Summer 2008 College Algebra
Course Syllabus
Course
Description: Relations
and functions: linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and
inverse functions, composition of functions, absolute value, theory and systems
of equations, complex numbers, matrices, sequences, and the binomial theorem.
Lab required.
Course Credit Hours: Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1
Prerequisite: MATH 0310, Math 1332, or TSI placement.
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College Repeat Policy:
A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including
“W”. The last day to drop this course without receiving a grade is June 12.
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Course: |
Math 1314.1W1-1W2 |
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Instructor: |
Denise Brown |
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Email: |
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Phone: |
972-881-5880 |
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Fax: |
972-881-5619 |
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Office: |
J106 - Spring Creek Campus |
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Office Hours: |
W-R 1:00-3:00 Other times by appointment |
I will be on Campus on Wednesday's and
Thursday's from 1:00-3:00. During those
times I will be checking e-mail and the Discussion Board at the Thinkwell website frequently. Week days that I am not
on campus (M,T,F) I will check email and the discussion board three times a day
once in the morning, afternoon and evening . I will check email and the
discussion board at least once on
Saturdays and Sundays. Hence,
Monday - Friday there will be at most a 24-hour turn-around on answering emails
and replying to Thinkwell's Discussion Board. Since I will only be checking e-mail once a
day on Saturday and Sunday there will be at most a 48 hour turn-around for
emails and messages posted on Thinkwell's discussion
board sent on Saturday and Sunday.
If there is an emergency and you need to get in touch with me my cell
number is 214-202-3316.
Course
Information:
The on campus Math 1314 classes meet for 8
hours a week. One can expect to spend at least twice amount of time
working problems outside of class as spent attending class. That equates
to a minimum of 16 hours a week. This course is not self paced. The course
calendar is a separate document and it lists what you are to complete on
a weekly basis. You can certainly work
ahead, but due dates are strictly enforced.
All email must be through Courgarmail. All Collin students are given a Cougarmail address upon registration. Please include the
class and section in the subject line of any emails.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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COURSE
MATERIALS
All of the information you will need for
this course in on the Thinkwell website. This includes a lecture for each topic,
notes, transcripts, sample problems, and practice exercises. All that you need to purchase is the Thinkwell authorization code for College Algebra. You may purchase the code at any of the CCCC
Bookstores or directly from Thinkwell. When you purchase the code from Thinkwell you are automatically placed in the class. The cost at the Thinkwell
site is around $88.00. If you buy the
code from the bookstore you still register at the Thinkwell
site and will be asked to enter your code.
Once you have registered the code is good for one calendar year. If you cannot complete the course you have a
year to retake and complete the course without having to purchase another
code. Note: You cannot begin ths class without purchasing the code. This course begins on June 9 and the first exam is due by June
18 . The course orientation is a
separate document that will explain how to register at the Thinkwell
site and navigate through the course.
There is an optional work-text that you can purchase for around $40.00.
It contains all of the notes, sample problems, and some review problems. The order of the work-text is different from
the order we will follow. I have
included page numbers on the course calendar.
A graphing calculator is required.
The TI83,84,85 or 86 is adequate.
The TI89 and 92 is not allowed.
Student Learning
Outcomes:
1. Analyze relations between
variables
2. Classify and manipulate
functions and their graphs
3. Find the zeros and factors
of polynomials with real coefficients
4. Solve exponential and logarithmic
equations with applications to growth and decay
5. Use matrices to solve
systems of linear equations and real life applications
6. Analyze sequences,
including arithmetic and geometric sequences, and apply the binomial
theorem
Course Requirements:
Watch
tutorials on the Thinkwell Website
Complete
practice exercises, quizzes, and labs on the Thinkwell
Website
Complete
Exams on the Thinkwell Website or in one of the CCCC
Testing Centers
Method of Evaluation:
The course is divided into 5 units; each
unit is divided into chapters (weeks by date). Each chapter is divided into
subchapters, and each subchapter includes several topics. Each topic is
followed by an online Practice Exercise set. You will be graded on:
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3 unit exams
(100 points each for a total of 300 points), completed online or at the Spring
Creek Campus
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Completion of
the online Practices Exercises for each unit (15 points each for a total of 60
points)
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The average of
the best 6 of 8 Labs (100 points), completed online
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The Final Exam
(150 points), Completed online or at the
If the percentage score on your final exam is more than any of your exam 1-3 grades, I will replace the lowest exam grade with the final exam percentage. i.e., suppose you made 125 on the final (125/150 *100= 83%). If any of exams 1-3 is lower than an 83 I will replace the lowest exam grade with the 83. Grades will be determined by totaling the points earned in the above 5 categories and using the scale below.
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Total Grade Points |
Grade |
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549-610 |
A |
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488-548 |
B |
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427-487 |
C |
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366-426 |
D |
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Below 366 |
F |
The course
orientation outlines how to navigate the Thinkwell
Site and what steps you will need to follow to complete the above assignments.
The Course Calendar references how the topics are grouped together to form Units and due dates for exams and labs.
Attendance Policy:
It
is very important that you stay on schedule. The Course Calendar is dated. You
may get ahead of the calendar, but not behind. You must take quizzes, exams,
and labs by the due date or contact me on or before the due date with a REALLY
good reason if you require an extension.
If you do fall behind and feel that you cannot keep up the last day to
withdraw is Thursday July 3.
Withdrawing from a class is a procedure that you yourself must implement. I
cannot do it for you. Students who fall behind and do not drop by the drop will
receive a performance grade, which is usually an F.
You have to following choices to drop the
course:
Note: Students cannot drop or withdraw by phone or online (Webline) after classes have started.
Remember that this course can be repeated
only once after receiving a grade, including a W. The last day to drop
without receiving a grade is Thursday June 12th.
Religious Holy Days: please refer to the current Collin Student
Handbook
http://www.ccccd.edu/frameset.asp?link=http://www.ccccd.edu/studentservices/pdf/StudentHandbook/0708Student_Hndbk.pdf
Academic Ethics: The
College District may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student
accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not
limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for
enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work
material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not
limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion,
use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic
records.
Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they
were one’s own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited
to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in
an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination
questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else’s
work for the assignments as if it were one’s own, or any other dishonest means
of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another
in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to, providing a
paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of
assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination;
removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to
copy answers.