Houston Community College System Instructor contact information Instructor: Marquita Logan Office: NA Office Phone: 832-443-5923 Office Hours: After class (or hours of availability) Preferred E-mail: Marquita.logan@hccs.edu Welcome to Course Title: Course Prefix: Course Number: Credit Hours: Lecture Hours: Lab Hours: Total Contact Hours: (All hrs. x 16) Intermediate Algebra MATH 0312 3 3 1 48 Semester and Year: Course Section: Class Days & Times: Class Room Location: Lab Website: Class ID# Spring 2015 MW 7:30-9:30pm www.coursecompass.com Logan67611 Course overview Catalog Description: Topics include factoring techniques, radicals, algebraic functions, complex numbers, graphing linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, systems of equations, graphing quadratic equations and an introduction to functions. Emphasis is placed on algebraic techniques, in order to successfully complete MATH 1314 College Algebra. A departmental final examination must be passed with a score of 60% or more in order to pass this course. Prerequisite: MATH 0306 and MATH 0308 or equivalent test score. Course Learning Outcomes: Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Polynomials Factor Polynomials Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions Simplify Complex Fractions Solving Equations Involving Rational Expressions Graph Linear Equations and Linear Inequalities in Two Variables Find the Slope of a Line and Write the Equation of a Line Simplify Equations Involving Rational Exponents and Simplify Radicals Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Expressions Involving Radicals and Solve Radical Equations Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide Complex Numbers Page 1 of 6 Solve Quadratic Equations by Factoring, Completing the Square, Use of the Quadratic Formula and the Square Root Property Graph Quadratic Functions and Inequalities Solve Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables Solve Word Problems Recognize Functional Notation and Evaluate Function Getting Ready Prerequisites: Math 0308 or ASSET Elementary Algebra Scaled Score: 45-55 or ASSET Intermediate Algebra Scaled Score: 23-45 Co-requisites: NA Required Material: Textbook: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby & Terry McGinnis Intermediate Algebra, 10th Edition. Addison-Wesley: Boston, 2004. Instructor Guidelines and Policies Attendance: Daily attendance to all lectures and labs is expected. If you exceed four absences during the semester, you will be dropped from the class. In the case of your absence from a class and/or lab, it is your responsibility to obtain notes and assignments from a classmate and to check with me for clarification of any missed material. Assignments: All assignments are to be completed and submitted to me on the scheduled due date. I do not accept late assignments. Make-up Exams: Make-up exams are given at the instructor’s discretion. If allowed, the make-up exam will not be given during scheduled lecture or lab time. Cell phones and beepers: Please do not take or make ANY calls during the class period except in cases of extreme emergency. Set your phones and beepers to vibrate so they won’t disturb the class. Also, keep in-class conversations at a minimum. It is important that each student be able to hear the information being delivered to the class. Grade Determination: Your grade will be determined by the following Tests Final Exam Details Percent of Final Average 5 exams (Drop Lowest Grade) Cumulative multiple choice exam (33) Lab Homework Total: Page 2 of 6 60 30 10 100% Tentative Instructional Outline: Week Number Activities and Assignment Class Details and suggested practice assignments 1 MONDAY 1/19 Holiday W EDNESDAY21 NA Martin Luther King Jr Introduction to Intermediate Algebra 2 MONDAY 26 2.1 W EDNESDAY 28 2.2,2.3 3 MONDAY 2/2 2.5 W EDNESDAY 4 2.7 4 MONDAY 9 Test 1 W EDNESDAY 11 3.1,3.2 Test 1 Assessment Ch. 2 5 MONDAY 16 Holiday W EDNESDAY 18 3.3,3.4 President’s Day No class 6 MONDAY 23 3.5,4.1 W EDNESDAY 25 Test 2 Assessment Ch. 3 7 MONDAY 3/2 5.1,5.3 W EDNESDAY 4 5.4,5.5 8 MONDAY 9 6.1,6.2 W EDNESDAY 11 6.3 3/16-3/22 Spring Break 9 MONDAY 23 6.5 W EDNESDAY 25 Test 3 Assessment Ch. 5 and Ch. 6 10 MONDAY 30 7.1,7.2 W EDNESDAY 4/1 7.3 Page 3 of 6 Week Number Activities and Assignment Class Details and suggested practice assignments 11 MONDAY 6 7.4 W EDNESDAY 8 7.5 12 MONDAY 13 8.1 W EDNESDAY 15 Test 4 Assessment Ch. 7 13 MONDAY 20 8.2,8.3 W EDNESDAY 22 8.4,8.5 14 MONDAY 27 8.7 W EDNESDAY 29 9.2 15 MONDAY 4/4 W EDNESDAY 6 Test 5 Final Review Assessment of Ch. 8 and 9.2 Review for Final 16 MONDAY 11 Final Exam Week No class W EDNESDAY 13 Final Exam Week Final exam 7:00 Page 4 of 6 Houston Community College System Policies Academic Integrity Houston Community College System is committed to a high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a part of the academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following: plagiarizing written work or projects, cheating on exams or assignments, collusion on an exam or project, and misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a course. Cheating includes looking at or copying from another student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take an exam or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an exam, and obtaining or distributing an unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. Plagiarism means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another (that is, without giving proper credit by documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report or project that someone else has prepared, in whole or in part. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be completed independently. These definitions are not exhaustive. When there is clear evidence of cheating, plagiarism, collusion or misrepresentation, disciplinary action may include but is not limited to: requiring you to retake or resubmit an exam or assignment, assigning a grade of zero or "F" for an exam or assignment; or assigning a grade of "F" for the course. Additional sanctions including being withdrawn from the course, program or expelled from school may be imposed on a students who violate the standards of academic integrity. Americans with Disabilities Act Statement Houston Community College is dedicated to providing the least restrictive environment for all students. We promote equity in academic access through the implementation of reasonable accommodations as required by the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title V, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) which will enable students with disabilities to participate in and benefit from all post-secondary educational activities. Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. If you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact the Assistant Dean for Student Services who will provide you with forms and the necessary authorization you need to request accommodations. Upon completion of the forms, please notify your instructor as soon as possible and preferably before the end of the first two weeks of class to arrange for reasonable accommodations. Page 5 of 6 Course Material, Topics and Exams Each instructor must cover all course topics by the end of the semester. The final exam is comprehensive and questions on it are relevant to any of the course objectives. Each student should receive a copy of the instructor’s course syllabus during the first week of class. A minimum of three in-class tests and a comprehensive final departmental examination must be given. The final examination must be taken by all students. All major tests should be announced at least one week in advance. The final examination must count for at least 25 to 40 percent of the final grade. Final Examinations The final examination is departmental and consists of 33 multiple choice problems. The problems cover only the material required in this course. A review will be given prior to the final exam. Withdrawal Policy Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record and prior to “W” Day, will result in a final grade of “W” on your transcript. No credit will be awarded for a course earning a “W”. If you stop attending class, you must withdraw at the registration office prior to “W” day. If you stop attending class and do not officially withdraw, you will receive an “F” for the course. The last day for administrative/student withdrawals is March 29, 2012. Letter Grade Assignment: Letter Grade A B C D F Final Average in Percent 100 – 90 89 – 80 79 – 70 69 -60 59 below Calculators No calculators are to be used on graded course work and in particular, all examinations. MyMath Lab Students will do all test on the computer. We will use www.coursecompass.com . Students can assess this website from the math lab or install the software on their individual computers. Any assignment can be done from the math lab or your computer that has the software. The instructor will designate specific dates and times for assignments. Page 6 of 6