Cheryl Jaeger Balm
Fall 2019 MPS Class Details
- CRN
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24852
- Schedule ID
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MATH-41-02MP
- Location
- Days and Times
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m.
- Units
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5
Class Materials
- Syllabus (PDF)
- Course pack (PDF)
- Textbook: Precalculus from OpenStax
- Homework problems (PDF) (updated through 4.6)
Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 12:10 to 1:20 p.m. in S-76D.
Counselors
'fieldssheldon@fhda.edu','nguyenkhoa2@fhda.edu'
Sheldon Fields
Counselor
fieldssheldon@deanza.edu
408.864.8962
S 33N
Khoa Nguyen
Counselor/Coordinator, Transfer Center
nguyenkhoa2@deanza.edu
408.864.5664
Visit Khoa Nguyen's Website
Registration and Student Services RSS 233
Schedule
The schedule is subject to change.
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Week 1 - September 23 to 26
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 9/23
- Introductions
- 1.1: Parent graphs
- Write syllabus
- Parent graph Jigsaw (course pack p. 5-8)
None
Y
Tuesday, 9/24
1.1: Functions
Finish Parent graph Jigsaw (course pack p. 5-8)
1.1 (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday, 9/25
1.2: Domain, range, and piecewise functions
Expectations exercise
- 1.2 (due next week)
- 1.1 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 9/26
1.3: ROC
- Quiz 1 (1.1)
- Quartz article
- Group Work
1.3
Y
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Week 2 - September 30 to October 3
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 9/30
1.4: Composition of functions
1.4 (due Thursday)
Y
Tuesday, 10/1
1.5: Transformations of functions
Graph transformations Jigsaw
Y
Wednesday, 10/2
1.5: Transformations of functions, cont.
- Graph transformations
- JigsawGroup work
- 1.5 (due Monday)
- 1.2-1.4 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 10/3
1.5: Transformations of functions, cont.
- Quiz 2 (1.2-1.5)
- Group work (course pack p. 32-35)
- Desmos: Transformations
1.5 due Monday
Y
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Week 3 - October 7 to 10
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 10/7
2.1: Linear functions
- Health Services Presentation
- Journals
2.1 (due Thur)
Y
Tuesday, 10/8
2.2 & 2.3: Linear graphsReview
Exam 1 material Walkabout
2.2 & 2.3 (due Thur)
Y
Wednesday, 10/9
Review for Exam 1
2.1-2.3 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 10/10
EXAM 1
(1.1-1.5, 2.1, 2.2)Y
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Week 4 - October 14 to 17
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 10/14
- 1.6 Absolute values
- 3.1: Complex numbers
1.6 & 3.1 (due Thursday)
Y
Tuesday, 10/15
3.2: Graphing parabolas
Group work (course pack p. 65-67)
3.2A (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday 10/16
3.2: Factoring
- Group work (course pack p. 70, 71, 76)
- Start Project 1
- 3.2B
- 1.6, 3.1, 3.2A, 3.2B due Monday
Y
Thursday, 10/17
3.3: Intro to polynomials
Take-home Quiz 3 (1.6, 3.1, 3.2)
- 1.6, 3.1, 3.2A, 3.2B due Monday
- Quiz 3 due Monday
Y
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Week 5 - October 21 to 24
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 10/21
3.4: Graphing polynomials
3.3 (due Thursday)
Y
Tuesday, 10/22
3.4: Multiplicity of roots
Group work (course pack p. 91, 92)
3.4 (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday, 10/23
- 3.5: Polynomial division
- 3.6: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
- 3.5
- 3.3-3.5 HW due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 10/24
3.6: Complex roots
Quiz 4 (3.3-3.5)
3.6 (due Thursday)
Y
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Week 6 - October 28 to 31
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 10/28
- Review polynomials
- 3.7: Rational functions
1.7, 3.8 (due Thursday)
Y
Tuesday, 10/29
- 3.7: Rational functions
- Review Ch. 3
- Project 1 due
- Exam 2 material Walkabout
3.9 (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday, 10/30
Review for Exam 2
3.6 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 10/31
EXAM 2
(3.1-3.9)Y
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Week 7 - November 4 to 7
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 11/4
3.7: Rational functions
Group work (course pack)
3.7 Extra Credit due tomorrow
Y
Tuesday, 11/5
- 3.7: Slant asymptotes
- 1.7: Inverse function
3.7 (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday 11/6
1.7 & 3.8: Radical functions
Group work
- 1.7 & 3.8
- 3.7 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 11/7
Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities
Quiz 5 (3.7)
3.7B (worksheets in course packet p. 123-124)
Y
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Week 8 - November 11 to 14
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 11/11
NO CLASS
Y Tuesday, 11/12
10.1: Conic sections
Y
Wednesday, 11/13
- 10.3 & 10.4: Conic sections
- Start Project 2
- Ch. 10 HW
- 1.7, 3.8, 3.7B due tomorrow
Y
Thursday, 11/14
Mini-test
(1.7, 3.7, 3.8)Y -
Week 9 - November 18 to 21
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 11/18
4.1: Basic exponential functions
4.1 (due Thursday)
Y
Tuesday, 11/19
4.2: Graphing exponential functions
Group work (course pack p. 161-162)
4.2 (due Thursday)
Y
Wednesday, 11/20
4.3 & 4.4: Logarithms
Group work (course pack p. 167 & 169)
- 4.3-4.4
- 4.1 & 4.2 due tomorrow
Y
Thursday 11/21
4.5: Properties of logarithms
- Quiz 6 (4.1, 4.2)
- Group work (course pack p. 179-180)
- 4.5A
- Ch. 10 Extra Credit due Monday
Y
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Week 10 - November 25 to 28
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 11/25
4.5: Properties of logarithms, cont.
Group work (course pack p. 179, 180, 183)
4.5B
Y
Tuesday, 11/26
4.6: Solving logarithmic equations
Project 2 due
4.3-4.4, 4.5A due tomorrow
Y
Wednesday, 11/27
- 4.6: Solving logarithmic equations
- Review Ch. 4
Group work
4.6
Y
Thursday, 11/28
NO CLASS
Thanksgiving BreakY
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Week 11 - December 2 to 5
Date
Topic(s)
In-class Work
Homework
Finalized
Monday, 12/2
Review for Exam 3
4.5B & 4.6 HW due tomorrow
Y
Tuesday, 12/3
EXAM 3
(4.1-4.6)Y
Wednesday, 12/4
Review
Y
Thursday, 12/5
Review
Y
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Final Exam
IconExam Information
The Final Exam will be Tuesday, December 10 from 1:45 - 3:45 p.m.