Math 091. Basic College Mathematics. Course Syllabus

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2 MATH 090-BASIC MATHEMATICS Fall 2006 or MATH 091-BASIC MATHEMATICS REVIEW COURSE SYLLABUS INSTRUCTOR: COURSE SECTION: OFFICE: MEETING PLACE: OFFICE HOURS: OFFICE PHONE: SAFETY ISSUES «RULES: ADDRESS: 1. COURSE NAME: Basic Mathematics 2. COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: MATH COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides a review for the student who needs additional time to master the fundamental numerical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and signed numbers; ratio and proportion; percent; and systems of measurement. (A student is placed in this course upon receiving a score of 0-6 on the mathematics portion of the Delgado Placement Test.) --- or COURSE NAME: Basic Mathematics Review 2. COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: MATH COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides a review for the student who needs to master the fundamental numerical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, decimals and signed numbers; ratio and proportion; percent; and systems of measurement. (A student is placed in this course upon receiving a score of 7-11 on the mathematics portion of the Delgado Placement Test.) 4. PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES: None 5. COURSE GOAL: The goal of this course is to assist the student in acquiring a better understanding of and facility with arithmetic.

3 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of MATH 090 or 091, the student should be able to: 1. Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals. 2. Read, write and round whole and decimal numbers. 3. Use rounding to estimate sums, differences, products and quotients. 4. Use the "equals", "greater than", and "less than" signs. 5. Find the average (mean) of a group of numbers. 6. Evaluate expressions using Order of Operations. 7. Use exponential notation and evaluate expressions involving positive whole number exponents. 8. Set up and solve problems using ratios and proportions. 9. Solve percent problems. 10. Apply the processes of arithmetic to the solution of real life problems. 11. Use unit analysis to make conversions within and between the U.S. and metric systems of measurement including temperature. 12. Find perimeters, areas and volumes of various figures. 13. Analyze statistical graphs. 14. Perform operations with signed numbers. 15. Use the TI-30X lis calculator. 7. COURSE CONTENT: Suggested Schedule (For summer session, each two week block becomes one week.) MATH 090-BASIC MATHEMATICS WEEK CHAPTER & SECTION Place Value and Names for Numbers Addition & Perimeter Rounding, Estimating & Displaying Information Subtraction Multiplication with Whole Numbers & Area 1.6 Division 1.7 Exponents and Order of Operations Review 2

4 3 4 5 TEST #1 - Ch 1 ~ The Meaning and Properties of Fractions 2.2 Prime Numbers, Factors, & Reducing to Lowest Terms Multiplication with Fractions & Area/Division Addition & Subtraction with Fractions Mixed-Number Notation Multiplication & Division with Mixed Numbers Addition & Subtraction with Mixed Numbers 2.9 Combinations of Operations and Complex Fractions Review, TEST #2 Ch Decimal Notation & Place Value Addition & Subtraction with Decimals Multiplication with Decimals {Include p.450 #11&12) Division with Decimals Fractions & Decimals Review, TEST #3 - Ch 3 MID-TERM Ratios Rates & Unit pricing Proportions 4.5 Applications of Proportions (Include pg. 465 #1,2,3,4} Review, TEST #4 - Ch Percents, Decimals, and Fractions Basic Percent Problems 5.3 General Applications of Percent 5.4 Sales Tax and Commission Review, TEST #5 - Ch 5 FINAL DROP DATE positive & Negative Numbers Addition with Negative Numbers Subtraction with Negative Numbers Multiplication with Negative Numbers Division with Negative Numbers Review, TEST #6 - Ch Unit Analysis I: Length Unit Analysis II: Area & Volume Unit Analysis III: Weight 7.4 Converting Between the Two Systems and Temperature Review, TEST #7 - Ch 7 EXAM REVIEW - STUDY Delgado Exam Review and Sample Exam In your text!!!!!!!!!!! REMINDER: To properly prepare for a math exam you MUST work many different types of problems. 3

5 15 FINAL EXAM Day/Date 7. COURSE CONTENT: Suggested Schedule (For summer session, each two week block becomes one week.) MATH 091-BASIC MATHEMATICS WEEK CHAPTER & SECTION Place Value and Names for Numbers Addition & Perimeter Rounding, Estimating & Displaying Information Subtraction Multiplication with Whole Numbers & Area 1.6 Division 1.7 Exponents and Order of Operations Review 3 TEST 2: #1 - Ch 1 The Meaning and Properties of Fractions Prime Numbers, Factors, & Reducing to Lowest Terms Multiplication with Fractions & Area/Division Addition & Subtraction with Fractions Mixed-Number Notation Multiplication & Division with Mixed Numbers Addition & Subtraction with Mixed Numbers Combinations of Operations and Complex Fractions Review, TEST #2 Ch Decimal Notation & Place Value Addition & Subtraction with Decimals Multiplication with Decimals (Include p.450 #11&12) Division with Decimals Fractions & Decimals Review, TEST #3 - Ch 3 MID-TERM Ratios Rates & Unit pricing Proportions Applications of Proportions (Include pg. 465 #1,2,3,4} Percents, Decimals, and Fractions Basic Percent Problems General Applications of Percent 5.4 Sales Tax and Commission Review 4

6 11 TEST 9':T" #4 - Ch 4 & Ch 5 positive & Negative Numbers Addition with Negative Numbers Subtraction with Negative Numbers Multiplication with Negative Numbers 9.5 Division with Negative Numbers Review FINAL DROP DATE 13 TEST #5 - Ch 9 Unit Analysis I: Unit Analysis II: Unit Analysis III: Converting Between Length Area & Volume Weight the Two Systems and Temperature 14 Review, TEST #6 - Ch 7 EXAM REVIEW - STUDY Delgado Exam Review and Sample Exam In your text!!!!!!!!!!! REMINDER: To properly prepare for a math exam you MUST work many different types of problems. 15 FINAL EXAM Day/Date 8. TEXT: McKeague, Charles P Basic College Mathematics. Second edition. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole - Thomson Learning. CALCULATOR: TI-30X IIS SOFTWARE: Digital Video Companion with MathCue Classic, Basic College Mathematics, Thomson-Brooks/Cole. 9. ASSESSMENT: A. Progress in this course is measured by the successful completion of written tests and a comprehensive departmental final exam. This exam is given in group sessions, not according to when the class meets. It may be necessary for you to make special arrangements to attend the exam at the scheduled time. The average of the test grades will count for no more than 75% and no less than 50% of the final semester grade. Instructors have the option of using homework, quizzes, and grades from other forms of assessment as part of that average. The final exam will count for no less than 25% and no more than 50% of the final semester grade. NOTE: Students must earn a "cn in this course to progress to Math 095. B. GRADING SCALE: A 89 = B 79 = C - 69 = D Below 60 = F policies on homework, quizzes, the instructor's discretion. and make-up tests may vary at 5

7 C. FINAL EXAMS College Wide - The final exam is a departmental exam given in group sessions on the Wednesday of exam week (day varies in summer), not according to when the class meets. It may be necessary for you to make special arrangements to attend the exam at the scheduled time. 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Day Sections) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Night and Saturday Sections) (095 Bypass Exam 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.) 3:30-5:30 P. M. (Summer Session) (095 Bypass Exam 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.) Check the Class Schedule or ask your instructor for the specific date. City Park Campus - The final exam will consist of 12 multiple choice problems and 16 free-response problems. There will be one group Math Exam Make-up Session later during the exam week. Only students with approval from their instructor will be admitted to this session. Approval will be given only for exceptional or unavoidable circumstances. The date and time of the exam are listed in the Class Schedule. The exam is given in Bldg 10 Room 134. There are no acceptable excuses for missing the final exam and no exemptions are given. A grade of "0" will be recorded and averaged for anyone missing the exam. There are no retakes. Grades are not posted or given out at the division office. You may call for semester grades at ( outside New Orleans) or check the Delgado website at West Bank, Slidell, and Covington Campuses instructor for specific exam information. Check with your 10. COLLEGE AND CLASSROOM POLJ:CJ:ES: A. INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1. The primary learning activity will be practice. It is expected and necessary that you study AT LEAST two hours outside of class for every hour in class. The more you practice, the better your grade will be. 2. You are encouraged to seek assistance from the instructor to clarify further any difficult concepts. When you go to see your instructor it is advisable to bring your notebook, homework, and any other materials you might feel are relevant. 3. The Math Lab offers tutoring in all levels of mathematics. This support service is offered free of charge to all students with a valid Delgado ID. City Park Campus - The Math Lab is located in Room 224 in Bldg 10. 6

8 HOURS: A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. 8 P.M. Monday - Thursday 3 P.M. Friday & Saturday 7 P.M. Monday - Thursday and 12 P.M. (Sununer) The Math Lab also has computer tutorials and video tapes to accompany the text for this course. Video tapes may be checked out with a valid Delgado ID. Computer tutorial CD's accompany the text. West Bank, Slidell and Covington Campuses - Check with your instructor for Math Lab information. 4. Calculators will be required in all classes at the City Park, Slidell and Covington campuses, specifically the TI-30X IIS. B. ABSENCES AND DROP/ADDS 1. The equivalent of 10% of class time or 4 ~ hours, whether consecutive or not, is grounds for dropping a student from the course. The instructor may drop a student from the course; however, the responsibiiity for withdrawing from the course lies completely with the student. Failure to drop a course by the final deadline will result in your receiving an F. You are expected to be present and alert at all class sessions. 2. You may DROP/ADD to a lower level (or higher level with verification) during the first week of class (first two days during the summer session), space permitting. Consult your instructor immediately if you wish to challenge your placement. C. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE 1. Headphones are NOT allowed in class. 2. Beepers and cellular phones must be set to vibrate or must be turned off during class. 3. Only registered Delgado students may attend classes. This prohibits class attendance by children and guests. D. MATH 095 BYPASS EXAM Students who have earned a grade of "A" by the end of the semester are eligible to take (in addition to the Math 090/091 final exam) the Math 095 Bypass Exam. Those students who have an "A" at mid-term should discuss the possibility of taking the Bypass Exam with their instructor and copy the Math 095 COURSE SYLLABUS, EXAM REVIEW, and SAMPLE EXAM held on reserve at the library. Students taking the Bypass Exam will take the actual final exam of Math 095 and are therefore responsible for knowing the entire content of the course. Purchase of the Math 095 text is reconunended. The same text is used for 7

9 Math 095 and Math 096. Students should obtain an Application for Mathematics Bypass Credit Examination Form from their instructor approximately 3 weeks before the exam. City Park students may also pick up forms in the Math Lab office. The cost for the exam is $30 ($10 per credit hour). This fee must be paid and the form turned in to the Math Department Chair, Bldg. 10 Rm. 221, two weeks before the first day of final exams (one week during the summer session). The deadline this semester is Students passing the bypass exam may then enroll in Math 096 rather than Math 095. E. DISABILITY SERVICES STATEMENT It is the general policy of Delgado Community College to assure equal opportunity for all qualified persons. Reasonable accommodation for qualified persons with disabilities will be made provided the students have self-identified with the Office of Disability Services and have provided required documentation. Individual instructors will modify the methods, requirements, and procedures of courses and examinations appropriately to accommodate the special needs of students with disabilities, provided the academic integrity of the course or examination is not violated, and the health and welfare of all students are safeguarded. For additional information contact the Office of Disability Services. City Park, Slidell, and Covington Campuses - City Park, 3rd floor of Bldg 2 or call (Voice/TDD ) West Bank - WBLR-145 or call F. DELGADO STUDENT JUDICIAL CODE Student Rights In order to preserve and to guarantee students of Delgado Community College those conditions indispensable to the full achievement of the objectives of higher education in a free democratic society, the College holds the following rights essential to the development of students as individuals and to the fulfillment of their responsibilities as members of society: A. The right of every person to be considered for admission to Delgado Community College without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, national origin, religious or political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or veteran status. B. The right to form and participate in campus, local, national, or international organizations for intellectual, religious, social, political, economic or cultural purposes when such organizations do not infringe upon the rights of others. 8

10 C. The right individually or in association with others, to engage freely in off-campus activities, provided they do not claim to represent the College. D. The right to issue official student publications following the procedures set forth by the College's Student Publications Committee. E. The right to form and maintain democratic student governance. F. The right to use campus facilities, provided the facilities are used for the purpose contracted subject to the approval of the appropriate college official. G. The right of students to invite and hear speakers of their choice subject to the approval of the appropriate college official. H. The right to address concerns in course scheduling, curriculum, or faculty through proper channels. I. The right to due process in all disciplinary matters and the right to appeal to the proper authority or committee. J. Enumeration of certain rights herein shall not be construed as to nullify or limit other rights possessed by students. Student Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to conduct him or herself in a manner fitting an academic environment. In most cases, the exercise of good sense and judgment prevail. The following acts as set forth by legislative act and LCTCS Board of Supervisors policy, are contrary to acceptable conduct. Any student who commits or attempts to commit any acts, such as, but not limited to the following, will be subject to disciplinary proceedings: A. Intentional obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedure, or other authorized college event. B. Unauthorized entry into or unauthorized occupation of any college facility. C. Physical abuse or threat thereof against any or at any college-authorized event, or other threatens or endangers the health and safety person. person on campus conduct which of any such D. Theft or damage to personal property or to the property of the College. E. Intentional interference with the right of access to college facilities or with any lawful right of any person on the campus. 9

11 F. Setting a fire on campus without proper authority. G. Unauthorized use or possession of fire arms, ammunition, or other dangerous weapons, substances, or materials on the campus. H. Academic dishonesty, such as cheating or plagiarism. I. Knowingly furnishing false information to the College. J. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents, records or identification. K. Use, possession or distribution of narcotic or dangerous drugs such as marijuana, hallucinogens, and other drugs which are not prescribed or expressly permitted by law. L. Failure to comply with the directives of Campus officials and law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties, or to identify oneself to these officers when requested to do so. M. Conduct which adversely affects the student's suitability as a member of the academic community (such as drunkenness, use of profanity, or disorderly conduct). N. Aiding or inciting others to commit any act set forth above; o. Smoking in any college facility. P. Gambling in any form on college property. Q. Use or possession of any alcoholic beverage on Campus except at functions as approved by the Chancellor. R. Misuse or Abuse of Computer Equipment, Programs, or Data - Unauthorized use of computing resources or use of computing resources for unauthorized purposes is prohibited. This may include but is not limited to such activities as accessing or copying programs, records, or data belonging to the College or another user without permission; attempting to breach the security of another user's account or deprive another user of access to the College's computing resources; knowingly or carelessly performing an act that will interfere with the normal operation of computers, terminals, peripherals, or networks; using the College's computing resources for personal or financial gain; allowing non-college personnel access to college computing resources; displaying obscene, lewd, or sexually harassing images or text in use of college computing services; transporting copies of College programs, records, or data to another person or computer site without written authorization; attempting to destroy or modify programs, records or data belonging to the College or another user. 10

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