Mth151 - Precalculus (Dr. Hasenbank)

Welcome to Dr. Hasenbank's Mth151 page.

Catalog course description: A precalculus course on properties, graphs, and applications of elementary transcendental functions. Topics include concepts from analytic geometry; theory of equations; the logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions; and analytic trigonometry. Prerequisite: MTH 150 or two years of high school algebra and an appropriate placement test score. Successful completion of MTH 151 precludes taking MTH 150 for credit. Successful completion of MTH 207 precludes taking MTH 151 for credit.

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See the Homework and Handouts table below to download or print the syllabus, calendar, and all homework sets and class notes.
Need Help? There are numerous resources that can help you succeed in Mth151:
- Meet with me (either during scheduled office hours or make an appointment.)
- Send me an email -- I will check it before I leave at noon and again after about 9:00pm.
- Get free tutoring / homework help in the Math Learning Center (click for Summer schedule).
- Review Dr. Peirce's podcasts of Mth151 Content.
- Review my podcasts from Mth151 Fall 2009.
- View Learning objects for algebra skill review (with podcasts) for Ch 1 - 5 of your text.

Homework and Handouts -- Hit Refresh (F5) To View Most Recent --

Click here for podcasts of many of the assigned homework problems.

GeoGebra - A Wonderful Tool for Precalc!

GeoGebra is a free program that combines geometry, algebra, and calculus features into one nicely integrated package. I will provide examples and encourage you to make use of this great tool this semester. You can download GeoGebra (or just run it directly from the web!) by going to www.geogebra.org. Here are the GeoGebra files I've used in class:

Week	Homework / Tasks / Handouts
Week 1 (Syllabus.pdf) (Calendar.pdf)	Monday, 5/24 (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) Note: Evens are not assigned unless explicitly listed (e.g., "1-7" refers to "1, 3, 5, and 7" only) HW: Sec. 3.4 #5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 47, 49, 51, 65, 69, 73 HW: Sec. 3.5 #1-7, 11, 12 Present tomorrow: Sec. 3.4 #11, 25, 49, 51, 73 and Sec. 3.5 #7 Tuesday, 5/25 (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) HW: Sec. 3.5 # 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 25, 27-39, 41ace(g)(i)k(l), 43-49, 65, 69 HW: Sec. 3.6 # 1, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23-33, 37, 39, 45, 49, 56 Present next Tuesday: Sec. 3.5 #25, 49 and Sec. 3.6 #9, 19, 33, 56
Week 2	Tuesday, 6/1 (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) HW: Sec. 3.7 #1-5 odd, 9, 11, 21a, 21b, 23, 25, 28, 37, 41, 45, 49 HW: Sec. 4.5 #3, 5, 15, 21, 45, 47 Present tomorrow: Sec. 3.7 #23, 25, 37 and Sec. 4.5 #5, 15, 47 Wed. 6/2 (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) HW: Sec. 4.5 #3, 5, 15, 21, 45, 47 (postponed from yesterday) HW: Sec. 5.1 #1, 3, 5, 7 odd, 11, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29 HW: Sec. 5.2 #1-7 odd, 13, 14, 15, 17, 25, 27, 34, 36 HW: Sec. 5.3 5.3 #1, 3, 11, 13, 15 Present tomorrow: Sec. 4.5# 47, Sec. 5.1 #29, Sec. 5.2 #25 & 36, and Sec. 5.3 #15 Thu. 6/3 (Notes.pdf) HW: Sec. 5.4 # 1-19 odd, 25, 29, 31, 35adei(part j), 37, 43, 45, 46, 47-49all, 63, 64 HW: Sec. 5.5 # 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 56 Present Monday: Sec. 5.4 # 31, 35j, 46 and Sec. 5.5 # 25, 29, 56
Week 3 (Project 1 Outline.pdf)	Monday, 6/7 (Notes.pdf) (Sorry, there are no podcasts of this content at this time) HW Sec. 5.6 #1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 39, 55, 56, 59 Present Tuesday: 15, 17, 27, 55, 56, 59 Reminder: Evens are not assigned unless explicitly listed (e.g., "1-7" refers to "1, 3, 5, and 7" only)Tuesday, 6/8 (Notes.pdf) HW Sec. 6.1 HW # 1, 3, 9-15, 31, 37, 39, 41, 43 HW Sec. 6.2 HW #1-5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 71, 73 (29, 31 -- use a calculator, watch your mode) Present Wed: 6.1 #31, 37, 41 and 6.2 #21, 25, 73 Wednesday, 6/9 (ReviewProblems.pdf) (Notes from Class.pdf) (Project 1 Outline.pdf) Thursday, 6/10 - Exam 1
Week 4 (Study Guide for Trig Identities.xls)	Monday (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) (Unit Circle Reference.pdf) Sec. 6.2 #37, 41, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 87, 93 Sec. 6.3 # 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 67 Sec. 6.4 #3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 35 (see 35a, 35c), 41, 43 Present Tuesday: 6.2 #53, 63, 93, 6.3 #15, 51, and 6.4 #35 (see 35a, 35c) Tuesday (Notes.pdf) (Podcasts) (Handout: Graphs of Trig Functions.pdf) 6.5 #1, 5, 7, 11, 19, 21, 33, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51 Present Wednesday: 6.5 #19, 33, 43 Note: The D2L Content page for Mth151 has additional Geogebra files that you might find useful. Wednesday (Notes.pdf) (Project 1 Outline.pdf) (Project 1 Scoring Rubric.pdf) (Project 1 Write-up Outline.doc, .pdf) 6.5 #53, 55 6.6 #1, 5, 9, 11, 31, 49, 55, 63, 65 6.7 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 25, 29, 33, 39, 49, 71, 73 Present Thurs: 6.5 #53, 6.6 #11, 65, and 6.7 #11, 33, 39 Thursday (Notes.pdf) HW Sec. 7.1 # 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 31, 37, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 Present Monday: #13, 15, 51, 53, 67, 71
Week 5	Monday (Notes.pdf) HW Sec. 7.2 # 1, 3, 7-17 odd, 19-23 odd, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 58, 61, 63 *(round to nearest 0.1^o) Present Tues: #23, 37, 47, 51, 58, 61 Tues (Notes.pdf) HW for 7.3 #1-13, 17, 23-27, 31, 35-39, 45, 53 HW Sec. 7.4 # 1-17 (odd), 25, 33, 37 Present Monday: 7.3 #7, 17, 37 and 7.4 #7, 11, 25
Week 6 (Project 2 - w/ revised Robot Problem.pdf) (WeatherData.xlsx, WeatherPod.swf, FitnessPod.swf)	Monday (Notes.pdf) HW: 7.5 #1-21 (odd), 27-31, 35 (odd) HW: 7.6 #1-19 odd, 23, 27, 47 Present: 7.5 #5, 13, 31 and 7.6 #17b, 23, 27 Present Tues: Liz Kendra Ter Jenna Cassy Jarrod Greg Tuesday (Notes.pdf) HW 7.6 #33, 35, 37, 43, 53, 55, 57 and map out your Project 2 Present #35, 43, 53, 57 Wednesday (Notes.pdf) HW 8.1 #1, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 27 HW 8.2 #1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 18, 19 Present 8.1 #7, 9, 17 and 8.2 #7, 11, 18 Thursday (Notes.pdf) HW 8.5 #[odds only: 1-5, 9-13, 17-23, 29-33], 39, 43, 47, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63 HW 8.6 #1, 3, 9, 11 Present Tues: 8.5 #23, [29-33 odd], 49, 57, 61 and Sec. 8.6 #3
Week 7	Tuesday (Notes.pdf) HW: 8.6 #13, 15, 17, 19, 23 and p. 558 #37 Present Wed: 8.6 #13, 19, 23, and p. 558 #37 Wednesday (Exam 3 - Review.pdf and Answers.pdf) Thursday - Exam 3
Week 8 Mathcast Assignment.pdf Mathcast Storyboard.pdf	Monday (Notes.pdf) 11.5 #1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 29, 31, 36, 39, 45, 46, 47, 49, 53, 57, 59, 65, 67 Polar grapher: http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/calc/sg_kyok/sg_kyok.html Present: 11.5 #46, 53, 57, 59, 65, 67 Thursday (Notes.pdf) Final Exam Review - Questions Only.pdf Final Exam Review - Questions with Answers.pdf Mathcasts created by you and your classmates appear below: