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1 Math 52, Spring 2016 Instructor: John Thoo Office: M-626 (near automotive, welding shops) Office telephone: (put Math 52: <subject of your > in the subject line) Web home page: (find old tests here) If you do not use the account that is provided by Yuba College, please set it to forward to the account that you do use. Any announcements will be ed only to your YC account. Please do not call the instructor s home or cellular (mobile) telephone. Office hours the first two weeks: MW 12 12:50 p.m. (M-702), T 3 3:50 a.m. (M-626), Th 9 9:50 p.m. (M-626), F by appointment. Office hours for the rest of the semester will be announced in class. Office hours are an integral part of this class. There may not be enough time in class to work homework problems, so you are expected to come to office hours frequently for help on the homework or other material. You may come by office hours in groups; indeed, you may find coming by in groups to be more effective. In addition, you may seek help at the Hard Math Cafe Annex, room M College Success Center, in the College Library Department of Mathematics and Statistics Web site: Adding/dropping the class Any work that you may have missed submitting by the time you add the class will be considered missed, and you will receive a score of zero for any such work. Dropping the class is your responsibility. Check the college schedule of classes for the different drop deadlines. Prerequisite: Math 50 (or both Math 50A and 50B) or equivalent with a grade of C or higher. (L) Course outline Course Objectives 1. Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions containing fractions, integral and fractional exponents, and radicals. 2. Simplify and manipulate complex numbers and solve equations with complex roots. 3. Solve linear, quadratic, and rational equations and inequalities. 4. Graph parabolas and circles. (Optional: Graph ellipses an hyperbolas.) 5. Use a calculator to evaluate the exponential and logarithm functions. 6. Solve exponential and logarithm equations, and applications using these functions. 7. Solve linear, quadratic, and rational equations and inequalities. Solve exponential and logarithm equations, and applications using these functions. 1

2 Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate understanding of logarithmic properties Perform operations on rational expressions Analyze and graph a quadratic function Solve a problem involving exponential equations Solve a problem involving quadratic equations Perform operations on radical expressions Textbook and other required material Elayn Martin-Gay, Beginning & Intermediate Algebra A Custom Edition for the Yuba Community College District, 1st custom ed., Pearson Learning Solutions (2012). Textbook sections to be covered: Briefly: Chapter 6: All Thoroughly: Chapter 7: All Chapter 10: All Chapter 11: All Chapter 4: 4.4 Chapter 8: Sections 8.4 Chapter 12: All Chapter 13: Sections 13.1, 13.3 Optional: Chapter 8: 8.3 Chapter 13: 13.2, 13.4 We will not use MyMathLab (MML) and there will be no support to use it. There are some good, free instructional videos on the World Wide Web, for example, < Reading the textbook It is very important that you read the textbook regularly because you are responsible for all the material in all the sections that we cover, even if we may not go over some of the material in class. Calculator If you are looking to buy a calculator, think about the Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS. The use of a cell phone or other communication device on a quiz or test even as a calculator is not permitted. Grading Homework: 5% (total) Quizzes: 10% (total) Tests: 50% (total) Final: 35% You can expect (%): A: B: C: D: F: 0 54 Dropping the class is your responsibility. Check the college schedule of classes for the different drop deadlines. Homework Homework will be assigned in class. Homework that is assigned during the week will be due Thursday of the following week. The homework must be stapled and must include the Homework Cover Sheet. Homework is to be written on " 11" paper. All work leading to an answer must be shown clearly, unless it is a one-step problem, and all answers must be boxed. Write neatly and draw a 2

3 line across the page following each problem to separate the problems. Homework will be checked only to see if you may have done the problems. Ask questions about particular problems in class or office hours, or get tutoring help on campus. Untidy or illegible homework will not be checked. Doing homework is very important for learning the material. You are encouraged to talk to other students about the homework after you have spent some time on it yourself but you should write your own solutions. Write the solutions up as completely as possible and keep them in a binder together with your class notes to review for the tests. Do not do your homework blindly: Check your solutions with your classmates or others. Quizzes Expect there to be quizzes every week or two. Quizzes will test you on recently-covered material. Quiz problems may be taken from the homework or may be on something brought up in class. Quizzes will not be announced in advance. As a general policy, there will be no make-up quizzes. Tests There will be three to six tests altogether. The tests will examine you on a sampling of the material for which you are responsible. Each test will have some problems that are like the homework, and perhaps even taken from the homework, to check your basic understanding (so do your homework), and some problems that may be unlike the homework to check your ability to apply what you have learnt in different settings. Test dates for each test will be announced about one week before the test. As a general policy, there will be no early or make-up tests. Final exam The final exam is a district-wide common exam on Wednesday, May 18, 2 3:50 p.m. The room will be announced later in the semester. Students who require accommodations for tests or the final exam through the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S) must make arrangements in advance. Escape clause Any changes to this syllabus will be announced in class. 3

4 Math 52 Homework Cover Sheet Your name: Your class: TTh Homework assignment number: Date that homework is due: Fill in the following. Sect. No. Section title and assigned problem numbers Make your own copies of this sheet. 4

5 Math 52 Homework Cover Sheet Your name: Your class: TTh Homework assignment number: Date that homework is due: Fill in the following. Sect. No. Section title and assigned problem numbers Make your own copies of this sheet. 5

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