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Instructional guide

MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

Natural and Physical Sciences Department
Second Term, AY 2014-2015

MTH002: TRIGONOMETRY
Instructional Guide

PRELIMINARY PERIOD
SESSION

LESSON
Course
Introduction

History and
Basics of
Trigonometry

OBJECTIVES

November 4 December 18, 2014

EXPECTED OUTPUTS
KEYTERMS

1 Familiarize ones self with the course

content, requirements, grading criteria,
and the basic class policies.
2 Define trigonometry and other relevant
terms
3 Differentiate angles in geometric and
trigonometric perspectives

Trigonometry, circle,
triangle, angle, rotation,
revolution, ray

Activity sheet on
measurement and
construction of angles
in standard position

Vertex, initial side,

terminal side, direction
of rotation, standard
positon, Cartesian plane,
quadrantal, coterminal,
degrees, radians

Angles and their

Measures

1 State the properties and parts of an angle

2 Describe an angle in standard position
3 Define quadrantal and coterminal angles
4 Convert angles from degrees to radians
and vice versa

Reference
Angles
Central Angle,
Radius, and
Arclength

1 Define reference angles

2 Compute for the reference angle of an
angle in standard position
3 Solve problems involving the relationship
among a circles radius, a central angle, and
the length of the subtended arc

Assignment No. 1 on
problems involving the
central angle, radius ,
and arclength

Circle, central angle,

radius, arc, arclength,
reference angle

The Unit Circle

1 State the conditions for a unit circle

2 Determine the position of a point, given
its coordinates in relation to the unit circle

Quiz No One (Angles

and their measures;
reference angles)

Unit circle,
trigonometric point,
coordinates (abscissa,
ordinate)

The Six Circular

Functions

1 Define the six circular functions in terms

of the coordinates of a trigonometric point.
2 Evaluate the circular function values of
common angle measures

Assignment No. 2
(Evaluating circular
functions)

Sine, cosine, tangent,

cosecant, secant,
cotangent

Quiz No Two (Radius,

arclength, central
angle; Unit Circle;
Circular Functions)

Graphs of
Sinusoidal
Functions (Sine)

Graphs of
Sinusoidal
Functions
(Cosine and
Tangent)

Trigonometric
Functions of
Angles

10

Review and
Additional
Instructions for
both Long Quiz
and Preliminary
Examination

11
12

1 Identify the properties of the graph of a

sine function
2 Graph a sine function using a graphing
technique
1 Identify the properties of the graphs of
cosine and tangent functions
2 Graph cosine and tangent functions
based on the graph of the corresponding
sine function
1 Define the six trigonometric functions
based on the coordinates of a point on the
terminal side of an angle
2 Find the values of the other trigonometric
functions given the value of one.

Amplitude, period,
maximum and minimum
values, domain, range,
periodic function

Assignment No. 3
(Graphing)

Amplitude, period,
maximum and minimum
values, domain, range,
asymptotes

Sine, cosine, tangent,

cosecant, secant,
cotangent

Quiz No Three (Graphs

of Sinusoidal
Functions,
Trigonometric
functions of Angles)
Long Quiz for
Preliminary Period
Preliminary
Examination

References: (1) Leithold, L.; College Algebra and Trigonometry; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company; 1989