Math 195: Precalculus with Trigonemetry (Fall 2026)
- See here for the syllabus.
Announcements
- (9/8) Here is today’s review worksheet.
Homework
- Week 1 Due Monday 9/15: All problems from the 9/8 worksheet; Section 3.2 #1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 22, 54, 56, 60, 92.
Schedule
This course is broken up into two major units, followed by one minor unit. The major units conclude with a midterm while the minor unit ends with the final exam.
The schedule below is tentative; we might have small adjustments in the dates. For each week I’ve included which sections from the textbook we will be covering.
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Unit 1 (9/8–10/15): Elementary Functions
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Week 1: Intro, Quadratic functions (3.2)
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Week 2: Power functions, reciprocals of power functions (3.3, 3.7)
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Week 3: Inverses, radicals (3.8)
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Week 4: Exponential and logarithmic functions (4.1–4.4)
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Week 5: More exponential and logarithmic functions (4.5, 4.6)
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Week 6: Review and midterm 1
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Unit 2 (10/20–11/19): Trigonomentry
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Week 7: Angles and circles (5.1–5.3)
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Week 8: Triangles (5.4, 8.1, 8.2)
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Week 9: Waves and graphs (6.1–6.3)
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Week 10: Identities and equations (7.1, 7.2, 7.5)
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Week 11: Review and midterm 2
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Unit 3 (11/24–12/10): A preview of calculus
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Week 12: Polynomials (3.4)
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Week 13: Rational functions (3.7)
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Week 14: Series, review for final
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Important dates:
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10/15: Midterm 1
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11/19: Midterm 2