Math 23, Pre-Algebra, Fall 2016 Section 0262, 3 Units, MW, 1:00pm to 3:05pm, MBA 205

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1 Math 23, Pre-Algebra, Fall 2016 Section 0262, 3 Units, MW, 1:00pm to 3:05pm, MBA 205 Instructor: Ralph Taylor Office: Room MBA 249 Office Hours: See Faculty Schedule. Phone: (310) (Enter 7090 as soon as the message begins.) rtaylor@elcamino.edu Website: Catalog Description: This course bridges the gap between arithmetic and formal algebra, developing number sense and operation sense, in order to formulate and solve algebraic equations with integers, fractions, and percents. Algebraic principles are applied to problems from a variety of fields. Other topics include: proportional reasoning, spatial reasoning, informal geometry and measurement, coordinate graphing, informational graphs, and data collection and description. Textbook: (PKG) PRE-ALGEBRA W/MML, Author: MARTIN-GAY, Price: $ New, Edition: 2ND 14 Published Date: 2014, ISBN: , Publisher : PEARSON C -OR- PRE-ALGEBRA, 7th Edition, Author: MARTIN-GAY, ISBN13: NOTE: Even if you are not interested in MML, MyMathLab, you should purchase the textbook alone only if you are able to find it for less than the $ ECC bookstore package price. Calculator: A scientific calculator is required. NOTE: Bring your textbook and your calculator to class every day. Common Sense and Common Courtesy: Cell phones and other electronic devices should be turned off before entering the classroom. Homework: "Mathematics is not a spectator sport." Be prepared to spend at least seven (7) to eight (8) hours outside of class studying and doing homework every week. The importance of doing the homework cannot be overemphasized. You will not be able to pass the class if you do not do the homework! For best results, it should be done as it is assigned. Doing the homework, reading the text, and reviewing the material, all of these tasks should be done on a daily basis. Study groups are recommended. In order to succeed in this course, it is your responsibility to complete all your homework problems before each test date. Exams Prior To Final Exam: There will be 4 exams given prior to the final exam. Please note that I will not be giving makeup exams for any reason. Each of these 4 exams will be worth 150 points, giving them a total value of 600 points. Note: Calculators will not be allowed during exams. Quizzes: During the course of the semester, there will be several (more than 15) quizzes. The quizzes will be worth a total of 100 points. When we get to chapter 8, I will be able to explain the quizzes portion of your grade in more detail. Note: There will be some quizzes where use of your calculator will be required, but for most quizzes calculators will not be allowed. Final Examination: The final examination will be comprehensive. Any material covered during the course is fair game for testing. The final examination will be worth 300 points. Grades: With 1000 points possible, the following grades will be earned by the following point totals: A = 900 to 1000 B = 800 to 899 C = 700 to 799 D = 600 to 699 F = 0 to 599 Course Objectives: 1. Acquire effective study skills including the use of the calculator in appropriate situations. 2. Perform various operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation) on different sets of numbers (whole, integer, and rational) and recognize equivalence when it occurs, particularly with fractions, decimals, and percents. 3. Formulate mathematical representations of real-world applications including the recognition of proportional relationships. 4. Estimate to determine the reasonableness of results. 5. Recognize and apply the concepts of variable, expression, and equation. 6. Solve linear equations. 7. Find perimeters, areas, and volumes of various geometrical shapes and use in applications. 8. Represent linear relationships with tables, graphs, and equations (coordinate graphing). 9. Read, interpret, and construct tables, charts, and graphs.

2 SLO (Student Learning Outcome) Statements SLO #1 Application Problem Students will recognize the underlying mathematical concepts in order to successfully evaluate expressions and formulas in a given context (word problems, data, diagrams, etc.) and apply those concepts correctly in authentic, real-world application problems. SLO #2 Solving Equations and Manipulating Expression Students will use numerical and symbolic representations of mathematical ideas to simplify linear expressions and solve linear equations. SLO #3 Visual and Graphical Methods Students will be able to use visual or graphical methods to solve linear equations and problems involving geometry and measurement. SLO #4 Articulating Mathematical Reasoning Students will verbally articulate (orally or in written form) the mathematical reasoning they used to solve a numeric or linear problem or analyze a numeric or linear situation. Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Special Resource Center, online at or on campus (southeast area of Student Service Center) as soon as possible to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. Also, please contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Monday Week 1: 8/29 Introduction to class. Sections Week 2: 9/5 HOLIDAY LABOR DAY Week 3: 9/12 Sections Week 4: 9/19 Sections Week 5: 9/26 Sections Week 6: 10/3 Sections Week 7: 10/10 Sections Week 8: 10/17 Sections Week 9: 10/24 EXAM #2 (Chapters 4 & 5 Material Covered) Week 10: 10/31 Sections Week 11: 11/7 Sections WEEK 12: 11/14 EXAM #3 (Chapters 6 & 7 Material Covered) Week 13: 11/21 Sections 8.4, 9.2 Week 14: 11/28 Sections Week 15: 12/5 EXAM #4 (Chapters 8 & 9 Material Covered) Week 16: 12/12 Review Tentative Schedule Wednesday 8/31 Sections /7 Sections , 2.1 9/14 Sections , 3.1 9/21 EXAM #1 (Chapters 1 & 2 & 3 Material Covered) 9/28 Sections /5 Sections /12 Sections /19 Section 5.7, Review 10/26 Sections /2 Sections /9 Sections 7.5, /16 Sections /23 Sections /30 Review 12/7 Review 12/14 FINAL EXAM VERY IMPORTANT: 1. Excluding the Final Exam, all exam dates on the syllabus are subject to change depending on the class progress. 2. You are responsible for all announcements made during any absence. 3. You are responsible for material covered during any absence. 4. On most of the non-exam days, we will be having quizzes.

3 LAST DAY TO ADD: Friday, September 9, 2016 DROP DATES: Last Day to Drop and be Eligible for a Refund of Enrollment Fee: Friday, September 9, 2016 Last Day to Drop Without Notation on Permanent Record: Friday, September 9, 2016 Last Day to Drop with a "W": Friday, November 18, 2016 PROFESSOR R. TAYLOR FALL 2016 FACULTY SCHEDULE Effective: August 29, 2016 Office: MBA 249 Phone: (310) (Enter 7090 when message begins.) rtaylor@elcamino.edu Website: Days & Time Location Activity Section MW 12:00pm 12:50pm MBA 249 OFFICE PERIOD 01:00pm 03:05pm MBA 205 MATH :00pm 06:30pm MBA 205 MATH :40pm 07:30pm MBA 249 OFFICE PERIOD TTh 02:40pm 04:05pm MBA 215 CSCI 30 LEC :15pm 05:40pm MBA 220 CSCI 30 LAB :50pm 06:40pm MBA 249 OFFICE PERIOD HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS As was noted above, mathematics is not a spectator sport. In order to succeed in this course, it is your responsibility as a student to complete all your homework problems before each test date. 1.1 Tips for Success in Mathematics Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers, and Perimeter 1-15 odd, odd, odd, odd, odd 1.5 Multiplying Whole Numbers and Area 1-21 odd, 25, 29, 35, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, odd, 69 odd 1.7 Exponents and Order of Operations 1, 3, 7, 11, odd, 35, 36, odd, 61, 67, 73, 75, 79, 91, 93, 99 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Check: 1-21 Chapter 1 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 1 Review: Do the problems you think you may have trouble with. Chapter 1 Test: Take it! Chapter 1 Homework (Current as of August 28, 2016) 1.2 Place Value, Names for Numbers, and Reading Tables 1-8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 29, 31, 33, 39, 47, 49, 51, odd 1.4 Rounding and Estimating 1-15 odd, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, odd, odd, Dividing Whole Numbers 1-15 odd, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 39, 41, 45, 47, 53, odd, 89, 91, 95, 113, Introduction to Variables, Algebraic Expressions, and Equations 1-11 odd, 17, 23, 25, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 49, 55, 57, 63, odd

4 2.1 Introduction to Integers 1-85 odd, 87-94, odd 2.3 Subtracting Integers 1-17 odd, 25, 27, 29, odd, odd, odd 2.5 Order of Operations 1-19 odd, odd, odd, odd Chapter 2 Homework (Current as of September 4, 2012) Chapter 2 Vocabulary Check: 1-13 Chapter 2 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 2 Review: Chapter 2 Test: Take it! Cumulative Review Chapters 1-2: 3.1 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions 1-9 Vocabulary and Readiness Check 1-25 odd, 31, 33, 39, , 47, 49, 53, 61, 65, odd, 85, 87, Solving Linear Equations in One Variable 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 37, 47, 53, 57, 63, odd 2.2 Adding Integers 1-21 odd, odd, odd, odd 2.4 Multiplying and Dividing Integers 1-7 Vocabulary and Readiness Check 1-37 odd, odd, odd 2.6 Solving Equations: The Addition and Multiplication Properties 1-55 odd Chapter 3 Homework (Current as of September 7, 2012) Chapter 3 Vocabulary Check: 1-13 Chapter 3 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 3 Review: Chapter 3 Test: Take it! Cumulative Review Chapters 1-3: 4.1 Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers 1-17 odd, 24, 25, 26, odd, 41, 43, 45, dd, 69, 71, odd, odd, 105, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 1-17 odd, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 49, 51, 55, 57, 61, 67, 71, 73, 77, 79, 85, 87, 91, 97, 109, Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions 1-11 odd, odd, 27, 29, 31, 39, 45, 51, 53, odd, 93, 103, Complex Fractions and Review of Order of Operations 1-19 odd, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, Solving Equations Containing Fractions 1-13 odd, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 75, Solving Equations: Review of the Addition and Multiplication Properties 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 65, 67, 71, odd, 107, Linear Equations in One Variable and Problem Solving 1-25 odd, 31, 37, 41, 45, 55 Chapter 4 Homework (Current as of October 4, 2012) 4.2 Factors and Simplest Form 1-9 odd, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 75, Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions 1-23 odd, odd, 42, 43, 45, 47, odd, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79 Integrated Review Sections (begins on page 271) 1-53 ALL 4.7 Operations on Mixed Numbers 1-29 odd, 33, 37, 41, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, odd, 93, 95, 97, odd Chapter 4 Vocabulary Check: 1-16 Chapter 4 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 4 Review: Chapter 4 Test: Take it! Cumulative Review Chapters 1-4:

5 5.1 Introduction to Decimals odd 5.3 Multiplying Decimals and Circumference of a Circle 1-7 odd, 9 (for estimate, round to nearest one), 13 (for estimate, round to nearest one), 17, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41, 43, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 67, 71 Integrated Review Sections (begins on page 367) 1-39 ALL 5.6 Solving Equations Involving Decimals 1-7 odd, odd, 25, 29, 31, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 53, 57, 65 Chapter 5 Homework (Current as of October 6, 2012) 5.2 Adding and Subtracting Decimals 1-9 odd, 11 (for estimate, round to nearest 10), 13 (for estimate, round to nearest one), odd, 23 (for estimate, round to nearest one), 25 (for estimate, round to nearest hundred), odd, 49, 57, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 83, odd, 105, Dividing Decimals 1-7 odd, 9 (for estimate, round to nearest one), 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 53, 57, 61, odd, 83, 85, 107, 109, 113, Fractions, Decimals, and Order of Operations 1-13 odd, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, odd, 55, 61, 65, 69, 71, odd, 87, 93, 95, 97, 99, Decimal Applications: Mean, Median, and Mode 1-11 odd, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, all, Chapter 5 Vocabulary Check: 1-10 Chapter 5 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 5 Review: Chapter 5 Test: Take it! Cumulative Review Chapters 1-5: Chapter 6 Homework (Current as of October 28, 2012) 6.1 Ratios and Rates 1-7 Vocabulary and Readiness Check 1-21 odd, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87 Integrated Review Sections (begins on page 422) 6.2 Proportions 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, odd, Proportions and Problem Solving 1-15 odd, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 45, 49, 51, 55, odd 6.4 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem, 1-13 odd, odd, 33, 37, 39, 43, 51, 53, odd ********** We will not cover section 6.5 (Congruent and Similar Triangles). ********** Chapter 6 Vocabulary Check: 1-15 Chapter 6 Highlights: Review the 6.1 to 6.4 material Chapter 6 Review: Skip the congruent and similar triangles problems. Chapter 6 Test: Take it! Problems 1-23 only. Cumulative Review Chapters 1-6: Chapter 7 Homework (Current as of November 13, 2012) 7.1 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions 1-19 odd, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, Solving Percent Problems With Proportions Optional 1-4 Vocabulary Readiness Check 1-23 odd, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, odd 7.5 Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount 1-11 odd, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, odd, Chapter 7 Vocabulary Check: Solving Percent Problems With Equations 1-23 odd, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, odd 7.4 Applications of Percent 1-15 odd, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, odd 7.6 Percent and Problem Solving: Interest 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, odd Chapter 7 Highlights: Review this material Chapter 7 Review: Chapter 7 Test: Take it! Cumulative Review Chapters 1-7:

6 Chapter 8 Homework (Current as of November 29, 2012) 8.1 Reading Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Histograms, and Line Graphs 1-85 odd 8.3 The Rectangular Coordinate System and Paired Data 1-8 Vocabulary Readiness Check 1-27 odd, 31, odd 8.4 Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables 1-21 odd, 29, 31, odd, 61, 63 ***** We will not cover section 8.5 (Counting and ***** Introduction to Probability). 8.2 Reading Circle Graphs 1-25 odd, 29, 31, 33 Integrated Review: Sections ALL Chapter 8 Vocabulary Check: 1, 3-5, 8, Chapter 8 Highlights: Review this material. Skip 8.5 stuff. Chapter 8 Review: Skip anything related to 8.5. Chapter 8 Test: Take it! 1-32 only Cumulative Review Chapters 1-8: 9.2 Perimeter 1-15 odd, 19, 21, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, Linear Measurement 1-7 Vocabulary Readiness Check 1-67 odd, 83, 87, 89, Capacity 1-7 Vocabulary and Readiness Check 1-11 odd, odd, odd, odd Chapter 9 Homework (Current as of December 6, 2012) 9.3 Area, Volume, and Surface Area 1-15 odd, 19, 21, 23, odd, 41, 45, 47, 51, 53, Weight and Mass 1-15 odd, 19, 25, 27, 29, odd, odd, 75, 77, 79, Temperature and Conversion Between the U.S. and Metric Systems 1-85 odd Chapter 9 Vocabulary Check: 1-6, 10, 12, 16, 23 Chapter 9 Highlights: Review this material. Skip 9.1 stuff. Chapter 9 Review: Skip anything related to 9.1. Chapter 9 Test: Take it! 6-37 only Cumulative Review Chapters 1-9: Do the problems you think you may have trouble with, skipping those related to sections not covered. **** We will not cover section 9.1 (Lines and Angles). ****