Nedjla Ougouag Faculty Page

Nedjla Ougouag, PhD

Mathematics Department, Harold Washington College

Office: HWC - 30 E. Lake - Room 702H.

All Test and Quiz scores will be posted on Brightspace (see link left).

Welcome to Dr. Ougouag's Trigonometry class Have a Great Semester! ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Posted January 2023: This course materials (lectures and assignments) are based on the following textbook (optional): "Trigonometry - A Unit Circle Approach", by SULLIVAN (8th edition, gray cover) - ISBN 0-13-239279-8 We will NOT be using WebAssign! If you choose to purchase the textbook, you SHOULD NOT pay for the WebAssign access code that comes bundled with the book.

Homework Assignments : HW problems, other assignments, and schedule of tests.
This file may get updated during the semester. Please check regularly.

Class Material posted below may be updated as needed.

Chapter 1
Lecture: Chapter 1 (review topics)
Chapter 2
Lecture: Section 2.1 Handout: Conversion between Radians -- DMS -- Decimal degree using Calculator Handout: Conversions between Radians and Degrees, and between DMS and Decimal degrees notations using Calculator Lecture: Sections 2.2 & 2.3 Handout: The Unit Circle. Reminder of Trig function values at specific angles. Handout: Trig. Summary cheat sheet Web resource: Trigonometry Facts: Flashcards - on web or print for yourself Web resource: Interactive Unit Circle Web resource: Interactive Unit Circle (2) Web resource: Unit Circle on GeoGebra Lecture: Sections 2.4 & 2.5 Lecture (optional): Section 2.6
Chapter 3
Lecture: Section 3.1 Lecture: Section 3.2 Lecture: Section 3.3 Lecture: Section 3.4 Lecture: Section 3.5 Lecture: Section 3.6 Lecture: Sections 3.7 and 3.8
Chapter 4
Lecture: Section 4.1 Lecture: Section 4.2 Lecture: Section 4.3 Lecture: Section 4.4
Chapter 5
Lecture: Polar Coordinates
Chapter 6
Lecture: Conic Sections Video Lecture (5min)

Practice!

Interactive exercises with option to see answers (fun!): START
Excellent site! Free Trigonometry Tutorials and Problems
Tutorials:
- A Short Trig Course - includes applications and discussions
- Trigonometric Functions
- Trigonometric Graphs
- Analytic Trigonometry
Other Useful Links:
- MATH2.org - This site provides mathematical tables for elementary through college level mathematics. It is designed for quick look-up of math terms and formulas when only brief table information is needed.
- Doing Math with the Calculator: Many Resources Here!
- Cheat Sheets: Trig and More
TI-83 stuff:
- Quick Guide to the TI-83, TI-83+, TI-84, and TI-84+.

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