Preview: MAT200 : Pre-Calculus
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
Course Resources
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Discuss: Introduce yourself to your classmates and professor.
Learn: Read Chapter R from Precalculus.
Learn: Read Chapter 1, Sections 1, 2, and 3, from Precalculus.
MAT104
Reviews algebraic techniques. Includes selected advanced topics such as matrices and determinants as techniques for solving linear systems in three
(3) or more variables, elementary concepts of analytic geometry, and logarithms. Emphasizes business-related word problems.
Required Resources
Raymond Barnett. 2011. Precalculus
(7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
ALEKS Access Code (bundled with course text when purchased from the Strayer Bookstore).
Note: Course materials for this class must be purchased from the Strayer Bookstore.
Solve problems involving linear equations, linear inequalities, and systems of linear equations.
1
Solve and graph linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
2
Evaluate trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions.
3
Demonstrate how to graph and operate on conic sections.
4
Use matrices and determinants to solve systems of linear equations in two (2) and three (3) variables.
5
Week 1 - To Do List
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 2 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 1, Sections 4, 5, and 6, from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 3 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 2 from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 4 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2, and 3, from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 5 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 3, Sections 4, 5, and 6, from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
ALEKS: Complete the mid-term exam in ALEKS.
Week 6 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 5 from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 7 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 6 from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 8 - To Do List
Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 9 from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 9 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 10, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete at least 25 topics in ALEKS.
Week 10 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 10, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, from Precalculus.
ALEKS: Complete the ALEKS Pie.
Week 11 - To Do List
ALEKS: Complete Final Exam in ALEKS.
Grading Scale
Participation Total Points % of Grade
Discussion Participation 0 0%
Assignment Total Points % of Grade
w05v2 - ALEKS Mid-term 200 20%
w10v1 - ALEKS Pie Progress 600 60%
w11v1 - ALEKS Final Exam 200 20%
Totals 1000 100%
Final Course Grade
Points Percentage Grade
900 - 1000 90% - 100% A
800 - 899 80% - 89% B
700 - 799 70% - 79% C
600 - 699 60% - 69% D
0 - 599 59% and below F
Unique Course Features
Assignments
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Attendance Policy
This course uses the ALEKS platform for lab work. Attendance is recorded when an assessment is first submitted or when a topic is attempted that
counts towards the completion pie. Secondary assessment attempts may be allowed in some courses to improve grades, but they will not count for
attendance.
