This is the syllabus for Math 312. Here are links for Lecture Notes and Assignments
Instructor
Dr. Josh Thompson | Campus Office - JAMR 2226 | Virtual Office | email
Course
Office Hours
Office hours will be held online [here].
Your daily attendance is required. You are expected to come to class daily, to be fully awake, to pay attention to and participate in the class discussion.
Textbook
One of the following are recommened:
Prerequisites
You need either:
Grading
WeBWork
All homework will be online via WeBWork, and is due each Monday at 8am.
Quizzes
Unannounced quizzes will be given on occasion.
Exams
Calculators
Calculators and graphing software will often be used in class and will be allowed on Some exams and quizzes. Unless otherwise notificed, you are not allowed to have any information saved in your calculators during quizzes and exams.
You are not required to have a calculator: there are many free online graphing calculators available. [My favorite is DesMos.com]
Laptops & Phones
Do not use your laptop, phone or electronic media device in class unless instructed to do so.
Other Resources
There is an dizzying array of supporting materials, but many cost money.
If you need help click here. There you will find mostly free sites & documents that will help you get off on the right foot.
Both free and paid tutoring is available, in the tutoring lab in JMR 2nd floor.
Outcomes & Assessment
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Evaluation of these learning outcomes will be done through a mix of assignments, class exercises, projects, research papers, group work, written & oral quizzes and tests.
Course Description
The first two weeks of the course we will learn some fundamental concepts and how they are used. It is very important to get a firm grasp on the fundamentals.
Prerequisites :: Weeks 1 & 2
Equations and Inequalities :: Weeks 2 & 3
Functions & Their Graphs :: Weeks 4 & 5
Polynomial Functions :: Weeks 5 & 6
Rational Functions :: Weeks 6
Exponential & Logarithmic Functions:: Weeks 7 & 8
Trigonometry :: Weeks 8 & 9
Analytic Trigonometry :: Weeks 10 & 11
Additional Topics in Trigonometry :: Weeks 12 & 13
Natural Sciences Requirement
This course satisfies the Foundation of Natural Sciences/Mathematics requirement. Students who complete this course should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of mathematical logic; use mathematics to solve scientific or mathematical problems in college classes; express relationships in the symbolic language of mathematics; and appreciate the role of mathematics in analyzing natural phenomena.
University Policies
Academic Honesty: Cheating is not only unethical and pathetic, but is a violation of the Northern Michigan University Student Code and University Policy and grounds for your dismissal from the University.
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