FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE

MAC 1147 - PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY

COURSE CALENDAR
TERM YEAR TBA

Revised: 7/16/07

Each week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Online Tests and Discussion Board postings are due by the end of the week in which they are listed. Missed work results in a grade of zero.
Bold items are graded. *** items are required to maintain enrollment.
Online Homework (HW) and Online Tests are in MyMathLab;
Discussion Boards are in Blackboard.

WEEK 1:

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***Orientation and Syllabus Quiz at MyMathLab***
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Appendix: Review	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
A.1: Algebra Review
A.2: Geometry Review
A.3: Polynomials & Rational Expressions
A.4: Polynomial Division; Synthetic Division
A.5: Solving Equations
A.6: Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations …

Discussion Board: 4 postings (including an introduction)

WEEK 2:

Appendix: Review	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
A.7: Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, …
A.8: Interval Notation; Solving Inequalities
A.9: nth Roots; Rational Exponents; Radical Equations

Online Test: Appendix

Chapter 1: Graphs	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
1.1: Rectangular Coordinates; Graphing Utilities
1.2: Graphs of Equations in Two Variables
1.3: Solving Equations in One Variable …
1.4: Lines
1.5: Circles

Online Test: Chapter 1

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 3:

Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
2.1: Functions
2.2: The Graph of a Function
2.3: Properties of Functions
2.4: Linear Functions and Models
2.5: Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions
2.6: Graphing Techniques: Transformations
2.7: Mathematical Models: Constructing Functions

Online Test: Chapter 2

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 4:

Chapter 3: Polynomial and Rational Functions	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
3.1: Quadratic Functions and Models
3.2: Polynomial Functions and Models
3.3: Properties of Rational Functions
3.4: The Graph of a Rational Function; …
3.5: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
3.6: The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function
3.7: Complex Zeros: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Online Test: Chapter 3

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 5:

Chapter 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
4.1: Composite Functions
4.2: One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions
4.3: Exponential Functions
4.4: Logarithmic Functions
4.5: Properties of Logarithms
4.6: Logarithmic and Exponential Equations
4.7: Compound Interest
4.8: Exponential Growth and Decay; Newton ’s Law; …
4.9: Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic …

Online Test: Chapter 4

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 6:

Online Practice Exam: Appendix – Chapter 4

Proctored Exam 1: Appendix – Chapter 4

[Confirm the date, time and location of your selected Testing Site]

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 7:

Chapter 5: Trigonometric Functions	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
5.1: Angles and Their Measure
5.2: Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach
5.3: Properties of the Trigonometric Functions
5.4: Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
5.5: Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, …
5.6: Phase Shift; Sinusoidal Curve Fitting

Online Test: Chapter 5

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 8:

Chapter 6: Analytic Trigonometry	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
6.1: The Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions
6.2: The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (continued)
6.3: Trigonometric Identities
6.4: Sum and Difference Formulas
6.5: Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas
6.6: Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas
6.7: Trigonometric Equations (I)
6.8: Trigonometric Equations (II)

Online Test: Chapter 6

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 9:

Chapter 7: Applications of Trigonometric Functions	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
7.1: Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications
7.2: The Law of Sines
7.3: The Law of Cosines
7.4: Area of a Triangle
7.5: Simple Harmonic Motion; Damped Motion; …

Online Test: Chapter 7

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 10:

Chapter 8: Polar Coordinates; Vectors	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
8.1: Polar Coordinates
8.2: Polar Equations and Graphs
8.3: The Complex Plane; De Moivre’s Theorem
8.4: Vectors
8.5: The Dot Product
8.6: Vectors in Space
8.7: The Cross Product

Online Test: Chapter 8

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 11:

Online Practice Exam 2: Chapters 5 - 8

Proctored Exam 2: Chapters 5 - 8

[Confirm the date, time and location of your selected Testing Site]

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 12:

Chapter 9: Analytic Geometry	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
9.1: Conics
9.2: The Parabola
9.3: The Ellipse
9.4: The Hyperbola
9.5: General Form of Conics (only)
9.6: Polar Equations of Conics
9.7: Plane Curves and Parametric Equations

Online Test: Chapter 9

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 13:

Chapter 10: Systems of Equations and Inequalities	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
10.1: Systems …: Substitution & Elimination
10.2: Systems …: Matrices
10.3: Systems …: Determinants
10.4: Matrix Algebra
10.5: Partial Fraction Decomposition
10.6: Systems of Nonlinear Equations
10.7: Systems of Inequalities
10.8: Linear Programming

Online Test: Chapter 10 Online Test

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 14:

Chapter 11: Sequences; Induction; The Binomial Thm	Video Lecture	Text- Book	Online HW	Review Later?
11.1: Sequences
11.2: Arithmetic Sequences
11.3: Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series
11.4: Mathematical Induction
11.5: The Binomial Theorem

Online Test: Chapter 11

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 15:

Online Practice Exam 3: Chapters 9 - 11

Proctored Exam 3: Chapters 9 - 11

[Confirm the date, time and location of your selected Testing Site]

Discussion Board: 4 postings

WEEK 16:

Online Homework: Appendix & Chapters 1 - 11

Discussion Board: 4 postings