Online Math 103 College Algebra (CRN 32220 & 32221) Spring 2015 (January 20-May 12, 2015) (3 credits)

Online Math 103 College Algebra (CRN 32220 & 32221) Spring 2015 (January 20-May 12, 2015) (3 credits) Instructor: O. Pauline Chow Sr. Professor of Mathematics Office: W232-G, Harrisburg Campus, HACC Phone: 717 221 1777 Email: opchow@hacc.edu OFFICE HOURS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS LEARNING OUTCOMES REQUIRED TEXTBOOK COURSE WEBSITE BASIC REQUIREMENTS M: 10-12 noon (starting January 26, 2015 or by appointment) Fundamental algebraic operations, exponents and radicals, systems of equations, higher degree equations, logarithms, matrices, inequalities. Prerequisite: MATH 051 with a grade of C or higher. Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to: Solve equations and inequalities and application problems Graph and identify characteristics of algebraic and transcendental functions Perform function operations Solve systems of equations using matrices College Algebra Essentials, 1e, by Miller, McGraw-Hill ISBN: Miller College Algebra w/ Aleks 1259353826 http://www.aleks.com Course Code: EFTRM-MUUYT Financial Aid code (good for 14 days): 56011-25D69-D23AE-C8DC8 The Financial Aid Access Code does not add an additional two weeks to your account. NOTE: This code gives you temporary access to ALEKS for a two-week period. Once the code expires, you will be locked out of your ALEKS account until you purchase a regular Student Access Code. When you first log in, be sure to go to the link and check out the downloads: http://www.aleks.com/downloads http://www.aleks.com/support/system_requirements COURSE ASSIGNMENTS Keys to succeed in this online course: 1. Read the examples in the textbook. 2. Watch the corresponding video lectures at itunesu, if available. 3. Use every other odd-numbered exercise in the text for practice. 4. Do the ALEKS pie and take home assignments. 5. Chapter review, cumulative review, and tests are great resources in the text for more practice. The course syllabus is subject to revision. The final version will be posted in D2L on 1/20/2015. Chapters with suggested list of exercises in Schedule the Miller s e-book for practice Online Home Work are housed at www.aleks.com Take Home Assignments are assigned from the e- book Online Assessments are housed at www.aleks.com Review Chapter R Course Readiness and R-Review of Pre-requisite Online Chapter R HW Writing assignment goes live on Tuesday, January 20 (12:01 am) Tuesday, January 27 and Tuesday, January 27 (30 topics) Chapter 1 Equations and Inequalities

1.1 Linear Equations and Rational Equations p. 109: 1-108 (odd) 1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations p. 120: 1-70 (odd) 1.3 Complex Numbers p. 133: 59-75, 93-96 (odd) 1.4 Quadratic Equations p. 145: 1-120 (odd) 1.5 Applications of Quadratic Equations p. 154: 1-42(odd) 1.6.More Equations and Applications p. 166: 1-78(odd) 1.7 Linear Inequalities and Compound Inequalities p. 175: 1-55-68 (odd) 1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities p. 184: 1-48 (odd) Online Chapter 1 HW goes live on Tuesday, January 20 (12:01 am) and Tuesday, February 3 (80 topics) 1 st assignment Tuesday, February 3 (24 questions, 24 points) Assessment 1 Monday, February 2 (12:01 am) to Tuesday, February 3 (11:59 pm) 2.1 The Rectangular Coordinate System and Graphing Utilities p 203: 1 66 (odd) 2.2 Circles p 212: 1 54 (odd) 2.3 Functions and Relations p 222: 1 112 (odd) 2.4 Linear Equations in Two Variables and Linear Functions p 238: 1 108 (odd) 2.5 Applications of Linear Equations and Modeling p 254: 1 90 (odd) 2.6 Transformations of Graphs p 270: 1 80 (odd) 2.7 Analyzing Graphs of Functions and Piecewise-Defined Functions p 287: 1 104 (odd) 2.8 Algebra of Functions and Functions Composition p 303: 1 80 (odd) Click the link for the 100% refund deadline http://www.hacc.edu/newstudents/registeronlineguide/add-drop-deadlines.cfm Chapter 2 Functions and Graphs Online Chapter 2 HW goes live on Wednesday, February 4 (12:01 am) and Thursday, February 19 (80 topics) 2nd assignment Thursday, February 19 Assessment 2 Monday, February 16 (12:01 am) to Tuesday, February 17 Click the link for the 50% refund deadline http://www.hacc.edu/newstudents/registeronlineguide/add-drop-deadlines.cfm Proctored test #1 (Pencil and Paper) On Chapters 1-2 Wednesday, February 18 to Thursday, February 19, 2015 Check the actual dates and times at your campus http://www.hacc.edu/students/testcenter/testingforonlinestudents/paper-testing-for-online-students.cfm Chapter 3 Polynomial and Rational Functions 3.1 Quadratic Functions and Applications p 328: 1 66 (odd) 3.2 Introduction to Polynomial Functions p 344: 1 74 (odd) 3.3 Division of Polynomials and the Remainder and Factor Theorems p 357: 1 82 (odd) 3.4 Zeros of Polynomials p 373: 1 52 (odd) 3.5 Rational Functions p 392: 1 94 (odd) Online Chapter 3 HW goes live on Friday, February 20 (12:01 am) and Thursday, March 19 (50 topics) 3rd assignment Thursday, March 19 Assessment 3 Wednesday, March 18 (12:01 am) to Thursday, March 19

3.6 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities p 407: 1 92 (odd) 3.7 Variation p 417: 1 48 (odd) 5.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables and Applications p 530: 1 66 (odd) 5.2 Systems of linear Equations in Three Variables and Applications p 543: 1 54 (odd) Chapter 5 Systems of Equations and Inequalities Online Chapter 5 HW goes live on Friday, March 20 (12:01 am) and Thursday, April 2 (11:59 pm) (35 topics) 4th assignment Thursday, April 2 (11:59 pm) Assessment 4 Monday, March 30 (12:01 am) to Tuesday, March 31 Proctored test #2 (Pencil and Paper) on Chapters 4 and 5 Wednesday, April 1 to Thursday, April 2, 2015 Check the actual dates and times at your campus http://www.hacc.edu/students/testcenter/testingforonlinestudents/paper-testing-for-online-students.cfm Chapter 4 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 4.1 Inverse Functions p 440: 1 56 (odd) 4.2 Exponential Functions p 453: 1 74 (odd) 4.3 Logarithmic Functions p 468: 1 100 (odd) 4.4 Properties of Logarithms p 480: 1 84 (odd) 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations p 492: 1 82 (odd) 4.6 Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions p 506: 1 60 (odd) Online Chapter 4 HW goes live on Friday, April 3 (12:01 am) and due on or before Tuesday, April 21 (45 topics) 5th assignment Tuesday, April 21 Assessment 5 Monday, April 20 (12:01 am) to Tuesday, April 21 6.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Matrices p 600: 47 66 (odd) 6.2 Inconsistent Systems and Dependent Equations p 609: 1 50 (odd) 6.3 Operations on Matrices p 624: 1 80 (odd) 6.4 Inverse Matrices and Matrix Equations p 637: 1 44 (odd) Chapter 6 Matrices, Determinants, and Applications Online Chapter 6 HW goes live on Wednesday, April 22 (12:01 am) and Monday, May 4 (11:59 pm) (10 topics) 6th assignment Monday, May 4 (11:59 pm) ALEKS Comprehensive Assessment 6 Friday, May 1 (12:01 am) to Monday, May 4 (11:59 pm) Click on the link for the College Calendar http://www.hacc.edu/students/collegecalendars/14-15-academic-calendar.cfm Proctored Final Exam (Pencil and Paper) Comprehensive Final Examination on Chapters 1-6 Wednesday, May 6 to Thursday, May 7, 2015 Check the actual dates and times at your campus http://www.hacc.edu/students/testcenter/testingforonlinestudents/paper-testing-for-online-students.cfm Proctored examinations are 2-hour pencil and paper examinations taken on campus. Students are responsible to check the Spring 2015 test dates and times posted by the Virtual Campus for different campuses. Students must notify the instructor when and where they will take the paper test one week before the testing period begins.

GRADING POLICIES The final percentage will be determined by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of possible points, 860. The following scale will be used to assign the final grade: A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, D=60-69%, and F= 0-59%. In addition, please refer to the College Catalog for information concerning the specific conditions under which a grade of W can be assigned. Two proctored paper exams (@ 150 points each) One writing assignment Six Take-home assignments (total) ALEKS 7 Objective pie (8 points each) Five ALEKS assessments (@ 18 points each) Final ALEKS comprehensive assessment (@ 20 points ) Proctored paper final exam Total = 300 points = 5 points = 139 points = 56 points = 90 points = 20 points = 250 points = 860 points Your grades will be housed in your MyHACC D2L under gradebook. TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENTS A writing assignment and six required take home assignments will be posted at myhacc D2L under Content. All students must submit take home assignments electronically in.doc,.jpeg, or.pdf and upload to myhacc D2L dropbox. Late submissions will not be accepted. All take home assignments must be saved with file name of the format: Your last name M 103 take home # Take home assignments with correct answers but no work shown will be returned and not graded. Typing is NOT required. Handwritten work must be neat, legible in white background, and on separate sheets. ONLINE HOME WORK IN ALEKS PIE ALEKS ASSESSMENTS ALEKS 360 is the website that housed the online work. Go to the link, http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks, to learn more about ALEKS. For each chapter, objectives are selected and assigned as the online HOME WORK within the www.aleks.com site. Each chapter will be a slice in the ALEKS pie. Follow the above schedule to complete each slice of the pie. If you finish early, ALEKS will move you into the next slice. Be sure to complete all the topics in each slice to ensure success in this class. Number of points earned = percent x 8 points, round to 1 decimal place When students first log on to the www.aleks.com site, students must go through an initial assessment of their knowledge and mastery skills. Be sure to take time to go through the initial assessment and follow the instructions. Five ALEKS assessments, one for each chapter, have been scheduled. Students are required to log on to www.aleks.com to take the assessment during the posted period. Click the Assignment button for the schedule which is also posted above. The sixth ALEKS assessment is a comprehensive one. It is set up to help you prepare for the final exam. It also will provide valuable data as how you do in the course. Each ALEKS assessment will go live for two days. Each assessment result will provide important data of how well you learn, master the skills, and are ready for the paper tests. It is not a timed test, but you must complete the assessment within the posting period. Number of points earned = percent x number of points assigned (18 for the regular and 20 for the final one), round to 1 decimal place OFF-SITE PROCTORING If you cannot come to one of the campus locations to take your proctored pencil and paper exam, you must notify the instructor as soon as possible. If you need an off-site proctoring arrangement, a test proctor form must be completed and mailed to the instructor for approval. The instructor will then forward the form to the Virtual Learning for the final approval two weeks prior to your requested test date(s). You can download the guidelines for securing an off-site proctor and a proctor form from the Virtual Learning web site. http://www.hacc.edu/students/testcenter/upload/virtual-learning-off-site-proctor-form.pdf

PROCTORED PAPER TESTS MAKE-UP TEST POLICY ADD/DROP POLICY OTHER INFORMATON DELAYED OPENING 1. The Mathematics and Computer Science Department requires proctored paper testing for all online math courses. They are pencil and paper tests and will be given during the test periods posted by Virtual Learning. Paper Test Schedule: February 18-19, April 1-2, and May 6-7, 2015 2. Proctored paper tests are 2-hour pencil and paper examinations taken at any one of the five HACC campuses. Students are allowed to bring a scientific calculator or graphing calculator such as TI 83/84. No other electronic device (e.g. cellular phone of any brand, iphone, ipad, Droid, laptop, Apps) with computer algebra system (e.g. TI 89 graphing calculator) will be allowed. No notecards, formula sheets, and books will be allowed. 3. Students must notify the instructor when and where they will take the paper test one week before the testing period. 4. Students are expected to log on to the Virtual Learning web site to check the actual dates, times, and location at their registered campus. http://www.hacc.edu/students/testcenter/testingforonlinestudents/paper-testing-for-online-students.cfm 5. Paper tests will be returned to online math instructors at least two days after the end of each testing period. It will take about a week to get all grading done. Graded paper tests and solutions will be sent to students by mail or email. 6. Final exams will not be returned to students. They will be kept for record keeping. Students can check their course grade via HACCWeb on or after May 15, 2015. 1. There will be no make up for ALEKS assessments. 2. When a student fails to take the proctored exam(s) during the posted testing period, no make up will be given unless the student has notified the instructor by email before the start of the testing period. 3. The make-up test must be rescheduled and taken within one week. 4. With the instructor s permission and within the scheduled time, the student may take the make-up for the proctored test at the Test Center located at his/her campus during the operating hours or make arrangement for other testing facility. 5. Make-up tests are always harder. 6. Only one make up test per student per semester will be given, with no exceptions 1. Click on the following link for Spring 2015 add/drop and refund deadlines http://www.hacc.edu/newstudents/registeronlineguide/add-drop-deadlines.cfm 2. Students can withdraw from a course without the instructor s signature by the last day of the 50% refund period. 3. Students who have completed the course website registration at www.webassign.com but do not complete at least 15% of the assigned work by the last day of the 50% refund period will be dropped by the instructor. It will be the student s responsibility to follow the add/drop and refund deadlines. 4. Click on the following link for Spring 2015 college calendar for the last day to withdraw from any classes: http://www.hacc.edu/students/collegecalendars/14-15-academic-calendar.cfm 5. After the third week of class, students MUST email the instructor with the decision to withdraw using their HACC hawkmail address as required by the Virtual Learning office. The instructor will attach the student s email to a drop form and send to the Virtual Learning office for processing. The last day of attendance will be the due date of the last assigned graded activity or the date of the last email communication, whichever is later, at the time of requesting withdrawal from the class. 1. If a student is found cheating in a test, he/she will receive a grade of zero for the test. 2. If cheating repeats, he/she will receive a grade of F for the course. Be sure to read the Academic Honesty in the Student Handbook. 3. No retests will be given. 4. Test scores will not be curved nor dropped from the calculation of the course grade. 5. Bonus problems are included in each take home assignment as incentives for more practice and an encouragement to learn more. 6. Do not email the instructor at the end of the semester and ask for additional bonus assignment/project. 7. In order to succeed in this course, students are expected to complete all assigned graded scheduled activities and bonus problems, logon to WebAssign website to use the available resources, check posted announcements throughout the semester, and email questions to the instructor. 8. During normal school days, all questions/concerns sent electronically will be addressed within a 24 hours period. It may take longer time during weekend and/or holidays. HACC has approved the following delayed opening schedule for weather-related and other incidents. http://www.hacc.edu/weather/delayed-opening.cfm However, it does not apply to this online math course.

GETTING HELP Students are encouraged to contact the instructor for help during the posted office hours or by appointment. Tutoring is available in the Learning Center (Math Learning Center at Whitaker, Room117, at the Harrisburg campus) and at all other regional campuses. However, students cannot expect to ask the instructor or tutors to teach the material for this online class. In addition, online tutoring is available and provided by SMARTHINKING. For SMARTHINKING, go to http://www.hacc.edu/students/tutoring/online-tutoring-smarthinking.cfm for registration information for details. General Course Information How do I view my syllabus online before the course begins? Before the semester starts, email your instructor. After the semester starts, you will find the course syllabus in your D2L under Content. How can I check out the course website before enrollment in the course? You will be able to access your course material in D2L and www.aleks.com on or after January 20, 2015 at 12 am. You will not be able to logon to the course before that date. However, you can try the website to experience the site. How do I register for the course web-site Using ALEKS 360? 1) Go to www.hacc.edu, scroll to the bottom, click on myhacc, and log on. Go to the D2L link on the lower left column. Click on the course and the link to www.aleks.com to complete the course site registration. 2) Or, go directly to www.aleks.com to complete the site registration. 3) You must be a HACC registered student enrolling in my course in order to complete the course web-site registration. The last day to register as a HACC student and enroll in my course is January 23, 2015 with my approval. I will not permit students to enroll in my course after January 23, 2015. 4) The course web-site registration will be from January 20 to January 23, 2015. 5) Be sure to print a hard copy of the personal information such as your user id and password as instructed. How do I get my textbook, and when will it be available? The textbook will be available at any of the HACC campus bookstores. Please visit the bookstore at the campus where you registered for the course. Go to the website: http://bookstore.hacc.edu/harrisburg/ to check out dates of availability of the textbook.

Since the e-book is included in the website, you may purchase just the ALEKS access code by going to www.aleks.com. If you purchase the textbook at other online outlets, make sure it comes with the ALEKS access code for the website. What kind of calculator is required for this course? Can I use it during the tests? A scientific calculator is required. Students can use scientific and graphing calculator TI 83/84 in the tests. Instructions for the use of graphing calculator are included in lecture notes posted in the site. Students are not allowed to use TI89, TI83/84 equipped with CAS, or calculators in ipad, iphone, Android, or PC during the paper tests. Do I need to be logged onto the computer at special times? No, you may access the course material at www.aleks.com 24/7. However, you should log on to the site at least thrice a week to check out announcements for assigned graded activities including chapter homework and ALEKS assessments. The course syllabus includes all the dates. The instructor will not send out frequent reminders. How to access video/audio lectures authored and recorded by the instructor? You can access all prerecorded video/audio files and lecture notes now by going to http://itunesu.hacc.edu and click Public. Be sure to wait for the itunes folder appearing on your desktop. Click on Math 103: College Algebra Chow folder. You should download all video and audio files free. Save and organize them in your computer. Follow the instructions on the screen for download.

Or direct link at https://itunes.apple.com/institution/harrisburg-area-community/id424622079 Direct link to the course under open or top collection is at https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/math-103-college-algebra-pc/id424623041?mt=10 Direct link to the course under All course for ipad/iphone users is at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/college-algebra/id545734235 Do I need to purchase a new book? Yes, you must purchase a new book which comes with the access code for the course website registration. If you purchase a used book, it does not come with the student access code. You may go to the link www.aleks.com click new user, follow the instruction, and purchase the student access code at a cost of $87 for 18-week semester use. The e-book is included in the website. Who do I contact if I have problems accessing my course material online? The publisher website will provide technical help for problems related to the website. Contact the publisher at http://www.aleks.com/support/contact_support Higher Education Hours (Eastern Time): Sunday, 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM; Monday - Thursday, 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM; Friday, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Email: contact us at http://support.aleks.com Phone: (714) 619-7090 Fax: (714) 245-7190 Who do I contact if I have questions? 1. Content of this online course - email your instructor at opchow@hacc.edu. 2. Website at http://www.aleks.com/support/contact_support - you contact the publisher s technical help. 3. Web-browser, speed of your computer, interruption of internet service, etc - contact your internet provider. 4. Your home computer, installation of hardware/software - you are on your own. Or, contact the place where you purchased your computer. 5. Concern or question is more general in nature - contact the Virtual Learning at (717) 221-1310 or email at virtual@hacc.edu.

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