Text: (required) Basic Technical Mathematics, 2nd edition, by Kuhfittig, Brooks/Cole publishers.
(optional) Student Solutions Manual for Basic Technical Mathematics, 2nd edition
Prerequisite: Either DVM 1163, Topics in Developmental Math, or a 230+ on the TASP math test or 39+ on the COMPASS test (ACC's current assessment test).
Course Purpose: This course is required for students in certain vocational/technical degree plans.
Syllabus and Calendar:
| 16-week Semester | 11-week Semester | 6-week Semester | |
| Appendix D | 1.0 weeks | 1.0 week | 2 days |
| Chapter 2.6-2.9 | 1.5 weeks | 1.0 week | 3 days |
| Chapter 3.1-3.6 | 2.0 weeks | 1.5 weeks | 4 days |
| Chapter 4.1-4.5 | 2.0 weeks | 1.5 weeks | 5 days |
| Chapter 5.1-5.3, 5.10 | 1.0 weeks | 1.0 week | 2 days |
| Chapter 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 | 1.5 weeks | 1.0 week | 3 days |
| Chapter 7.1-7.5 | 1.5 weeks | 1.0 week | 2.5 days |
| Chapter 8.1-8.3 | 1.5 weeks | 1.0 week | 2.5 days |
| Chapter 9.1-9.5 | 1.5 weeks | 1.0 week | 3 days |
| Chapter 10.1-10.3 | 0.5 week | 0.5 week | 1 day |
| Chapter 12.1-12.4 | 1.0 week | 0.5 week | 1 day |
Notes:
1. You will need a scientific calculator with trig functions for this course.
2. Practical applications will be emphasized throughout the texts.
3. Instructors may introduce supplemental materials as needed to enhance and clarify topics covered in the text. Many students find Theory and Problems of Technical Mathematics, by Paul Calter in the Schaum's Outline Series to be particularly useful.
4. Your instructor will give you an additional handout with details of testing, grading, and homework for your section of this course.
5. Attendance is required in this course. Students who miss more than 4 classes may be withdrawn. After the withdrawal date each semester, neither the student nor the instructor may initiate a withdrawal. It is the student's responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. The instructor may withdraw students for excessive absences (4) or failure to meet course objectives but makes no commitment to do this for the student.
6. Incomplete grades (I) will be given only in very rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of I, a student must have taken all examinations, be passing, and have a personal tragedy occur after the last date to withdraw which prevents course completion.
7. Tutoring is available for this course in the ACC walk-in Learnig
Lab.
You need to be familiar with all the usual names and formulas from geometry. You have seen many of these before in your previous courses, but this section provides a review of them. Ask your instructor which you should memorize. Be sure to use your calculator as needed in all of this homework
Appendix D: 1-38
The algebra used in this course is mostly solving various sorts
of equations and using formulas. In your previous math courses,
you will have solved equations in several ways. We will review
these, to some extent, but we will focus on using this material
to solve applied problems.
Chapter 2 (Linear equations and applications, functions, and graphs
of functions)
2.2: Read the examples, then 1, 11, 17, 23, 45
2.6: 21-25
2.7: 5-9, 15-19, 25-29
2.8: 1-5, 11-15, 21-25, 31-35
2.9: 5-9, 15-25
Chapter 3 (Systems of equations and applications):
3.1: 5-9
3.2: 5-9, 15-19, 25-29
3.3: 5-9, 21-25
3.4: 1-5, 11-15, 25-29
3.6: 7-9, 21-25, 29
Applied trigonometry is at the heart of this course. This will be new material to most of you and you should pay careful attention to how it is used in applied problems.
Chapter 4 (Intro. to trigonometry):
4.2: 1-5, 11-17
4.3: 11-15, 31-35, 41-45
4.4: 1-5, 21-25, 41-45, 61-65, 71-75, 81-85
4.5: 5-9, 15-19, 25-29, 35-39
Chapter 5 (Fractional equations and applications):
5.1: 5-9, 15-19
5.2: 1-5, 13-17
5.3: 1-5, 11-15
5.5: Read examples 3 and 4, 5-15
5.10: 5-9, 19-25, 29-31, 41
Chapter 6 (Quadratic equations and applications):
6.1: 5-9, 13-16
6.3: 1-5, 21-25, 35-39
6.4: 1-5, 11-15, 21-25, 31-35
Chapter 7 (More trigonometry with applications):
7.1: 5-9, 25-29, 41-45
7.2: 1-5, 31-35, 51-55, 71-75
7.3: 5-9, 21-25, 35-39, 45-59, 55-59
7.4: 11-15, 31-35, 41-45, 51-55, 61-65
7.5: 5-9, 15-19, 25-29, 35-39, 45-49
Chapter 8 (Trigonometric graphs and applications):
8.1: 5-9, 15-19
8.2: 5-9, 13-15
8.3: 1-11
Chapter 9 (Vectors and applications):
9.1: 5-9, 15-18
9.2: 5-9, 17-21, 29-33
9.3: 1-5, 11-15, 21-27
9.4: 5-9, 15-19, 21-25
9.5: 5-9, 13-19
Chapter 10 (Exponents and applications):
10.1: 1-5
10.2: 1-5, 67, 73
10.3: 5-9, 71-75, 78, 79
Chapter 12 (Logarithmic and exponential functions and applications):
12.1: 1-5, 21-25, 41-45
12.2: 1-5, 11-15, 21, 23
12.4: 11-15, 31-35, 41, 43