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Course Document
Syllabus: 1316-1205-Syllabus-F17
Please click on the link above to download and print out a copy of this syllabus. Keep it in your 3-ring binder. Read carefully and make sure you understand all the class policies in the syllabus.
MyMathLab Registration: 1316-1205-F17-Registration
Please click on the link above to download the instruction to sign up for MyMathLab. You can get temporarily access for now (for 21 days before you have to pay). However, eventually you must purchase the access code. You can purchase it from the LSC bookstore or online from Pearson. MyMathLab Homework system is required for this class and you will be dropped from the class if you fail to register and have zeros on 4 homework assignments.
Lectures, Exams and Homework Calendar: 1316F17-Trigonometry-TTh-Calendar
Please click on the link above to download and print out a copy of this calendar. Keep it in your 3-ring binder to know the section(s) we will cover for each class, the due date of each homework assignment, when the tests are and the chapters each test covers. If you miss a class, you are expected to get the notes and in-class announcements from a classmate.
MAC tutoring: The Math Achievement Center (MAC) is an open Math tutoring lab located in Winship 110. Tutors are available for all math classes provided at LSC-NH and the MAC provides access to various forms of technology to support student learning and success. Students can check out laptops for use in the MAC to complete math assignments and have access to interactive projectors and desk top computers with all the software used in their math classes. Students are encouraged to use the MAC to visit with a tutor, meet with a group in one of the study rooms, or review with an instructor in the conference room.
MAC Regular Semester Hours
| Monday-Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Noon - 4 p.m. | 1 - 4:30 p.m. (Located in Learning Center, ACAD-200, near East windows.) |
Useful slides and videos for Math 1316
The following slides and videos are on topics similar to those you are expected to master to do well on the homework assignments and exams for this class. Skim through the slides and the videos for a section before we cover that section in class. All the slides are copyrighted by Pearson. Most videos are made by North Harris Math faculty members.
1.1-Angles: 1316-1.1-Slide, Videos: Introduction to Angles, Coterminal Angles, Finding Coterminal Angles with a Formula, Introduction to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, Calculations with Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, Converting DMS to Decimal Degrees, Converting Decimal Degrees to DMS, Finding All Coterminal Angles, Finding Negative Coterminal Angles, Finding Positive and Negative Coterminal Angles I, Finding Positive and Negative Coterminal Angles II, Finding Complementary and Supplementary Angles I, Finding Complementary and Supplementary Angles II
1.2-Angle Relationships and Similar Triangles: 1316-1.2-Slide, Videos: Properties of Triangles and Similar Triangles, Similar Triangles I, Similar Triangles II, Similar Triangles III, Similar Triangles IV, Similar Triangles V
1.3-Trigonometric Functions: 1316-1.3-Slide, Videos: Intro to the Trigonometric Function Definitions, Using the Trigonometric Function Definitions, Trigonometric Function Values of Quadrantal Angles, Find the Indicated Trigonometric Function Values I, Find the Indicated Trigonometric Function Values II
1.4-Using the Definitions of the Trigonometric Functions: 1316-1.4-Slide, Videos:Reciprocal Identities, Range Values of the Trigonometric Functions, Signs of the Trigonometric Functions, Pythagorean Identities, Quotient Identities,Using Identities to find Function Values, Using Trig Function Definitions to Find Function Values
2.1-Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles: 1316-2.1-Slide, Videos: Right Triangle Based Definitions of the Trig Functions, Special Triangles and the Trig. Function Values of 30, 45, and 60 Degrees, Cofunction Identities
2.2-Trigonometric Functions of Non-Acute Angles: 1316-2.2-Slide, Videos: Reference Angles, Finding Trig Function Values of Non-Acute Angles Using Reference Angles, Finding Trig Function Values for Any Nonquadrantal Angle, Finding Angle Measures Given an Interval and a Function Value, Reference Angle Families
3.1-Radian Measure: 1316-3.1-Slide, Videos: Introduction to Radian Measure, Converting Between Radians and Degrees, Labeling Segments of pi/6 Radians, Labeling Segments of pi/3 Radians, Labeling Segments of pi/4 Radians, Finding Function Values of Radian Measures
3.2-Applications of Radian Measure: 1316-3.2-Slide, Videos: Finding Arc Length, Finding the Distance Between Two Cities, Rotating Gears, Pulley Raising a Weight
3.3-The Unit Circle and Circular Functions: 1316-3.3-Slide, Videos: Circular Function Definitions and the Unit Circle, Using the Unit Circle, Using the Unit Circle to Find Function Values, Using the Calculator in Radian Mode, Using the Unit Circle to Find Angles in Radians Within a Given Interval
4.1-Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions: 1316-4.1-Slide, Videos: Graphing Trig Functions Sine and Cosine, Basic Graph of y = sin x, Basic Graph of y = cos x , Change in Amplitude, Change in Amplitude Examples, Change in Period, Change in Period Examples, Change in Amplitude and Period
4.2 Translations of the Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions: 1316-4.2-Slide, Videos: Vertical Shift, Phase Shift, Graphing General Sine/Cosine Equations
4.3-Graphs of the Tangent and Cotangent Functions: 1316-4.3-Slide, Videos: Tangent and Cotangent Graphs, Graph of Tangent, Graph of Cotangent, Variations of Tangent and Cotangent
5.1-Fundamental Identities: 1316-5.1-Slide, Videos: Fundamental Identities
5.2-Verifying Trigonometric Identities: 1316-5.2-Slide, Videos: Verifying Trigonometric Identities
5.3-Sum and Difference Identities for Cosine: 1316-5.3-Slide, Videos: Finding Exact Cosine Values, Reducing cos (A-B) to a Function of a Single Variable , Finding cos (s+t) or cos( s-t) Given Information About s and t, Verifying Identities Using the Sum Identity for Cosine
5.4-Sum and Difference Identities for Sine and Tangent: 1316-5.4-Slide, Videos: Sum and Difference Identities for Sine and Tangent, Finding All Values for Sum and Difference Identities, Finding the Exact Values using Difference Identity I, Finding the Exact Values using Difference Identity II, Finding the Exact Value using the Sum Identity, Using Sum and Difference Identities
5.5-Double-Angle Identities: 1316-5.5-Slide, Videos:Double Angle Identities for Cosine, Double Angle Identities for Sine and Tangent, Using the Double Angle Identities to Simplify Expressions, Solving for cos(2x) and sin(2x) Values Using Double Angle Identities, Solving for cos(x) and sin(x) Values Using Double Angle Identities, Verify Identities That Require Use of Double Angle Identities
5.6-Half-Angle Identities: 1316-5.6-Slide, Videos: Half-Angle Identities
6.1-Inverse Circular Functions: 1316-6.1-Slide, Videos: Review of Inverse Functions, Inverse Sine Function, Inverse Cosine Function, Inverse Tangent Function, Finding Inverse Trigonometric Function Values, Finding Function Values Using Trig Function Definitions, Finding Function Values Using Identities, Domain and Range of Arcsine
6.2-Trigonometric Equations I: 1316-6.2-Slide, Videos: Overview of Methods Used to Solve Trigonometric Equations, Trigonometric Equations Method: Linear Equation Methods, Trigonometric Equations Method: Square Root Method, Trigonometric Equations Method: Factoring, Trigonometric Equations Method: Using Identities, Trigonometric Equations Method: Quadratic formula, Trigonometric Equations Method: Squaring Both Sides and Using Identities
7.1- Oblique Triangles and the Law of Sines: 1316-7.1-Slide, Videos: Law of Sines
7.3-The Law of Cosines: 1316-7.3-Slide, Videos: Properties of Triangles, Introduction to the Law of Cosines, Overview of Steps to Solve Oblique Triangles, Solving Oblique Triangles Given SSS, Solving Oblique Triangles Given SAS
Class Notes
The notes will be posted following the lectures I give in class.
9/5/17: 1316TTh-1.1-F17
9/12/17: 1316TTh-1.2-F17, 1316TTh-1.3-F17
9/14 and 9/18/17: 1316TTh-1.4-Part1-F17, 1316TTh-1.4-Part2-F17
9/21/17: 1316TTh-2.1-F17
9/28/17: 1316TTh-2.2-F17
10/3/17: 1316TTh-3.1-F17
10/5/17: 1316TTh-3.2-F17
10/10/17: 1316TTh-3.3-F17
10/12/17: 1316TTh-4.1-F17-1, 1316TTh-4.1-F17-2
10/17/17: 1316TTh-4.2-F17
10/19/17: 1316TTh-4.3-F17
10/24/17: Test 2
10/26/17: 1316TTh-5.1-F17
10/31/17: 1316TTh-5.2-F17
11/2/17: 1316TTh-5.3-F17
11/7/17: 1316TTh-5.4-F17
11/9/17: 1316TTh-5.5-F17
11/14/17: 1316TTh-5.6-F17-1
Exam Reviews
Practice Test 1: 1316-Practice Test 1-F17
Typo in Question 3: the angle should be -210.
Typo in Question 12: Choice D should be -1, 0, 1.
Solution to Practice Test 1: 1316-Practice Test 1-F17-Solution
Practice Test 2: 1316-Practice Exam 2-F17
Fill in the blank unit circle: Unit Circle
Practice Test 3: 1316-PracticeTest3-F17-CalculatorPart, 1316-PracticeTest3-F17-NonCalculator
Final Exam Review: 1316-FinalReview-CalculatorPart, 1316-FinalReview-Non-CalculatorPart