Math 166 Pre-Calculus with
Trigonometry
Instructor: Ed. Anderson Office: Colgan Hall,Room 331 (MC)
Office Phone: 703-257-6552
Office Hours: Monday
through Thursdays :
Other Office Hours
By Appointment…Just Ask !
e-mail : eanderson@nvcc.edu Office FAX : 703-257-6505
Class Days: Monday and Wednesday Class Hours:
Course Text: PreCalculus, A Graphing Approach , 4th Edition © 2005
by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, Houghton-Mifflin Co.
Special Note: *****Very Important***** This course requires the use of a graphing calculator; the TI-83 or TI-84 “family” is preferred and especially recommended***** Our Text should be studied with such a calculator at your study space in order to be comfortable with its use. Some assistance with procedures will be given, but you should have the user’s manual handy for help.
The schedule is subject to change at the teacher’s
discretion. (Updated:
NOTE: If inclement
weather results in any class being cancelled, you are to proceed ahead with the
reading and writing assignments as though the class were held.
Student Reading Responsibilities:
1)Obtain your personal
copy of, and Read the Course Content Summary at http://www.nvcc.edu/ces/MTH166a.htm
and
2) also Obtain your personal copy of, and Read the section: Information
for all Students at http://www.nvcc.edu/home/eanderson
3) Read Appropriate Section(s) of the Text PRIOR TO
the class meeting dealing
with those sections
on the schedule given below (except, of course, for the first
class).
Student Writing Responsibilities:
“Generic” Writing Assignment for All Sections That We Shall Study:
AFTER the class meeting dealing with the text sections on the schedule given below )Read the questions, Follow the directions given in the text (unless directed otherwise), and Answer the questions asked for the problems given by the pattern: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53,(every other odd number), and so on, until there are no more problems to do for that section.
(Exceptions of either the addition of problems, or deletion of any in the above pattern will be announced or provided in class.) Continue,Please
Class Meeting Day-Date Text
Chapter-Sections Presented/Discussed/etc
M Aug. 22 Introduction, and Chptr P(requisite) –Sec. 2
W Aug. 24 Chptr P(requisite)-Sec. 5 , Chapter 1-1
M Aug.29 Chapter
1-Sections 2,3
W Aug. 31 Chapter 1-Section 4, Non-Calculator Quiz #1
Note: Last
Day to Apply for Graduation is
M Sept. 5 Labor Day
W Sept. 7 Chapter 1-Sections 5,6
M Sept. 12 Chapter 1-Section 7 , Review
W Sept. 14 Major
Test Number One (Ch.P,Ch.1 through 1-6)
M Sept. 19 Chapter 2-Sections 1,2
W Sept. 21 Chapter 2-Sections 3,4
M Sept. 26 Chapter 2-Section 5, Chapter 3-Section 1
W Sept.28 Chapter 3-Sections 2, Non-Calculator Quiz # 2
M Oct. 3 Chapter 3-Sections 3 , 4
W Oct. 5 Chapter 3-Sections 5,6
M Oct. 10
(and Tuesday, Oct. 11) Non-Instructional Days No Classes!
W.Oct. 12 Major Test
#2 (Ch.1-7,Ch 2, Ch.3-1 through 3-4)
M Oct. 17 Chapter 4-Sections 1,2
W Oct. 19 Chapter 4-Sections 3,4
M Oct. 24 Chapter 4-5, Chapter 5-1
W Oct. 26 Chapter
5-2, Non-Calculator Quiz # 3
Note: Thursday ,
October 27 Is THE
LAST Day to WITHDRAW WITHOUT
GRADE PENALTY or Change to Audit!
M Oct. 31 Chapter 5-Sections 3,4
W Nov. 2 Chapter 5-Sections 5,6
- Please Continue-
Class Meeting Day-Date Text
Chapter-Sections Presented/Discussed/etc
M Nov. 7 Chapter 5-Section 7,Chapter 6-Section 1
W Nov. 9 Major Test # 3: Ch.3-5,6,
M Nov. 14 Chapter
6-Sections 2.3
W Nov. 16 Chapter
6-Sections 4,5
M Nov. 21 Chapter 7-Sections 1,2
W Nov.23 Non-Instructional Day - No Class !
Thanksgiving Holidays Thursday Nov. 24 - 27,
Inclusive - College Closed
M Nov. 28 Chapter 8-Section 1
W Nov. 30 Chapter
8-Section 2, Non-Calculator Quiz # 4
M Dec. 5 Chapter 11-Section 1
W Dec. 7 Chapter 11-Section 2
M. Dec. 12 Review (This is the last, regular class day.)
Exam
Week at NVCC
Our Class’
Final Exam is on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from
Same Class Room :
246
Please Note that this is a different time
frame than our usual class meeting time!