This document provides an overview of the Trigonometry and Introduction to Statistics course. The course will cover topics including basic trigonometric concepts, trigonometric ratios, solution of triangles, trigonometric functions and inverses, identities, and equations. Evaluation will consist of activities, mini quizzes, projects, mid-partial exams, partial exams, and a final exam. The course aims to describe and analyze trigonometric functions and analyze and interpret data using statistical graphs and measures of central tendency and dispersion.

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Subject ID: PM4000
Professor: Ing. Edgar Arturo Orozco Díaz
Schedule: 8:30 – 9:20 AM, daily
Room: 5102
E-mail: eorozco@itesm.mx
Location: Offices, building 5, 3rd floor
Tutoring: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 – 3:30 PM
General objective ofthe course:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Describe and analyze trigonometric functions in diverse contexts in order to use them to
determine and evaluate mathematical models, and apply flexibly mathematical
procedures and algorithms to solve problems, using mathematical notation and
terminology correctly.
 Analyze and interpret givenor experimental datausing statisticalgraphs and/or measures
of central tendency and measures of dispersion.
General Syllabusby topic
Dates Topic / Session content Assesable activities Textbook references
1STPARTIAL
January 10 –
26, 2018
1.- Introduction to Statistics Class activities (1.1 a 1.9)
Miniquiz 1
Mid-Partial 1
Project 1 (advance / final)
January 30 –
February 9
2.- Basic Concepts of
Trigonometry
Class activities (2.1 a 2.6)
Miniquiz 2
PARTIAL EXAM 1
Cap. 6.1.- Medida de un
ángulo
2NDPARTIAL
February 13
– 21
3.- Trigonometric ratios Class activities (3.1 a 3.4)
Miniquiz 3
Portfolio 1
Cap. 6.2.- Trigonometría de
triángulos rectángulos
Cap. 6.3.- Funciones
Trigonométricas de ángulos
Cap. 5.2.- Funciones
Trigonométricas de números
reales
February 22
– March 9
4.- Solution of triangles Class activities (4.1 a 4.6)
Mid-Partial 2
Project 2 (advance / final)
Cap. 6.2.- Trigonometría de
triángulos rectángulos
Cap. 6.5.- La Ley de Senos
Cap. 6.6.- La Ley de Cosenos
March 13 –
28
5.- Trigonometric functions
and their inverses
Class activities (5.1 a 5.5)
Miniquiz 4
PARTIAL EXAM 2
Cap. 5.3.- Gráficas
Trigonométricas
Cap. 5.4.- Más gráficas
trigonométricas
Cap. 5.5.- Funciones
trigonométricas inversas y
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3RDPARTIAL
March 29 –
April 18
6.- Trigonometric identities Class activities (6.1 a 6.4)
Portfolio 2
Miniquiz 5
Mid-Partial 3
Cap. 7.1.- Identidades
trigonométricas
Cap. 7.2.- Fórmulas de
adición y sustracción
Cap. 7.3.- Fórmulas de ángulo
doble, semiángulo y producto
a suma
April 19 – 28 7.- Trigonometric equations Class activities (7.1 y 7.2)
Miniquiz 6
Portfolio 3
Cap. 7.4.- Ecuaciones
trigonométricas básicas
Cap. 7.5.- Más ecuaciones
trigonométricas
May 5 – 16
FINAL EXAMS
PARTIAL EXAM 1: February 8, 2018
PARTIAL EXAM 2: March 16, 2018
FINAL EXAM:
Class policies:
The class rulesare basedon the "Reglamentogeneral de alumnos"(www.gda.itesm.mx/escolar),alsoin
the "Reglamento académico" (www.gda.itesm.mx/escolar) and the "Reglamento de la Prepa TEC ".
- Calculators (scientific, not graphing) will be used as support tools to solve complicated
operationsortogive exactsolutions.Therefore,theycanonlybe usedwiththe permissionof
the teacher and following the instructions as prompted by the activity / test.
- With respect to other electronic devices with Internet access, such as laptops, tablets and
mobile phones, they are not allowed to use during class, except in cases where the activity
needsto be solvedthroughBlackboardor other mathematical programs(such as Geogebra,
Socrative, Kahoot, etc.). They can also be used for research purposes, if the teacher asks.
Otherwise, if a student uses his device when not allowed, he/she will be expelled from the
class, and will get a SEDIS.
- When the entrance bell rings, the door will be closed.Students must be in the classroom at
the time,otherwiseyouwill notbe allowedentry.Late arrivalsare notallowed,andare seen
as absences.
- Each session lasts (officially) 50 minutes.
- The student must bring his or her activity of the day, either from the Workbook or printed
individually. If the studentdoes not have it at the moment the teacher asks for it, he or she
will be expelled from the class, with an absence and a SEDIS report.
- The teacher has the authority to dismiss the class when the bell rings or even later if the
current explanation has not been finished (“the bell does not dismiss the class, the teacher
does”)

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- It is not allowed to enter food or drinks to the classroom (except bottled water).
- The studentisresponsibleforobtainingthe notesof anymissedclass,andtoreviewthe topic
before asking for tutoring.
- All tests shall be conducted on the day they are assigned. Late applications will only be
accepted if previously authorized by the Director.
- Inthe tests,the onlyelectronicdevice isthecalculator(scientific),exceptintestsinwhichthe
teacher requires not to use one. Any device (cellphone, tablet) is prohibited.
- There will be NO tutoring sessions one day before a Mid-Partial or a Partial exam.
- No tutoring will be givenon final exams’ period, under any circumstances.The last tutoring
session will be given no later than May 3, 2018.
Evaluation Policies:
PARTIAL 1 PARTIAL 2 FINAL PARTIAL
Activities 15% Activities 15% Activities 5%
Miniquizes (2) 6% Miniquizes (2) 6% Miniquizes (2) 2.5%
Project 1 (advance) 4% Project 2 (advance) 4% Portfolio (all) 8%
Project 2 (final) 10% Project 2 (final) 10% National Math TEST 12.5%
Mid-Partial exam 15% Mid-Partial exam 15% Mid-Partial exam 7%
Partial Exam 50% Partial Exam 2 50% FINAL EXAM 65%
TOTAL 100 100 100
% of FINAL GRADE 25% 35% 40%
Descripciónde loselementosevaluables:
 Class Activities: All class activitiesare withinthe course Workbook, available in Blackboard. It is
mandatorythat the studentbringsthe workbooktoeach class.During each class,an activitywill
be done to practice the topic explained by the teacher. Each activity may be graded based on
completeness or checked thoroughly, on the day the professor decides, but always before the
current partial period ends.
If the class activityisnot finishedonclass’time,ititseverystudent’sresponsibilitytofinishiton
his/her own accord (any questions may be solved during tutoring sessions).
 Miniquiz (by topic):
- Atthe endof each topic,aminiquizwill be appliedconsistingof 4or 5 exercises.Thisquiz
will assessthe knowledge acquiredinthe subjectseen, andwill lastfor10 or 15 minutes
max.
- To practice for miniquizes,studentscanreview Class activities andexamplesfromclass.
Moreover,there are Topic reviews that can be done (mostly exercises from the book).
 Portfolio: During the semester, the student will make an e-Portfolio. As it is expectedfrom this
kind of portfolios,the student will scan the specified documents (assesable activities, such as

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exams). There isaRubric withthe full instructionsandthatthe studentmayuse to check his/her
advancement to complete it.
The portfolio will be uploaded via Blackboard per PARTIAL, on specific due dates (all dates and
necessarydocumentsare showninthecourse Schedule).Eachhandoutwillcontainthe following:
o First Partial (February 16): Miniquizzes 1 and 2, Mid-Partial 1 and Partial Exam 1.
o Second Partial (March 23): Miniquizzes 3 and 4, Mid-Partial 2 and Partial Exam 2.
o Third Partial (May 2): Miniquizzes 5 and 6, Mid-Partial 3.
Althoughitwill be uploadedperpartial,there is no grade to it but until the lastpartial,where it
will count 8%. However, each due date is final, that is, no documents will be checked after the
specified date.
 Partial Projects (2 on the course):The projectswill consistonsolvinganapplicationproblemfor
anyof the topicsof the currentpartial period.Saidproblemsmaybe extractedfromthe textbook
or any other support material, and assigned to each 4-member team, randomly.
Both projects will be documents, and a preview / advancement will be handed in on a specified
date (please check the course Schedule).
Each project will have a team Coevaluation, where every team member will assess the
performance of his/her teammates.
 Mid-Partial Exam: Each Partial will have a Mid-Partial exam. Thisexamwill coverthe firsthalf of
the partial, and will include theory and open questions. This exam will last the entire class (50
minutes) and it will be done by hand (procedure does count).
 Partial Exam: The Partial Exams will evaluate all the current Partial’scontent. It will consist of a
theory part (multiple choice questions), a practical part (with exercises similar to the examples
seen in class and activities) and an application part (with questions similar to the ones on the
Projects). All Partial exams are done by hand, and last the entirety of the class (50 minutes).
 Final Exam: The final examwillconsistof twoparts:the firstone will evaluatetheoryseenduring
the semester (with multiple choice questions), the second part consists of practical exercises
(applicationproblems), bothwillbe doneontheassigneddaybygroup,accordingtothe approved
Final exams’ schedule, and will last 80 minutes.
Textbook(NOT mandatory):
Stewart,J.,Redlin,L. & Watson,S. (2006). Precálculo: Matemáticaspara el Cálculo.6a
Edición
(traducción).Brooks Cole /Cengage.Belmont,CA.EU.

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Support material:
Swokowski,E. and Cole, Jeffery. (2011) Álgebra y Trigonometría con Geometría Analítica. 13ª
edición (en español). CENGAGE Learning. EUA / México
Geogebra (http://geogebra.org/cms/)
Graphmatica (http://www.zona-net.com/educacion_y_ciencia/descargar-graphmatica)
WinPlot (http://math.exeter.edu/rparris/winplot.html)
Additional resources:
Blackboard: http://miscursos.tec.mx
Hippocampus: http://www.hippocampus.org
Wolfram: http://mathworld.wolfram.com
Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org
Biblioteca Digital TEC de Monterrey: http://millenium.itesm.mx/