MATH 30 section 6432
Precalculus
PH 11, M,W 6:00 &mdash 8:50 PM
Syllabus
The course description from the Math department webpage: Description
Grades
Your grade in this class will be determined as follows: There will
be several quizzes (approximately once every week) both in class and
take home, two in-class midterm tests (each taking a whole section)
and a final exam. The quizzes count cumulatively for 20% of your
grade, the tests count cumulatively for 40% (20% each) and the final
exam counts for the remaining 40%. In sum:
| Quizzes |
|
20% |
| Tests |
|
40% (20% each) |
| Final Exam |
|
40% |
Additional extra credit may be earned with class
participation and homework.
After each quiz or test your scores will be posted online.
To see your scores follow this link,
identify your ID number and follow the corresponding link.
Exam dates
The first midterm will be on Wednesday March 12 and the
second midterm is on Wednesday April 16. Each midterm
will last the whole class period. The final exam will take place on
Monday May 19, 6:00–8:50 PM at CP 305.
Please not that the final is on a different classroom, not the one
the class meets.
Tutoring Lab
Tutoring help for all math classes is available at the
Department's Tutoring Lab. In addition to general tutoring help there also
special tutoring sessions for Math 30. The schedule is as follows:
| Tuesday |
|
4:00 - 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday |
|
4:00 - 6:00 pm |
| Saturday |
|
11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Mailing List
There is
an electronic
mailling list, hosted
by Google groups, for
this class. It
is required for all
members of this class to join the list. To subscribe please enter
your email address in the form bellow, and click on the "Subscribe"
button.
After that you should receive a notification email requesting you to
verify that you really want to subscribe to the group. Please follow the
directions in that email. If you have trouble subscribing to the group
please let me know.
Handouts
Here is a handout discussing the "table of signs" method for
solving rational inequalities: Handout in pdf.
Quizzes and Tests
Here are the tests and the quizzes that we have taken so far.
Each file is available either in Portable Document
Format1 (pdf)
or as a postscript2
(ps) file. Both formats have the same content, you choose the one
you prefer.
Quizzes
- The diagnostic quiz is available PDF or in
ps.
- The first quiz is available in PDF or in
ps. The answers are also available
in PDF or in
ps.
- The second quiz is available in PDF or in
ps. The answers are also available in
PDF or in
ps.
- The third quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
- The fourth quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
- The fifth quiz is available in PDF or in
ps. The answers are also available in
PDF or in
ps.
- The sixth quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
- The seventh quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
- The eighth quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
- The ninth quiz is available in PDF or in
ps.
Tests
- The answers to the first exam are available in PDF or in
ps.
- The answers to the second exam are available in PDF or in
ps.
Note:This page is going to be updated regularly to reflect
possible changes in the schedule and to include links to quizzes,
reviews, etc. You should be checking this page regularly (at least
once a week).
1 PDF files can be read with
a pdf viewer, the standard one is Acrobat Reader.
You can download a copy of it free of charge here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
2 To read ps files you need a ps viewer. You can
get a free one here:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get44.htm.
