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Math155Section2505Fall2016 SantaRosaJuniorCollege PetalumaCampusIntermediateAlgebra Instructor:BicHaDoVan Mon&Wed: email:[email protected] 10:00–12:00PM Phone:707-778-3663(Emailisbetter!)PC207KathleenDoyleBuilding PetalumaOffice:PC662RichardCallBuilding
MyCollegeWebsite:http://profiles.santarosa.edu/bic-ha-dovan
PetalumaOfficeHours:Mon&Wed:9:00–9:50AMorbyappointment.PleasenotethatifyouemailmeMonday–Friday,8AM–5PM,Iamabletoreplywithin24hours.Pleasecometomyofficehours(ormakeanappointment)wheneveryouneedhelporwheneveryouhaveanythingtodiscuss.Prerequisite:AgradeofCorbetterinMath151orMath150B,orasatisfactoryscoreontheplacementexam.RequiredTextbook:IntermediateAlgebraforCollegeStudents,6thEditionbyRobertBlitzer.ThetextbookisonreserveattheMahoneyLibraryinPetaluma.CallNumber:QA154.3.B5842013RequiredOnlinesoftware:MyMathLabisrequiredforonlineHomeworkAssignments.Ifyoualreadyhaveanaccesscodeforthistextbook,registerathttp://pearsonmylab.com/foraccesstoonlineHomework.Pleasebookmarkthispage.Thecoursecodeisdovan47934.Ifyouareabletostudyusingonlyane-book,thenyoumaybuytheaccesscodealoneandneednotpurchaseahardcopyofthetextbook.Calculators:TexasInstrumentsGraphingcalculators:TI83,83+,84,84+,89(orequivalent)isrequired.IwillbedemonstratingonaTI84.CalculatorsmaybecheckedoutoftheMahoneylibraryfortheentiresemesterforfree.YoumusthaveacurrentstudentIDcardinordertousethisservice.CourseDescription:Thiscourseisanintermediatealgebracoursethatincorporatestheuseoftechnology.Thetopicsinthiscourseincludefunctions,equationsandinequalitiesinonevariable,systemsoflinearequationsintwoorthreevariables,exponentialandlogarithmicfunctionsandequations,anddiscretetopics.Graphingcalculatorswillbeincorporatedintotheabove,asappropriate.StudentLearningOutcomes:HereisthelinkforMath155courseoutlineatSRJC.http://busapp02.santarosa.edu/SRweb/SR_CourseOutlines.aspx?CVID=25632&Semester=20157
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AdmissionsandRecordsImportantDatesforFall2016.AllDatesareonaSunday.September4,Lastdaytodrop&beeligibleforrefundoffees.September11,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthcoursewithouta“W”symbol.October2,LastdaytooptforP/NPoption.November20,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthclasswitha“W”symbol.Studentswhochoosenottocontinuethecourseareresponsibleforwithdrawingfromtheclass.Failuretodosomayresultinan“F”grade.MyClassroomPolicyistoinsurethebestenvironmentforlearningandisacourtesytomeandyourfellowclassmates.Iwanteveryonetosucceedinourclass.
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Grading:
90–100A 80–89B 70–79C 56–69D 0–55F Homework(Online) 12% Classwork 8% Exams(4@15%each) 60% FinalExam 20% Total 100%OnlineHomework:ThecoursecodewhenregisteringwithMyMathLabisdovan47934.
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HWAssignmentSection#andTitleofHWSectionSaveeachHWassignmentinorderinafolder.IcollecttheHWPacketsonthedayoftheexamsthatcoverthosesections.TheseHWPacketsearnbonuspointstobeaddedtotheHomeworkscoreattheendofthesemester.Pointsarebasedoncompleteness,neatness,andclarity.IdoNOTacceptlateHWPackets.Classwork:ClassworkisgiveninclassandmustbecompletedanddueattheNEXTclassmeeting.Classworkthatisturnedinoneclassaftertheyareduereceives50%credit.NOcreditafterthat.Classworkhasproblemssimilartothehomework.Writeneatlyandshowthestepsthatyouareusingtogettothesolution.Youmayworkwithyourclassmatesandthetutorialcenteronthisassignment.Exams:TherearefourinclassExamsandaFinalexam.Notethatallexamsmaycontainquestionsthatrequireknowledgefromanypreviouslycoveredmaterial.Writeneatlyandshowthestepsthatyouareusingtogettothesolution.ThereareNOmakeupexams.Iwillreplaceyourlowestexamscorewiththefinalexamscoreifitimprovesyourgrade.AcademicIntegrity:
Examsandthefinalexammustbedonebythestudentalone.AnystudentandallthoseinvolvedwhoviolatethisrulewillreceiveazeroontheExamorthefinalexam.Asecondoffensemayresultinfailingthecourse.
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September11,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthcoursewithouta“W”symbol.October2,LastdaytooptforP/NPoption.November20,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthclasswitha“W”symbol.TentativeSchedule:Beforeeachclass,itwouldbebeneficialtoreadyourpreviousnotesandtheappropriatesection(s)tobecovered.Date
Sections Topic
Aug.22
1.5,2.1
Introduction&Syllabus;Problem-solving;Functions.
Aug.24
2.2,2.3
Graphing;TheAlgebraofFunctions.
Aug.29
2.4,2.5
LinearFunctions&Slope;ThePoint-SlopeFormofanEquationofaLine.+
Aug.31
3.1,3.2
SystemsofLinearEquationsinTwoVariables;ProblemSolvingandBusinessApplications.
Sept.5
NOClasses
HappyLaborDay,Holiday
Sept.7
4.1,4.2
SolvingLinearInequalities;CompoundInequalities.
Sept12
4.3,4.4
EquationsandInequalitiesinvolvingAbsolute-Value;LinearInequalitiesinTwoVariables.+
Sept.14
5.1,5.2,Review
Polynomials,AddingandSubtracting;MultiplicationofPolynomials;BeginReviewExam1.
Sept19
5.3,Review
GreatestCommonFactorandFactorbyGrouping;FinishReviewExam1.
Sept.21
Exam1
Exam1(Covers1.5,3.1,3.2,5.1,5.2,Chapters2&4).Youmayusea3x5inchnotecard,onesideonlyfornotesandformulas,NOexamples.HWPacket1due
Sept.26
5.4,5.5
FactoringSpecialForms;FactoringTrinomials.
Sept.28
5.6,5.7
GeneralFactoringStrategy;PolynomialEquationsandtheirApplications.+
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November20,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthclasswitha“W”symbol.
ContinuedTentativeSchedule:Beforeeachclass,itwouldbebeneficialtoreadyourpreviousnotesandtheappropriatesection(s)tobecovered.Date
Sections Topic
Oct.3
3.3,3.4
SystemsofLinearEquationsinThreeVariables;IntroductiontoMatrices.(NoCalculator)
Oct.5
3.4,6.1
MatrixSolutionstoLinearSystems.CalculatorWorkRationalExpressions&Functions,Multiplying&Dividing.
Oct.10
6.2,6.3
Adding&SubtractingRationalExpressions;ComplexRationalExpressions.+
Oct.12
6.4,6.6
DivisionofPolynomials;RationalEquations.
Oct.17
6.7,6.8,Review
FormulasandApplicationsofRationalEquations;ModelingUsingVariation;BeginReviewExam2.
Oct.19
7.1,Review
RadicalExpressionsandFunctions;FinishReviewExam2.
Oct.24
Exam2
Exam2(CoversSections3.3,3.4,5.3–5.7&Chapter6)Youmayusea3x5inchnotecard,onesideonlyfornotesandformulas,NOexamples.HWPacket2due.
Oct.26
7.2,7.3
RationalExponents;MultiplyingandSimplifyingRadicalExpressions.
Oct.31
7.4,7.5
Add,Subtract,Multiply&DivideRadicalExpressions;Multiplyingmoreterms&RationalizingtheDenominator.
Nov.2
7.6,7.7
RadicalEquations;ComplexNumbers*.+
Nov.7
8.1,8.2
TheSquareRootProperty&CompletingtheSquare;TheQuadraticFormula.
Nov.9
8.3,8.4,Review
QuadraticFunctionsandtheirGraphs;EquationsQuadraticinForm;BeginReviewExam3.+
Nov.14
9.1,Review
ExponentialFunctions;FinishReviewExam3.
Nov.16
Exam3
Exam3(CoversChapters7&8)Youmayusea3x5inchnotecard,onesideonlyfornotesandformulas,NOexamples.HWPacket3due.
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November20,Lastdaytodropasemesterlengthclasswitha“W”symbol.
ContinuedTentativeSchedule:Beforeeachclass,itwouldbebeneficialtoreadyourpreviousnotesandtheappropriatesection(s)tobecovered.Date
Sections Topic
Nov.21
9.2,9.3
Composite&InverseFunctions*;LogarithmicFunctions;
Nov.23
9.4,9.5
PropertiesofLogarithms;ExponentialandLogarithmicEquations.+
Nov.28
9.5,10.1
FinishExponentialandLogarithmicEquations;Midpoint&DistanceFormulas,Circles.
Nov.30
10.1,11.1,Review
FinishMidpoint&DistanceFormulas,Circles;SequencesandSummationNotation;BeginReview.+
Dec.5
Review
Flextime/CatchUpFinishReviewExam4.
Dec.7
Exam4
Exam4(CoversChapter9,Sections10.1,11.1)Youmayusea3x5inchnotecard,onesideonlyfornotesandformulas,NOexamples.HWPacket4due.
Dec.12
11.4
TheBinomialTheorem&Factorials;BeginReviewComprehensiveFinalExam.
Dec.14
ReviewFinal
ReviewComprehensiveFinalExam.
MondayDec.19
NOClasses
Finals’Week
WednesdayDec.21
COMPREHENSIVEFINALEXAM**7:00–9:45AM**Notetheearliertime!Youmayusea5x8inchnotecard,onesideonlyfornotesandformulas,NOexamples.
Note:Thistentativescheduleoflecturesandexamsdoesnotincludeonlinehomeworkduedates.HomeworkassignmentsandtheirduedatesarefoundonlineatMyMathLab.Thistemplatemaybemodifiedwhennecessarytoaccommodatechangesinschedulingandpaceofclass.Allabovedatesaresubjecttochangeexceptforthefinalexamdate.