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MATH 0800A: INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA--FAll SEMESTER 2014 Section
A: MW 10:50--12:05 INSTRUCTOR
Office Hours: MW:13:00--14:00pm, or by appointment. Required Corequisite: MATH 0801. TEXT: Algebra A Combined Approach, 4th ed., by K. Elayne Martin-Gay; published by Prentice Hall, 2012. A set of practice tests with solutions is available in the bookstore in Taylor Center, and is required for the lecture course.
All students enrolled in MATH 0800 will be required to take and pass the corresponding lab course, MATH 0801. YOU WILL NOT PASS MATH 0800 IF YOU DO NOT TAKE AND PASS MATH 0801. IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN MATH 0801 YOU MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY! Attendance at the first lab class is vital!
ALSO: On the first day of your MATH 0801 lab you are required to have: a valid e-mail address AND the MyMathLab software for the course or a credit card to purchase the software online that day.
General Course Information:
MATH 0800 is intended for students who are not prepared for MATH 1100 (Finite Mathematics), MATH 1120 (Precalculus Algebra) or MATH 1150 (Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry). MATH 0800 covers much of what might be found in high school algebra II. The course will cover a brief review of chapter 5 and chapters 6 – 8, 10, and 11 in the textbook, omitting a few portions and adding two sections. If you need additional help on prerequisite topics, ask your instructor for suggestions; extra materials are available at the Learning Center.
The three hours credit for MATH 0800 (and one hour for MATH 0801) do not count toward the 120 hours required for graduation at AUM. However, they do count in determining whether or not you are taking a full load of courses, for financial aid or insurance purposes. In addition, MATH 0800 and MATH 0801 do not satisfy the mathematics requirement of the University Liberal Education Program (the “Core Curriculum”), but the knowledge you will gain from MATH 0800 is required in courses which do meet the core requirement.
Outline of topics Chapter 6: Factoring polynomials (preceded by a brief review of Ch. 5) Chapter 7: Rational Expressions Chapter 8: Graphs and Functions, plus 12.1 The Algebra of Functions Chapter 10: Rational Exponents and Radicals (skip 10.7) Chapter 11: Quadratic Equations and Functions, plus 13.1 The Parabola and Circle
LAST DAY TO DROP/RESIGN CLASSES: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
Grading Policy:
Three-fourths (75%) of your grade is based on tests and/or homework, and one-fourth is based on a comprehensive final examination (25%) . The department provides five tests, in two forms each, and a 75-minute multiple choice final exam. The first test will cover chapters 5 and 6 and the remaining tests will be one chapter each. Each test after the first one will include two review questions from the material of earlier tests. There will be one opportunity to retake or make up a test. If you retake a test, the second score is counted towards your course grade. Exceptions to the policy on make-up tests will be made only in unusual circumstances; if you have an unusual problem, notify your instructor as soon as possible.
MMATH 0800 has grades A#, B#, C#, F#, and FAN. Grades of A#, B#, and C# indicate passing the course with averages of 90-100, 80-89, and 70-79, respectively, having received a CR in MATH 0801. If your average is below 70% or your do not pass the lab, your grade will be F# if you have 5 or fewer absences and take the final exam, and FAN if you have more than 5 absences OR miss the final exam. Your instructor will be notified by the week of finals as to your grade in MATH 0801. If you have not passed MATH 0801 you will not be eligible for a grade of CR in MATH 0800, regardless of your average.
Grades in MATH 0800 are not included in determining your AUM grade point average. However, these grades are used to determine your eligibility to take a subsequent course and may be used for financial aid eligibility.
You are expected to arrive in class on time; students arriving late or leaving early may be counted absent. If you must arrive late or leave early, please enter or exit as quietly as possible so that you will not disrupt the class.
Withdrawing from the course:
You may drop the course with a grade of W (Withdrawn) on or before October 29. Courses may be dropped using the AUM Web site (www.aum.edu), or in the Records Office, or in the department of your major. It is your responsibility to make sure you have been dropped from the course.
STUDYING RESOURCES: In addition to help from your instructor, you can get free tutoring outside of class from the AUM Learning Center in room 225 Library Tower. Call 244-3470 for an appointment. You can go without an appointment if you wish, but students with appointments have priority. The Learning Center begins taking appointments on the first day of class each semester. Call early for best choice on standing appointments. Teaching videos are available and usually come with your text; ask at the Learning Center or the Instructional Support Lab (ISL) in room 203 Goodwyn Hall (phone: 244-3265) if you do not have them. MyMathLab computer tutorial will be used during the MATH 0801 lab course and may be used on a home computer as well by installing the appropriate plug ins.
HOW TO SUCCEED THIS COURSE? In addition to my effort, your efforts are indispensable. (1) Except extreme cases, attending class only is far less sufficient to succeed (pass? ) the course. Let alone occasionally attending class. (4) To get a grade A, one is advised to spend at least 1-3 hours for each lecture hour in reviewing the lecture notes, doing the examples in the lecture notes and in the book, and doing almost all the homework problems. I would suggest you to write down your objective grade for this course, and commit your effort to this milestone of your life goal. Again, I wish you succeed. My objective grade for this course is . I will commit hours for each lecture hour to study the course materials.
CLASS ATTENDANCE AND ENVIRONMENT: Perfect or near-perfect class attendance is important for students to gain and demonstrate competency in course concepts and skills. Students are expected to accept responsibility for class attendance and to complete in-class work assignments and examinations as scheduled by the instructor.
Please be courteous to
your fellow students and the instructor at all times. For example, do not
converse with other students, read the newspaper, or sleep during the lecture.
Food, drinks, or gum should not be brought into the classroom.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism or cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. You can discuss solutions with classmates, but cannot copy (totally or partially) someone else’s solution or allow someone else to copy your solution. You will receive an ”F” in the course if you are caught. DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC HONESTY. Students are expected to maintain academic integrity in all work in this course. See the AUM Undergraduate Catalog for details. Procedures for violations are outlined in the Aumanac. Each faculty member is required to report student behavior that appears contrary to the standards of discipline and academic honesty as described in the Aumanac.
Cell phones and beepers are very distracting in the classroom, and should not be brought to class. Any requests for exceptions to this policy should be discussed with the instructor. Likewise, children should not be brought to class, except in emergency circumstances and only with the permission of the instructor.
AUM attempts to make reasonable accommodations to meet the special needs of students with documented disabilities recognized by AUM's Center for Disability Services (CDS), telephone 244-3631, located in room 101 Taylor Center. Students requiring special services must initiate a request for such services through the CDS; no disability services can be provided until the faculty member receives written authorization for such services from the CDS. Assistance with student requests is available from the CDS.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Material presented in this course may be protected by copyright law. Weekly Schedule for Math 0800-Intermediate Algebra: Fall semester 2014
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Week 1 |
1. 08/18: ch5 2. 08/20: ch6 |
Week 2 |
3. 08/25: ch6 4. 08/27: ch6 |
Week 3 |
09/01: Labor Day Holiday. 5. 09/03: ch6 |
Week 4 |
6. 09/08: ch6
Test 7. 09/10: ch7 |
Week 5 |
8. 09/15: ch7 9. 09/17:ch7 |
Week 6 |
10: 09/22: ch7 11: 09/24: ch7 |
Week 7 |
12. 09/29:
ch7 Test 13: 10/01: ch8 |
Week 8 |
14. 10/06: ch8 15: 10/08: ch8 |
Week 9 |
16: 10/13: ch8 17: 10/15: 12.1 |
Week 10 |
18. 10/20: ch8 Test 19. 10/22: ch10 |
Week 11 |
20: 10/27: ch10 21: 10/29: ch10 Last day to drop/resign classes: Wed., 10/29 |
Week 12 |
22: 11/03: ch10 23: 11/05:ch10 |
Week 13 |
24. 11/10: ch10 Test 25. 11/12: ch11 |
Week 14 |
26: 11/17: ch11 27: 11/19:ch11 |
Week 15 |
11/24--11/28: Thanks-giving break, no classes. |
Week 16 |
28: 12/01: ch11 29: 12/03: 13.1 |
Week 17 |
30: 12/08: ch11 test .
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Week 18 |
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