THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CUNY
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH 123 -- College Algebra and Trigonometry
COURSE OUTLINE
Text: Stewart, Redlin, Watson, Precalculus, 5th Edition, Enhanced WebAssign Edition.
Custom edition with Chapters 1-7 and student access code for Enhanced WebAssign.
Cengage Learning (2010). ISBN-10: 1-1117-2463-6
Note: Below, each lesson corresponds to a one-hour class. Homework problems must be submitted online using Enhanced WebAssign.
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Lesson |
Section |
Topic |
Homework Problems |
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1 |
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Introduction and assessment |
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2 |
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Maplesoft pre-test |
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3 |
1.10 |
Equations of lines |
7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 |
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1.10 |
Parallel and perpendicular lines |
27, 31, 34, 35, 42, 61, 67, 70, 71, 72 |
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5 |
1.10 |
Applications: Slope as rate of change |
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6 |
2.1 |
Functions |
6, 10, 14, 17, 21, 30, 40, 42, 49, 66 |
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7 |
2.1 |
Functions |
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8 |
2.2 |
Graphs of functions |
3, 8, 11, 16, 24, 31, 33, 35, 38, 57, 61, 65, 73, 74 |
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9 |
2.2 |
Graphs of functions |
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10 |
2.3 |
Increasing and decreasing functions |
2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 14, 19, 23, 29, 31 |
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11 |
2.3 |
Average rate of change |
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12 |
2.4 |
Transformations of functions |
1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 26, 49, 50, 54, 63, 66 |
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13 |
2.4 |
Even and odd functions |
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14 |
2.5 |
Quadratic functions |
5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 21, 30, 41, 47, 52, 64 |
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15 |
2.5 |
Max/min values of quadratic functions |
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16 |
2.6 |
Modeling with functions |
2, 6, 14, 20, 22, 27, 32 |
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17 |
2.6 |
Modeling with functions |
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18 |
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Review |
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19 |
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Review |
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20 |
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Exam 1 |
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21 |
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Exam 1 |
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22 |
2.7 |
Combining functions |
6, 10, 12, 16, 19, 21, 26, 34, 51, 60 |
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23 |
2.7 |
Composition of functions |
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24 |
2.8 |
One-to-one functions |
14, 19, 36, 38, 41, 47, 50, 63, 70, 79 |
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25 |
2.8 |
Inverse of a function |
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26 |
4.1 |
Exponential functions |
16, 17, 24, 30, 39, 52, 56, 77, 81, 82 |
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27 |
4.1 |
Compound interest |
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28 |
4.2 |
Logarithmic functions |
8, 14, 29, 32, 40, 54, 68, 72, 74, 80 |
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29 |
4.2 |
Natural logarithms |
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30 |
4.3 |
Laws of logarithms |
7, 24, 26, 28, 34, 35, 37, 43, 46, 53 |
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31 |
4.3 |
Logarithmic expressions |
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32 |
4.4 |
Exponential equations |
17, 19, 31, 33 |
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33 |
4.4 |
Logarithmic equations |
44, 47, 50, 51, 68, 69 |
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34 |
4.5 |
Exponential growth |
5, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
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35 |
4.5 |
Radioactive decay |
14, 16, 20, 21, 22 |
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36 |
4.5 |
Logarithmic scales |
30, 33, 34, 37, 38 |
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37 |
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Review |
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38 |
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Review |
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39 |
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Exam 2 |
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40 |
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Exam 2 |
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41 |
5.1 |
Unit circle |
12, 16, 18, 22, 23, 26, 28, 38, 42, 46 |
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42 |
5.1 |
Reference angle |
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43 |
5.2 |
Trigonometric functions |
9, 28, 50, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 76, 82 |
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44 |
5.2 |
Fundamental identities |
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45 |
5.3 |
Graphs of sine and cosine |
16, 22, 24, 28, 31, 34, 40, 42, 46, 78 |
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46 |
5.3 |
Transformations of sine and cosine |
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47 |
5.4 |
Graphs of tangent and secant |
8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 30, 34, 42, 48 |
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48 |
5.4 |
Transformations of tangent and secant |
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49 |
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Review |
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50 |
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Review |
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51 |
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Exam 3 |
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52 |
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Exam 3 |
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53 |
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Maplesoft post-test |
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54 |
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Maplesoft post-test |
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55 |
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Review |
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56 |
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Review |
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