MAC 1114 TRIGONOMETRY

Spring, 2012

Instructor: Yi Zhi Yang

Office: DM 426

Phone number: 305-348-2348

Email address: yangyz@fiu.edu

Office hours: MWF 1100-1200, other times by appointment.

Course description: Trigonometric functions and their graphs, inverse trigonometric functions, identities and conditional equations, solving triangles, polar graphs, vectors, complex numbers, DeMooivre’s Theorem, and conic sections, etc..

Text: Algebra & Trigonometry by M. Sullivan 9th edition packaged with MyMathLab access code or MyMathlab Access Code alone ( Mymathlab program contains an electronic version of the textbook)

Chapter Sections to be studied: 7.1-7.8; 8.1-8.7; 9.1-9.3; 1.3; 10.1-10.4; 11.1-11.4

Student Solutions Manual: Available online at w3.fiu.edu/math (The username and password will be given in class).

Prerequisites: You must have received a grade of C or better in College Algebra.

Grading policy: Your final grade is determined by your total score, nothing else, and cannot be altered for any reason.

There will be weekly online homework (35 points in total) , quizzes (40 points in total), four in-class paper and pencil tests (75 points each), and a comprehensive final exam (125 points). The grading scale is as follows:

450-500 A 385-399 B_ 320-334 D+

435-449 A_ 370-384 C+ 300-319 D

420-434 B+ 350-369 C 285-299 D_

400-419 B 335-349 C_ 0-284 F

Exam Dates: Exam I, 1/25, Wednesday

Exam II, 2/15, Wednesday

Exam III, 3/7, Wednesday

Exam IV, 4/4, Wednesday

Final, Section U02: April 23, Monday, 9:45am-11:45am;

Section U14: April 27, Friday, 7:30am-9:30am.

Online Assignments: To access online assignments you must purchase an access code for MyMathLab. You can purchase it together with the textbook at FIU bookstore, or as standalone item either at the bookstore or at http://pearsonmylabandmastering.com/

If you are not able to purchase an access code immediately, you can use a temporary access code. Ask the instructor for the information.

• First assignment is due on January 18 at midnight, so buy the access code as soon as possible.
• All online assignments will have a due date. They will generally be available till 11:59pm on a due day. At that time, program will not allow you to continue. Do not wait until the last minute to complete those assignments since you will not know what problems (technical or not) you might encounter along the way.

Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances and the deadline will

not be extended under any circumstances.

• Homework assignments can be attempted an infinite number of times, but must be completed within assigned period of time.

• A quiz can be taken three times and the highest score is registered.
• At the end of the semester, the two lowest scores of your homework assignments and the

lowest score of your quizzes will be dropped. There will be NO make-ups for online assignments.

• If you decide to skip online assignments, you will have to score at least 82% in average on each test (including the final exam) to receive a passing grade C.

Attendance Policy: You are expected to attend all classes. It is your responsibility to complete all

assignments on time regardless of whether or not you were present in the class.

Make-up Policy: There will be no make-up tests. If you have a genuine emergency, you are expected to phone or email in advance, if possible (but no later than the day after the test); be prepared to document your written excuse (hospital bill and doctor's note, traffic tickets, etc.). If you are excused from a test, that percentage of your grade will be made up on the final. This policy applies to at most one test. Once you have started taking a test, you cannot be excused from that test.

Calculator Policy: Use of graphing calculators is prohibited in this course. A scientific calculator will be used occasionally.

 
 Incomplete Grade Policy: IN grade is given to a student only under the condition that the student  has substantially completed (with a passing grade) most of the course but is unable to finish an  exam or other work because of circumstances beyond his/her control. An incomplete grade cannot be given if it is necessary for the student to repeat the course. An incomplete grade must be made up within two semesters. Every incomplete grade must be approved by the Mathematics Department.

DR Grade: The deadline to drop the course with a DR grade is Monday, March 19. To drop the course, you need to do it yourself before the deadline. If you simply stop coming to class, you will receive an F grade.

Academic Misconduct: Includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz.  A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given in the Student Handbook.  Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the University.

Classroom Etiquette: Please avoid coming in late or leaving class early as such behavior is disruptive and hence inappropriate. If you miss an entire class, get notes and homework assignments from a classmate.

Tutoring Services: The Mathematics Department and the University offers a variety of services, ranging from online videos to free tutoring, designed to help students with their courses. Please visit http://casgroup.fiu.edu/MathStatistics/pages.php?id=1168 for more details.