Math 1314.T20 College Algebra MCS , Spring 2017 T-SECTIONS:

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1 Math 1314.T20 College Algebra MCS , Spring 2017 Instructor: Dr. Noel Evans Fax: (325) Office: MCS 205K Office Phone: (325) Office Hours: Monday: 9:00am - 10:00am and 1:00pm-2:00pm Wednesday: 9:00am - 10:00am and 1:00pm-2:00pm Friday: 9:00am - 10:00am and 1:00pm-2:00pm Other times by appointment T-SECTIONS: A T-Section is a college credit bearing course paired with additional support for those wtudents who are not TSI complete. T-Sections allow students to take their college level mathematics class (with additional support) immediately rather than spending semesters taking developmental mathematics courses first. This course design is ideal for students who have math deficiencies but, are willing to put forth the time and effort needed to complete the course satisfactorily. The course materials and lessons for the college level course and the additional support will complement each other. In a way, each part of the T-Section reinforces and helps the other part. Learning communities are a great way to begin college life. We will heavily stress learning communities. You will work some problems in groups with each person in the group contributing their fair share to the effort. You will be asked at times to be peer tutors for others that are struggling. The nature of the material is such that you will find topics in which you excel and other topics in which you struggle. This is where peer tutoring will become very helpful! If it becomes necessary for you to miss a class, then contact a member of your learning group to get class notes, assignments, etc. Absence is NO excuse for not knowing the material and doing the homework. MATH LABS: There is a Math Learning Lab which offers free tutoring. This is a good place to do homework or go if you have questions on an assignment and you are UNABLE to come to my office. First Choice: Come by my office and see me!

2 The lab is on the third floor of the library in room C302. Monday through Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sunday: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm ALSO: Drop In math lab is in MCS119, M-F 10am - 1pm. INTERNET/ I will send you information via . It is YOUR RESPON- SIBILITY to REGULARLY CHECK your angelo.edu account. ATTENDANCE: You are expected to attend ALL scheduled class meetings, ARRIVE ON TIME and STAY for the ENTIRE class period. CLASS ATTENDANCE is an important consideration in SUSPENSION DECISIONS. You will be marked absent if you are more than 10 minutes late or if you LEAVE EARLY. If you are tardy, after class remind me to change your absence to a tardy. I will count three tardies as an absence. HOMEWORK: We will have assigned exercises every day. Homework is due at the BEGINNING of class and NO LATE HOMEWORK will be accepted for any reason, including absences. If you have trouble completing a homework assignment, see me for assistance before it is due. If you are absent it is your responsibility to contact me or a member of your learning group in order to get the new homework assignments. You may send your homework to class with a friend or fax it to the office. I will drop six homework grades before averaging at the end of the semester. This is the leeway you are given to allow for unavoidable absences. Do not waste them! EXAMS: We will have three in-class exams and a comprehensive final exam. Calculators are NOT ALLOWED on any exam. If you miss an exam you need to get in touch with me immediately! I will replace your lowest exam score with your final exam score, if it is to your benefit. You are given this second chance to allow for unavoidable absences. You need to think of this as your insurance in case you get sick or have a family emergency. If you leave the room during an exam, I may take your test and grade it AS IS!

3 HOLIDAYS: M-F, MARCH and FRIDAY, APRIL 14 FINAL EXAMINATION: The final examination will be in THE CLASSROOM (MCS112) MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. GRADING SCHEME: Homework average counts 20% of the course grade. Three hour exams each count 20% (total: 60% of course grade). The final exam counts 20% of the course grade. Letter grades will be assigned according to: A B C D F [90%,100%] [80%,90%) [70%,80%) [60%,70%) [0%,60%) [ means that grade is included. ) means that grade is not included. Example: [80%,90%) means greater than or equal to 80% but strictly less than 90%. COMMON COURTESY: Immediately upon entering the classroom, turn in your homework. Put cell phones/etc. in you backpack and prepare to take notes. ALL electronic devices MUST BE PUT AWAY. I reserve the right to ask you leave class if you are using electronic equipment without explicit permission. Be courteous to your peers when they are responding in class. Please listen to what they have to say. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Persons with disabilities which may warrant academic accomodations must contact the Office of Student Services, Suite 112, Houston Harte University Center, by phone or studentservices@angelo.edu in order to request such accommodations PRIOR to any accommodations being implemented. You are encouraged to make this request early in the semester so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If you have any simpler needs (like needing me to speak louder, needing to sit in a certain location, needing me to write larger on the board, etc.), let me know immediately.

4 ACADEMIC HONOR CODE STATEMENT: Angelo State University expects all of its students to maintain complete honesty and integrity in their academic pursuits. Students are fully responsible for understanding the Academic Honor Code, which is available on the web at the location DROP DATE: FRIDAY. MARCH 31, 2017 is the last day to drop a course with a W or withdraw from ASU. HOWEVER, unless you are self-placed or pass the math section of the TSIA, you may NOT drop this class. STUDENT ABSENCE FOR OBSERVANCE OF RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS: A student who intends to observe a religious holy day should make that intention known in writing to the instructor one week prior to the absence. Religious holy day means a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Texas Tax Code A student absent from classes for the observance of a religious holy day still has the responsibility to complete all course work missed on that day. HOMEWORK GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN WORK: 1. Fold your homework in half VERTICALLY with your name, date and homework info visible on the outside. 2. No spiral paper is allowed. 3. Write legibly. Clearly indicate the problem number, write the problem, show all work in an organized manner. If your answer cannot be read, it s WRONG. Your homework assignment should not look like scratch paper. 4. You CAN use both sides of a sheet of paper. 5. Plus signs, minus signs, =0, radicals, and denominators should not disappear in the middle of yourwork, only to mysteriously reappear at the end. Each step should be complete. Use mathematical notation correctly. If students develop good habits while working on the homework, they generally perform better on the exams. WARNING: POINTS MAY BE DEDUCTED IF THESE STANDARDS ARE NOT FOLLOWED!!!

5 Core curriculum Student Learning Objectives for MATH 1314: Core Objective (Critical Thinking): Gather, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information relevant to a question or issue. (CT1) Course Student Learning Objective: Students will use mathematical facts, formulas, and techniques to analyze and interpret information related to algebraic expressions and equations. Assessment: Assessment exam that demonstrates CT1. Core Objective (Communication): Develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective visual communication. (CS3) Course Student Learning Objective: Students will create and interpret graphs of algebraic and transcendental functions. Assessment: Assessment exam that demonstrates CS3. Core Objective (Empirical and Quantitative Skills): Manipulate and analyze observable facts and arrive at an informed conclusion. (EQS2) Course Student Learning Objective: Students will use the facts, formulas, and techniques learned in this course to draw conclusions about the properties of various algebraic expressions, equations, and functions. Assessment: Assessment exam that demonstrates EQS2. Student Learning Outcomes 1) Students will demonstrate factual knowledge including the mathematical notation and terminology used in this course. Students will read, interpret, and use the vocabulary, symbolism, and basic definitions used in college algebra including the real numbers, exponents, radicals, polynomials, factoring, functions, equations, inequalities, and graphs. 2) Students will describe the fundamental principles including the laws and theorems arising from the concepts covered in this course. Students will identify and apply the laws and formulas that result directly from the definitions; for example, the quadratic formula, rules of exponents, and properties of logarithms. 3) Students will apply course material along with techniques and procedures covered in this course to solve problems. Students will use the facts, formulas, and techniques learned in this course to simplify algebraic expressions, graph functions, and solve inequalities, equations and systems of equations.

6 4) Students will develop specific skills, competencies, and thought processes sufficient to support further study or work in this field or related fields. Students will acquire a level of proficiency in the fundamental concepts and applications necessary for further study in academic areas requiring college algebra as a prerequisite, or for work in occupational fields requiring a background in algebra. These fields might include education, business, finance, marketing, computer science, physical sciences, and engineering, as well as mathematics. COURSE CONTENT: 1) A Review of Basic Algebra: Real Numbers; Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation; Rational Exponents and Radicals; Polynomials; Factoring Polynomials; Rational Expressions. 2) Equations and Inequalities: Linear Equations and Rational Equations; Applications of Linear Equations; Quadratic equations; Applications of Quadratic Equations; Complex Numbers; Polynomial and Radical Equations; Inequalities; Absolute Value 3) The Rectangular Coordinate System and Graphs of Equations: The Rectangular Coordinate System; The Slope of a Non vertical Line; Writing Equations of Lines 4) Functions: Functions and Function Notation; Quadratic Functions. 5) Exponential and Logarithmic Functions: Exponential Functions and their graphs; Logarithmic Functions and their graphs; Properties of Logarithms; Exponential and Logarithmic Equations. 6) Linear Systems: Systems of Equations; Partial Fractions. The subject matter schedule listed below is tentative, and subject to change and adaptation. Spring 2017 Exams 1-3 will be announced at least a week in advance. Class Day And Subject Matter 1) Whole numbers and operations 2) Primes, Composites, Unit 3) Addition of whole numbers and checking 4) Subtraction: Subtract then borrow 5) Multiplication and cross multiplication in W

7 6) GCD and LCM 7) Factors and Prime Factorization 8) Signed numbers Definition of Subtraction and Division 9) Order of Precedence and simplification TEST 1 10) Addition, Subtraction of signed numbers 11) Multiplication and division of signed numbers 12) Polynomials: long and short forms 13) Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, factor polys 14) Factoring (many kinds) 15) Exponents: Definition and rules 16) Fractions: Add, Subtract 17) Fractions: Multiply, Divide 18) Equivalence and test for it TEST 2 19) Definition of rational numbers 20) Analogies between decimals and signed numbers 21) Solving linear equations RCAM (properties) 22) Properties of Equations 23) Graphing lines and equations of lines 24) Completing the square 25) Solving quadratic equations 26) Graphing quadratic functions 27) Rational functions +-*/ and reduce 28) Partial Fraction Decomposition 29) Fractional exponents and radicals TEST 3 30) Real numbers and Complex numbers 31) Functions and notation 32) Exponential functions 33) Logarithmic functions 34) Graphing exp, log and rational functions 35) Inequalities: Rules and solving 36) Absolute value equations and inequalities 37) Inequalities 38) Systems of Linear Equations 39) Rational Expressions: Reducing 40) Rational Expressions: Add, Subtract 41) Rationsl Expressions: Multiply, Divide 42) Cumulative Review for Final 43) Comprehensive Final Exam