COURSE GUIDE

PRE-CALCULUS

ENGGMATH 1

Department of Mathematics
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT, COMPUTING and INFORMATION STUDIES

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 COURSE GUIDE

RATIONALE

Pre-Calculus like any mathematics subject is a course that requires you to do a lot of
practice. Devoting enough thought to solving the problems in the assignments/exercise
problems, quizzes and examinations will help you understand the necessary details in
solving any calculus problem. As a future architect or engineer, keen understanding of
these kinds of detail will develop in you a solid foundation in the applications in the
engineering fields.

MODULE and UNIT TOPICS

To ensure that you will achieve the above cited course learning outcome at the
end of the semester, this course designed to be delivered in 72 contact hours (HyFlex i.e.
Face to Face and Online) was structured into four modules. Each module contains several
units with its own objective and topic learning outcomes. Each unit contains activities
designed using the 5E constructivist model of learning, developed by Rodger Bybee, that
encourages students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate their learning
of topics covered therein. This means that at the end of each unit, each module, and the
course as a whole, you will be assessed on your progress in attaining the course learning
outcomes. Outcomes based education dictates that only when you can clearly
demonstrate the course learning outcomes by the end of this course, can you be given a
passing mark. The modules that form the building blocks to help you attain the course
learning outcomes are as follows:

MODULE 1: Algebra. In this module you will have a thorough review of relevant
topics from your high school Algebra. The selected topics in
Algebra are very essential as you venture later on in your Calculus
course.

MODULE 2: Trigonometry. This module will once again a review of the essential
topics in Trigonometry for you to be able to survive your future
Calculus course. Basic trigonometric functions will be a strong
foundation for Calculus. Identities and oblique triangles will also be
encountered in this module.

MODULE 3: Solid Mensuration. In this module, you will find the important topics
on finding volumes and surface area which definitely will be
encountered and applied in your Integral Calculus.

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 MODULE 4: Analytic Geometry. In this module, topics like lines, conic section,
and curve tracing will be discussed. These are things you will be
needing in your Differential and Integral Calculus.

HOUSE RULES

Finishing this course successfully relies heavily on your self-discipline and time
management skills. The course modules were prepared for you to learn diligently,
intelligently, and independently. Keeping yourself motivated to follow the schedules
specified in the learning plan, maintaining excellence in the expected student outputs,
and mastering the different technologies and procedures required in the delivery and
feedback for this course, will instill in you important qualities you will need in the future as an
architect or engineer practicing your profession. The following course guides and house
rules are designed for you to practice decorum consistent with standards expected within
a formal academic environment. These guides shall lay the groundwork for consistency,
coherence, cooperation, and clear communication among learners and course
facilitators throughout the conduct of this course:

1. MANAGE YOUR MINUTES. Learning through independent study (asynchronous on

line) has several advantages over learning in the classroom (face to face). You are
in charge of how you learn and you can choose how quickly you will complete the
course. You can read as many lessons as you wish in a single session. The pace at
which you proceed is up to you, that is, you do not have to wait for your teacher or
classmates. Create a study routine and stick to it. Keep requirement deadlines and
study schedules always in mind by providing visual cues posted in your place of
study or listed in your reminders (electronically, online, or on paper). Remember that
there are other daily activities that take up your time, not to mention other courses
you may be concurrently taking. Choose a time of day when you are most likely to
maximize learning. Communicate your schedule to other members of your
household so they could help you keep it. It would also help to prepare a
dedicated space in your residence conducive for learning. You are encouraged to
allot and dedicate AT LEAST four (4) hours per week for the entire semester for you
to finish your modules in Pre-Calculus.

2. MIND YOUR MANNERS. Treat the distance learning environment as an academic

space not too different from a physical classroom. Do not do in the distance
learning environment, acts you would not normally do in a face-to-face classroom
set up. Avoid asking questions that have already been answered in the lessons or in
the instructions previously discussed or provided. This reflects your poor focus and
uninspired preparation for this course. Practice Electronic Conversation Etiquette in
group chats, open forums, and similar electronic venues.
a. Use appropriate language and tone, correct grammar and spelling,
and complete sentences acceptable in an academic forum. Avoid
text-speak, slang, and all caps in your posts.
b. Express your opinions politely and do not dominate the
conversation.

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the discussion.
d. Take time to understand the salient points of the discussion, and
provide a meaningful and well-thought response to the posts of
other participants.
e. For a live meeting or video/voice conferencing set-up, mute your
microphone when you are not speaking to keep the focus on the
main speaker.

3. MASTER THE MEDIUM. For the On Line part of the course, it will be delivered making
use of the institutional Google Suite account of Saint Louis University. It would be
worthwhile on your part to devote some time and effort to learn the applications
you will need to access your course materials, interact with me and your
classmates, and submit course requirements. Applications of note are Google
Classroom, Google Drive, and Google Meet. There are also available alternatives
to Microsoft Office tools you might want to explore. Certain requirements will
require you to take a video on your smart phone, save it, and submit it
electronically. Work on this skill as well. If you are offline, identify the most
convenient means for express mail correspondence and inform me as early as
possible so we can make the necessary arrangements ahead of time.

4. MAKE MASTERPIECES. Go beyond minimum requirements. The course learning

outcomes will serve as a guide to the minimum expected competencies you are
to acquire at the end of this course. It does not limit you from performing beyond
it. Keep in mind that the quality of your work reflects the amount of thought and
care you put into the process of completing it. It provides a very tangible
measure of how much of the competencies you have developed and fully
obtained throughout this course.

5. CONNECT CONSTANTLY. There are more than sufficient online and offline modes
to ensure that you are well informed and provided on time with the needed
learning materials, instructions, requirements, and feedback either from me or
from your classmates. Exhaust all means possible to keep in touch and updated.
My contact details can be found at the latter part of this document and will be
made available and widely disseminated to enrolees of this course.

6. OBSERVE ORIGINALITY. Your online course outputs (eg, homeworks) will largely be
submitted in electronic form. It is going to have a highly traceable and
comparable digital footprint that can be easily checked for originality. Cite your
sources properly for referenced statements you decide to use in your own work.
Attribute statements by persons other than you by using terms like according to,
he said/she said, and the like.

7. INSTIGATE INDEPENDENCE. You are the focus of this course. Nobody else. All
assessment and evaluation tools in this course are designed to measure your
competence and not anybody else’s. You may use all resources at your disposal,
and ask other people for advice. In the end however, it is going to be your

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 independent work that will be judged against the standards set for this course. The
only way for you to maximize this course to your advantage is to learn as much
from it as an individual. Make it count. Lastly, you are the learner; hence, you do
the module on your own. Your family members and friends at home will support
you but the activities must be done by you. As Louisians, we always need to
demonstrate our core values of competence, creativity, social involvement and
Christian spirit.

8. USING THE LEARNING MODULES. To be able to help you build your own
understanding from experiences and new ideas, the modules in this course are
designed based on the 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate
and Evaluate).

ENGAGE. This part of the unit module are activities to pique your interest and get you
personally involved in the lesson, while pre-assessing you prior understanding. This can be in a
form of an open forum discussion in the google classroom during our synchronous meetings
based from our class time schedule.

EXPLORE. This part of the unit module presents the main lesson through materials that will be
read, viewed or explored. In this module, the concepts and principles of each unit topic are
presented.

EXPLAIN. This part of the unit module contains activities that will allow you to share what you
explored. In this module, illustrative examples for each unit topic are presented. Further
explanations through links, sites and video recordings may also be given to you.

ELABORATE. This part of the unit module contains activities that will allow you to use your new
knowledge and continue to explore its implications. In this module, you will be asked to solve
certain items (but not limited to) from the exercise problems and have it self-checked by
providing you the answers and the solutions. This serves as your formative assessment.

EVALUATE. This part of the unit module is for us (your course facilitator) to determine how much
learning and understanding has taken place. This is done through graded assignments, quizzes
and examinations.

EVALUATION

The course modules rely on formative and summative assessments to determine the
progress of your learning in each module. To pass this course, you must:

1. Read all course readings and answer all the assessment (formative and
summative) activities.
2. Submit all homeworks in the designated submission bin of our google classroom.
3. Take all the quizzes in a face to face scheme.
4. Take the Preliminary, Midterm and Final Examinations in a face to face scheme.

Formative Assessment. Formative assessments (Homeworks) for this course are

applied to ungraded activities that are used to monitor your learning experience and

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 provide feedback to improve your learning approach and my instructional approach.
Formative assessments include homework, pre-assessment, and reflection questions. These
assessments are designed to help you analyze the course readings for better
understanding critically and are intended as a review management tool to prepare you
for the summative assessment activities. In doing your formative assessment activities, you
can always ask the help of your course facilitator. You are required to submit the result of
these formative assessments, but your scores will not be counted towards your final grade.

Specific Guidelines for Homework:

1. You should submit your homework on or before the time set by your course
facilitator.
2. For the online submission of HW, take a scanned clear photo of your solutions and
organize it in chronological order in a single pdf document saved under the file
name SURNAME_First Name_Class code_HW No.
3. Submit the pdf file of required solutions/answers by uploading it, then click “Turn In”
in the google classroom.

Summative Assessment Activities. These are the evaluative assessments. These are
graded activities designed to evaluate your learning, skill acquisition, and academic
achievement after a defined instructional period. The following must be answered:
A. Examinations
 Prelim Examination: Module 1
 Midterm Examination: Modules 2 & 3
 Final Examination: Module 4

B. Quizzes
 Prelim Quiz 1: Module 1 - Units 1 & 2
 Prelim Quiz 2: Module 1 - Units 3 to 5
 Midterm Quiz 1: Module 2
 Midterm Quiz 2: Module 3
 Final Quiz 1: Module 4 - Unit 1
 Final Quiz 2: Module 4 - Units 3 & 4

Specific Guidelines for Summative Assessments:

1. Your examinations will be conducted face to face. If you missed your exam, you
should secure an admission slip from the OSA. Your admission slip will be your ticket
to take your special examination, which will be conducted face to face.
2. Your quizzes will also be conducted face to face within the class period. Hence,
quizzes will be good for two hours only. If you missed your quiz, you are required to
secure an admission slip from the OSA. If excused, you will be allowed to take the
quiz. If unexcused, you shall be given no credit for the said quiz.

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 The completeness of your answers to these formative and summative assessments
will be checked and will be part of your grade completion. Hence, unanswered or missing
activity will result in an NC/INC grade.

TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS

To be able to accomplish all the tasks in this course, you will need a computer or a
laptop with the following software applications: Word Processing, Presentation, and
Publication for requirements that do not require online access. A smart phone with video
recording and editing features will also be used for activities that will require you to record
videos for saving and submission.

If you are a student online, access to the institutional Google Classroom will be
provided through your institutional account. An invitation to join the Google Classroom will
be sent to you through the SLU Student Portal and your institutional email account, so make
sure to activate your institutional email account. It is equally important that you check your
SLU Student Portal account at least twice a week and turn your Gmail Notifications on in
your mobile phone and computer.

EVALUATION TOOL

The final answers require numerical data to a specific degree of accuracy. Your
outputs will be graded on the accuracy of your solutions and answers compared to the
correct numerical values expected.

Grading System
Assessment PRELIM MIDTERM TENTATIVE FINAL GRADE
Method GRADE GRADE FINAL GRADE
Class Standing
2

∑ 𝑄𝑖 50 % 50 % 50 %
𝑖=1 PG  MG  TFG
where 𝑄𝑖 is the 𝑖 𝑡ℎ quiz
3
End-of-Term 50 % 50 % 50 %
Examination
Total 100 % 100 % 100 %

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 Course References:

A. Main Reference/s

-Analytic and Solid Geometry Made Easy (2000). Comandante, FL, National
Bookstore
-Algebra and Trigonometry. (A Pre-Calculus Approach), 1983, Sobel, Max A. &
Lerner, Norbert, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

B. Other Reference:

-Analytic Geometry (1968), Love and Rainville

-College Algebra, Carbonell, Guevarra, Tabamo (2004), University of Santo Tomas,
Philippines
-Introduction to Analytic Geometry and Calculus (1999), Deauna and Lamayo.Sibs
Publishing House, Inc. Philippines

I look forward to a productive semester with you.

Contact Information of the Facilitator

Engr. JUVENEL MARK E ROSARIO, PhD

Cellphone No: 09189333482
Institutional email address: jmerosario@slu.edu.ph
FB Messenger Account: Juvenel Mark Estrada Rosario

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