College Readiness & Mathematics Division Spring Semester 2012 MATH 1314: COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 4008, 3 Credit Hours INSTRUCTOR: Yefim Shnayderman CLASS SCHEDULE: N-243 T R 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION OFFICE: C-201 OFFICE HOURS: by appointment TELEPHONE: (972) 860-7108 or 1046 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] SEMESTER SCHEDULE – Spring 2012: January 16 (M) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday January 17 (T) Classes Begin January 30 (M) Classes 12th Day March 1 (R ) Employee Development Day-day and evening classes will not meet March 5 (M) Classes Resume March 12 -16 Spring Break March 19 (M) Classes Resume April 6 (F) Holyday Begins April 9 (M) Classes Resume April 12 (R) Last Day to Withdraw with a grade “W” May 7 -10 (M-R) Final ExamsCATALOG: Prerequisite: Two years of high school algebra and an appropriate assessment score or Developmental Mathematics 0099 or Development Mathematics 0093. This course is a study of relations and functions including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and special functions. Other topics include complex numbers, systems of equations and inequalities, theory of equations, progressions, the binomial theorem, proofs, and applications. TEXTBOOK: College Algebra, Blitzer, Pearson (5th Edition), 2010 ISBN: 032-1-666-100. CALCULATOR: As of Spring 2010, a graphing calculator is required for all College Algebra Courses. You may choose your own graphing calculator model; however, TI 83 or TI 84 version is preferred. Graphing Calculators may not be allowed during some examinations. GRADING POLICY: The course grade will be determined as follows. Three tests and a Final Exam will be given. The average of the tests will count as 55% of the course grade, 20% will count on-line MyMatLab Homework and the Final Exam will count as 25%. GRDFl = 0.55*(T1+ T2 + T3 )/3 + 0.20*HW+0.25*TFl GRADING RATIONALE: The Final Grade is Converted to A Letter Grade as: 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D 50 - 59 = F FINAL EXAMINATION: A comprehensive, departmental final examination, which will represent at least 25% of the class grade, will be administered in all College Algebra classes. POLICY ON MISSED TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS: MAKEUPS None will be Given. If you miss a Test, a Zero will be given for that Test. If a student miss a test by reason he has to take this test at different time as soon as possible. The Final Exam score will be substituted for the lovest Test Grade but not for Zero grade of missed Test. One-Two Points may be added for perfect attendence and Participation HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Homework from MyMatLab very important source for learning this course. It gives you 20% of Final Grade. Your Course Name: Math1314-Spring-2012-4008 Your Course ID: shnayderman40576 GRADE REPORT: Grade reports are no longer mailed. Convenient access is available online. Just use your student identification number when you log onto e-Connect at http://econnect.dcccd.edu/. DROP DATE: Last date to drop with a grade of “W” is APRIL 12ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to regularly attend all classes in which you are enrolled. Students have the responsibility to attend class and to consult with the instructor when an absence occurs. If a student is unable to complete a course (or courses) in which he/she is registered, it is the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the course by the appropriate date. (The date is published in the academic calendar each year and in each semester’s class schedule). If a student does not withdraw, he/she will receive a performance grade, usually a grade of “F”. Students who are absent from class for the observance of a religious holiday may take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time after the absence if, not later than the 15th day of the semester, the student notified the instructor(s) that the student would be absent for a religious holiday. Sec. 51.911 TX Educ. Code. DROP POLICY: To drop a class or withdraw from the college, students must follow the prescribed procedure. It is the student’s responsibility to drop or withdraw. Failure to do so will result in receiving a performance grade, usually grade of “F”. No drop or withdrawal requests are accepted by telephone. Students who drop a class or withdraw from the College before the semester deadline receive a “W” (Withdraw) in each class dropped. The deadline for receiving a “W” is indicated on the academic calendar and the current class schedule. If you are unable to complete this course, you must withdraw from it by April 12. For more information, contact the Admissions/Registrar’s Office at 972-860-7167 (Room C 119.) STOP BEFORE YOU DROP SIX DROP RULE: For students who enrolled in college level courses for the first time in the fall of 2007, Texas Education Code 51.907 limits the number of courses a student may drop. You may drop no more than 6 courses during your entire undergraduate career, unless the drop qualifies as an exception. Your campus counseling/advising center will give you more information on the allowable exceptions. Remember that once you have accumulated 6 non-exempt drops you cannot drop any other courses with a “W”. Therefore, please exercise caution when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning, including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges. For more information on the 6 drop rule, you may access: https://www1.dcccd.edu/6drop. INCOMPLETES An incomplete grade of “I” may be given when an unforeseen emergency prevents you from completing the work in a course. The “I” must be converted to a performance grade (A-F) within 90 days after the first day of classes in the subsequent regular semester. If the work is not completed after 90 days, the “I” is converted to a performance grade, usually an “F”. An Incomplete Contract is used to assign an incomplete grade and states the requirements for the satisfactory completion of the course. The Incomplete Contract must be agreed upon