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:  link
Office: MCC 175
Office hours:  10:15-11:15 Wednesday and Friday,  11:30-12:30 Thursday, and by appointment
Homework: link

Week 7

Week 6 and 7 homework due Sunday 10/13, 11:59PM

10.09 Wed

No class

10.08 Tue

Exam 1, covers material from dates 08/26 to 09/24

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

09.30 Mon

Begin Section 3.4 Properties of logarithms

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

09.23 Mon

Begin Section 2.5 Rational functions, part 2. Section 3.2 Exponential functions


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

09.09 Mon

Begin Section 1.6, part 1, Transformations of graphs

Week 2

Week 2 homework due Sunday 9/8, 11:59PM

09.06 Fri

Section 1.8, part 2, Algebra of functions and function composition

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

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

08.26 Mon

Begin section 1.3, part 1, Functions and relations