Trigonometry
MAC 1114, Section 001
Spring 2008
Course Syllabus

Instructor: Ivana Ilic
Office: Room 299L, Science & Engineering
Phone: (561) 297-1344
Fax: (561) 297-2436
Email: iilic@fau.edu

Class Time and Location: M W F 9:00am-9:50am, ED 113 (Boca Raton Campus)
Office Hours Time and Location: MWF 10:00am-11:00am, M 12:00-1:00pm, Physical
Science Building, room 112 (PS 112)
Course Website: TBA

Prerequisite: MAC1105 College Algebra or equivalent Course Description: MAC 1114 covers trigonometric functions and their inverses, graphs, identities and conditional equations, solutions of triangles, complex numbers and vectors. The goal is to prepare the student for the Calculus courses -"prepared" means not just in good command of the requisite material but also possessing good work habits.

Textbook and Supplies:

Algebra and Trigonometry by M. Sullivan, Prentice Hall 8th Ed. and access to the MyMathLab website which can be purchased bundled with the text or with a credit card at www.mymathlab.com. Also needed are scantrons (NCS 4521) and a simple non-programmable scientific calculator (ex & ln key). The calculator is needed for some homework problems, but may not be used during any quiz, test, or examination unless specifically authorized by the instructor. The MyMathLab is used both for homework and for computer graded quizzes. It may be accessed from the web site: http://www.coursecompass.com.

You may use computers in the Mathematical Department Computer Lab (SE 271) or your own computer but you need to download & install the required software.

Lectures meet MWF and are the main presentation of the material in the course. They include some in-class quizzes usually focusing on the prior homework but also repeating questions handled poorly on prior quizzes or tests. The Outline/Calendar lists the lecture topics (by their textbook sections). Minimal set of homework problems the student is expected to do is assigned on MyMathLab. Each MyMathLab problem set is followed by a MyMathLab administered quiz. Each quiz must be completed by a specified due date.

Grading:

Unlike the MyMathLab quizzes, the in-class quizzes and tests are designed so the student has to do them under time pressure. No extra time will be given those who come late or with an unprepared scantron for a quiz or test. In addition to the graded MyMathLab and in-class quizzes, there will be four 50 minute unit Tests, and a 150 minute Final Exam.

On Reading Day each student will be given the opportunity to make-up one unit test grade. Each student's grade is based on his/her final exam grade (worth 25%), average of the 4 unit test grades (worth 40%), average of the in-class quiz grades – with worst three dropped-(worth 10%), and the average – with worst three dropped-of the MyMathLab graded quizzes (worth 25%). That is, expressing all grades in percent:

GRADE = 0.1*(in-class quiz ave) + 0.25*(MyMathLab quiz ave) + 0.4*(unit test ave) + 0.25*(final exam grade)

This is then translated into a letter grade as per the following: A for 90 ≤ grade ≤ 100 B+ for 85 ≤ grade ≤ 89 B for 80 ≤ grade ≤ 84 C+ for 75 ≤ grade ≤ 79 C for 70 ≤ grade ≤ 74 D for 60 ≤ grade ≤ 69 F for grade ≤ 59

In general, there is no curving of grades and no way to earn extra credit.

Academic Honesty: Florida Atlantic University expects students to be honest. Cheaters, and those who help them, will not be tolerated.