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MATH 0315 Beginning Algebra 3:3:1 South Plains College Arts & Sciences Mathematics Jay Driver Fall 2011South Plains College Mathematics Department Beginning Algebra – MATH 0315 Course Syllabus Fall 2011 Instructor: Jay Driver Office: M120 (mathematics building) Telephone: (806) 716-2780 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: MW 1:00-2:30 TR 3:00-4:00 F 9:00-12:00 And by appointment! Course Description: MATH 0315. Beginning Algebra. (3:3:1) This course is designed for those students who need MATH 0320 (Intermediate Algebra) and have not had one year of high school algebra. It includes properties of signed numbers, algebraic expressions, linear equations in one unknown and geometry. Time in a math lab may be required. This course will not satisfy graduation requirements. This course is required if testing indicates a need. (copied from the current SPC catalog) Course Objectives: Successful completion of this course should reflect mastery of the following objectives. Chapter and section numbers are indicated in parentheses. 1. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide real numbers. (1.5) 2. Use the order of operations to simplify an expression. (1.7) 3. Simplify algebraic expressions. (1.8) 4. Solve linear equations. (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) 5. Translate and solve word problems. (2.5, 2.6, 2.7) 6. Solve linear inequalities. (2.8) 7. Graph equations in two variables by the intercept method and the slope intercept method. (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) 8. Evaluate expressions using exponent rules. (5.2, 5.4) 9. Add, subtract, multiply and divide polynomials. (5.1, 5.3, 5.5) 10. Factor polynomials. (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5) 11. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. (6.6) Texas Success Initiative (TSI): The Texas Success Initiative is a state program designed to ensure that all Texas institutions provide placement testing, personal advisement and appropriate instruction to students to enhance their opportunities for success in their college studies. All new students entering Texas colleges and universities are required to take a placement test prior to enrolling in college-level courses, unless exempt from testing under specified state standards (i.e., scores on ACT, SAT or TAKS). Testing will indicate whether a student possesses adequate basic college-level skills in reading, writing and mathematics necessary to begin an undergraduate program of study. (copied from the current SPC catalog) Attendance: Attendance and effort are the most important activities for success in this course. Class attendance may be taken at any time during the class period, so please do not be late or leave early. You may be dropped from this course with a grade of X or F if you are absent four consecutive classes or if you exceed six absences throughout the semester. TSI policy at this college states that if you are dropped from this class, you may be dropped from all of your classes. Be on time and turn off any cell phones or pagers before entering the classroom. Textbook: Sullivan, M., Struve, K. R., & Mazzarella, J. (2010). Elementary & intermediate algebra second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-321-59309-X.Assignments & Grading: Homework assignments will be made at each class meeting. Frequently, quizzes will be administered. Keep all class materials (notes, handouts, homework, quizzes, and exams) organized in a notebook (3-ring binder). These materials are subject to be turned in for grading at any time. Please make certain all materials accompany you to each class meeting. No late assignments will be accepted. Daily work (homework, quizzes, notebook) will count for 20% of the final grade, while all exams count for 80% of the final grade. Expect four major exams (15% each) throughout the course and a cumulative final exam (20%) at the end of the course. Your final average in the course will determine the letter grade posted on your transcript. This grade is determined by the following scale: A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (0-59%). Supplementary Course Information & Tutoring: Blackboard is the online course management system that will be utilized for this course. This course syllabus, as well as any class handouts can be accessed through Blackboard. Login at http://southplainscollege.blackboard.com. The user name and password should be the same as the MySPC and SPC email. User name: first initial, last name, and last 4 digits of the Student ID Password: Original CampusConnect Pin No. (found on SPC acceptance letter) Free tutoring and video tapes are available in room M116. Digital versions of these tutorial videos can be viewed on your personal computer at the Blackboard address given above. Check Blackboard often for the latest tutoring schedule and course supplements (handouts, online practice quizzes, additional notes, sample problems for practice, etc.). Supplies: You will need pencils, notebook paper, graph paper, and a 3-ring binder. A basic calculator will be allowed only after the first unit of study. Graphing calculators and calculators on cell phones or other electronic devices will not be allowed during testing. Disability: Students with disabilities, including but not limited to physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class should notify the Special Services Office early in the semester so that the appropriate arrangements may be made. In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodations must provide acceptable documentation of his/her disability to the Special Services Coordinator. For more information, call or visit the Special Services Office in the Student Services building, 894-9611 ext. 2529. Equal Opportunity: South Plains College strives to accommodate the individual needs of all students in order to enhance their opportunities for success in the context of a comprehensive community college setting. It is the policy of South Plains College to offer all educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability or age. Diversity: In this class, the teacher will establish and support an environment that values and nurtures individual and group differences and encourages engagement and interaction. Understanding and respecting multiple experiences and perspectives will serve to challenge and stimulate all of us to learn about others,


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