Math 36 Trigonometry

Fall 2011

Professor Bob Prior

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Ess. Geom. & Ch. 1

 Chap. 3 & 4

 Chap. 5 & 6

 Chap. 2 & 7

 

 

Essential Geometry & Ch. 1:

This is a list of the daily assignments. Note: This is subject to change. Please check back here often for updates.

 Day  Date Section Exercise Pages Exercises

Tuesday

Aug. 30
     

Thursday

Sept. 1

Tecxtbook Appendix:

Read Sec. A.1 & A.2

Sec A.2 only
 #1-21 odd

Tuesday

Sept. 6

Essential Geom, Sec. 1

Page 1-15
 #1-5 all

Thursday

Sept. 8

Essential Geom, Sec. 2

Page 2-15
 #1-7 all

Tuesday

Sept. 13

Essential Geom, Sec. 3

Essential Geom, Sec. 4

Page 3-13

Page 4-9

 #1-8 all

#1-6 all

Thursday

Sept. 15

Essential Geom, Sec. 5

Essential Geom, Sec. 6

Essential Geom, Sec. 7

Page 5-15

Page 6-11

Page 7-7

#1-6 all 

#1-3 all 

#1-8 all 

Tuesday

Sept. 20

Essential Geom, Sec. 8

Sec. 1.2: Rectangular Coordinate System

Sec. 1.3: Trigonometric Functions

Page 8-9

Page 23

Page 31

#1-5 all

#1-12 all, 23-31 odd, 37-40 all

 #1-9 odd, 19-61 odd

Thursday

Sept. 22

Sec. 1.4: Trigonometric Identities

Sec. 1.5: Trigonometric Identities

Page 38

Page 43

#1-25 odd

#9-33 odd, 59-75 odd

Tuesday

Sept. 27

Test 1 Review

Sec. 3.1: Reference Angles

Page 116

Refer to our MAT-36 web page to download the Pre-Test.

#1 - 27 odd,

Thursday

Sept. 29

Test 1

Sec. 3.2: Radians and Degrees
Page 125

  Essential Geometry & Ch. 1 Test

Collect Ch. 1 homework

#9 - 15 odd, 27 - 48 all

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Chapters 3 and 4:

This is a list of the daily assignments. Note: This is subject to change. Please check back here often for updates.

 Day  Date Section Exercise Pages Exercises

Previously

Sept. 27-29

Sec. 3.1: Reference Angles

Sec. 3.2: Radians and Degrees

Page 116

Page 125

 #1 - 27 odd,

#9 - 15 odd, 27 - 48 all

Tuesday

Oct. 4

Sec. 3.1: Reference Angles

Sec. 3.2: Radians and Degrees

Sec. 3.3: The Unit Circle

Page 117

Page 127

Page 137

#67 - 80 all

#67 - 91 odd

#1 - 26 all, 73 - 84 all

Thursday

Oct. 6

More discussion on

Sec. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

No new assignment
Prepare for Ch. 3 quiz on Tuesday

Tuesday

Oct. 11

Chapter 3 Quiz

Sec. 4.1: Graphing Trig Functions

Sec. 4.2: Amplitude and Period

 

Page 183

Page 193

 

#1 - 24 all

#3 - 8 all, #11 - 18 all, 25 - 32 all

Thursday

Oct. 13

No class this day

Tuesday

Oct. 18

Sec. 4.3: Vertical & Horizontal Shifts

Sec. 4.5 Identify graph

Page 205

Page 225

#1 - 41 eoo

 #5 - 21 odd

Thursday

Oct. 20

Sec. 4.4: Other Trig functions

Page 215
#1 - 27 odd

Tuesday

Oct. 25

Sec. 4.7: Inverse Trig Functions

Page 246
#5 - 24 all

Thursday

Oct. 27

Test 2 Review

+ Sec. 5.1
   

Tuesday

Nov. 1

Ch. 3 & 4 Test

Sec. 5.1

Page 263
#5 - 17 odd

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Chapters 5 & 6:

This is a list of the daily assignments. Note: This is subject to change. Please check back here often for updates.

 Day  Date Section Exercise Pages Exercises

Tuesday

Nov. 1

Sec. 5.1: Proving Identities

Page 263
#5 - 17 odd

Thursday

Nov. 3

Sec. 5.1: Proving Identities

Sec. 5.2 Sum/Difference Identities

Page 263

Page 272

#23 - 47 odd, 49

 #1 - 33 odd, 43, 45, 53, 55

Tuesday

Nov. 8

Sec. 5.3 Double Angle Identities

(No half-angle identities, Sec. 5.4, this semester)

Page 280
#23 - 49 odd

Thursday

Nov. 10

Sec. 6.1: Solving Trig Equations

Page 307
#1 - 11 odd, 19 - 31 odd, 39 - 45 odd

Tuesday

Nov. 15

Sec. 6.2 More Trig Equations

Page 312
#1 - 25 eoo

 Thursday, NOV 17, Ch. 3 & 4 Make-up Test

(2nd half of class)

Thursday

Nov. 17

1st half: Sec. 6.3: Trig Equations with Multiple Angles

2nd half: Ch. 3 and 4 Make up Test

Page 318

#1 - 17 odd, 19 - 43 eoo

 

 Tuesday, NOV 22, bring a scientific calculator to class.

Tuesday

Nov. 22

Review for Ch. 5 & 6 Test

Sec. 2.2 Using the calculator for trig values

Sec 2.3, Solving Right Triangles
 

Review for Ch. 5 & 6 Test

 Thursday, NOV 24, Thanksgiving!

Tuesday

Nov. 29

Ch. 5 & 6 Test

Sec. 2.4: Right Triangle Applications

Do all homework from Ch. 2,

Sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.

(See Chapter 2 homework, below)

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Chapters 2 & 7:

This is a list of the daily assignments. Note: This is subject to change. Please check back here often for updates.

Bring a scientific calculator to class,

one that has Trig Function keys on it.

(A graphing calculator is not necessary.)
 Day  Date Section Exercise Pages Exercises

  This is the homework assignment from

Chapter 2

You can start it after class on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Sec. 2.2 Using the calculator for trig values

 

Sec. 2.3: Solving Right Triangles

 

Sec. 2.4: Right Triangle Applications (Read Examples 1, 2, & 3 only)

Page 68

 

Page 76

 

Page 87

#31 - 49 odd, #55 - 73 odd

 

#1 - 49 eoo

 

#1 - 9 odd

Tuesday

  Nov. 29

AFTER TEST 3:

Review Ch. 2

Sec. 2.4: Right Triangle Applications

See assignment above.

Thursday

 Dec. 1

Sec. 7.1: Law of Sines

(Skip Examples 5 & 6)

 

Sec. 7.3: Law of Cosines

(Skip Example 4)

Page 345

 

Page 361

#1 - 19 odd

 

#1 - 17 odd, #19 - 22 all

Tuesday

 Dec. 6

Review for Ch 2 & 7 Test; Review for Final Exam

Thursday

 Dec. 8

Ch. 2 & 7 Test

Calculators Required
 

Review for Final Exam

(No Calcs on Final)

Tuesday

 Dec. 13

Ch. 5 & 6

Make-up Test

Bring your Ch. 5/6 Test

to class with you.

    Final Exam, Thursday,

December 15, 8:00 - 10:30 AM

(No calculators)

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