South Plains College MATH 1314 College Algebra Section 001 M R 8 9 55 am TC Bldg Rm 205 Summer II 2011 Instructor S Davis Office 103 MATH Bldg Phone 806 894 9611 ext 2699 E mail address sdavis SouthPlainsCollege edu Office Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday By Appointment At the times of your designated appointment I will be in my office to help you When you come I will be doing something else but I will stop and help you I am available at other times but please give me a call before coming to make sure I am there Text College Algebra 5th Edition ISBN 9780321559838 or 0321559835 by Robert Blitzer Supplies Graph paper a ruler at least a 3 in ring notebook hole puncher stapler a staple puller a red pen pencil Bring your supplies to class everyday Attendance Attendance and effort are the most important activities for success in this course If your lack of attendance i e excessive absences is determined by the instructor to put you at risk of failing the course you may be dropped from the class with a F as a final grade Excessive absences consist of 3 cumulative days Records of your attendance are maintained throughout the semester If you unfortunately happen to incur an absence please contact the instructor either by phone or email and refer to the website to get the assignment before the next class Please read the Drops and Withdrawals policies in the current South Plains College catalog Assignments Homework will be given daily The assignments will be posted weekly on Blackboard s calendar These assignments will NOT be graded but the practice is required in order to more fully understand each topic and to successfully negotiate the tests Questions over the homework problems will be discussed at the beginning of each class meeting if time permits Quizzes Tests There will be online quizzes given over the assigned homework in which you will access through Blackboard There will be approximately 2 quizzes a week for the summer semester but only a portion will count as the quiz grade You will be allowed one week for each quiz in which NO extra time will be given There will be three tests final exam inclusive The final exam will be comprehensive Notebook To print the material for your notebook please visit my Blackboard All printed material needs to be read at least once during the term of this course Make up Policy There is no automatic provision for making up exams NO make ups for exams If you happen to miss an exam a grade of 0 will be administered and this missed exam of grade 0 will not be replaced by the final exam even if the final exam is greater Study You should normally spend approximately 3 hours outside of class in study for each hour of lecture Try to study the assigned lesson as soon after the class meets as is possible Refer to the How to Study sheet for further detailed studying suggestions Grading Scale Test1 Test 2 Quiz Avg Final Avg 4 A 90 and above B 80 89 C 70 79 D 60 69 F 59 or below Critical Dates July 4 Independence Day July 19 Last day to drop Final Exam Aug 5 Thursday 8 10 am Borderline Grades These grades will be evaluated with regard to attendance and mature conduct in class Videotapes Videotapes for many topics in this course are available in the Math Department AVT lab Rm 116 of the Levelland campus and online through Blackboard The web address is as follows http spc blackboard com webct entryPageIns dowebct For username and password please use mvideos For the AVT lab on the Levelland campus students are allowed to check the tapes out view them in the office or duplicate them with the equipment available in Rm 116 Blackboard Some information for this class will exist on Blackboard such as syllabus homework etc Please be responsible to log in to Blackboard and navigate to the appropriate site for this class Updated on 7 6 2011 3 35 43 PM Created on 4 28 2011 12 48 00 PM Page 1 of 4 Academic Misconduct Complete honesty is required from students in all facets of course work including homework assignments tests and the final exam See the South Plains College Catalog for more detail Sanctions for Cheating or Plagiarizing A grade of F in the course will be assigned to any student caught cheating or plagiarizing additional sanctions may also be considered Students are responsible for understanding the meanings of the words cheating and plagiarizing Student Responsibilities Attend class and be aware of announcements made in class Work homework problems early enough to seek help if needed Read and know the attendance policy Please turn off cell phones and pagers during class No technologic devices such as cell phones PDA s etc are to be used during tests or in class quizzes Do not dress for the beach In addition to the No Food or Drink classroom policy no tobacco products are to be consumed in class You will obtain your final grade for the class through MySPC and CampusConnect Cell Phone Policy All students will during each class period and for its duration place and keep their cell phone provided that they are at the present time in possession of said device face down in the right hand corner and on the top surface of their desk If a student s cell phone activates and or the student engages in text messaging during class at anytime during the semester the student by the instructor s discretion could be permanently dismissed from the class for the remainder of the semester If a student s cell is activated during class and or the student engages in text messaging determined by the instructor and the student chose not to place their phone on top of their desk as mentioned above then the student will be dismissed from the class by the instructor permanently Questions I invite all your questions except the following 1 I wasn t able to make it to class Did I miss anything Yes 2 Is this going to be on the test Perhaps not directly but if the ideas were not important I would not be discussing them in class 3 Do you have the test graded I normally have the tests graded by the next class day However there are times that I do not have them graded but I will have them graded as soon as I can Course Objectives Upon completion of this course and receiving a passing grade the student will have mastered at least 70 of the course objectives The course objectives state that the student will be able to a c e g i k Perform arithmetic with complex numbers Solve linear and absolute value inequalities Graph relations and functions polynomial rational Use exponential