MAT 120 Precalculus F'24
MAT 120 Precalculus F'24
Catalog description: This course is designed to prepare a student for MAT 210 Calculus I. Topics include solutions to equations; inequalities; algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions.
Syllabus:Â link
Office: MCC 175
Office hours:  10:15-11:15 Wednesday and Friday, 11:30-12:30 Thursday, and by appointment
Homework: link
Week 16
12.09 Mon
Final exam 8-10am, Shineman 172
Week 15
Week 15 homework due Sunday 12/08, 11:59PM
12.06 Fri
Review for Final Exam
12.04 Wed
Review for Final Exam
12.03 Tue
Exam 2, covers material from dates 09/25 to 11/20
12.02 Mon
Class cancelled
Week 14
11.25-11.29
Thanksgiving break
Week 13
Week 13 homework due Sunday 11/24, 11:59PM
11.22 Fri
No class
11.20 Wed
Finish Chapter 5, part 3
11.19 Tue
Finish Chapter 5, part 2
Begin Chapter 5, part 3
Quiz 13 on Section 4.6 and Chapter 5, part 1
11.18 Mon
Continue Chapter 5, part 2
Week 12
Week 12 homework due Sunday 11/17, 11:59PM
11.15 Fri
Finish Section 4.6 Graphs of other trigonometric functions, Chapter 5, part 1
Begin Chapter 5, part 2
11.13 Wed
Continue Section 4.6 Graphs of other trigonometric functions, Chapter 5, part 1
11.12 Tue
Continue Section 4.6 Graphs of other trigonometric functions, Chapter 5, part 1
Quiz 12 on Section 4.1-4.7 (both parts 1 and 2) and Section 4.5
Week 11
Week 11 homework due Sunday 11/10, 11:59PM
11.08 Fri
Continue Section 4.5 Graphs of sine and cosine
11.05 Tue
No class. Election day. Please go vote.
11.04 Mon
No class. Instructor out of town.
Week 10
Week 10 homework due Sunday 11/03, 11:59PM
10.30 Wed
Finish Sections 4.1-4.7, part 1
Week 9
Week 8 and 9 homework due Sunday 10/27, 11:59PM
10.25 Fri
Finish Sections 4.1-4.4, part 1
10.23 Wed
Finish Section 4.3 Right triangle trigonometry, part 2
Begin Sections 4.1-4.4, part 1
10.22 Tue
Begin Section 4.3 Right triangle trigonometry, part 2
Quiz 9 on section 3.5 part 2 and 3.6
10.21 Mon
Finish Section 4.3 Right triangle trigonometry, part 1
Week 8
Week 8 and 9 homework due Sunday 10/27, 11:59PM
10.18 Fri
Finish Section 3.6 Modeling with exponential and logarithmic functions
Begin Section 4.3 Right triangle trigonometry, part 1
10.16 Wed
Continue Section 3.6 Modeling with exponential and logarithmic functions
10.15 Tue
Begin Section 3.6 Modeling with exponential and logarithmic functions
Quiz 8 on sections 3.4 and 3.5, part 1
Week 7
Week 6 and 7 homework due Sunday 10/13, 11:59PM
10.09 Wed
No class
10.07 Mon
Review for exam 1
Week 6
Week 6 and 7 homework due Sunday 10/13, 11:59PM
10.02 Wed
Finish Section 3.5 Exponential and logarithmic equations, part 1
10.01 Tue
Begin Section 3.5 Exponential and logarithmic equations, part 1
Quiz 6 on sections 2.6 and 3.3
Week 5
Week 5 homework due Sunday 9/29, 11:59PM
09.27 Fri
Finish Section 2.6 Polynomial inequalities, Section 3.3 Logarithm functions.
09.25 Wed
Continue Section 2.6 Polynomial inequalities, Section 3.3 Logarithm functions.
09.24 Tue
Finish Section 2.5 Rational functions, part 2. Section 3.2 Exponential functions
Begin Section 2.6 Polynomial inequalities, Section 3.3 Logarithm functions.
Quiz 5 on sections 2.2 and 2.3, and 2.5 part 1
Week 4
Week 4 homework due Sunday 9/22, 11:59PM
09.20 Fri
Finish Section 2.5 Rational functions, part 1
09.18 Wed
Finish Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Introduction to polynomials and polynomial division, part 2
Begin Section 2.5 Rational functions, part 1
09.17 Tue
Finish Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Introduction to polynomials and polynomial division, part 1
Begin Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Introduction to polynomials and polynomial division, part 2
Quiz 4 over section 1.6
09.16 Mon
Continue Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Introduction to polynomials and polynomial division, part 1
Week 3
Week 3 homework due Sunday 9/15, 11:59PM
09.13 Fri
Begin Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Introduction to polynomials and polynomial division, part 1
09.11 Wed
Finish Section 1.6, part 2, Transformations of graphs
09.10 Tue
Finish Section 1.6, part 1, Transformations of graphs
Begin Section 1.6, part 2, Transformations of graphs
Quiz 3 over section 1.7 part 2, and section 1.8
Week 2
Week 2 homework due Sunday 9/8, 11:59PM
09.04 Wed
Finish Section 1.8, part 1, Algebra of functions and function composition
09.03 Tue
Section 1.7, part 2, Analyzing graphs of functions and piecewise-defined functions
Section 1.8, part 1, Algebra of functions and function composition
Quiz 2 on sections 1.3 and 1.7, part 1
Week 1
Week 1 homework due Sunday 9/1, 11:59PM
08.30 Fri
Finish section 1.7, part 1, Analyzing graphs of functions and piecewise-defined functions
08.28 Wed
Finish section 1.3, part 1, Functions and relations
Begin section 1.3, part 2, Functions and relations
Begin section 1.7, part 1, Analyzing graphs of functions and piecewise-defined functions
08.27 Tue
Continue section 1.3, part 1, Functions and relations