Course Description
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Thursday, March 12
quiz 9.1
Wednesday, March 11
discussed any remaining problems;
quiz 9.1 tomorrow
Tuesday, March 10
worked examples from yesterday’s problem set;
quiz 9.1 postponed until Thursday
Monday, March 9
reviewed/demonstrated transforming polar and rectangular equations;
p. 557 #2-8, 14-18, 26-30, 36-40 even;
quiz 9.1 on Wednesday
Friday, March 6
discussed transforming polar and rectangular equations;
p. 557 #2-8, 14-18, 26-30, 36-40 even (due Tuesday)
Thursday, March 5
discussed polar equations and their graphs;
p. 548 #4, 6, 10, 12, 20, 26, 28, 36, 38
Wednesday, March 4
discussed test 8;
defined/discussed polar coordinates;
p. 538 #2-14, 30-36 even
Tuesday, March 3
test 8;
read: 534-537 (polar coordinates)
Monday, March 2
discussed quiz 8.2;
reviewed chapter 8;
test 8 tomorrow
Friday, February 28
quiz 8.2;
test 8 on Tuesday
Thursday, February 27
all but 4 absent due to gymnastics;
went to the maintenance building, looking for illustrations/applications of torque;
quiz 8.2 tomorrow
Wednesday, February 26
further discussed vector cross product, and related calculations;
quiz 8.2 on Friday
Tuesday, February 25
discussed vector cross product, and related calculations;
p.522 #2-12, 16-22 even
Monday, February 24
discussed quiz 8.1;
discussed vectors in 3-D, and simple operations with 3-D vectors;
p.514 #10-14, 26, 28, 36-40 even
Friday, February 21
quiz 8.1;
read: pp. 510-513 (vectors in 3-D space)
Thursday, February 20
discussed p.506;
reviewed what we’ve done so far in chapter 8;
quiz 8.1 tomorrow
Wednesday, February 19
discussed vector dot product and related calculations;
worked samples from the problem set;
p.506 #2-20, 26-28 even
Tuesday, February 18
discussed conventions for representing vectors;
worked samples from the problem set;
p.497 #2-8, 12-16, 20-22, 28-30, 38-48 even
Monday, February 17
reviewed vectors and scalars;
discussed/demonstrated doing vector addition, both graphically, and analytically;
p.488 #2-6, 20-26, 36 even
Friday, February 14
discussed test 7;
defined/discussed vectors and scalars;
read: pp.482-487 (vectors)
Thursday, February 13
test 7
Wednesday, February 12
discussed quiz 7.2;
reviewed chapter 7;
test 7 tomorrow
Tuesday, February 11
quiz 7.2;
test 7 on Thursday
Monday, February 10
reviewed hyperbolas and parametric equations;
quiz on hyperbolas and parametric equations tomorrow;
p. 469 #2-6, 10-14, 18-22 even (due tomorrow)
Friday, January 31
further discussed parametric equations;
worked on p. 469 #2-6, 10-14, 18-22 even (due Tuesday after break)
Thursday, January 30
discussed parametric equations;
p. 469 #2-6, 10-14, 18-22 even (due Tuesday after break)
Wednesday, January 29
further discussed hyperbolas;
worked example problems;
continue working on p. 449 #2-6, 12-16, 24-28 even
Tuesday, January 28
discussed quiz 7.1;
defined/discussed hyperbolas;
begin working on p. 449 #2-6, 12-16, 24-28 even
Monday, January 27
quiz 7.1;
read: pp.442-448 (hyperbolas)
Friday, January 24
worked problems from the last 2 lessons;
quiz over parabolas, circles, and ellipses on Monday
Thursday, January 23
defined/demonstrated equations of an ellipse;
worked problems from the problem set;
p.438 #2-10, 14-16, 24-30 even
Wednesday, January 22
discussed test 6;
intro to conic sections;
defined/demonstrated equations of a parabola;
p.428 #2-6, 16-18, 26-28, 36-38 even
Tuesday, January 21
test 6;
read: pp.422-427 (conic sections)
Monday, January 20
worked more examples of partial fraction decomposition;
test 6 tomorrow
Friday, January 17
further discussed/demonstrated partial fraction decomposition;
finish up p.402 #2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 22
Thursday, January 16
discussed quiz 6.1;
discussed/demonstrated partial fraction decomposition;
p.402 #2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 22
Wednesday, January 15
quiz 6.1;
read: pp.398-401 (partial fractions)
Tuesday, January 14
reviewed the first 3 lessons of chapter 6;
quiz 6.1 tomorrow
Monday, January 13
discussed and worked examples off of p. 392;
p.392 #2-6, 12-18, 22-24, 28 even
quiz 6.1 on Wednesday
Friday, January 10
discussed p. 383;
start looking over p.392 #2-6, 12-18, 22-24, 28 even
Thursday, January 9
no class, due to community service day
Wednesday, January 8
further discussed Cramer’s rule, matrix multiplication, and inverse matrices;
p.383 #2-6, 12-14, 20-24, 28, 32, 36-42 even
Tuesday, January 7
discussed Cramer’s rule and inverse matrices;
worked examples from yesterday’s homework set;
p.372 due tomorrow
Monday, January 6
discussed/demonstrated Gaussian elimination;
worked examples from the homework set;
p.372 #2-6, 10-12, 16-26, 32-34 even
Tuesday, December 17
reviewed chapters 2 & 3;
continue reviewing chapters 1-5 for semester exam on Thursday afternoon, 3:45
Monday, December 16
began reviewing chapters 1-5 for semester exam on Thursday afternoon, 3:45
Friday, December 13
discussed test 5;
start reviewing for semester exam over chapters 1-5
Thursday, December 12
test 5
Wednesday, December 11
reviewed chapter 5;
test 5 tomorrow
Tuesday, December 10
discussed quiz 5.2;
test 5 postponed until Thursday
Monday, December 9
quiz 5.2;
test 5 on Wednesday
Friday, December 6
discussed problems from Wednesday’s homework set;
quiz over the 2nd half of chapter 5 on Monday
Thursday, December 5
discussed problems from yesterday’s homework set;
quiz over the 2nd half of chapter 5 on Monday
Wednesday, December 4
discussed multiple-angle, product to sum, and power-reduction identities;
worked examples from the homework set;
p.352 #2-12, 18-26, 34, 38, 42, 44 even
Tuesday, December 3
worked examples from yesterday’s homework set;
read: pp. 346-351 (multiple-angle and product-to-sum identities)
Monday, December 2
discussed quiz 5.1;
discussed sum and difference identities;
worked examples from the homework set;
p.341 #2-6, 12-22, 24-28 even
Thursday, November 21
quiz 5.1
Wednesday, November 20
discussed trigonometric equations;
quiz 5.1 tomorrow
Tuesday, November 19
students finished up verifying trigonometric equations up in front of the class;
discussed trigonometric equations;
worked a few problems from the problem set;
p.331 #2-8, 14-16, 22-26 even
Monday, November 18
each student verified a single trigonometric equation up in front of the class;
read: pp. 327-330 (trigonometric equations)
Friday, November 15
worked examples from yesterday’s problem set;
be prepared to present to the class the single problem given you from p. 324 #2-24
Thursday, November 14
discussed pythagorean identities, and co-functions;
worked examples from the problem set;
p.317 #2-14, 18-24 even
Wednesday, November 13
discussed test 4;
if you haven’t already, read: pp.312-316 (trigonometric identities)
Tuesday, November 12
test 4;
read: pp.312-316 (trigonometric identities)
Monday, November 11
reviewed chapter 4;
test 4 tomorrow
Friday, November 8
discussed quiz 4.2;
test 4 on Tuesday
Thursday, November 7
quiz 4.2;
test 4 on Tuesday
Wednesday, November 6
discussed yesterday’s homework;
reviewed the second half of chapter 4;
quiz 4.2 tomorrow
Tuesday, November 5
discussed the law of sines, cosines, and Heron’s formula;
worked examples from the problem set;
pp.298 # #2-6; 10-16, 20-24, 28-32, 38-40 even
Monday, November 4
further discussed inverse trig functions and their limited domains and ranges;
worked examples from the problem set;
pp.288-289 #2-14, 20-24, 30-36, 50-54 even
Friday, November 1
discussed quiz 4.1;
discussed inverse trig functions and their limited range;
pp.288-289 #2-14, 20-24, 30-36, 50-54 even (due Tuesday)
Thursday, October 31
quiz 4.1;
read: pp.280-287 (inverse trigonometric functions)
Wednesday, October 30
discussed problems from yesterday’s problem set;
reviewed lessons 1-4 of