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MATH 0320 Intermediate Algebra 3:3:1 South Plains College Arts & Sciences Mathematics Torill Miller Fall 2011South Plains College Mathematics Department Intermediate Algebra – MATH 0320 Course Syllabus Fall 2010 Instructor: Torill Miller Office: none Telephone: (806) 716-2780 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: I am an adjunct and don’t have an office. However, I will try to be in Room 272 by 5:00 to help those who have questions. Course Description: MATH 0320. INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: MATH 0315 (Beginning Algebra) or one year of high school algebra. This course is designed for the student who needs MATH 1314 or 1324. It includes factoring, fractions, linear equations in one unknown, graphs, systems of linear equations, exponents, radicals, and quadratic equations. Time in a math lab is required. This course will not satisfy graduation requirements. (copied from the current SPC catalog) Textbook: Sullivan, M., Struve, K. R., & Mazzarella, J. (2010). Elementary & intermediate algebra. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-321-59309-X. Course Objectives: Successful completion of this course should reflect mastery of the following objectives. Chapter and section numbers are indicated in parentheses. 1. Graph linear equations and write the equation of the line. (3.5, 3.6) 2. Solve systems of equations by graphing, addition and substitution (limited to 2 equations and 2 unknowns). (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) 3. Translate and solve word problems using systems. (4.4, 4.5) 4. Solve linear inequalities and graph systems of inequalities. (3.7, 4.6) 5. Factor polynomials (review). (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5) 6. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. (6.6) 7. Simplify, add, subtract, multiply and divide rational expressions. (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5) 8. Solve rational equations. (7.7) 9. Evaluate and determine domain/range of functions. (8.3, 8.4) 10. Simplify, add, subtract, multiply and divide radical expressions. (9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6) 11. Solve radical equations. (9.8) 12. Add, subtract, multiply and divide complex numbers. (9.9) 13. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square, square root method, and the quadratic formula. (10.1, 10.2) 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. Be on time and turn off any cell phones or pagers before entering the classroom. Assignments & Grading: Homework assignments will be made at each class meeting. Quizzes may be administered at any time. Keep all class materials (notes, handouts, homework, quizzes, and exams) organizedin 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%). 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 WebCT address given above. Check WebCT 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, a scientific calculator, notebook paper, graph paper, and a 3-ring binder. Graphing calculators will be limited on some exams and calculators on cell phones or other electronic devices with a computer algebra system 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, about the larger world and about ourselves. By promoting diversity and intellectual exchange, we will not only mirror society as it is, but also model society as it should and can be.Intermediate Algebra Tentative Course Outline MATH 0320.210 (TR 5:20 – 6:55) Fall


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