MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra Spring 2019

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1 MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra Spring 2019 Section 11 Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 am to 11:48 am Zeiss 1100 and 12:00 pm to 12:52 pm Zeiss 2106B Section 12 Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 am to 11:48 am Zeiss 1100 and 1:00 pm to 1:52 pm Zeiss 2106B Instructor: Address*: Office Location: Office Phone : Office Hours: Cao Nguyen cao.nguyen@cpcc.edu *Students must send from their CPCC account to ensure instructor will receive the message. Zeiss Building, Room Mondays 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Tuesdays 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Wednesdays 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Thursdays 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Fridays 10:00 am to 11:00 am Also available by appointment. COURSE INFORMATION Course Description This course is designed to develop topics which are fundamental to the study of Calculus. Emphasis is placed on solving equations and inequalities, solving systems of equations and inequalities, and analysis of functions (absolute value, radical, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic) in multiple representations. Upon completion, students should be able to select and use appropriate models and techniques for finding solutions to algebra-related problems with and without technology. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a general education course in Mathematics. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course. Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 1

2 Student Learning Outcomes 1. Use analytical, graphical, and numerical representations to solve absolute value, radical, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic equations with both real and complex solutions. 2. Use analytical, graphical, and numerical representations to solve absolute value, polynomial and rational inequalities with real solutions. 3. Use analytical, graphical, and numerical representations to analyze absolute value, radical, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions with both real and complex zeros. 4. Use multiple methods to solve problems involving systems of equations and apply to decomposing partial fractions. 5. Construct the composition and inverse of functions. 6. Use polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions to model various real world situations in order to analyze, draw conclusions, and make predictions. Prerequisites DMA 080 with a grade of P, or MAT 080 with a grade of C or better, or appropriate placement test scores. Corequisites If MAT 001P was required during registration, the student must maintain the same registration status for both MAT 171 and MAT 001P. Hence, if a student drops from MAT 001P, the student must also drop MAT 171. Credit Hours / Contact Hours: 4/5 Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 2

3 REQUIRED MATERIALS Textbook: Precalculus, 2 nd edition, by John W Coburn bundled with a code for the online learning system, ALEKS 360 ISBN: (ALEKS 360 includes an ebook. ISBN for ALEKS 360 only: ) Online Learning Management System: Aleks (aleks.com) The Course Code is T6WF9-WTF6L Coursework, information and announcements will be delivered via Aleks. You are responsible for any material or announcements made on Aleks, so check the site OFTEN! The Financial Aid Access Code does not add an additional two weeks to your account. 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. It is highly recommended that you purchase the Student Access Code BEFORE the two weeks expire to prevent interruptions with your ALEKS account. The Financial Aid Access Code is EF72-4C490-CFE22 Calculator: TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 graphing calculator. You may not use a TI-89 or other calculator with a computer algebra system (symbolic manipulator). Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 3

4 COURSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Evaluation / Assessment The components of the course are weighted as follows: Course Component Weight Aleks Homework, Class and Lab Assignments: 30% Signature Assignment: 5% Midterm Exams and Final: 65% There are no extra credit opportunities for this class. ALEKS HOMEWORK: There will be regular homework assignments. These will be assigned and graded on the website. Be sure that the Aleks Student Access Code is packaged with your textbook, otherwise you will need to purchase the Aleks Student Access Code separately. Homework for each section will be online and must be completed by 11:59PM of the assigned due date. These deadlines are posted online and will be announced in class. CLASS AND LAB ASSIGNMENTS: There will be assignments during the class and lab portions of the course. These will be assigned daily, collected by the end of class and graded at your instructor s discretion. SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT (Critical Core): Central Piedmont Community College has identified Communication, Critical Thinking, Personal Growth & Cultural Literacy, and Information Technology & Quantitative Literacy as 21st century skills expected by both employers and four-year educational institutions. All graduates are required to complete course work that demonstrates acquisition of these critical core competencies, which are crucial to personal, academic, and professional success. These competencies are demonstrated throughout the content of the course, discipline or program of study, and complement basic program knowledge and application. Precalculus Algebra is aligned with Information Technology and Quantitative Literacy (The ability to locate, understand, evaluate, and synthesize information and data in a technological and data-driven society.), and will focus on providing students the opportunity to attain and document the following ability: student applies quantitative concepts to analyze data. Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 4

5 The following rubric illustrates your expected path of growth in the competency: Score Description Score Blank Indicates an assignment was not Submitted. Score 0 Indicates submission of an assignment that does not allow for sufficient or appropriate scoring of skill, for example, an assignment that was plagiarized. Score 1 Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for drawing unclear Beginning conclusions from this work. Score 2 Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for drawing plausible Emerging conclusions from this work. Score 3 Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for drawing reasonable Emerging and appropriately qualified conclusions from this work. Score 4 Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for drawing insightful, Proficient carefully qualified conclusions from this work. **"Reprinted [or Excerpted] with permission from Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The Signature Assignment will be utilized to assess your level of proficiency. This assignment is worth 5% of your final grade. MIDTERM EXAMS: There will be four midterm exams. Missed exams will result in a zero. Makeup exams are not permitted. The four dates will be announced in class. FINAL EXAM: Refer to CPCC s Final Exam schedule. All students are required to take the final exam. Grading Scale A B C D F Below 60 Grade Appeal Process: CPCC's Grade Appeal Process Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 5

6 Attendance Policy Your attendance is critical to your success in this class. You are expected to be present and ontime at all class meetings. You are responsible for all material covered and all announcements made in class whether or not you are present. Students who have missed consecutive classes for a time period equal to 12.5% of the semester will be marked as Stopped Attending unless they contact their instructor and are actively participating in the coursework. Once a student is marked as Stopped Attending, the student will not be permitted to continue in or to re-enter the class. In addition, regular class attendance is required to remain entitled to financial aid and veterans benefits. Faculty are required to report attendance and stopped attendance to the College. Failure to attend class and/or withdrawal from class may impact your financial assistance and could result in a loss of benefits. For more information, go to CPCC's Financial Aid website. A student who does not attend class by Monday, January 28 will be marked as never attended and will receive a WN. This may impact financial assistance. Make-up Policy There are no opportunities to make-up an assignment or test. If you know that you must be absent on a particular test day, please see me prior to the test date to make arrangements. Student Code of Conduct Students are expected to abide by the Student Code of Conduct. Detailed information may be found at CPCC s Student Code of Conduct. Academic Integrity Any student who violates the CPCC Code of Student Integrity is subject to academic disciplinary action. Such action may include, but is not limited to, entry of the incident in the records of the Office of Student Development, reduced grades, and dismissal from college classes, programs and activities. For additional information, please visit CPCC's Student Academic Integrity Policy. STAR: Success Through Academic Reporting STAR is CPCC's early alert system to notify you of your progress in your classes. Your instructors will submit Student Success reports on your behalf within the first few weeks of the semester and again at midterm. These reports will be sent to your CPCC student with the subject line STAR Student Success Report. Contact star.success@cpcc.edu for more information or check out the STAR Website. Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 6

7 Special Services Certification Central Piedmont Community College is committed to making reasonable accommodations to assist individuals with disabilities in reaching their academic potential. If you have a disability that may impact your performance, attendance, or grades in this course and require accommodations, you must first register with Disability Services. Disability Services is responsible for coordinating classroom accommodations and other services for students with disabilities. Please note that classroom accommodations cannot be provided prior to your instructor s receipt of an Accommodations Form, signed by you and your Disability counselor. Withdrawal Policy While withdrawing from a course is sometimes necessary, it is advisable to discuss this with the instructor before withdrawing. For those experiencing academic difficulty, CPCC's Academic Learning Center offers free individualized and small group tutoring, computer tutorials, and strategies for improving learning skills. Additionally before withdrawing, consider whether this course is a prerequisite for another course; whether the course will be offered again in the future; whether withdrawing will delay plans to transfer or graduate; or whether withdrawing will affect eligibility for honors designation, health insurance benefits, or other financial arrangements. When a student determines that he/she will be unable to complete courses in which he/she is currently enrolled, it is the student's responsibility to initiate procedures leading to a formal withdrawal ("W") in order to avoid a failing ("F") grade. For additional information, go to the following links: CPCC's Withdrawal Policy CPCC's Grading Policy The last day to withdraw for this class is Tuesday, February 19. Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 7

8 Available Services Tutors are available in the Academic Learning Centers on all campuses. Call or visit the CPCC Academic Learning Center website for more information. This service is FREE to CPCC students. TRIO Student Support Services The Trio program is a grant funded program that serves first generation (parents did not graduate from college) and low income students. Trio offers two main services to these students. The first service is tutoring for Math, English and Science. The second service is success coaching. Success coaches ensure students have the best opportunity to be successful by helping students with career exploration, navigating your time here at CPCC, study skills, financial aid and class selection just to name a few. The program is 100% FREE for CPCC students. Applying is simple; you can either stop by our office in the Central High building basement level suite 117 or fill out an application online at the Trio website. For questions Dean.McCabe@cpcc.edu Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 8

9 Wee k Sectio n MAT171 Precalculus Algebra suggested pace for 5 contact hour course using Coburn text, 2 nd ed. Section Name Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Pag e Learning Objective s to include Comments Suggested Labs 24 All Intro to ALEKS 1.4 Complex Numbers 33 A, B, C From C, omit Solving Quadratic Equations 1.6 Solving Other Types of Equations Rectangular Coordinates; Graphing Circles and Other Relations Functions, Function Notation, and the Graph of a Function 2.5 Analyzing the Graph of a Function powers of i 42 A D, F Emphasize C (completin g the square) 56 All This section includes polynomial, rational, radical, quadratic in form equations Applications 1.3 Applications 1.5 Application C, D Application and Extending the Thought All Application and Extending the Concept 2.4; Test Review 138 All Analyzing the Graph of a Function (see Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 9

10 Wee k Sectio n Section Name The Toolbox Functions and Transformations 2.7 Piecewise-Defined Functions The Algebra and Composition of Functions Quadratic Functions and Applications 3.2 Synthetic Division; The Remainder and Factor Theorems Pag e Learning Objective s to include Comments Suggested Labs 157 All Basic Functions and Transformation s (see 172 All Application All Application and Extending the Concept All More on Quadratic Functions or More on Quadratic Models(see ; Test Review 230 All Application and Extending the Concept The Zeroes of Polynomial Functions 3.4 Graphing Polynomial Functions Graphing Rational Functions 242 A, B, E Polynomial Functions and the FTA (see 257 All More on Polynomial Graphs (see 272 All More on Graphs of Rational Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 10

11 Wee k 10 Sectio n Section Name 3.7 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 4.1 One-to-One and Inverse Functions Pag e Learning Objective s to include Comments Suggested Labs Functions (see 303 A-C, E Application and Extending the Concept 3.7; Test Review 342 All More on Inverse Functions (see Exponential Functions 354 All Inverse Functions; Linear vs Exponential Decay or More on the Exponential Functions (see 4.3 Logarithms and Logarithmic Functions Properties of Logarithms; Solving Exponential/Logarithmi c Equations 4.4 Properties of Logarithms; Solving Exponential/Logarithmi c Equations Applications from Business, Finance, and Science Linear Systems in Two Variables with Applications 366 All More on the Logarithmic Function (see 381 All Logarithmic Properties and Linearization (see 381 All 397 All Test review 720 B-D Application and Extending the Concept Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 11

12 Wee k Sectio n Section Name 8.2 Linear Systems in Three Variables with Applications Partial Fraction Decomposition 8.4 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming 16 CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM, including Pag e Learning Objective s to include Comments Suggested Labs C Systems of Linear Equations (see 743 A-C Any of the the textbook from A-C Final Exam Review Syllabus, rev. 7/14 MAT171: Precalculus Algebra 12

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SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE South Portland, Maine 04106 Title: Precalculus Catalog Number: MATH 190 Credit Hours: 3 Total Contact Hours: 45 Instructor: Gwendolyn Blake Email: gblake@smccme.edu Website: