DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA
Fendall Campus, Montserrado County
Republic of Liberia

FACULTY ACADEMIC COURSE WORK PLAN

COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Precalculus Mathematics
Instructor: As Indicated on the Schedule
Credit hours: 3 hours
Course number: Math 107
Section: 01- 02
Class location and Time: Online
Office Hours: As indicated on the schedule
Office location: Science Complex, fendell Campus

TEXTBOOK(S)
Pre-Calculus Function and Graphs: A Graphing Approach (5th Edition) By Larson, Hosteller and
Edwards. Copyright 2008by Houghton Mifflin Company.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to develop the necessary math skills and understanding for entry into a
calculus course at the University of Liberia with emphasis on those elementary functions which are
of fundamental interest in calculus. These include functions and relations, polynomial functions,
rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and the trigonometric functions. Special
attention to graphing.

PRE-REQUISITE
Successful Passed in the University of Liberia entrance exam

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, the students shall be able to identify, define, describe, write, graph,
distinguish, solve, and optimize, problems involving: set of real numbers, symbols of quantification,
inequalities, order relations, interval notations, linear and combined inequalities in one variable,
absolute value equations and inequalities, rational and quadratic inequalities, relations and
functions, the Cartesian Coordinate system, algebra of functions, polynomial functions, linear
functions, quadratic functions polynomial functions of higher degree, quadratic relation, conic
sections, circle, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola, systems of equations, piecewise functions, general
piecewise functions, absolute value functions, greatest integer functions, exponential and
logarithmic functions, solving exponential equations, one-to-one and inverse functions, logarithmic
functions, exponential-logarithmic equation conversion (and vice versa), laws of logarithms,
solving logarithmic equations, trigonometric function, rays and angles, trigonometric ratios and
right triangles, special angles, degree-radians conversions, trigonometric functions and their graphs,
fundamental trigonometric identities, sum and difference angles identities, double and half angle
identities

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Assignment, test and exam

GRADING METHOD:
Activities Point allocation
Test 1 15pts
Test 2/Mid-Term 20pts
Test 3 15pts
Test 4/Exam 40pts
Assignment/Attendance 10pts
Total 100pts

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD
Chalkboard demonstration, lecture, discussion, problem solving, inquiry (question and answer),
group work, assignment and test.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE REPORTING

Students are required to sign in the attendance copybook (mandatory). Do not sign for another
student.
STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are expected to attend all classes, be on time and participate in the learning activities, sign
the attendance copybook, copy chalkboard summary, ask question on the lesson, do class work, test
and exam, bring required learning aid materials/tools.
 MISSED CLASS POLICY
The University policy as written in the student’s Handbook will be applied
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Any student caught cheating on any test or exam will receive a grade of “F” for that test or exam.
(Handbook)

STUDENT PRIVACY
Teacher-student privacy will be respected at the highest level based on professional ethics
(Handbook).

INCOMPLETE GRADE
All incomplete grades should be cleared before the final exam. Students will re-sit the test or exam
only with a valid excuse from Students Affairs Office. (Handbook)

TOPIC/CHAPTER INSTRUCTIONAL
WEEKS
SET OF REAL NUMBERS AND INEQUALITIES 1
 Set of real numbers
 Symbols of Quantification
 Inequalities
 Order relations
SET OF REAL NUMBERS AND INEQUALITIES 2
 Interval notations
 Linear and combined inequalities in one
variable
 Absolute value equations and inequalities
 Rational and quadratic inequalities
RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS 3
 The Cartesian coordinate system
 Relations
 Functions
 Graphing
 Algebra of functions
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS 4
 Definition of polynomial functions
 Linear functions
 Quadratic functions
  Cubic functions
POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS 5
 Polynomial functions of higher degree
RATIONAL FUNCTIONS
 Definition of rational functions
 Definition of asymptotes
 Graphing rational functions
 Partial fractions
QUADRATIC RELATION 6
 Conic sections
 Circle
 Parabola
QUADRATIC RELATION 7
 Ellipse
 Hyperbola
 System of quadratic equations
MID-TERM
PIECEWISE FUNCTIONS 8
 General piecewise functions
 Absolute value functions
 Greatest integer functions
EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC 9
FUNCTIONS
 Exponential functions
 Solving exponential equations
 One-to-one and inverse functions
EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC 10
FUNCTIONS
 Logarithmic functions
 Exponential-logarithmic equation conversion
(and vice versa)
 Laws of logarithms
 Solving logarithmic equations
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS 11
 Rays and Angles
 Trigonometric ratios and right triangles
 Special angles
 Degree-Radian Conversions
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS 12
 Trigonometric functions and their graphs
 Fundamental trigonometric identities
 Sum and difference angles identities
 Double and half-angle identities
FINAL EXAM 13-14