of graphing calculators. Hence, TI
calculators are highly recommended for student use. If you will need a graphing calculator for a test and
do not have one, you may check one out from the library on campus. Online calculators will not be
allowed on tests. Other calculator brands can also be used. Some useful websites for graphing are:
https://www.desmos.com/ - this is a free online grapher that is easy to use, including parametric and polar
– also available as an app (free)
https://education.ti.com/en/us/customer-support/training_online_tutorials/graphing-calculators - tutorials
about TI calculators
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herbertlaw&hl=en - free graphing calculator app for
android smartphones
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-graphing-calculator/id378009553?mt=8 - free graphing calculator
app for iPhone and iPad
http://math.exeter.edu/rparris/winplot.html - free downloadable graphing package for Windows, including
parametric and polar
16-week calendar overview:
Week Sections covered
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1
1.1, 1.7, 1.2, 1.3
2
1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1
3
2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7
4
2.8, Test 1
5
3.1, 3.2, 3.3
6
3.4, 3.5
7
Test 2, 9.3, 9.4
8
4.1-4.5 (quick review)
9
4.7, 4.8, Test 3
10
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
11
5.4, 6.1, 6.2
12
6.3, 6.4, 6.5
13
Test 4
14
8.1, 8.2, 8.3
15
8.4, 8.5, 8.6
16
Review and Final Exam
Optional Sections: 2.4, 2.5, 3.6, 4.6, 5.5, 5.6, 6.6, Chapter 11. We will cover as many of these sections as
time permits. Please see the separate homework and test schedule document for a detailed breakdown of
weekly work. If we cover optional sections, any additional assignments will be announced in class.
Note: schedule changes may occur during the semester. Any changes will be announced in class.
COURSE POLICIES:
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Course Evaluation/Grading Scheme: Your grade will be comprised of MyMathLab Homework
(10%), Graded Written Homework/Quizzes/Activities (10%), and Tests (80%).
Testing Policy: Tests will be given in class (but I may put one or two in the RRC Testing Center if
we need more class time). You will be allowed the use of a graphing calculator on tests (there may be
tests where you have a non-calculator portion to complete first). No notes or formulas will be
allowed, unless I include them on the test itself.
Guidelines for Graded Material: All graded written work should be done neatly and in order, and
you must show your work for full credit.
Missed Exam Policy: If you miss an exam, it is your responsibility to contact me as soon as possible,
and before the next class meeting, to see if we can make arrangements for you to make it up before I
return the tests to the class. At the end of the semester, your Final Exam grade can be used to replace
your lowest regular test score. For one test only, if you miss it (and don’t make it up), I will record a
score of zero, which will become your lowest test score, and then you must use your Final Exam
grade to replace the zero.
Late Work Policy: No late written work will be accepted. The due date is the last day I will accept
your homework (you can put it in my campus mailbox or email it to me if you miss class that day).
For online homework in MML, you will be able to work on the assignment past the due date, but will
incur a 15% late penalty on problems worked after the due date. Your lowest 3 MML grades and
your lowest 2 written assignment grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
Class Participation/Cell Phone Use Expectations: I expect you to come to all classes, and to
participate in all discussions and activities. Out of respect for me and your classmates, please do not
use cell phones or other media during class, except for tasks relevant to our work. If you are using
your phone or other media inappropriately during class, you will be asked to leave.
Student Learning Outcomes (Course Objectives): Upon successful completion of the course, a student
should be able to:
1. Identify and manipulate polynomial, power, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric
functions. Identify functions’ domains.
2. Represent a given polynomial, power, rational, exponential, logarithmic, or trigonometric
function numerically, symbolically, graphically, and verbally. Select the appropriate function in
applied problems.
3. Sketch graphs and appropriate transformations for the following: polynomial functions (linear,
quadratic, followed by those with degree three and higher), trigonometric functions, exponential
and logarithmic functions, rational functions, and conic sections.
4. Understand and perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition of
functions. Perform these operations algebraically, numerically, graphically, and in applied
settings.
5. Understand the abstract concepts of function inverses and one-to-one functions. Find inverse
functions using algebraic, numerical, graphical, and verbal techniques. Solve problems involving
the inverses of (restricted) polynomial, power, rational, exponential, and trigonometric functions.
Use appropriate inverse functions in applications.
6. Work basic exercises using polar coordinates, parametric functions, vectors, sequences, and
series.
7. Solve equations containing trigonometric functions in routine and applied problems.
8. Solve systems of equations, both linear and non-linear.
9. Understand the basic characteristics of conic sections and their connections to parametric
equations.
Appropriate use of technology will be encouraged throughout the course.
The General Education Competency of:
1. Critical Thinking: gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information is
covered in every SLO.
2. Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning: applying mathematical, logical, and scientific principles
and methods is covered in every SLO.
3. Technology Skills: using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present
information is covered in every SLO.
4. Written, Oral and Visual Communication: communicating effectively adapting to purpose,
structure, audience and medium is covered in every SLO.
GENERAL POLICIES:
Attendance/Class Participation: Regular and punctual class attendance is expected of all students. If
attendance or compliance with other course policies is unsatisfactory, the instructor may withdraw
students from the class.
Withdrawal Policy: It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed
from the roll should he or she decide to withdraw from the class. The instructor does, however, reserve
the right to drop a student should he or she feel it is necessary. If a student decides to withdraw, he or she
should also verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the Final Withdrawal Date. The student is also
strongly encouraged to retain their copy of the withdrawal form for their records. The last day to
withdraw is Monday, November 28, 2016.
Students who enroll for the third or subsequent time in a course taken since Fall 2002 may be charged a
higher tuition rate, for that course. State law permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses
during their entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities. With certain exceptions,
all course withdrawals automatically count towards this limit. Details regarding this policy can be found
in the ACC college catalog.
Reinstatement Policy: Students who withdrew or were withdrawn generally will not be reinstated unless
they have completed all course work, projects, and tests necessary to place them at the same level of
course completion as the rest of the class.
Incomplete Grade Policy: Incomplete grades (I) will be given only in very rare circumstances.
Generally, to receive a grade of "I", a student must have taken all examinations, be passing, and after the
last date to withdraw, have a personal tragedy occur which prevents course completion. An incomplete
grade cannot be carried beyond the established date in the following semester. The completion date is
determined by the instructor but may not be later than the final deadline for withdrawal in the subsequent
semester.
Statement on Scholastic Dishonesty: A student attending ACC assumes responsibility for conduct
compatible with the mission of the college as an educational institution. Students have the responsibility
to submit coursework that is the result of their own thought, research, or self-expression. Students must
follow all instructions given by faculty or designated college representatives when taking examinations,
placement assessments, tests, quizzes, and evaluations. Actions constituting scholastic dishonesty
include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, collusion, and falsifying documents.
Penalties for scholastic dishonesty will depend upon the nature of the violation and may range from
lowering a grade on one assignment to an “F” in the course and/or expulsion from the college. See the
Student Standards of Conduct and Disciplinary Process and other policies at
http://www.austincc.edu/current/needtoknow
Student Rights and Responsibilities: Students at the college have the rights accorded by the U.S.
Constitution to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, petition, and association. These rights carry with
them the responsibility to accord the same rights to others in the college community and not to interfere
with or disrupt the educational process. Opportunity for students to examine and question pertinent data
and assumptions of a given discipline, guided by the evidence of scholarly research, is appropriate in a
learning environment. This concept is accompanied by an equally demanding concept of responsibility on
the part of the student. As willing partners in learning, students must comply with college rules and
procedures.
Statement on Students with Disabilities: Each ACC campus offers support services for students with
documented disabilities. Students with disabilities who need classroom, academic or other
accommodations must request them through Student Accessibility Services (SAS), formerly
OSD. Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they register for courses or at least three
weeks before the start of the semester, otherwise the provision of accommodations may be delayed.
Students who have received approval for accommodations from SAS for this course must provide the
instructor with the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ from SAS before accommodations will be
provided. Arrangements for academic accommodations can only be made after the instructor receives the
‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ from the student.
Students with approved accommodations are encouraged to submit the ‘Notice of Approved
Accommodations’ to the instructor at the beginning of the semester because a reasonable amount of time
may be needed to prepare and arrange for the accommodations. Additional information about Student
Advisory Services is available at http://www.austincc.edu/support/sas/
Safety Statement: Austin Community College is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment
for study and work. You are expected to learn and comply with ACC environmental, health and safety
procedures and agree to follow ACC safety policies. Additional information on these can be found at
http://www.austincc.edu/ehs. Because some health and safety circumstances are beyond our control, we
ask that you become familiar with the Emergency Procedures poster and Campus Safety Plan map in each
classroom. Additional information about emergency procedures and how to sign up for ACC Emergency
Alerts to be notified in the event of a serious emergency can be found at:
http://www.austincc.edu/emergency/
Please note, you are expected to conduct yourself professionally with respect and courtesy to all. Anyone
who thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes the health or safety of another individual will be dismissed
from the day’s activity, may be withdrawn from the class, and/or barred from attending future activities.
You are expected to conduct yourself professionally with respect and courtesy to all. Anyone who
thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes the health or safety of another individual will be immediately
dismissed from the day’s activity, may be withdrawn from the class, and/or barred from attending future
activities.
Use of ACC email: All College e-mail communication to students will be sent solely to the student’s
ACCmail account, with the expectation that such communications will be read in a timely fashion. ACC
will send important information and will notify you of any college related emergencies using this account.
Students should only expect to receive email communication from their instructor using this account.
Likewise, students should use their ACCmail account when communicating with instructors and staff.
Instructions for activating an ACCmail account can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/accmail/
Testing Center Policy: Under certain circumstances, an instructor may have students take an
examination in a testing center. Students using the Academic Testing Center must govern themselves
according to the Student Guide for Use of ACC Testing Centers and should read the entire guide before
going to take the exam. To request an exam, one must have:
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ACC Photo ID
Course Abbreviation (e.g., ENGL)
Course Number (e.g., 1301)
Course Synonym (e.g., 10123)
Course Section (e.g., 005)
Instructor's Name
Do NOT bring cell phones to the Testing Center. Having your cell phone in the testing room, regardless
of whether it is on or off, will revoke your testing privileges for the remainder of the semester. ACC
Testing Center policies can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/
Student and Instructional Services: ACC strives to provide exemplary support to its students and
offers a broad variety of opportunities and services. Information on these services and support systems is
available at http://www.austincc.edu/s4/
Links to many student services and other information can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/current/
ACC Learning Labs provide free tutoring services to all ACC students currently enrolled in the course to
be tutored.
For help setting up your ACCeID, ACC Gmail, or ACC Blackboard, see a Learning Lab Technician at
any ACC Learning Lab. The tutor schedule for each Learning Lab may be found at:
http://www.austincc.edu/tutor/
Detailed Weekly Schedule: (I reserve the right to make changes to this schedule as needed. All changes
will be announced in class). Note: You must make at least an 80% on the Prerequisite Assignment in
MML to unlock the remaining online assignments. The MML Prerequisite Assignment has unlimited
tries for each question, but the remaining MML assignments are limited to 5 attempts per question (seek
help if you are not able to answer after using the learning aids and viewing the section videos).
Week
of:
Text Problems:
Additional problems and activities may be
assigned. These will be announced in class.
Due Date (to be
announced in
class): for
week’s text
homework
T 8/30 1.1: 41, 42, 43, 45, 48, 54
TH 9/1 1.7: 4, 6, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 32, 39
1.2: 14, 22, 23, 27, 39, 45, 52, 54, 61, 63-67, 70,
72
1.3: 3, 7, 20, 22, 23-27 all, 37, 55
ACC closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day
T 9/6
1.4: 7, 17, 29, 31, 32, 34, 41
TH 9/8 1.5: 9, 10, 12, 21, 29, 35, 41
1.6: 5, 25, 30, 35-38 all, 43, 52, 54
2.1: 37, 61, 63, 64, 78 (b, c, h)
T
2.2: 2-10 even, 19, 49, 52
9/13
2.3: 10, 12, 20-26 even, 29-32 all, 36, 42, 43,
65, 66, 69
TH
2.6: 11-14 all, 19, 23, 27, 36, 56, 65, 69
9/15
2.7: 29, 31, 34, 37, 41, 42, 46
T 9/20 2.8: 7, 15, 29, 37, 49(by hand), 53(by hand), 60,
61, 65, 66
TH
9/22
Test 1 (Chapters 1 & 2)
T 9/27 3.1: 2-10 even, 15, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 47,
49, 55, 66
TH
3.2: 22, 39, 40, 59, 60, 61
9/29
3.3: 2-24 even, 55, 60, 63, 68
T 10/4 3.4: 9, 10, 15, 22, 35, 49, 55, 58
TH
3.5: 33, 35, 39, 40, 43, 62, 75, 77
10/6
T
Test 2 (Chapter 3)
10/11
9.3: 11-27 odd, 31, 33, 43, 44, 46
TH
9.4: 3, 9, 15, 23, 27, 32, 35, 41, 44, 46
10/13
T
4.1: 47, 54
10/18
4.2: 7, 15, 20, 24, 42, 48, 61, 71, 77
TH
4.3: 29, 45, 57, 72, 76, 78
10/20
4.4: 19, 21, 59, 73, 76, 79, 84, 93
4.5: 5, 41, 65
MML
Homework done online
(with due date)
Prereq. Assign.
(due 9/2)
1.1, 1.7 (due 9/3)
1.2, 1.3 (due 9/5)
1.4, 1.5 (due 9/7)
1.6, 2.1 (due
9/12)
2.2, 2.3 (due
9/14)
2.6, 2.7 (due
9/19)
2.8 (due 9/21)
3.1 (due 9/28)
3.2, 3.3 (due
10/3)
3.4 (due 10/5)
3.5 (due 10/10)
9.3, 9.4 (due
10/17)
4.1, 4.2 (due
10/19)
4.3, 4.4, 4.5 (due
10/24)
Due Date (to be
announced in
class): for
week’s text
homework
MML
Homework done online
(with due date)
Week
of:
Text Problems:
Additional problems and activities may be
assigned. These will be announced in class.
T
10/25
TH
10/27
T 11/1
TH
11/3
4.7: 26, 32, 35, 43, 44, 53, 55
4.8: 25, 29, 35
Test 3 (Chapters 9 & 4)
4.7, 4.8 (due
10/26)
5.1: 33, 34, 35, 43, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63,
5.1 (due 11/2)
5.2, 5.3 (due
11/7)
T 11/8
TH
11/10
78
5.2: 3, 17, 25, 31, 35, 58, 63
5.3: 23, 58, 67, 69, 70, 75
5.4: 1, 3, 9, 62
6.1: 9, 11, 27, 45, 49
6.2: 17, 23, 33, 37, 55, 61, 62
5.4 (due 11/9)
6.1, 6.2 (due
11/14)
T
6.3 (due 11/16)
6.3: 3, 13, 23, 37, 41, 42, 43, 53
11/15
6.4, 6.5 (due
6.4: 17, 31, 32, 34, 43, 45, 55, 60, 62, 67, 69
TH
11/21)
6.5: 8, 9, 31, 43
11/17
T
Test 4 (Chapters 5 & 6.1-6.3)
11/22
ACC closed Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27 for Thanksgiving
Monday, November 28 – Withdrawal Deadline
T
8.1 (due 11/30)
8.1: 5, 7-10 all, 43, 45, 60
11/29
8.2, 8.3 (due
8.2: 7-10 all, 12, 17, 19, 44, 45, 53
TH
12/5)
8.3: 7-11 all, 16, 43, 49, 54, 59, 60
12/1
T 12/6 8.4: 45, 47, 49, 53-56 all
8.4 (due 12/7)
TH
8.5, 8.6 (due
8.5: 15-20 all (with technology)
12/8
12/12)
8.6: 1, 3, 13, 17
T
Review
12/13
Final (Ch. 6.4-6.5, Ch. 8, and
TH
Comprehensive)
12/15