INSTRUCTOR:	Randell Simpson
PHONE:	298-8976, 1-800-460-4636-8976
FAX:	298-8977
EMAIL:	randell@templejc.edu
WEB ADDRESS:	www.templejc.edu/dept/Math/RSimpson/Simpson.htm
TEXTBOOK:	any precalculus textbook, especially any edition of Precalculus by Mark Dugopolski
EVALUATION:	450 pts = A; 400 pts = B; 350 pts = C; 300 pts = D; <300 pts = F
METAPHOR:	How Far Is Heaven?

GRADING COMPONENT	POINTS
QUIZZES & APPLICATION EXERCISES	100
MIDTERM	200
FINAL EXAM	200

APPLICATION EXERCISES:
Following every lecture students will have suggested homework problems to work plus an "Application Exercise." The application exercises must be submitted to the instructor at the beginning of the following class day. Each application exericse is worth 1 pt. Application exercises will not be accepted late.

QUIZZES:
Each day following a lecture the instructor will administer a 4-point quiz comprised of problems representative of the suggested homework problems. Quizzes cannot be taken late nor can they be made up. Besides preparing for the quizzes, students should also work the suggested homework assigned in class.

ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is a necessary component of the course. The instructor may withdraw a student for non-attendance, but it is the student's responsibility to drop the class if he or she wishes to withdraw. April 9 is the last day to drop the class (& the college may close early that day).

MAKEUP POLICY:
The midterm exam may be made up. If a student misses the midterm, they should contact the instructor as soon as possible. A different version of the midterm exam will be made available by appointment. Quizzes cannot be made up. Application exercises cannot be made up. The final exam cannot be made up.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY & DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:
Disruptive behavior, cheating, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty can all lead to severe disciplinary sanctions. Students should refer to the Temple College Student Handbook regarding policies dealing with academic integrity and disruptive behavior.

COMPANION TEXT to DUGOPOLSKI's PRECALCULUS

Measuring Heaven

M/W LECTURE SCHEDULE (subject to change during the semester):

DATES	MONDAY LECTURE	WEDNESDAY LECTURE
Jan 11/13	Introducing Trig Functions	Angle Measurement
Jan 18/20	HOLIDAY	Trig Functions Defined
Jan 25/27	Winding Function	Right Triangle Trig
Feb 1/3	Trig Graphs	Dilations
Feb 8/10	Translations	Inverse Functions
Feb 15/17	Basic Identities	Sum & Difference Identities
Feb 22/24	Double-Angle Identities	Product to Sum Identities
Mar 1/3	Conditional Identities	An Extra Day of Identities
Mar 8/10	REVIEW	MIDTERM EXAM
Mar 15-18	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
Mar 22/24	Law of Sines	Law of Cosines
Mar 29/31	Vectors	Complex Numbers
Apr 5/7	Roots	Polar Coordinate System
Apr 12/14	Parametric Equations	Conics
Apr 19/21	Hyperbolas	Sequences
Apr 26/28	Series	Binomial Theorem
May 3-6	PRACTICE	FINAL EXAM (Date & Time to be Announced)

T/Th LECTURE SCHEDULE (subject to change during the semester):

DATES	TUESDAY LECTURE	THURSDAY LECTURE
Jan 12/14	Introduction & Angle Measurement	Trig Functions Defined
Jan 19/21	Another Day with Trig Function Definitions	Winding Function
Jan 26/28	Right Triangle Trigonometry	Trig Graphs
Feb 2/4	Dilations	Translations
Feb 9/11	Inverse Functions	Basic Identities
Feb 16/18	Sum & Difference Identities	Double-Angle Identities
Feb 23/25	Product to Sum Identities	Conditional Identities
Mar 2/4	An Extra Day with Identities	REVIEW
Mar 9/11	MIDTERM EXAM	Law of Sines
Mar 15-18	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
Mar 23/25	Law of Cosines	Vectors
Mar 30/Apr 1	Complex Numbers	Roots
Apr 6/8	Polar Coordinate System	Parametric Equations
Apr 13/15	Conics	Hyperbolas
Apr 20/22	Sequences	HOLIDAY
Apr 27/29	Series	Binomial Theorem
May 3-6	PRACTICE	FINAL EXAM TO BE ANNOUNCED

Course Content:

Students will be required to do the following:

1. Explore angles and their measure
2. Define trigonometric functions
3. Prove alternate triognometric function definitions
4. Evaluate trigonometric functions using right triangle trigonometry
5. Graph circular functions
6. Reflect graphs of trigonometric functions and dilate their amplitudes
7. Translate and phase shift graphs of trigonometric functions
8. Invert trigonometric functions
9. Prove basic trigonometric identities
10. Use basic trigonometric identities to verify further identities
11. Verify and use sum and difference identities
12. Verify and use double angle identities
13. Verify and use product and sum identities
14. Solve trigonometric equations
15. Solve application problems by creating right triangles
16. Solve problems using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
17. Perform vector operations and compute dot products of vectors
18. Solve vector problems
19. Apply vectors to applications involving force and work
20. Convert complex numbers to trigonometric form
21. Perform operations with complex numbers in standard and trigonometric form
22. Find the n nth roots of a number
23. Graph polar equations in the polar coordinate system
24. Convert equations from polar to rectangular representation and vice versa
25. Graph relations described by parametric equations
26. Eliminate parameters
27. Graph and transform conic sections
28. Define sequences and find the general term of sequences
29. Define series and express a series using summation notation
30. Compute the sum of a finite series and of an infinite geometric series
31. Calculate combinations
32. Use the binomial theorem to expand binomials
33. Develop problem solving strategies