Math 3 Sum 06

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PRECALCULUS
Summer
2006
PRECALCULUS

Instructor

Frank Bäuerle, Ph.D.
Office: BE 373
Office hours:  MWF 4-5pm

Phone: 459-2964
Fax: 459-3260
e-mail: bauerle@ucsc.edu

Textbook

Title: Precalculus (A Problems-Oriented Approach), 6th ed. (or customized UCSC version)
Author: David Cohen et al
Publisher: Thomson

Available for Purchase at the Bay Tree Bookstore, Slugbooks or on-line.

Sections

There will be a section. More info will be given in class.

Website

http://count.ucsc.edu/~bauerle

is the  web address for this class.

Requirements for Math 3

To be eligible to enroll in Math 3 you must meet one of the following criteria:

bulletPlacement exam score of 20 or higher or
bulletPassing grade in Math 2 or Math 2A
bulletTransfer credit (contact Naomi Brokaw at nabrokaw@ucsc.edu or 459-4691)

Grading Policy

bulletHomework (10%),
bullet Midterm (40%)
bulletComprehensive Final (50%).

From these scores I will produce an overall score for each student; these overall scores will be put on a curve for the class. It is possible to pass even if one does fail a particular exam. However, you will not pass if you fail all your exams even if you have perfect scores on your homework.

Tentative Lecture Schedule

Week 1

 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Mon
June 26
Intro, 3.1-3.6
Mon
July 3
HAPPY 4th! (No class)
Mon
July 10
6.1-6.4
Mon
July 17
7.3-7.5
Mon
July 24
8.5,9.1
Wed
June 28
4.1,4.2,4.4,4.5
Wed
July 5
5.1-5.3
Wed
July 12
Midterm Exam
Wed
July 19
7.7,8.1
Wed
July 26
13.3-13.5
Fri
June 30
4.6,4.7
Fri
July 7
5.4-5.7
Fri
July 14
6.5,7.1,7.2
Fri
July 21
8.2,8.4
Fri
July 28
Final Exam

 

Section/TA's

There will be sections for you to help you apply the concepts discussed in class. Given that this is a summer sessions class and people's schedules are quite varied, sections are not mandatory, BUT are highly recommended. Details about times and locations of sections will be announced/discussed on the first day of classes.

Homework Assignments

Homework assignments are based on the lecture and the textbook. Homework will be assigned, submitted and graded on-line at  http://west.ilrn.com/ilrn/. I will e-mail you the assignments as a PDF file or you can get them from the class web site or the http://west.ilrn.com/ilrn/ web site. The course code/key to allow you to be able to submit on-line homework is

E-YNAX657NB2RE2

Homework is usually due on Fridays at 11pm. The first homework is due Friday, June 30th at 11pm. It will cover Chapter 3 material. You can download the PDF-file with the questions here. More on this in class.

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