MAT116
NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY
Centre of Excellence in Higher Education
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Course outline: Spring 2018
Text Book: 1. Pre-calculus, by Michael Sullivan, 9th Edition
2. Precalculus Esentials, by J. Ratti and M. McWaters; Pearson Education.
Teaching: Lecture, Tutorial (office hours)
Work Load : Time of attendance for each section
Ø Lecture 3 h / week ( 2 lectures)
Ø Tutorial 2 h / week (office hours)
Course Description: Behavior of functions in some depth including properties, graphs, inverse, transformations, compositions. This course pays particular attention to linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. It covers trigonometric functions and inverse trigonometric functions as well.
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Ø Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concept of a mathematical function and all of its properties (domain, range, composition, etc.)
Ø Perform function operations including composition, transposition, and finding inverse functions
Ø Graph a variety of functions from a library of memorized parent functions and the application of transformations to those functions including translations, reflections, stretches, and shrinks
Ø Analyze and graph linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions
Ø Solve linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic equations and inequalities involving polynomials and rational expressions
Ø Use linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions to model and solve real world problems.
Ø Find maximum /minimum values for a quadratic function and apply to optimization problems
Ø Find the amplitude, phase shift, and period of trigonometric functions.
Teaching Strategy: The class will be conducted through various activities including discussion of concepts and problem-solving, student initiative and active involvement as well as practice of quantitative problems. Students are expected to involve actively and to take initiative for their learning experience. Grade for this course will be determined almost entirely by student’s performance on quizzes, assignments, midterm exams and the final exam. I expect the distribution of marks and grading policy to be as follows:
Please Refer to NSU Student Handbook, Section: “Grading Policy”.
Classroom Rules of Conduct:
Ø It is imperative that the students maintain absolute discipline in class.
Ø Students are also expected to arrive on time for the class, as frequent late attendance will not be accepted.
Ø Students are not allowed to use any cellular phone or electronic device during class period.Attendance for the day will be cancelled if your cell phone rings in the class.
Ø Assignment will not be accepted after the class of due date.
Ø Academic Integrity Policy: Department of Mathematics and Physics does not tolerate academic dishonesty by its students. At minimum, students must not be involved in cheating, copyright infringement, submitting the same work in multiple courses, significant collaboration with other individuals outside of sanctioned group activities, and fabrications.
Attendance Policy: Students are required and expected to attend all classes regularly and on time and participate in class discussions. North South University mandates to fail students who are absent 25% or more from their classes, even if such absences are excusable. If a student misses three or more lectures, marks will be deducted for each day of absence. Absence due to extreme situations will be considered an exception, as per the instructor’s decision. It is the responsibility of the student to become aware of other course-related announcements missed during an absence.
Assignment: There will be minimum 03 assignments, assignments will not be accepted after the class of due date. To get full marks every question must be answered correctly and all work must be shown, always. Most assignments will be graded based only on completeness.
Quiz: Quizzes will be given on a regular basis. Date of quizzes may or may not be announced in class. Minimum three quizzes will be taken (best two out of three /three out of four will be considered)and duration of each quiz will be around twenty minutes.
Exams & Make up Policy:
Ø No makeup for quizzes will be taken under any circumstances. If a student misses any of the Midterm exams only due to extreme emergencies(official material evidence is required), the weight of the missed exam will be transferred and added to the weight of the final exam.
Ø Midterm-I, Midterm-II and Final exams will be closed book, closed notes.
Ø The materials for final exam will be informed in due time.
Ø Electronic devices are prohibited in exam sessions.
Ø If you are absent from a test then your grade for the test will be zero.
Lectures Schedule for MAT 116
Note: Final examination will be Comprehensive. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus if necessary.
Midterm and Final Exam Syllabus:
Syllabus for Mid-Term I :Chapter 1 and 2
Syllabus for Mid-Term II : Chapter 3 and 4
Syllabus for Final Exam : All
Exams Dates: Date of Midterm exams will be announced in class. Students are responsible to follow the instructions.According to the NSU policy, faculty members are not allowed to change the final exam schedule. If a change is indeed needed, consult first with the Department Chair.
Assignment # 1
Total Points : 5
Note: Answer all the questions. I will accept few of them, may be 5.
Due Date: 22 February, 2017.