Limits Exist Only In Your Mind

Carol Lanfear
Temporary Instructor
Mathematics Department
Central Michigan University

Office:  PE 206 I
Phone:  774-3920
Email:  Carol.Lanfear@cmich.edu


 
 

MTH 130  Pre-Calculus Mathematics 4(4-0) F, Sp
Sets, mathematical induction, functions, relations, theory of equations, analytic geometry.
Prerequisites:  Two years of high school algebra (or MTH 107); trigonometry (or MTH 106) or equivalents.
 
 

About Quizzes & Tests
About Projects
About the Final Exam
About Grades


Assignments


Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5

Test Schedule 

Short Test 1
September 15
covers:  Ch R, 8.1, 8.2, 10.7, 1.1, 1.2
Long Test 2
October 6  (Solutions available here)
covers:  Everything through 2.6
Short Test 3
October 27
covers:  Chapter 3, Limits, and Conics
RETEST 2 WED, NOV 2 6:30 PM , PEARCE 136
covers:  Everything through 2.6
Long Test 4
November 17  6:30 PM, PEARCE 137
covers:  Ch 3, Limits, Ch 9, Ch 4, Induction 2
Short Test 5
December 8
covers:  Trig topics
Final Exam Monday, Dec 12:  8-10 (9:00 class)
Wednesday, Dec 14:  10-12 (11:00 class)
COMPREHENSIVE



For Extra Practice 

Lines 1
Lines 2
Factoring
Algebraic Expressions
Equations 1
Equations 2 
Simultaneous Equations
Binomial Theorem
Radical Equations 1
Radical Equations 2
Quadratic Type Equations
Literal Equations
Rationalization
Graphs 1
Absolute Value Graphs
Graphs 2
Properties of Functions
Polynomials Factoring Practice Problems 
Factoring 2
Graphs of Rational Functions
Inequalities
Limits  pdf html
More Limits  pdf   html
Composition/Decomposition
Composition and Inverses
Graphing Inverses
Exponents 1
Exponents 2
Exponents and Roots
Logs 1  pdf       html
Logs 2  pdf       html
Logs 3  pdf        html
Graphs of Exponential and Log Functions
Growth and Decay Problems
Conic Sections 1
Conic Sections 2
Foci and Directrix of Conic Sections
Unit Circle
Right and Non-right Triangle Trig
Trig Graphs
Trig Equations
Exact Values of Trig Functions
Inverse Trig Functions
DeMoivre's Theorem
Polar Coordinates
Vectors 1
Vectors 2
Form Change
Circular Motion


Tentative Projects

Summation Project   pdf   html  (due Thursday, Sept 29)

Joseph in the Pit Project    (due Tuesday, Oct 11) It is a pdf file

Neon and Helium Project (due  Monday, Nov 14) It is a pdf file

Green Thumb George  (due  Monday, Nov 21)



Worksheets

Sample Induction Problem  pdf     html

Induction I    pdf      html

Induction 2    pdf     html

Induction 3    pdf     html

Limits    pdf      html

More Limits    pdf      html

Algebra Facts You Need to Know   pdf        html

Trig Facts You Need to Know   pdf   html

Click here for the Parabola Analysis Problem (It is a pdf file.)

Click here for the answers to the Parabola Analysis Problem
 

(Note:   You will need Acrobat Reader for the pdf version. 
It is a free download available here.)