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Class information

MTH112 Precalc II: Trig (MTH112=112Z)

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  • CRN: 25372
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Sylvania TCB 214, Tuesday and Thursday, from 11am to 1:50pm
      From April 2 through June 13, 2024, Tristan Holmes

Class materials

Textbooks

No textbooks required

Open educational resources (OER)

The following free or inexpensive materials are used for this class:

Details about this class

Details about this class

Course Materials

  • Purchasing a physical copy of the textbook is not required.
  • Everyone needs to print or have digital access to the required course notes during class time. These notes will be available for download on the course D2L page.
  • Everyone needs to have access to the required Lab Manual during class time. This will be will be available for download on the course D2L page.

Class Structure

  • There will be one or two videos to watch about course content before each class. You should take notes about the videos on premade course notes. 
  • Come to class to fill in the rest of the course notes, ask questions, get to know your classmates, work on problems in class, and figure out the details of the course.
  • In person attendance is required and will be tracked through in class assignments. Please come prepared to participate!
  • I will record class on Zoom and recordings will be available in the Zoom tab for anyone who cannot make it to class.
  • Come to student-hours when you have questions and read the textbook to help fill in gaps in understanding.

Assignments

  • There will be practice book homework to solidify comprehension. Book Homework will not be collected.
  • There will be 5 to 6 Graded Assignment posted online throughout the term, and you'll have a week to do them at home. They are all free response questions.
  • There will be one midterm exam and a final exam. The two exams will all have a portion in class and a portion to take home to use a calculator.

Email me at tristan.holmes@pcc.edu if you have questions! I look forward to meeting you.

Technology

You will need:

  • A PDF reader (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader).
  • Familiarity with file management, email, and uploading documents.
  • Ability save several pages to a single pdf file and upload to D2L. Options to create pdf documents: phone apps that save as pdf (suggestions will be given), scanner, or copiers at the PCC or other libraries that can scan documents and send to an email.
  • We use Desmos and Wolfram alpha in class, which are both free. Download the free Desmos Graphing Calculator app to your phone before classes begin.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.