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Syllabus
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- Official Description
- Polynomial equations and inequalities, polynomial functions and graphs, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, elementary mathematical modeling and applications.
- Prerequisite
- MTH 095 or equivalent high school preparation.
- Course Attributes
- Core, Skills, Math, 4 credits
- Course Description
- Students are responsible for reading the material in the textbook and working all problems assigned in this web site (or paper study guide, if you bought one). Testing is done by arrangement with the instructor. There are 3 quizzes worth 50 points each (90 minutes each) and a final exam worth 100 points (2 hours) . In addition, the homework notebook will be worth 50 points. The final exam is given in a proctored setting without the use of books.
Required Materials
- Precalculus, 1st ed.
- Dwyer and Gruenwald, published by Brooks/Cole. Order through the OSU Bookstore.
- Study Guide for MTH 111
- Available through OSU Bookstore.
- Graphing calculator
- See recommendations in study guide.
- Computer with internet connection
- See the Getting Started page for technical information.
Objectives
At the completion of this course students will be able to:
- Use a variety
of techniques to solve various types of equations (Linear, Quadratic,
Polynomial, Absolute Value, Rational, Radical, Exponential, and Logarithmic).
- Solve a variety of types of inequalities (Linear, Quadratic,
Absolute Value, and Rational).
- Understand the concept of “function” and find a function ’s
domain and range.
- Understand the relationships between a function and its graph and
determine and understand the significance of the special attributes
of the graphs of each type of function we study.
- Determine the sum, difference, product, quotient, and
composition of two functions and determine their domains.
- Understand the relationship between a function and its inverse and
find the inverse of a given function.
- Understand and apply the identities for the exponential
and logarithmic functions.
- Solve application problems and model real world situations
with the various types of functions studied.
Assignments & Grading
Check the Syllabus area of Blackboard for specific grading and assignments information.
- Quizzes 150 pts.
- Homework Notebook 50 pts.
- Final 100 pts.
- Total: 300 pts.
- The grade for the course is assigned on a point basis. In general, the following
grade assignments are made:
- 270-300, A
- 240-269, B
- 210-239, C
- 180-209, D
- below 180, F
Important Information
Course Evaluation
In week 10, the opportunity to evaluate this course is provided with instructions.
Please help our teaching staff improve the quality of this course by filling
in the evaluation in the Online Student Services area of the OSU web site.
Thank you.
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