Math 3 Sum 07

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PRECALCULUS
Summer
2007
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 25
Intro, 3.1-3.6
Mon
July 2
5.1-5.4
Mon
July 9
6.1-6.4
Mon
July 16
7.3-7.5
Mon
July 21
8.5,9.1
Wed
June 27
4.1,4.2,4.4,4.5
Wed
July 4
HAPPY 4th! (No class)
Wed
July 11
Midterm Exam
Wed
July 18
7.7,8.1
Wed
July 25
13.3-13.5
Fri
June 29
4.6,4.7
Fri
July 6
5.5-5.7
Fri
July 13
6.5,7.1,7.2
Fri
July 20
8.2,8.4
Fri
July 27
Final Exam

 

Section/TA's

There will be weekly discussion 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. The TA will be Jennifer Mogel, jmogel@count.ucsc.edu. Details on section time and her office hours as well as the locations thereof will be announced later.

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-5U84SX2S5WVY4

Homework is usually due on Fridays at 10pm. The first homework is due Friday, June 29th at 10pm. It will cover Chapter 3 material. You can download a PDF-file with similar questions here. The problems in the pdf file are referenced to the corresponding problems in our textbook. Keep in mind that the problems in the pdf file will be slightly different (usually just different numbers) when compared to your actual assignment. This gives you extra chance for practice and it allows me to let ILRN give feedback without giving away the answers. More on this in class.

Copyright © 1997-2008 by Frank Bäuerle, Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz.
For problems, feedback or questions regarding this web contact bauerle@ucsc.edu.
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