Pre-Calculus Syllabus

Course Information

Math 1: Pre-Calculus

Course Website: www.myopenmath.com

Course ID: 86318

Enrollment key: math1f2020

Course Overview

Preparation for the calculus sequence or other courses requiring a sound algebraic background: Inequalities, theory of equations, sequences and series, matrices, functions and relations, logarithmic and exponential functions; function concept used as a unifying notion.

Required Text

No text is required. You will need to sign up at www.myopenmath.com to access the homework and quizzes. You will need the enrollment key above. An electronic version of the text is available to download in the course on Canvas. The text used for this course is Pre-Calculus by Jay Abramson published by OpenStax. We will cover material from chapters 1 through 4, chapter 9 and chapter 11.

Course Materials

A graphing calculator, such as a TI-83/84, TI-89, or a Casio fx-9750GII, is strongly recommended.

Grading Breakdown

• Homework: 25%
• Quizzes: 15%
• Exams: 60%

Homework

Homework will be completed online on Canvas. Due dates will be listed online. Please pay attention to the due dates. Homework can be completed one week after the due date with a late pass, but any work submitted late will incur a 5% penalty. You will have three attempts for each problem, after which you will be able to attempt a different version of the problem. You will be able to try 100 versions.

Quizzes

Quizzes will be completed online on Canvas and must be completed in one session. Each quiz will cover one chapter. You will have 60 minutes to complete each quiz. You will have 100 attempts for each quiz. Due dates will be listed online. Please pay attention to the due dates. Quizzes can be completed one week after the due dates with a late pass, but a 10% penalty will be incurred. If you encounter any technical issues, please inform me right away. At the end of the course, the lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Exams

The dates for the exams will be announced. At the end of the course, the lowest exam will be dropped. There will be three exams, with the breakdown being as follows

• Exam 1: Chapters 1 through 2.
• Exam 2: Chapters 3 through 4.
• Exam 3: Chapters 9 and 11.

Grading policy

Letter grades will be assigned as follows:

             90 – 100%: A

             80 – 89%: B

             70 – 79%: C

             60 – 69%: D

             0 – 59%: F

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply transformations to the graphs of functions and relations
2. Recognize the relationship between functions and their inverses graphically and algebraically
3. Analyze real world applications