Analytic Trigonometry
MATH-144

Instructor: Jessica LaPresta

Email: [email protected]

Office: STEM - Room 11

Phone: (208) 687-8002

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday:

4th period (11:30am - 12:30pm)

This course examines trigonometric concepts in terms the Cartesian coordinate plane and the rectangular and polar coordinate systems. Students will be able to apply principles of angles, fundamental identities and identity verifications of trigonometry, and solving and graphing trigonometric functions. MATH_144 is intended for students following the STEM Pathway. MATH_143 and MATH_144 cover the content of MATH_147. Note: MATH_144 carries no credit if taken after successful completion of any higher numbered math course with the exception of MATH_157, MATH_160, MATH_253, and MATH_257. Lecture: 2 hours per week

General Education

A college education is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to obtain a broad base of information and skills, not just prepare the student for one career.  The goal of a general education is to provide the student with skills necessary to reach their goal as well as to adapt to changes in their field and in the world.  The General Education Abilities at NIC is a series of learning experiences designed to provide the student with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to function well in society.  NIC believes these abilities provide a framework for understanding, interpreting, and evaluating what will be encountered in the world, and contributes to the development of individuals who are active, productive, and personally fulfilled members of a highly diverse, ever-changing society.

Students at North Idaho College will demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical and symbolic reasoning to investigate and solve problems.  Students will be able to extract relevant data from given contextual situations, select known models to organize data into spreadsheet, graphical or equation formats, and obtain correct mathematical results and state those results appropriately.

Trigonometry allows the student to refine and improve their own general education by learning some of the fundamental skills in quantitative problem solving. 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to compare and contrast angles using degrees and radians, trigonometric functions, their inverses, trigonometric formulas such as half-and double-angle formulas, and the law of sines and cosines.
• The student should be able to use trigonometric concepts to solve application problems and more accurately model real-world problems.

• COMMUNICATE!!!!
• It is essential that you login to Blackboard everyday.  This is how I can best communicate with you and your classmates.  You will be held accountable for deadlines and assignments presented. 
• Lectures will be posted after each class period.  Be sure to watch videos as well as utilize your textbook.  You will be tested on all material covered in assignments, text, and lecture.
• Expect a quiz every one to two weeks.  Be sure to watch for the quiz to be uploaded to Bb and be careful of due dates.  Most quizzes will have multiple attempts which allows you to improve your grade by correcting mistakes.
• Online exams must be taken during the day on the assigned test day.  Be sure you are following your course schedule and make your appointment at the North Idaho College testing center early.  The testing centers are busy!!  It is your responsibility to contact me regarding which NIC approved testing center you will be using and what time AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EXAM DATE.  I need to know where to send your exam.  The North Idaho College testing center is located in the Molstead Library on the second floor. Other approved testing proctors and centers are listed on the NIC testing center website.
• Make up exams are only allowed for extenuating circumstances and require contact prior to the time of the exam.

Student Code of Conduct
The Student Code of Conduct applies to any student enrolled at North Idaho College.  This includes, but is not limited to, face-to-face classes and Internet classes.

NIC shall maintain a Student Code of Conduct that specifically addresses prohibited behavior and assures due process for alleged violations. The Code of Conduct shall make clear possible sanctions for such actions. Policy Manual (See 5.06)

Disability Support Services and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504/508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, North Idaho College provides accommodations to eligible students who experience barriers in the educational setting due to learning, emotional / mental, physical, visual, or hearing disabilities. Instructors will provide accommodations to students only after having received a Letter of Accommodation from Disability Support Services (DSS).

If a student would like to request accommodations, he or she must contact DSS so that a Letter of Accommodation may be sent to the instructor. Students requesting accommodations should contact DSS as early in the semester as possible to avoid delay of accommodation due to student load.  Accommodations are not retroactive. DSS provides academic accommodations, access, assistance and services at NIC and at the North Idaho Consortium of Higher Education campus.

Contact:
Disability Support Services Website
(208) 769-5947

Withdrawal
Please check the NIC Calendar for the last day students can withdraw from full-length courses.

Instructor-Initiated Withdrawal: An instructor has the right to withdraw a student for academic reasons. For more information, see the Instructor-Initiated Withdrawal Procedure.

Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress (SAP):Federal Regulations require North Idaho College to establish Satisfactory Academic Progress standards (SAP) for all financial aid recipients. The purpose of SAP standards are meant to ensure that students and academic institutions are held accountable to the taxpayer-funded federal student aid programs while students complete their academic goals in a timely manner. This process monitors student performance in all terms of enrollment, including terms in which the student did not receive financial aid. For more information, see the Financial Aid Satisfactory Progress website.

For more information on withdrawals, see the NIC Student Accounts website.

Title IX

North Idaho College seeks to provide an environment that is free of bias, discrimination, and harassment.  If you have been the victim of sexual harassment/misconduct/assault we encourage you to report this.   If you report this to any college employee, (except for a licensed counselor or health care professional) she or he must notify our college's Title IX coordinator about the basic facts of the incident (you may choose whether you or anyone involved is identified by name).  For more information about your options at NIC, please go to: www.nic.edu/titleIX or call (208) 676-7156

INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT

Removal From Class For Non-Attendance:  Attendance is based on your participation in this class. Failure to attend will result in your being removed from this class and may result in your financial aid award being reduced. You are responsible for confirming the accuracy of your attendance record.