Precalculus

e-mail: laurentiu.maxim@lehman.cuny.edu
office hours: Thu, 3-6 PM, Room G 100B.

CLASS SCHEDULE: Tue, Thu, 6-7:40 PM, Room G225.

CLASS HOMEPAGE: http://comet.lehman.cuny.edu/maxim/172.html

DESCRIPTION:

Polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, with applications to problems in mathematics and the sciences.

TEXTBOOK:

Precalculus
R. Larson and R.P. Hostetler, Houghton Muffin Company 7th Edition.

PREREQUISITE: A grade of C (or better) in MAT 104 or placement by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Students may not receive credit for both MAT 171 and MAT 172. MAT 172 is a prerequisite for MAT 175. Students planning on taking MAT 174, should take MAT 171 instead of MAT 172.

FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, December 23, 6:15-8:15PM.

GRADE: 3 Midterms: 20% each, Final Exam: 40%.

SYLLABUS

HOMEWORK (updated regularly):

• Hw 1 (due Tue 9/16):
  A.1: 19, 29, 31, 47, 103;
  A.3: 11, 33, 47, 67, 91, 105, 109, 115, 123, 125, 147;
  A.5: 13, 21, 37, 57, 77, 85, 91, 101, 105, 135, 143, 155, 163, 181;
  A.6: 1, 25, 37, 49, 91;
  1.2: 1, 5, 7, 11, 23, 37, 41, 61;
  1.3: 9, 21, 39, 69.
• Hw 2 (due Tue 9/23):
  1.4: 5, 15, 29, 35, 59, 87, 93;
  1.5: 1, 9, 15, 33, 49, 63, 71, 89;
  1.6: 1, 29, 43.
• Hw 3 (due Thu 9/25):
  1.7: 1, 9, 19;
  1.8: 31, 35, 65.
• Hw 4 (due Thu 10/2):
  1.9: 1, 5, 15, 17, 29, 55, 61;
  1.10: 1, 7, 33, 63, 65, 67.
• Hw 5 (due Tue 10/7):
  2.1: 9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 20, 23, 24, 44, 45, 46, 78, 83.
• Hw 6 (due Thu 10/16):
  2.3: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 57, 59, 61.
• Hw 7 (due Tue 10/21):
  3.1: 17, 18, 19, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 63.
• Hw 8 (due Tue 10/28): not to be handed in.
  3.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 31, 33, 35, 37, 79-86.
  3.3: 1, 17-20, 23-25, 47-53, 69-73.
• Hw 9 (due Tue 11/4):
  3.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9-19, 26, 33, 34, 40, 41, 47, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 81, 85, 88, 90, 97, 100, 109.
• Hw 10 (due Tue 11/11):
  3.5: 15, 17, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 49, 50, 51.
  4.1: 17, 21, 47, 51, 87, 103, 105, 107.
• Hw 11 (due Tue 11/18):
  4.2: 23, 25, 31.
  4.3: 3, 17, 19, 29, 31, 47, 63, 65, 67.
  4.4: 1, 17, 29, 37, 51, 59, 61, 63.
  4.5: 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 53.
• Hw 12 (due Tue 11/25):
  4.6: 9, 19, 23, 24, 41, 42, 45, 46, 57-60;
  4.7: 1-16, 49-58.
• Hw 13 (not to be handed in, but prepare them for Midterm III):
  4.8: 15, 19, 21, 25, 31.
• Hw 14 (not to be handed in, but prepare them for the Final Exam):
  5.1: 1-5, 15-20, 27-36, 45-51, 61-68;
  5.2: 5, 19, 28, 29, 33, 37, 47, 49;
  5.4: 1, 3, 31, 51, 55-64, 69-72;
  6.1: 1, 19, 21, 23, 29, 35;
  6.2: 1, 3, 31, 37, 47.