Math 101 - Algebra and Trigonometry (Summer I, 2006)

Contact Information :

  • Instructor: Meesue Yoo
  • Email: meesue@math.upenn.edu
  • Office: DRL 4N29 ( 215 - 898 - 5997 )
  • Office Hours: Tues. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Thur. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
        If you cannot make these, please feel free to send me email to make an appointment.

    • General Information

  • Textbook : Algebra and Trigonometry by Keedy, Bittinger and beecher (Addison Wesley)
  • Homework (20%) : submit every Monday in class
  • Quiz (20%) : every Thursday
  • Midterm (30%) : June 5th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, DRL 4C2
  • Final (30%) : June 22nd, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, DRL 4C2

    Homework Policy :

    I will assign each assignment on every Thursday in class. You should turn in your homework in class on Monday in the following week.
    If you cannot submit your homework in class, please make an appointment before the class and hand it in to me.

    Late or improperly submitted homework will never be accepted.

    If you know in advance you will be unable to turn in homework when it's due, you should plan to turn it in ahead of time.
    Homework must be neat, well-organized, and legible. In addition, it must be STAPLED (no paper clips, folding over the top-left corner, or anything like that).

    Quiz Policy :

    There will be NO MAKE UP quizzes.

    Exam Policy :

    No books, no notes, no calculators are allowed during the exam.
    There will be NO MAKE UP exams.

    Homework Assignments

  • HW1 downlord : due to May 22nd in class
  • HW1 Solution downlord
  • HW2 downlord : due to May 30th in class
  • HW3 downlord
  • HW4 downlord

    Class Schedule

  • 05/16/06 : Ch1. Basic Concepts of Algebra
                          1.1 The Real Number System
                          1.2 Exponential, Scientific and Absolute-Value Notation
                          1.3 Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions
                          1.4 Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions
  • 05/18/06 : 1.5 Factoring
                          1.6 Rational Expressions
                          1.7 Radical Notations
                          1.8 Rational Exponents
  • 05/22/06 : Ch2. Equations, Inequalities and Problem Solving
                          2.1 Solving Equations and Inequalities
                          2.2 Rational Equations
                          2.3 Formulas and Problem Solving
                          2.4 The Complex Numbers
  • 05/23/06 : 2.5 Quadratic Equations
                          2.6 Formulas and Problem Solving
                          2.7 Radical Equations
                          2.8 Equations Reducible to Quadratic
  • 05/25/06 : Ch3. Functions, Graphs, and Transformations
                          3.1 Graphs of Equations
                          3.2 The Distance Formula and Circles
                          3.3 Functions
                          3.4 Lines and Linear Functions
  • 05/29/06 : Memorial Day (No Class)
  • 05/30/06 : 3.5 Graphs and Applications of Functions
                          3.6 Symmetry
                          3.7 Combinations of Functions
                          3.8 Transformations of Functions
  • 06/01/06 : Ch4. Polynomial and Rational Functions
                          4.1 Quadratic Functions
                          4.2 Sets, Sentences and Inequalities
                          4.3 Equations and Inequalities with Absolute Value
                          4.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
                          4.5 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
  • 06/05/06 : Midterm Exam
  • 06/08/06 : 4.6 Division of Polynomials
                          4.7 Theorems about Roots
                          Ch.5 Exponential and Logalithmic Functions
  • 06/12/06 : Ch6. The Trigonometric or Circular Functions
                          6.1 The Unit Circle
                          6.2 The Sine and The Cosine Functions
                          6.3 The Other Basic Circular Functions
                          6.4 Angles and Rotations
  • 06/13/06 : 6.5 Trigonometric Functions Involving Angles or Rotations
                          6.6 Finding Trigonometric Function Values
                          6.7 Graphs of Transformed Sine and Cosine Functions
                          6.8 Transfformed Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions
  • 06/15/06 : Ch7. Trigonometric Identities, Inverse Functions and Equations
                          7.1 Trigonometric Manipulations and Identities
                          7.2 Sum and Difference Identities
                          7.3 Cofunction and Related Identities
                          7.4 Some Important Identities
  • 06/19/06 : 7.6 Inverse of the Trigonometric Functions
                          7.7 Composition of Trigonometric Functiosn and their Inverses
                          7.8 Trigonometric Equations
                          7.9 Identities in Solving Trigonometric Equations
  • 06/20/06 : Ch 10. Conic Sections
                        10.1 Lines and Ellipses
                        10.2 Hyperbolas
                        10.3 Parabolas
                        10.4 System of First-degree and Second-degree Equations
                        10.5 System of Second-degree Equations
  • 06/22/06 : Final Exam