Math 1151-010 Precalculus II
Syllabus Spring 2007

Instructor: Kazuma Shimomoto
Office: Vincent Hall 239
Phone: 612-624-4813
E-mail: shimo027@umn.edu
Office Hours: Mon, Wed, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. and Fri, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., send email, or call my office.

The best way to contact me outside of class is by e-mail.

Lecture Hour: 10:10 am - 11:00 am, M W F
Lecture Room: Fraser Hall 102
Textbook: Sullivan: Precalculus. 7th edition

Prerequisite: Precalculus 1 (Math 1051) or College Algebra (Math 1031).

Course content: This course covers Chapter 5-7 (omitting 6.2, 6.6, 7.5), Section 3.6, 3.7, 8.1, 8.3, 9.1-9.4, 10.1, 10.6, 10.7, 11.1-11.3. The core of this course is problem solving. Theoretical aspects of the material will be kept to a minimum; instruction will center on developing the tools and versatility with them to do the problems.

Teaching Assistant: Zhou, Wei (zhoux105@umn.edu).

Teaching Assistant: Shi, Yi (shixx055@umn.edu).

Teaching Assistant: Levin-Koopman, Jason (levin221@umn.edu).

Teaching Assistant: Matthew Creek (creek005@umn.edu).

Homework: Homework problems are listed on the syllabus. It is very important to do homework problems to be able to understand course material well. Homework problems are not turned in, so they are not graded.

Quizzes: Quizzes will be given every week during the recitation section, except those weeks when midterm exams occur. The lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Exams: There will be 3 in-class midterm exams and a final exam. All the midterm exams will be given in the lecture section. I will keep the two best scores of the three in-class exams. Each exam is worth 100 points. The lowest score midterm exam will be dropped.

Calculator policy: Calculators are NOT allowed during examinations or quizzes. However, students may use them for homework problems.

Grading: The course grade will be based upon the sum of the scores of the weekly quizzes (total averaged to 100 points), of three midterm exams (100 points for each), and of the final exam (200 points). The lowest midterm exam will be dropped. Thus, there will be a total of 500 points.

Grading on curve will also be taken into consideration.

Calendar


Tue, Jan 16: Spring semester classes begin.
Tue, Jan 23: Last day to receive a 100% refund for semester and first 7-week session courses.

Fri, Feb 16: Midterm Exam I

Fri, Mar 23: Midterm Exam II
Mon, Mar 26: Last day to cancel second 7-week spring semester courses and receive a 100% refund.

Fri, Apr 27: Midterm Exam III

Sat-Sun, May 5-6: Study days.
Mon, May 07: Comprehensive Final Exam (1:30-4:30 p.m.) The test room will be notified.



Alternative Arrangements for Exams: Alternative test dates will only be permitted for truly extraordinary reasons. If you know ahead of time that you will be unable to take any of the tests at the scheduled time and wish to take the test at a different time, you must request alternative arrangements (which may or may not be granted depending on your reason) prior to the test date.

Tutoring Services and Recitation: It is strongly recommended to come to my office hours whenever you have questions. Your TA will also have office hours. For other assistance, free tutoring hours are offered in LindH 128/150 and dormitories (Check in VinH 115).


Homework List from the Textbook:


Section

Problems

5.1

11, 14, 17, 20, 29, 30, 42, 43, 47-50, 62, 63, 66, 67, 71-74, 79-82, 102, 103

5.2

13, 19-23, 30, 31, 42, 43, 56, 57, 83, 89, 96, 97, 116, 121, 123a

5.3

11, 12, 18-24, 28, 30, 35, 42, 49, 50, 56, 57, 66, 71, 72, 76, 82, 83, 87, 114, 115

5.4

11, 12, 19+20 for ABC, 29-32, 41-44, 47-56 for AF, 61, 62, 67, 68, 71, 74, 75, 82,91,92

5.5

17-21, 25-28, 37-39

5.6

9-14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27

6.1

20, 22, 23, 38-40, 42-44, 46-52

6.3

15, 17, 18, 28-33, 40-45, 63, 73, 90, 97, 98, 101, 104

6.4

16-20, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31-34, 37, 40, 47, 50, 51, 55, 57, 61, 65, 69, 80, 81

6.5

7-9, 36-38, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 57, 61, 64, 76, 83

6.7

11-14, 25, 26, 28-30, 31-34, 37-40, 60

6.8

3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 21-24, 27, 28, 33, 39-42

7.1

15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24-27, 29-32, 39, 40, 43, 49

7.2

17-20, 31-35, 37a, 39, 40

7.3

11-14, 23, 25, 33, 34

7.4

16-18, 22-24, 27, 28

3.6

13-16, 24, 27, 29, 35, 36, 44-46, 53,

3.7

9-12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 36-40

8.1

23, 24, 31, 32, 36, 40, 43, 44, 56, 57, 60-62, 68, 69, 76, 78

8.3

12, 15-18, 26, 27, 34, 37-40, 44, 45, 49-51, 55-58

9.2

21-24, 30-35, 41-44, 49-52, 55-58

9.3

17-22, 28, 29, 31-34, 39, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 57-62

9.4

17-20, 29, 30, 39-43, 56-59

10.1

7, 13, 17-19, 23-25, 29, 31-35, 42-44

10.6

16, 17, 26-29, 36-38, 41-44, 55, 58

10.7

11, 13, 22-24, 34-36, 55, 57, 69, 71

11.1

14-17 21, 25, 33, 45, 49, 69, 70

11.2

9-12, 17, 23, 30, 37-40, 52

11,3

14-17, 33-36, 47, 48, 53, 60, 65