Spring 2026

MA 15800: Precalculus – Functions and Trigonometry

Course Day & Time: Mon./Wed./Fri. 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

   □ Classroom: SL 011

In-Person Office Hours will be held in ET 314J

   □ Times: Mon./Wed./Fri. 10:30 - 11:20 AM


Course Calendar

Week 1

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1/12/2026

1/14/2026

1/16/2026

 

Lesson 1: 

 

   □ Course Information

 

 

Lesson 2: (Notes | HTML)

 

   □ Simplifying Algebraic Expressions I

 

 

Lesson 3: (Notes)

 

   □ Simplifying Algebraic Expressions II

 

Week 2

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1/19/2026

1/21/2026

1/23/2026

 

NO CLASS 

 

Lesson 4: (Notes)

 

   □ Introduction to Functions

 

 

Lesson 5: (Notes)

 

   □ Domain and Range of a Function

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 1

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 1

   □ Homework 2

   □ Homework 3

   □ Homework 4

 

Week 3

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1/26/2026

1/28/2026

1/30/2026

 

Lesson 6: (Notes)

 

   □ Function Arithmetric and Piecewise-defined Functions

 

 

Lesson 7: (Notes)

 

   □ Function Composition

 

 

 

Review for Exam 1

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 2

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 5

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 6

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 7

 

Week 4

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

2/2/2026

2/4/2026

2/6/2026

 

Lesson 8: (Notes)

 

   □ Graph Transformations

 

 

Lesson 9: (Notes)

 

   □ Average Rate of Change

 

 

Lesson 10: (Notes)

 

   □ Introduction to Quadratic Functions

 

 

EXAM 1

Lesson(s) Covered: 2 - 7

Time: 8 - 9 pm

Location: ES 2107

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 3

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 8

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 9

 

Week 5

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

2/9/2026

2/11/2026

2/13/2026

 

Lesson 11: (Notes)

 

   □ Graphs of Quadratic Functions

 

 

Lesson 12: (Notes)

 

   □ Applications of Quadratic Functions

 

 

NO CLASS 

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 10

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 11

 

Week 6

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

2/16/2026

2/18/2026

2/20/2026

 

Lesson 13: (Notes)

 

   □ Polynomials: Long Division and Zeros

 

 

Lesson 14: (Notes)

 

   □ Higher-order polynomials

 

 

Lesson 15: (Notes)

 

   □ Rational Functions I

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 4

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 12

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 13

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 14

 

Week 7

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

2/23/2026

2/25/2026

2/27/2026

 

Lesson 16: (Notes)

 

   □ Rational Functions II

 

 

Lesson 17: (Notes)

 

   □ Graphs of Rational Functions

 

 

Lesson 18: (Notes)

 

   □ Inverse Functions

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 5

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 15

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 16

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 17

 

Week 8

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

3/2/2026

3/4/2026

3/6/2026

 

Review for Exam 2

 

 

Lesson 19: (Notes)

 

   □ Exponential Functions

 

 

Lesson 20: (Notes)

 

   □ Logarithmic Functions

 

 

EXAM 2

Lesson(s) Covered: 8 - 17

Time: 8 - 9 pm

Location: ES 2107

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 6

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 18

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 19

 

Week 9

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

3/9/2026

3/11/2026

3/13/2026

 

Lesson 21: (Notes)

 

   □ Properties of Logarithms

 

 

Lesson 22: (Notes)

 

   □ Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

 

 

NO CLASS 

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 20

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 21

 

Week 10

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

3/16/2026

3/18/2026

3/20/2026

 

NO CLASS 

(SPRING VACATION) 

 

 

NO CLASS 

(SPRING VACATION) 

 

 

NO CLASS 

(SPRING VACATION) 

 

Week 11

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

3/23/2026

3/25/2026

3/27/2026

 

Lesson 23: (Notes)

 

   □ Angles

 

 

 

Lesson 24: (Notes)

 

   □ Trigonometric Functions

 

 

Lesson 25: (Notes)

 

   □ The Unit Circle

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 7

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 22

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 23

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 24

 

Week 12

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

3/30/2026

4/1/2026

4/3/2026

 

Lesson 26: (Notes)

 

   □ Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

 

 

Lesson 27: (Notes)

 

   □ Inverse Trigonometric Functions

 

 

Lesson 28: (Notes)

 

   □ Trigonometric Equations I

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 8

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 25

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 26

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 27

 

Week 13

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

4/6/2026

4/8/2026

4/10/2026

 

Review for Exam 3

 

 

Lesson 29: (Notes)

 

   □ Trigonometric Equations II

 

 

NO CLASS 

 

 

EXAM 3

Lesson(s) Covered: 18 - 26

Time: 8 - 9 pm

Location: ES 2107

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 28

 

Week 14

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

4/13/2026

4/15/2026

4/17/2026

 

Lesson 30: (Notes)

 

   □ Trigonometric Equations III

 

 

Lesson 31: (Notes)

 

   □ Applications of Trigonometry

 

 

Lesson 32: (Notes)

 

   □ Polar Coordinates, Equations, and Graphs

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 9

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 29

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 30

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 31

 

Week 15

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

4/20/2026

4/22/2026

4/24/2026

 

Lesson 33: (Notes)

 

   □ Systems of Equations

 

 

Lesson 34: (Notes)

 

   □ Applications of Systems of Equations

 

 

Lesson 35: (Notes)

 

   □ Limits

 

 

DUE IN-CLASS

 

   □ Written Homework 10

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 32

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 33

 

 

DUE TONIGHT @ 11:59PM ON WebAssign

 

   □ Homework 34

 

Week 16

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

4/27/2026

4/29/2026

5/1/2026

 

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Review for Final Exam

 

 

Review for Final Exam

 

Finals

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

5/4/2026

5/5/2026

5/6/2026

5/7/2026

5/8/2026

 

NO CLASS 

 

 

NO CLASS 

 

 

NO CLASS