Math 128:  Trigonometry Assignments

Lecture or lab topics for a given date are based on the section(s) listed.  Read the section ahead of time, and then do the homework problems before the next class period.  Most days there will be time at the beginning of the period for questions before new material is covered.

Week Class Section(s) Topic HW
1 1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Review of coordinates, graphs, circlesLab on angle measure

1.1:1,3,5,7,21,39 1.2:1,11,13,14,19,33 1.3:1,3,13,21,33,53,57,63
  2 1.4 Functions and function notation 1.4:1-8, 13,15,29,33,37,43,47
  3   Lab on graphing utilities, introduction to WebCT  
2 4 1.5 Library of functions, general characteristics 1.5:1-12, 15-27
  5 1.6 Transformations 1.6:1-22, 33, 59 
  6 1.7 One-to-one functions and inverse functions 1.7:1,3,9,15,17,21,29,33,43,61
3 7   Lab on transformations and inverses  
  8 2.1, 2.2 Right angle trigonometry

2.1:1-4,13-15,25,37 2.2: 1-4, 11,15,17,27,29,39,58 
4 9    Test 1 Sections 1.1-2.2  
  10 2.3 Values of trig functions 2.3:1-5,13,16,25,27,30,37,49
  11 2.4 General angles 2.4:1-4,11-14,19-22,37-40,79,80
5 12   Lab on values of trig functions  
  13 2.5 The unit circle 2.5:1-4,9,13,29-31,47-49,53,57,71
  14 2.6, 2.7 Graphs of trig functions 2.6:1-6,11-12,13,35,57,67-68 
6 15   Lab on the gutter problem 2.7: 1-6, 13, 35
  16 2.8 Sinusoidal graphs 2.8:1-5,19
  17 3.1 Inverse trig functions, Lab on sinusoidal curves 3.1: 1-7,13-15,25-28
7 18   Test 2: Test 1 review topics, plus sections 2.3-3.1  
  19 3.2 More Inverse trig 3.2: 1-6,29,37-39
  20 3.3 Trig Identities 3.3: 1-6,9,13,17,23
8 21   Lab on graphing and identities  
  22 3.4 Sum and difference formulas 3.4: 1-6,13-16,23,69
  23 3.5 Double angle, half angle 3.5:1-5,13-19,29-31,53,69
9 24   Lab on the ladder problem  
  25 3.7 Trig equations 3.7: 1-7,11,17,35,37
  26 3.8 More Trig equations 3.8: 1,3,7,11,19,31
10 27    Test 3  
  28 4.1 Solving right triangles 4.1: 1-5,15,21,31
  29   Lab on modeling a speed trap  
11 30 4.2 The Law of Sines 4.2: 1,3,9,17,19,33
  31 4.3 The Law of Cosines 4.3: 1,3,5,9,11,17,25,26 
  32   Lab on solving general triangles  
12 33 4.4 Triangle area 4.4: 1-5,9,27,29
  34 4.5 Harmonic motion 4.5: 1,5,9,17,29
  35 5.1 Polar coordinates 5.1: 1-8,9,15,21,29,31,65-68
13 36    Test 4  
  37 5.2 Polar equations 5.2: 1-7,17-24
  38 5.2 More on Polar equations 5.2: 25-37, 71-73
14 39   Lab on graphing polar equations  
  40 5.3 Complex numbers, DeMoivre's theorem 5.3: 1-7, 13-15, 23, 31-33,43,45
  41 5.4 Vectors 5.4: 1-7,9-14,19,23,27-29,39,43
15 42   Lab on Lissajous curves  
  43 5.5 The dot product 5.5: 1-5,11,13,21
  44      
  45    Final Exam