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Math 125-3 - Precalculus With Trigonometry FALL 2005: Msong@siue - Edu

This document provides information about the MATH 125-3 Precalculus with Trigonometry course for Fall 2005. It outlines the instructor, class times, office hours, course description and goals, required textbook, grading breakdown, exam dates, policies, and tips for success and failure in the course. The instructor is Myung-Sin Song and the class meets MWF from 12:00-12:50 pm in Room 1221 of the Science Building. Grades are determined by scores on quizzes, three tests, and a comprehensive final exam.

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Math 125-3 - Precalculus With Trigonometry FALL 2005: Msong@siue - Edu

This document provides information about the MATH 125-3 Precalculus with Trigonometry course for Fall 2005. It outlines the instructor, class times, office hours, course description and goals, required textbook, grading breakdown, exam dates, policies, and tips for success and failure in the course. The instructor is Myung-Sin Song and the class meets MWF from 12:00-12:50 pm in Room 1221 of the Science Building. Grades are determined by scores on quizzes, three tests, and a comprehensive final exam.

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MATH 125-3 – PRECALCULUS WITH TRIGONOMETRY

FALL 2005

Instructor: Myung-Sin Song


Office: Science Building, Room 1311
Phone: 650-2580
e-mail: [email protected]
Class Time and Location: MWF 12:00-12:50 pm, Room 1221 Science Building.
Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 pm Monday, 2:00-4:00 pm Wednesday and 11:00-11:50 am
Friday or by appointment

Course Description: Trigonometric functions and their applications, inverse trigonometric


functions, trigonometric identities and equations, laws of sines and cosines, complex
numbers and deMoivre’s theorem.

Prerequisites: Six semesters of high school mathematics of Math 120 or passage of


proficiency tests with grades C or higher. You will be automatically dropped from this
class if you have not met the prerequisites without your consent.

Goal: To develop a thorough understanding of trigonometry and thus the skills of


application.

Text: Precalculus by Michael Sullivan, Prentice Hall, Inc, 7th Edition, 2005.

Required Materials: A simple scientific calculator that has natural logarithm, sin, cos and
tan functions. NO graphing calculators are allowed on quizzes, tests and final exam.

Grade Distribution: 20% 5 out of 7 quizzes.


20% Test 1, Friday, Sept 16, 2005.
20% Test 2, Friday, Oct 14, 2005.
20% Test 3, Friday, Nov 18, 2005.
20% Comprehensive Final Exam, Monday, Dec 12, 2005
2:00-3:40pm. (common final exam)
(Note: The dates for the tests are tentative.)

Grades: 90-100% A, 80-89% B, 70-79% C, 60-69% D and 0-59% E.

Notes:
1. No make up quizzes: There will be seven 10-point quizzes and two lowest scores
will be dropped to accommodate unforeseen circumstances.
2. No make up tests and exam: There will be three tests and one final exam. None of
the tests will be dropped. A missed exam (with a valid reason i.e. hospitalization)
will be replaced by 2/3 the score of the final with my permission.
3. All work on tests, exam and quizzes must be your own. The university has a
straightforward policy on academic integrity.
4. All cell phones, pagers and such devices must be turned off during the class;
talking on cell phones during class is prohibited.
5. Attendance is mandatory: Students are expected to arrive on time and attend each
class for the entire class period. If you must be late, enter the class quietly, taking
the nearest available seat. If you must leave early, notify the instructor before the
class begins; sit by the door and exit quietly. Except for emergencies, students
should not leave and reenter the classroom while class is in session. Do not prepare
to leave before the class is completely finished.
6. Do not talk to other students during the lecture unless you are allowed to do so.
If you have a question about the material, address the instructor. Any other behavior
that your classmates may find disruptive should be rectified. Keep in mind that
your behavior affects the learning environment of all.
7. The instructor has the right to impose additional rules if necessary.
8. Any changes to the syllabus will be announced in the class, and the students are
responsible for them.
9. Math 125 Hand Book is available for purchase at the bookstore. The booklet
contains examples of typical quizzes/test problems.
10. A Student Solutions Manual is available for purchase at the University Bookstore.
11. Graphing calculators are NOT allowed to use for the tests, quizzes and final exam.

Help: Further help is available in the Mathematics Tutor Lab (Room 1224 Science
Building) and in the Math Resource Area (Room 1414 Peck Hall).

How to do well in this course:


1. Mathematics is analogous to sports; to do well in it, you cannot avoid practice. I
suggest you do every homework problem that is assigned.
2. As stated in the SIUE 2003-2005 Undergraduate Catalog on page 21,
“Undergraduate students are expected to spend at least two hours of preparation for
every hour in class.” Therefore, I expect you to spend at least six hours a week
outside of lecture studying for this course.
3. Learning is your own responsibility: The professor is there to help you to learn but
the professor cannot learn it for you. So you are to solve the homework problems
yourself on regular basis. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that by watching the
instructor solve a problem or copying down what the instructor writes on the board
you understand it. You have to work the problems yourself or you never learn it!

If you want to do poorly in this course, here is what you should do:
1. Skip class often.
2. Blow off quizzes because they don’t count much. Quizzes are a valuable study
guide and way for you to assess your mastery of the material.
3. Wait until right before the exam to begin studying.
4. Think that you understand the material without working lots of problems.
5. Stop coming to class after getting one good grade. One A cannot balance out 3 F’s
6. Expect to catch up after missing much of the semester. Since Mathematics
knowledge is cumulative, people who fall behind ten to stay behind.
7. Miss or fail quizzes and tests and wait until the last week of class, come into the
professor’s office and say, “What should I get to pass this class?” You will NOT
pass the class.

Please notify me no later than the end of the first week of class concerning any academic
accommodations you will need. You must have a documented disability and an ID CARD
from Disability Support Services.

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