College Algebra MATH 1111/11

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1 College Algebra MATH 1111 Spring 2011 Instructor: Gordon Shumard Class: CRN Days Time Course Num/Sec Location T R 8:00AM-9:15AM MATH 1111/09 Burruss Building T R 9:30AM- 10:45AM MATH 1111/11 Burruss Building- 109 A Course in the General Education Program Program Description: The General Education Program at KSU offers a common academic experience for all its students. In a series of interrelated courses in the liberal arts and sciences, it provides the opportunity for them to acquire the intellectual skills and knowledge characteristic of educated persons. Thus, it lays the foundation for success in their academic, professional, and personal lives. Whereas the major program contributes to a college education depth in a designated specialization, the General Education Program provides breadth by introducing and connecting a variety of disciplines. Program Goals: The General Education Program at KSU has four goals. During the course of the program, students should achieve the following: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of general education disciplines. Demonstrate proficiency in communication.

2 Demonstrate skills in inquiry, critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving through scholarly and/or creative activity across the general education disciplines. Demonstrate an understanding of ethics, diversity, and a global perspective. Course Description: This course is a functional approach to Algebra that incorporates the use of appropriate technology. Emphasis will be placed on the study of algebraic functions and their properties including the domain and range of functions, graphs, inequalities, combinations and compositions of functions, inverses of functions, solutions to algebraic equations, and factorization of polynomials. Course Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Express relationships using the concept of a function and use verbal, numerical, graphical and symbolic means to analyze a function. 2. Model situations from a variety of settings by using polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions. 3. Manipulate mathematical information, concepts, and thoughts in verbal, numeric, graphical and symbolic form while solving a variety of problems which involve polynomial, exponential or logarithmic functions. 4. Apply a variety of problem-solving strategies, including verbal, algebraic, numerical, and graphical techniques, to solve multiple-step problems involving polynomial, exponential, logarithmic equations and inequalities and systems of linear equations. 5. Shift among the verbal, numeric, graphical and symbolic modes in order to analyze functions. 6. Use appropriate technology in the evaluation, analysis and synthesis of information in problem-solving situations. Textbook: Precalculus by Bittinger, Beecher, Ellenbogen, Penna - 4 th edition Additionally Required: MyMathLab online system Instructor: Gordon Shumard gshumard@kennesaw.edu (Primary contact method: expect a reply within two work days Monday to Friday) Faculty Website: Office: Willingham 122-B

3 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday -- 11:00 a.m. to Noon and by appointment Office Phone Number: Attendance: Regular class attendance is essential and expected of every student enrolled in this class. In the event of any absence, students are responsible for all material, assignments, and announcements given in class. Homework: Assignments will be completed in MyMathLab (see registration information below), an Internet based learning platform. The MyMathLab homework assignment must be completed by the date and time specified within The MyMathLab. Homework assignments can consist of before class videos, assigned problems and e professor videos matching the problems. Do not skip video assignments. The MyMathLab homework problems may be attempted multiple times until a correct answer is recorded or you stop trying. Homework points are derived from the average weighted percent completed score for all assignments compiled by The MyMathLab. Assignments can not be completed for grade credit after the due date. Assignments must be submitted before the due date and time. However, for studying purposes Study Plan module may be accessed after the due date for practice and review. Please be sure to register for your class section in order to assure proper grading credit. (See Below!) Individual problems within assignments can not be completed after the due date. Important: MyMathLab is accessible from all lab computers on the KSU campus. You may also access MyMathLab from your own computers after installing the required browser plugins via the Installation Wizard. Any computer difficulties you experience are your responsibility and not grounds for extensions of homework due dates. If you are having trouble with your computer, access one of the computers on campus and complete your homework.

4 How students enroll in MyMathLab To enroll in a typical course, a student needs to have a: Student access code, a valid credit card, or a PayPal account Students get an access code with a new book purchase or by buying the code separately in a student access kit/card at the campus bookstore. Students can also buy access to a course online with a credit card or PayPal account while they are enrolling. Important: The student access code is nontransferable and can be used only once. Course ID This number, which identifies your particular course, consists of your last name followed by five digits, for example, wong You must give your students the course ID before they can enroll. Your Course Name:1111 8:00 a.m. Spring 2011 Your Course ID: shumard74599 Your Course Name:1111 9:30 a.m. Spring 2011 Your Course ID: shumard address The student's registration and enrollment confirmation will be sent to this address. This address is also available to you, the instructor, for course-based communications. A student who does not already have a Pearson account and is enrolling for the first time should follow the registration instructions on the home page of the website. MyMathLab Live Tutor Support: MyMathLab also includes live tutor support available from 5:00 PM to midnight, Sunday through Thursday. The toll free number is Class Preparation: Students are expected to spend a minimum of 2.5 hours of quality study time between class sessions. This time should be divided among 4 activities: re-reading the section of the book discussed the previous classroom session; working the recommended homework; reading the section of the textbook to be lectured on during the next class session; and preparing for tests. The schedule of tests appears in this syllabus. There will be no make-up tests, quizzes, or exams (see grading policy below). Please note that the final exam grade can replace the lowest test score including a missed test (NOT HOMEWORK SCORE). Grading Policies: There will be three (3) tests, a comprehensive final exam and a homework grade. The students will accumulate points during these graded activities as follows: Three tests worth 100 points each 300 points

5 Homework (MathXL) Comprehensive final exam Total 100 points 100 points 500points No make-up quizzes, tests, or exams will be given. However, the final exam grade will be substituted for the lowest test grade if this improves the student s point count. Course grades will be assigned as follows: points A points B points C points D Below 300 points F Class attendance is essential to the success of the student s learning experience. You will be awarded 10 extra credit points if you do not miss more than 3 class sessions. Technology Statement: Technology in the form of a TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 graphing calculator (or its equivalent) will be used throughout the course to enhance mathematical thinking and problem solving and to judge the reasonableness of results. Important Dates: January 11 (Tuesday) Class Begins February 10 (Thursday) Test 1 March 5 (Saturday) to March 11 Spring Break (Friday) March 14 (Monday) Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Penalty March 31 (Thursday) Test 2 April 21 (Thursday) Test 3 April 28 (Thursday) Last Day of Class May 5 (Thursday) FINAL EXAM- TH 8:00 Class Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. May 3 (Tuesday) FINAL EXAM- TH 9:30 Class Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OR FROM INDIVIDUAL COURSES AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Spring Term 2011

6 Withdrawal Students who find that they cannot continue in college for the entire semester after being enrolled, because of illness or any other reason, need to complete an online form. To completely or partially withdraw from classes at KSU, a student must withdraw online at under Owl Express, Student Services. The date the withdrawal is submitted online will be considered the official KSU withdrawal date which will be used in the calculation of any tuition refund or refund to Federal student aid and/or HOPE scholarship programs. It is advisable to print the final page of the withdrawal for your records. Withdrawals submitted online prior to midnight on the last day to withdraw without academic penalty will receive a W grade. Withdrawals after midnight will receive a WF. Failure to complete the online withdrawal process will produce no withdrawal from classes. Call the Registrar s Office at during business hours if assistance is needed. Students may, by means of the same online withdrawal and with the approval of the university Dean, withdraw from individual courses while retaining other courses on their schedules. This option may be exercised up until March 14, This is the date to withdraw without academic penalty for Spring Term 2011 classes. Failure to withdraw by the date above will mean that the student has elected to receive the final grade(s) earned in the course(s). The only exception to those withdrawal regulations will be for those instances that involve unusual and fully documented circumstances. Academic Integrity Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimal one semester suspension requirement.