Math 141 – Course Outline

Fall 2005

 

 

 

Class 1                    Triangle Inequality                                                                        HW: PS 1

                                    Standard Labeling of Triangles p332

                                    The Pythagorean Theorem 1.3

                                   

Class 2                    Unit Conversion                                                                  HW: PS 2, 3

                                    Ratio Problems

                                    Similar Triangles 1.2

 

Class 3                    Angles 1.1                                                                            HW:  PS 4, 5

                                    Arcs, Areas of Sectors 1.1                                                EC: Sample Exam 1

                                    Definition of Basic Trigonometric Functions 1.3

                                    Quiz 1

 

Class 4                    Special Angles 2.5                                                             HW: PS  6

                                    Circular Functions 2.6                                                      

                                   

Class 5                    Basic Identities 4.1,  4.2                                                    HW: PS  7, 8

                                    Basic Equations 5.3                                                                                   

                             Quiz 2

 

Class 6                    Review for Exam 1

 

Class 7                    Exam 1

 

Class 8                    Radians 2.1                                                                          HW: PS 9

                                    Polar Coordinates 7.1

 

Class 9                    The Sum Formulas  4.3                                                       HW: PS 10, 11

                                    Quiz 3

 

Class 10                 Vectors 6.4, 6.5                                                                   HW: PS 12

 

 

Class 11                 The Double Angle Formulas 4.4                                     HW: PS 13, 14

                                    Equations 5.4                                                                      EC: Sample Exam 2

                                    Quiz 4

 

Class 12                 Angular Velocity 2.2                                                         HW: PS 15

                                    Graphs of Basic Functions 3.1

                                                                                   

Class 13                 The Half-Angle Formulas  4.4                                           HW:  PS 16, 17

                                    Complex Numbers Appendix.2

                                    Quiz 5

 

Class 14                 Review for Exam 2                                                            

                                                                                                                                   

Class 15                 Exam 2

 

Class 16                 Complex Numbers  7.3    

 

Class 17                 Sum-Product Identitties  4.5                                           HW: PS 18, 19

                                    Quiz 6

 

Class 18                 Graphing More Complex Functions 3.2                      HW: PS 20

 

Class 19                 The Law of Sines 6.1                                                           HW: PS 21, 22

                                    Quiz  7                                                                                   EC: Sample Exam 3

 

Class 20                 The Law of Cosines 6.2                                                     HW: PS 23

 

Class 21                 Inverse Functions 5.1                                                        HW: PS 24, 25

                             Quiz 8

 

Class 22                 Review for Exam 3                                                            

 

Class 23                 Exam 3

 

Class 24                 Complex Numbers 7.4                                                      HW: PS 26

 

Class 25                 Graphing More Complex Functions 3.3                      HW: PS 27, 28

                                    Quiz 9

 

Class 26                 Graphing Combined Forms 3.5                                     HW: PS 29

 

Class 27                 The Dot Product 6.6                                                          HW: Sample Final 1

                                    Quiz 10

 

Class 28                 Inverse Functions 5.2                                                        HW:  Sample Final 2

 

Class 29                 Final Review                                                                                    HW:  Sample Final  3

 

Class 30                 Final Review                                                                                   

 

Class 31                 Final Exam