MATH 130 Precalculus at UTK
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Course Description and General Course Information
Course Description: Review of algebraic, logarithmic, exponential, and
trigonometric functions for students who satisfy the course prerequisites for
141 or 151, but whose placement test scores indicate additional preparation is
necessary. Prereq: satisfactory placement score. Math 109 Algebra
Workshop is a co-requisite for students with certain placement scores
or who did not study trigonometry in high school or college. Students who have
earned a grade of C or better in 141 or 151 may not subsequently receive credit
for 130. Math 130 does not satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning
requirement. 4 credit hours. A, B, C, NC grading.
Text: Precalculus,
Enhanced WebAssign Edition, Fifth Edition, by Stewart, Redlin & Watson, Brooks/Cole Publishing
Company.
ISBN-10:
0495557501 ISBN-13: 9780495557500
A new
text, purchased at the campus bookstore, is packaged with a printed access card
for WebAssign - a new online homework and tutorial system. WebAssign offers
instant feedback for homework problems, additional practice problems, online
tutoring, problem solving videos, and links to pdf pages of the text. If a used
text is purchased, the student may purchase access to WebAssign ($25-30) either
at the bookstore or online through their course blackboard site at http://online.utk.edu (check with your
instructor to see if WebAssign will be required). The student will access
WebAssign through their course blackboard site.
Textbook
Companion website: Online
tutorial web quizzes utilize examples from the text.
Calculator: A
graphing calculator is required for this course. The Math Department highly
recommends and provides support for the TI-83+ and TI-84+ models. While other
calculators may be used with your instructor’s permission, instructors and
tutorial center staff may not be able to provide help on how to use them. Use
of cell phones and calculators with advanced alpha-numeric capabilities, such
as the TI-89, is forbidden in this course.
Free help for Math 130 students: Students may visit the Math Tutorial Center or participate in Supplemental Instruction for
assistance with Math 130.
Course Coordinator: Jennifer Fowler (fowler@math.utk.edu)
Mathematics Department,
This document was last modified 7/14/08.