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Math 121 precalculus  Fall 2010

Instructor: Yun Guan
email: yguan3@uic.edu
Office: SEO 728
Phone: (312) 996-1724

Section 13000:  MWF 1:00-1:50 Lecture in 2LCD D002

Section 13008:  MWF 2:00-2:50 Lecture in 2LCD D002

Office hours: Mon, Wed 11:00-12:00PM or by appointment

Free Tutoring at Math Learning Center, located 430 SEO, Monday-Friday 9am-6pm

Course Website:  http://www.math.uic.edu/math121

Lecture Notes

Week 1

8/23/2010

8/25/2010

8/27/2010

Week 2

8/30/2010

9/1/2010

9/3/2010 part 1; part 2.

Week 3

Labor Day

9/8/2010

9/10/2010

Week 4

9/13/2010

9/15/2010 for students in 2pm lecture, the example for section 4.4 can be found in Sept. 13 lecture notes.

9/17/2010

Week 5

9/20/2010

9/22/2010 Review for Exam 1

9/24/2010 Exam 1

Week 6

9/27/2010

9/29/2010

10/1/2010

Solve an equation (left from section 5.6)

Section 5.7 & part of 5.8

Week 7

10/4/2010

10/6/2010

10/8/2010

Week 8

10/11/2010

10/13/2010

10/15/2010

Week 9

Review for Exam 2

problem 1-6 for 1PM lecture

problem 1-8 for 2PM lecture

 

Review for Exam 2

 

solutions for ALL problems

10/22/2010 Exam 2 (chapter 5 & 6)

1PM  Huaiqing  BSB 145

           Paul      LCD 2

2PM   Joel’s students  LC D2

            Brad’s students LC C3

Week 10

10/25/2010

10/27/2010

10/29/2010

Week 11

11/1/2010 sick leave example problems

11/3/2010

11/5/2010

Week 12

11/8/2010

11/10/2010

11/12/2010

Week 13

11/15/2010

Chapter 7 review   

Chapter 7 solutions part 1

Chapter 8 review

11/17/2010

 

solutions for chapter 7 review

 

solutions for chapter 8 review

11/19/2010 Exam 3(chapter 7 & 8)

1PM  Huaiqing  BSB 145

           Paul      D 2

2PM   Joel’s students   D2

            Brad’s students  C3

Week 14

11/22/2010

11/24/2010

Extra Credit Assignment

(due next Monday Nov. 29 in lecture)

Thanksgiving holiday, no class.

Week 15

11/29/2010

12/1/2010

12/3/2010

 

Exam 1 v1  v1solutions   v2  v2solutions     
Exam 2  solutions        Exam 3  solutions

 

Review for Final  check mymathlab multimedia library for textbook
 
solutions correction for section 5.6 #21; 7.7 #22

 

Review sessions: Mon. 1PM LC B1; Wed. 2PM BSB 145

 

   Sample formula sheet

 

Comprehensive Final Exam Thursday, December 9
6:00-8:00pm BSB 250

Texbook:

Precalculus by Michael Sullivan, 8th edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall

We are using an online material on www.coursecompass.com: MyMathLab. You have the choice to purchase just the access code for the MyMathLab (which allows you to read the e-textbook online, doing homework and quizzes online also), or you can choose the access code packaged with the textbook (then you have a hardcopy of the book to read, but you still have to do homework and quizzes online).

How to enroll in MyMathLab? Goto www.coursecompass.com: Choose student register,

You need 3 things to enroll:

1.      Your access code ( if you didn’t buy it from the bookstore or other webstores, you can purchase online from CourseCompass with a credit card),

2.      You need an email address (UIC’s or any other email you prefer) and create your password (make sure you remember your password, otherwise you’ll have to call Help at CourseCompass.)

3.      Your course ID: (Depending on who is your TA, here is the list of the course IDs. Check your schedule to see which one is yours. Each ID is guan followed by five digits)

TA: Huaiqing Zuo, Course ID is guan52693;

TA: Brad Groff, Course ID is guan01775;

TA: Joel Sievert, Course ID is guan75633;

TA: Paul Rodgers, Course ID is guan08886.

 

Detailed information on how to buy an access code:

 

1.      click the register button at http://www.coursecompass.com, you will see a webpage showing what you need in order to enroll a course, then click Next button,

2.      you will get to a page asking for a course ID. Enter the course ID you TA give you, select Buy Now option, then you will see the product "MyMathLab powered by CourseCompass for Precalculus 8th Edition by Michael Sullivan, III", click on the Buy button to make purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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