Precalculus

  Math 140 MW 8:30 Bilger 152
         

            dale

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Gateway Exams, PSB 208.   No gateways in midterm exam weeks. Last gateway exam: Oct. 24.
Schedule: Arrive and begin your exam during the following times. Bring Photo ID.
    Monday 9:30 - 10:00 r.y.
    Monday 1:30 - 2:00 d.m.
    Wednesday 2:30 - 3:00 v.n.
    Thursday 3:00 - 3:30 d.m.
    Friday 10:30 - 11:00 d.y.
       Midterm and Gateway exams are in PSB 208
First Gateway Monday Sept. 15
Exam 1 Lectures 1-6 Sept.   24-29   Online Pre-exam 1 due midnight Tuesday Sept. 23.
Exam 2 Lectures 7-12 Oct.   15-20  Online Pre-exam 2 due midnight Tuesday Oct. 14.
Last withdraw day = last Gateway = Oct. 24.
Keller 419 secretary sign's all withdrawals.   
Must get 28 on some Gateway to get an A, B, or C in the course.  
Exam 3 Lectures 13-18 Nov. 5-10  Online Pre-exam 3 due midnight Tuesday Nov. 4.
Exam 4 Lectures 19-24 Nov. 26-Dec. 1  Online Pre-exam 4 due midnight Monday Nov. 25.
Final Everything Wed. Dec. 17, 12:00 - 2:00.   Bilger 152
  Sample Gateway Exams :    gw 1    gw 2    gw 3    gw 4    gw 5    Worked examples
  Practice Exams - hard copy :    Exam 1    Exam 2    Exam 3    Exam 4    Exam 5
  Practice Exams - online exam :    Gateway    Exam 1    Exam 2    Exam 3    Exam 4
  Formulas for   Exam 1    Exam 2    Exam 3    Exam 4    Final  
Myers' Office PSB 318
Office Phone 956-4672
Home Phone 536-1285
(Ask for "Prof. Myers" not "Dr. Myers" which will get my wife, an M.D.)
Office hours MW 9:30-10:00, 11:30-12:00, 12:30-1:00
F 11:30-1:00 and by appointment.
If you have to wait, do so on a chair inside the office.
Waiting outside is always futile.
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Lab Instructor
Section
Office
Phone
Hours
Email
Diane Yap
140-6, TR 12:00, K301
140-8, TR 3:00, K401 		Keller 403F 956-9087 Th 10:30-12:00
dianey
Vu
Nguyen
140-1, MW 9:30, K401
140-3, MW 11:30, K413 		Keller 404G 956-9004 MW 1:00-2:00
TTh 1:30-2:30
nguyenvu
Lisa Kodgis
140-2 MW 10:30 K401
140-7 TR 1:30 K413 		Keller 404F 956-9184 TTH 2:30-3:30
W 2:00 - 3:00
kodgis
Rintaro Yoshida
140-4 MW 2:30 K401
140-5 TR 9:30 K301 		Keller 403B 956-9133 MW 12:30 - 1:30
yoshi

Equation grapher
Here's an online graph drawing site you can use to check your graphs.
Grapher   Type in  x^2-1  to graph   x2-1.

Calculators
If you have Windows you might like one of these downloadable programs.
Equation grapher    DreamCalculator    Calculator    Calculator and grapher
To install: download, unzip, run the extracted setup.exe.

PreCalculus links
All PreCalculus topics      Trig    Trig Proofs      WebMath
Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry      Trigonometry