Author Archives: Sybil Shaver

(after Test 3) Topic: graphing one period of sine and cosine functions: Notes and a video of my slideshow with voiceover are in this post Homework: • Review the examples discussed in class, and start reviewing the unit circle. • … Continue reading →

The five important points are the x-intercepts and the maximum and minimum points. You should know how to locate them and give their coordinates over one basic period of your function. (If you draw more than one period, you are … Continue reading →

MathTutoringFall2018

Definitions of the inverse trig functions (in words): • To find an inverse to the tangent function, we had\ve to restrict the domain of tangent to the interval $latex \left(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ on which tangent is one-to-one and all values of tangent … Continue reading →

Test 3 is scheduled for the first hour of class on Monday 26 November Here are the review self-tests: MAT1375Test3ReviewFall2018 Here are the answers: MAT1375Test3ReviewAnswersFall2018 Sources for extra help with some of these problems: you should also look at the … Continue reading →

Test 3 is scheduled for the first hour of class on Monday 26 November Here are the review self-tests: MAT1375Test3ReviewFall2018 Here are the answers: MAT1375Test3ReviewAnswersFall2018 Sources for extra help with some of these problems: you should also look at the … Continue reading →

Topics: • Applications of exponential functions: see Examples 15.3, 15.6, 15.7. I added a question to Ex. 15.3: in what year will the population size have doubled from its original size (in 2000)? • Quick review of Trigonometry basics we … Continue reading →

Topics: • Logarithms and their properties • Exponential functions • Graphs of exponential functions • Graphs of logarithmic functions • Using properties of logarithms to simplify or expand expressions • Solving exponential equations using the natural logarithm (For more information … Continue reading →

These are problems on sketching complete graphs. You may put one on the board at the start of class, but make sure that you show your work in computing the intercepts and asymptotes, etc. Do not just put up the … Continue reading →

Topics: Here are some videos from PartickJMT which show how to use test points: Example 1 (polynomial inequality) Example 2 (polynomial inequality) Example 1 (rational inequality) Example 2 (rational inequality) Example 3 (rational inequality) Here is a video which shows … Continue reading →