Math 150: Elementary functions
(Instructor: Sergei Chmutov)

Autumn 2002. Tentative Daily Schedule

09/23 (Mo)
NO CLASSES
09/24 (Tu)
NO CLASSES
09/26 (Th)
Introduction.
09/27 (Fri)
Functions and their graphs (Sec. 2.1, 3.1).
09/30 (Mo)
Properties of functions. Library of functions (Sec. 3.2, 3.3).
10/01 (Tu)
Graphing techniques (Sec. 3.4).
10/03 (Th)
Operations on functions (Sec. 3.5).
10/04 (Fri)
Quiz #1.
10/07 (Mo)
Polynomial functions (Sec. 4.1, 4.2).
10/08 (Tu)
Rational functions (Sec. 4.3).
10/10 (Th)
Graphs of rational functions (Sec. 4.4).
10/11 (Fri)
Quiz #2.
10/14 (Mo)
Polynomial and rational inequalities (Sec. 4.5).
10/15 (Tu)
Inverse functions (Sec. 6.1).
10/17 (Th)
Exponential functions (Sec. 6.2).
10/18 (Fri)
Quiz #3.
10/21 (Mo)
Logarithmic functions (Sec. 6.3).
10/22 (Tu)
properties of logarithms (Sec. 6.4).
10/24 (Th)
Review.
10/25 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
10/28 (Mo)
Logarithmic and exponential equations (Sec. 6.5).
10/29 (Tu)
Angles and their measure (Sec. 8.1).
10/31 (Th)
Right triangle trigonometry (Sec. 8.2, 8.3).
11/01 (Fri)
Quiz #4.
11/04 (Mo)
Trigonometric functions (Sec. 8.4).
11/05 (Tu)
Unit circle approach (Sec. 8.5).
11/07 (Th)
Graphs of sine and cosine (Sec. 8.6)
11/08 (Fri)
Quiz #5.
11/11 (Mo)
NO CLASSES
11/12 (Tu)
graphs of tangent, cotangent, cosecant, and secant (Sec. 8.7).
11/14 (Th)
Phase shift (Sec. 8.8).
11/15 (Fri)
Quiz #6.
11/18 (Mo)
Inverse trigonometric functions (Sec. 9.1, 9.2)
11/19 (Tu)
Trigonometric identities (Sec. 9.3).
11/21 (Th)
Review.
11/22 (Fri)
Midterm #2.
11/25 (Mo)
Sum and diference formulas (Sec. 9.4).
11/26 (Tu)
Double-angle and half-angle formulas (Sec. 9.5).
11/28 (Th)
NO CLASSES
11/29 (Fri)
NO CLASSES
12/02 (Mo)
Trigonometric equations (Sec. 9.7, 9.8)
12/03 (Tu)
Complex numbers (Sec. 11.3).
12/05 (Th)
Vectors (sec. 11.4).
11/29 (Fri)
Review for the final.