COLLEGE ALGEBRA MATH-1314, 01/03/11 Class Time: 8:40-10:13am MW 8:40-10:13am TTh 8:40-9:35am F 9:40-10:35am F Tutorials: 8:10-8:35am M-F or by appointment INSTRUCTOR: Jill R. Schneider PHONE: 806-766-0541 Email: [email protected] GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION COURSE DESCRIPTION: MATH 1314 College Algebra. Prerequisite: Two units of high school algebra or MATH 0320. Material to be covered can be found in the attached calendar. GOAL OF THE COURSE: The goal of this course is to provide a transferable course in college algebra and to provide a thorough study in standard university- level algebra necessary for further studies. SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS: TEXT: “COLLEGE ALGEBRA” (3rd Edition) by Robert Blitzer CALCULATORS: A scientific calculator is recommended for this course. SUPPLIES NEEDED: Pencils, 3 ring notebook, wide or college ruled notebook paper. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance and effort are the most important activities for success in this course. Lack of attendance will put you at risk of failure of or removal from this course. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The guidelines for academic integrity set forth in the current South Plains College catalog will be followed. ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Assignments will be made at each class meeting. These assignments will be graded and there will be a daily quiz over the material covered in the homework. Questions on the homework will be discussed at the beginning of each class prior to the quiz. GRADING POLICY: Major test grades will be averaged and will account for 50% of your grade. Daily quiz grades will be averaged and will account for 30% of your grade. Homework grades will be averaged and will account for 10% of your grade. You will keep a notebook that will be graded at the end of the term and this notebook will account for 10% of your grade. The final exam grade will be used to replace the lowest major test grade (if it is higher). All graded papers must be done in pencil. GRADING SCALE: 90-100=A 80-89=B 70-79=C 60-69=D below 60=F STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Attend class and be aware of assignments and announcements made in class.2. Work homework problems early enough in advance to seek help if needed. 3. Be familiar with the syllabus, particularly the attendance and grading policies. 4. Keep all electronic devices in the quiet or off mode. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT: 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 Building 8, room 811 of Reese Center, 806-885-3048, ext. 4675. DIVERSITY STATEMENT: 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. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Note: Each of the following objectives corresponds to sections in the textbook and to a scheduled test in the middle or at the end of each unit. P2-Exponents and Scientific Notation P3-Radicals and Rational Exponents P4-Polynomials P5-Factoring Polynomials P6-Rational Expressions 1.2 –Linear Equations 1.3-Formulas and Applications 1.4-Complex Numbers 1.5-Quadratic Inequalities 1.6-Other types of Equations 1.7-Linear Inequalities 1.8-Quadratic and Rational Inequalities 2.1-Lines and Slopes 2.2-Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles 2.3-Basics of Functions 2.4-Graphs of Functions 2.5-Transformation of Functions 3.1-Quadratic Functions 3.2-Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs 3.3-Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems 3.4-Zeros of Polynomial Functions3.5 More on Zeros of Polynomial functions 3.6-Graphs of Rational Functions 3.7-Variation 4.1-Exponential Functions 4.2-Logarithmic functions 4.3-Properties of Logarithms 4.4-Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 4.5-Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic functions 5.1-Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 5.2-Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables 5.4-Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables 5.5-Inequalities and systems of Inequalities 6.1-Gauss-Jordan 6.3-Matrix Operations and Their Applications 6.4-Multiplicative Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Equations 6.5-Determinants and Cramer’s Rule 8.5-The Binomial
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