INSTRUCTOR: Dr.Jose Serpa PHONE: 305-237-6110 Room: 1369 Email: [email protected] http://faculty.mdc.edu/jserpa/ TEXTBOOK: Beginning Algebra, Lial, M.; Hornsby, J & McGinnis, Tenth Edition, Pearson Addison – Wesley. ISBN: 0-321-54150-2 COURSE: MAT1033 MEETING DAYS: M,W,F 8:00 am – 8:50 am REFERENCE: Ref # 611111 ROOM: Room Number 0IAP COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course addresses operations with algebraic expressions, radicals, radical equations, rational expressions, rational equations, rational exponents, complex numbers, quadratic equations, linear equations and inequalities in two variables, introduction to functions. PREREQUISITE: MAT 0020 or MAT 0024 or qualifying grade in math college placement test. EVALUATION POLICY: There will be five tests (including the Midterm) worth 100 points each and a comprehensive mandatory Final Exam. There will be 4 quizzes worth 10 points each. There will be no makeups. The final exam will substitute the lowest grade among the five tests. The Final exam may NOT be dropped. If you miss a test, you may substitute the missing grade with the grade you receive in the Final Exam. Your final grade will be based on the average of your five best scores including the final and your 4 quiz scores. COURSE GRADE FORMULA: (sum of 5 tests + 4 quizzes) / 5.4 (500 points on tests + 40 points on quizzes) / 5.4 GRADING SCALE: 90 – 100 = A; 80 - 89 = B; 70 -79 = C; 60 - 69 = D; 0 - 59 = F ATTENDANCE: Attendance to class is encouraged. Students are expected to attend and participate in class. Students are responsible for all material covered in class. Students who attend class, and do not appear on the class roll will be asked to report to the Register Office to obtain a paid/validation schedule. Under no circumstances you will be allowed to remain in class if your schedule is not paid/validated. DROPS/WITHDRAWALS: It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from the class if he/she should decide to in order to receive a grade of “W”. MATHEMATICS LABORATORY: Students are encouraged to attend and use the math lab in room 1375. CHEATING: Cheating will be no tolerated in this class. Any student caught will receive an automatic “F” in this class. INCOMPLETES: Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus Mathematics Department Intermediate Algebra (MAT1033) Spring 2010-2011Incompletes will only be given in the case of a medical emergency if the student has a passing grade.Miami Dade College MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra Course Competencies: Competency 1: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the slope of a line by: a. Determining the slope of a line given two points that lie on the line. b. Determining the slope and intercept(s) of a line given its equation. c. Determining the slope of a line from a graph. d. Finding the slope of a line that is parallel to a given line. e. Finding the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a given line. Competency 2: The student will demonstrate knowledge of linear equations and inequalities in two variables by: a. Solving literal equations. b. Finding an equation of a line given two points. c. Finding an equation of a line given a point on the line and information about the slope of the line. d. Writing an equation of a line in standard form. e. Writing an equation of a line in slope-intercept form. f. Graphing linear equations in two variables using the slope and y-intercept of the line. g. Graphing linear inequalities in two variables. Competency 3: The student will demonstrate knowledge of equations in two variables by: a. Solving direct variation problems. b. Solving inverse variation problems. Competency 4: The student will demonstrate knowledge of systems of linear equations by: a. Solving a system of linear equations in two variables using the addition method. b. Solving a system of linear equations in two variables using the substitution method. c. Solving a system of linear equations and inequalities in two variables by graphing. d. Solving applications involving systems of linear equations. Competency 5: The student will demonstrate knowledge of rational expressions and equations by: a. Performing operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on rational expressions. b. Simplifying complex fractions. c. Solving equations involving rational expressions including literal equations. d. Dividing polynomials. Competency 6: The student will demonstrate knowledge of radicals and rational exponents by: a. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing expressions involving radicals b. Simplifying expressions containing rational exponents. c. Applying the properties of exponents to expressions with rational exponents d. Solving radical equations Competency 7: The student will demonstrate knowledge of complex numbers by: a. Knowing the meaning of i. b. Writing the square root of a negative number in terms of i. Competency 8: The student will demonstrate knowledge of quadratic equations by: a. Solving quadratic equations by factoring. b. Solving quadratic equations by the square root method. c. Solving quadratic equations by the quadratic formula. d. Solving quadratic equations by completing the squareI reserve the right to make changes in this syllabus as needed. Any changes will be announced in class as early as possible SCHEDULE WEEK DATE TOPICS & EVALUATIONS 1 W,F Review Chapter 6 2 M 7.1 W,F 7.2, 7.3 3 W 7.4 Quiz 1 (7.1 – 7.4) F 7.5, 7.6 4 M,W 7.7, 7.8 F Review 5 M Test I (7.1 – 7.8) W,F 8.1, 8.2 6 M,W 8.3, 8.4 F Quiz 2 (8.1 – 8.4) 7 M 8.5 W,F 8.6, 8.7 8 W Review F Test II (8.1 – 8.7) 9 M,W MIDTERM Review F MIDTERM 10 M,W 9.1, 9.2 F 93, 9.4 11 M,W Quiz 3 (9.1 – 9.4) Review F Test III (9.1– 9.4) 12 M,W,F 3.3, 3.4 13 M,W 3.5, 4.1 F 4.2, 4.3 14 M,W,F Quiz 4 (3.3- 3.4, 4.1 – 4.3), Review 15 M,W 4.4, 4.5 F Review 16 M Test IV (3.3- 3.5, 4.1 – 4.5) W Review 17 Final Exam (See Schedule)Miami – Dade College / InterAmerican Campus Mathematics Department How do the course objectives relate to the Miami-Dade Learning Outcomes? What follows below is a list of the ten learning outcomes that have recently been prepared by Miami Dade faculty and administrators. As graduates of Miami Dade College, students will be able to: 1. Communicate