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MATH 103 College Trigonometry
Winter Term 2012

This class calendar is your guide to the daily schedule, readings, handouts, and deadlines.
A quick overview of all deadlines is available for download here: Due Dates Chart (10-wk)

[ WEEK 1: First Day | Unit 1A | Unit 1B | Quiz 1 ]
Each week of a 10-week class includes one unit and one quiz covering that material.
[ Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Final Exam ]

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     Go to class in MoodleRooms on Monday January 9th!

    On the first day of the term you must logon to MoodleRooms and enter your math class, read the
    "Start Here" directions posted there, and complete all the "Start Here" requirements by their deadlines.

    Login to MR on both day one and day two per the class attendance policy. Be active in class starting on day #1!

MYMATHLAB, GMAIL, AND OTHER TECHNICAL STUFF:

1. Purchase (if necessary) and register in MyMathLab or sign-up for temporary FREE access.
    The MyMathLab Course ID Code is in red bold font near the bottom of the Math 103 Class Syllabus along with enrollment details.

2. Activate your Clark Student Gmail account. See FAQs - Clark Student Gmail Accounts.
    Note: This is the ONLY address to which Prof. Keely will respond or send email messages.
    Read How do I email the Professor?

3. Update your software (Java and Adobe Acrobat Reader). See FAQs - required software.

4. Download/print the Due Dates Chart (10-week) which lists all test and participation deadlines.
 
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A		 Topic: The Six Trigonometric Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #1.1 and Lesson Notes #1.2
(Note: Lesson note numbers are generic and do not correspond to the textbook section numbers. The material contained in the lesson notes do correspond, but the numbers may not.)

Read Greek Alphabet then download/print Greek Alphabet Table.

Information about Graphing & Graphers:
YYou need an electronic grapher (free online grapher, graphing software, or handheld graphing calculator) for this class!

Where can I find a free scientific calculator for my computer?

Where can I find a free online grapher or graphing software for my computer?

You are expected to already know how to electronically graph a function and find it's x-intercept point(s) as well as graph two linear functions and find their intersection point. For a graphing calculator refresher see my Calculator Guide.

Using a TI-84 graphing calc? See Prof. Milner's TI-84 Calculator Tutorial Videos

 MyMathLab activities:

Study SECTION 1.1-1.3 in the MML e-textbook.

What to do in MyMathLab:
Login to your math class in MyMathLab (MML), click the e-textbook, click the chapter then section, watch the video lecture, read the multimedia textbook, and work the tracked tutorial exercises (TTEs) for practice. [See FAQs - e-textbook and FAQs - tracked tutorial excercises.]

 MoodleRooms activities:

New to MoodleRooms (MR) and need a tutorial? See Clark eLearning's Moodle Orientation.

PARTICIPATE ON THE WEEKLY DISCUSSION BOARD REGULARLY! Your goal throughout the class should be to read and contribute substantively to the threads on the weekly discussion board (DB#) at least every other day.

For specifics see MathOL Syllabus - Class Participation Requirements (CPRs).

For more information about substantive posting and participation see the FAQs about CPRs starting here.
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B		 Topic: The Six Trigonometric Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #1.3

Topic: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Read: Lesson Notes #2.1

Do: Worksheet 1  (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

See Tell me about the worksheets? Do I have to do them? Trouble opening? See The worksheets won't open.

MyMathLab activities:

Study SECTION 1.4

Study SECTION 2.1

Prep for the quiz!

What's on Quiz #1? The MML e-text sections listed in this middle column of Unit 1A and 1B will be covered on Quiz 1, See below.

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #1 (covers ch. 1.1-1.4, 2.1) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY (see "Quizzes & Exams" in MyMathLab.)

QUIZ INFO: Each week a quiz will be held in MyMathLab available noon Thursday through 9:00 pm Saturday (except slightly different days in week 10). You may take each quiz twice and only your best score for that quiz will count. Also, of the 10 quizzes only your best 8 will count. You may start the quiz anytime during its 57-hour window, but once you start it you only have 45 minutes to complete it and you must submit the completed quiz by its 9 pm deadline. Do not navigate away from the quiz window or you will get locked out! You may use notes, the e-textbook, a calculator, etc., but you may not discuss the quiz with any human until after the due date/time. After the due date/time you will be able to review your quiz and see the correct answers.
 
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A		 CLARK CAMPUS CLOSED
for MLK Jr Day: Mon 1/16

Topic: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Read: Lesson Notes #3.1

Read: Lesson Notes #2.2

Calculator Guide (TI-84/86/89): Degrees and DMS and Evaluating Trig and Inverse Trig Functions
Calculator Videos (TI-84):
web.clark.edu/math/Calculator
(scroll down to the Trig vids)

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 2.2-2.3

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Read: Lesson Notes #2.3

Read: Lesson Notes #2.4

Do: Worksheet 2 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 2.4-2.5

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #2 (covers ch. 2.2-2.5) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Circular Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #3.2

Calculator Guide (TI-86/89): Radians
Calculator Videos (TI-84):
web.clark.edu/math/Calculator
(scroll down to the Trig vids)

Read: Lesson Notes #3.4

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 3.1-3.2
 

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Circular Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #3.3

Download/Print: Unit Circle (memorize!)

Do: Worksheet 3 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 3.3
(SKIP section 3.4)

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #3 (covers ch. 3.1-3.3) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #4.1

Read: Lesson Notes #4.2

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 4.1-4.2

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

Read: Lesson Notes #4.3

Read: Lesson Notes #4.4

Read: Lesson Notes #4.5

Do: Worksheet 4 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 4.3-4.4
(SKIP section 4.5)

 

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #4 (covers ch. 4.1-4.4) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Trigonometric Identities

Read: Lesson Notes #5.1

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 5.1-5.2

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Trigonometric Identities

Read: Lesson Notes #5.2

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 5.3-5.4

MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #5 (covers ch. 5.1-5.4) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Trigonometric Identities

Read: Lesson Notes #5.3

Read: Lesson Notes #5.4

Download/Print: Prof. Keely's Trigonometric Identities and Formulas Sheet This sheet contains formulas you do NOT have to memorize. This sheet is approved for use during a test.

Do: Worksheet 5 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 5.5-5.6

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Inverse Trigonometric Fns.

Read: Lesson Notes #4.6

Read: Lesson Notes #5.5

Do: Midterm Review Sheet (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "mid rev thread" on the DB.

CLARK CAMPUS CLOSED
for Presidents' Day: Fri 2/17

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 6.1

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #6 (covers ch. 5.5-5.6, 6.1) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Trigonometric Equations

Read: Lesson Notes #6.1

Read: Lesson Notes #6.2

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 6.2-6.3

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Trigonometric Equations

Read: Lesson Notes #6.3

Do: Worksheet 6 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 6.4

MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #7 (covers ch. 6.2-6.4) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Oblique Triangles and the Laws

Read: Lesson Notes #7.1

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 7.1-7.2

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Oblique Triangles and the Laws

Read: Lesson Notes #7.2

Read: Lesson Notes #7.3

Do: Worksheet 7 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASS: Fri 3/2 (To withdraw from class you must submit a completed drop form to the Registration Dept. by 4:30 pm.)

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 7.3

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #8 (covers ch. 7.1-7.3) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Vectors

Read: Lesson Notes #8.1

Read: Lesson Notes #8.2

Calculator Guide (TI-84/86/89): Determinants and Dot & Cross Products
Calculator Videos (TI-84): web.clark.edu/math/Calculator
(scroll down to the Trig vids)

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 7.4

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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B		 Topic: Vectors

Read: Lesson Notes #8.3

Do: Worksheet 8 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 7.5

MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.
  Examination: Take Quiz #9 (covers ch. 7.4-7.5) -- submit by 9:00 pm SATURDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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A		 Topic: Polar Equations and Graphs

Review complex numbers from intermediate algebra (algebraically and electronically)

Read: Calculator Guide - Complex Numbers

Read: Lesson Notes #9.5

 MyMathLab activities:
RRead the e-text. Work the TTEs. Continually review old material.

Study SECTION 8.2 + 8.5
(SKIP sections 8.1, 8.3, 8.4)

 MoodleRooms activities:

Read any new announcements and all new discussion board posts. Participate in the threads for CPRs.
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Read: Lesson Notes #9.4

Do: Worksheet 10 (Worksheet | Answers)
      Discuss in the "worksheet thread" on the DB.

Note: Quiz this week is due on FRIDAY night, not Saturday. It will be available starting at noon on Wednesday.

 MyMathLab activities:
Read the e-text. Work the TTEs. Prep for the quiz!

Study SECTION 8.6

Review CHAPTERS 1-8. Practice TTEs and prep for the final exam!

 MoodleRooms activities:

Have you met CPRs for the week?
See CPR Checklist.

Note: Noon Friday is the last time/day to earn CPR points.
  Examination: Take Quiz #10 (covers ch. 8.2, 8.5, 8.6) -- submit by 9:00 pm FRIDAY ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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Read: Final Exam Information Sheet and Final Exam Topics Sheet

Use Grade Calculation Sheet (10-week) to compute what score you need on the final to get a particular grade in class.

The final exam will be available from NOON SUNDAY through 9:00 PM TUESDAY only.
You may only take it once, have 2 hours to complete it, and must submit it by the due time, 9:00 pm Tuesday!

Examination: Take FINAL EXAM (covers entire course) -- submit by 9:00 pm TUESDAY 3/20 ("Quizzes & Exams" in MML.)
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