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Syllabus for MATH 1325 Analytic

This course satisfies the University of Texas at Arlington core curriculum requirement in .

This course will address three objectives:

 Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.  Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.  Empirical and Quantitative Skills - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.

INSTRUCTOR: Classroom: 147 COBA Office: 435 Pickard Hall Office Hours: 9:00am-11:30am MWF 9:30am-11:30am TTh and by appointment Class Hours: 8:00am-8:50am MWF Office Telephone: 817-272-3957 e-mail address: [email protected] web home page: http://www.uta.edu/heath

TEXT: Title: Analytic Geometry, 6th Edition Author: Douglas Riddle Publisher: PWS

DATES:(These dates my be changed if necessary) Aug 24 First Day of Class Sept 3 Labor Day Vacation Sept 11 Census Day Sept 19 Test 1 Oct 12 Test 2 Oct 31 Last Date to drop Nov 9 Test 3 Nov 21 Signature Assignment due Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Vacation Dec 7 Last Day of Class Dec 8 Departmental Final Exam at 9:00am-11:30am in a room to be announced

CATALOG: MATH 1325. ANALYTIC GEOMETRY (3-0) 3 hours credit (MATH 1348). Vectors, lines in two , , conics, transformation of coordinates, polar coordinates, parametric , and the solid analytic geometry of vectors, lines, planes, , spherical and cylindrical coordinates. The Math Aptitude Test (MAT) is required to register for this course. See http://www.uta.edu/math/pages/main/mpt.htm for test details.

LEARNING GOALS: Learn the relation between and geometry in 2 and 3 dimensions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon Completion of Math 1325

1. Students will be able to write equations of lines, circles, and conics in 2- and to identify these from their equations. 2. Students will be able to write equations of lines and planes in the 3-space and to identify lines and planes from their . 3. Students will be able to measure the between points, lines, and planes 4. Students will be able to use vectors in 2- and 3-space to solve problems. 5. Students will be able to use rectangular and polar coordinates in 2-space. 6. Students will be able to use rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates in 3- space. 7. Students will be able to perform translations and rotations in 2-space

ATTENDANCE POLICY: You must the class rolls every day. Attendance is not optional.

GRADING PROCEDURE: There will be no makeup tests. Tests may be taken early with approval. Each of the three tests will have 15 questions(multiple choice) and will be held in Room 147 COBA. You must bring a Scrantron Form 882(4-6) to each of the tests. You can purchase the Scrantron Forms from the bookstore. The Department Final Exam will be on Saturday Dec 8 at 9:00am-11:30am in a place to be announced. The weight of the Department Final Exam will be no less than 25% or more than 30%.

To specifically assess the core objectives of critical thinking skills, communication skills, and empirical and quantitative reasoning skills, each student will complete a signature assignment (further described at the end of the syllabus.) Completion of this assignment is required to receive a passing grade in the course.

GRADING SCALE: 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D 0-59 F

Signature assignment Students will be assigned three problems, selected from the text, that represent three different learning outcomes for this course. A full solution to each problem will include all intermediate work. For each problem, students will respond to the following prompt: describe three fundamental mathematical concepts that were crucial to the solution of this problem, and explain why they were key to the solution of the problem.