ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT FLORISSANT VALLEY

COURSE OF STUDY

MTH:134

 

DEPARTMENT:                    Mathematics                        LAST UPDATE:  Summer 2006

 

COURSE TITLE:       Technical Mathematics II              CREDIT HOURS:       3

 

LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK:            3                                              LAB HOURS PER WEEK:  0

 

During the first week of the semester, it is the responsibility of each instructor to furnish, in writing, the course objectives and a course syllabus.  The objectives are stated below.  The syllabus should include instructor information, course information, expected outcomes, course requirements, method of evaluation and an explanation of grading policies, policies on make up work, ground rules for class participation, a tentative class schedule, withdrawal dates, expected classroom behavior, information on the math learning center, consultation (office) hours, and an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations statement.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

The course content includes complex numbers, solution of quadratic equations, and a study of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Vectors in the Cartesian plane and applications are also among the topics included.

 

 

COURSE PREREQUISITE:

 

MTH:124 with a grade of “C” or better.

 

 

 

TEXT:

 

Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus, 8th edition, Allyn J Washington, Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2005

 

 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

The students will:

1.             solve quadratic equations by factoring and by the quadratic equation

2.             operate on complex numbers

3.             graph parabolas

4.             graph exponential functions

5.             solve equations involving exponential functions

6.             manipulate expressions using the properties of logarithms

7.             determine the values of common and natural logarithms

8.             convert angles between degree measure and radian measure

9.             define and evaluate the six circular trigonometric functions of any angle

10.        graph sine and cosine functions

11.        solve right triangles

12.        solve oblique triangles using the law of sines and the law of cosines

13.        add and subtract vectors and multiply a vector by a scalar

14.        solve ratio and proportion problems

15.        set up and solve equations involving direct and inverse variation

16.        set up and solve applications involving the above topics

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

 

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COURSE OUTLINE:

                                                                                                             

                                                                         

 

 

Suggested Time Allotment

Chapters

Topics and Sections

(Number of 75 min. periods)

 

 

 

Chapter 7

Quadratic Equations

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7.4

 

 

 

 

Chapter 8

Trig Functions of Any Angle

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8.1 through 8.4 (all sect)

 

 

 

 

Chapter 9

Vectors and Oblique Triangles

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9.1 through 9.4

 

 

 

 

Chapter 10

Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions

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10.1 through 10.3

 

 

 

 

Chapter 11

Exponents and Radicals

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11.1 through 11.2

 

 

 

 

Chapter 12

Complex Numbers

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12.1 through 12.6 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 13

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

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 13.1 through 13.3,                       13.6 (exponential equations only)

 

 

 

 

Test and Review

 

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