Course Syllabus Welcome to Fall 2016 Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma Math 151 Section 1896 Instructor: Cortney Schultz

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1 Course Syllabus Welcome to Fall 2016 Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma Math 151 Section 1896 Instructor: Cortney Schultz Elementary Algebra Fall Mon and Wed: 12:00 PM 1:30 PM Tues and Thurs: 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Office: PC 662 Richard Call Building PC 207 Kathleen Doyle Hall Phone: TBA ( is preferred!) Office Hours: MW 1:30 2:30 pm TTh 11-12:20 pm (by appointment if necessary) My SRJC Website: Prerequisite: Course completion of CSKLS 372 or higher OR course completion of DRD 382 Course Description: This course is a beginning algebra course, including equations and inequalities in one variable, integer exponents, polynomials, equations and inequalities in two variables, rational expressions, radicals and rational exponents, quadratic equations, and the graphs or parabolas. Student Learning Outcomes: Here is the link for Math 151 course outline at SRJC. Textbook: Beginning Algebra, 7 th edition by Elayn Martin-Gay. There is a textbook on reserve at the Mahoney Library in Petaluma. Online Software: MyMathLab will be used for online homework assignments. You have the choice of doing homework from the textbook or from the MyMathLab online software. Choose ONE of these to do for the entire semester. If you already have an access code for this textbook, register at for online homework. Please bookmark this page. The course code is schultz If you can study using only an e-book, then you may buy the access code alone and do not need to purchase a hard copy of the textbook. Calculator: Calculators will not be permitted on quizzes or exams. Students may use calculators to check their work on homework assignments. Grading: Quizzes 1% each) 9% A 90 Homework 11% 80 B < 90 Exams 12% each) 60% 70 C < 80 Comprehensive Final Exam 20% 56 D < % F < 56 Attendance and Make-up Policy: Attendance is critical in this course. There are NO MAKE-UP EXAMS or QUIZZES. Your lowest exam score will be replaced by your final exam score and your two lowest quiz scores will be dropped. If you are absent, you are completely responsible for the material you missed. You must contact a classmate for any assignments, announcements or notes in the case of an absence. SRJC attendace policy is as follows: Students are expected to attend all sessions of the course in which they are enrolled. Any student with excessive absences may be dropped from the class. Homework: Homework must be done neatly and in PENCIL. I will grade the homework on completeness of assignment AND for correctness on some selected problems. I will not grade homework that is not legible or difficult to follow.

2 Late homework that is turned in at the next class meeting will receive half credit. No credit for homework turned in after that. If you are absent when there is homework due, you may scan it or take clear photos of it and it to me on the day of you absence for full credit. After that, your homework is considered late. To maintain a respectful learning environment, please turn off all cell phones while in the classroom. All cell phones are to be off your desk during class. Please be respectful and do not text during class. Important Academic Calendar Dates: September 5 th No Classes, Labor Day September 6 th No Classes, PDA Day September 7 th EXAM 1 September 11 th Last day to drop without a W symbol. September 28 th EXAM 2 October 2 nd Last day to opt for Pass/Not Pass October 19 th EXAM 3 November 9 th EXAM 4 November 11 th No Classes, Veterans Day November 20 th Last day to drop with a W symbol. November 24 th 27 th No Classes, Thanksgiving Holiday November 30 th EXAM 5 December 21 st Final Exam (10:00 AM 12:45 PM) Cheating/Plagiarism: Please read SRJC s policy/procedure on academic integrity at All exams (including the final) must be done by the student alone. Any student who violates this rule will receive a zero on the exam. A student who commits a second offense may receive a failing grade in the class. Please understand that copying solutions is considered plagiarism. For textbook homework assignments, all necessary work must be shown. If work is not shown, the student may receive a zero on the assignment. Accommodations for Disabilities: Please provide the Authorization for Academic Accommodations (AAA letter) from the Disability Resources Department (DRD) to me as soon as possible. You may also speak with me privately during office hours about your accommodations. The DRD is located in 101 Jacobs Hall at Petaluma Campus ( ) and in Room 4844 Bertolini Student Center (3 rd floor) on Santa Rosa Campus ( ). Tutoring: Free tutoring is available to all registered SRJC students. The Petaluma Tutorial Center is at PC 247. These are the hours of the Petaluma Tutorial Center: M-Th 9:30 6 pm Fri 9:30 3 pm At the Santa Rosa Campus, it is in Shuhaw and at the bottom floor of the Doyle Library.

3 Tentative Schedule: Before each class, it would be beneficial to read your previous notes and the appropriate section(s) to be covered. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 12-1:30 pm 12:30-1:30 pm 12-1:30 pm 12:30-1:30 pm Week 1 Aug sets of numbers, symbols, absolute value 1.3 fractions and mixed numbers 1.4 exponents, order of operations, evaluating expressions, translating expressions/equations 2.1 Simplifying expressions, translate and simplify QUIZ #1 (1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2) Week 2 Aug Add. property of equality 2.3 Mult. Property of equality 2.4 Solving linear equations, clearing fractions, clearing decimals, no soln, infinitely many solns 2.5 Translating equations 2.6 Formulas, solving for a specified variable QUIZ #2 (2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6) Exam 1 Review Week 3 Sep 5-8 Labor Day Holiday PDA Day EXAM #1 [ , ] 2.7 Percent equations, discount/markup problems, (no percent increase/decrease), mixture problems Week 4 Sep Word problems, d=rt, I=PRT 2.9 Solving linear inequalities, interval notation, graphing, flip inequality sign, compound inequalities, applications 3.1 Coordinate system, axes, intercepts, ordered pairs, plugging in values, solutions QUIZ #3 (2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1) Week 5 Sep Graphing by plotting, graphing by intercept, graphing by slope and intercept 3.3 Finding x- and y-intercepts, graphing vertical and horizontal lines 3.4 Slope formula, slopeintercept, slopes of vertical and horizontal,lines, slopes of parallel and perp lines, parallel perp or neither, applications 3.5 slope-intercept to write an equation, point-slope to write an equation, standard form, eqns of hor/vert lines QUIZ #4 (3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5) Week 6 Sep Domain, range, determine if a function,vertical line test, independent/dependent variable, function notation Exam 2 Review EXAM #2 [2.7, 2.8, 2.9, ] 4.1 Solving systems by graphing, find the number of solutions Week 7 Oct Solving systems by substitution 4.3 Solving systems by elimination/addition 4.4 Applications of systems, coins and stamps 4.5 Graphing linear inequalities 4.6 Systems of linear inequalities (graph to find soln) QUIZ #5 (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5) Week 8 Oct Exponents, product rule, power rule, power of product, power of quotient, quotient rule, zero exponent, simplify expressions 5.2 Monomial, binomial, trinomial, degree, evaluating, add/sub polynomials 5.3 Multiplying monomials, distibute to multiply polynomials (no multiplying vertically) 5.4 FOIL, squaring binomials, multiplying conjugates QUIZ #6 (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4)

4 Week 9 Oct Negative exponents, simplifying expressions, scientific notation, mult/divide with scientific notation Exam 3 Review EXAM #3 [ , ] 5.6 Divide polynomial by monomial, divide polynomials with long division Week 10 Oct GCF, factor by grouping 6.2 Factoring x^2+bx+c, signs 6.5 Difference of squares, sum/difference of cubes 6.3 Factoring ax^2+bx+c by trial and error, GCF, factoring perfect square trinomials QUIZ #7 (5.6, , 6.5) Week 11 Oct Factoring ax^2+bx+c by grouping 7.1 Simplifying rational expressions, equivalent forms 7.2 Mult/Div rational expressions, reciprocals 7.3 Add/Sub rational expressions, LCD QUIZ #8 (6.4, ) Week 12 Nov Add/Sub rational expressions with unlike denom Exam 4 Review EXAM #4 [5.6, , ] 7.5 Solving equations containing rational expressions, mult by LCD to clear denom, solve for specified variable Week 13 Nov Proportions, similar triangles, translating 7.8 Complex rational expressions, simplifying 8.1 Square roots, cube roots, nth roots, radicals containing variables QUIZ #9 (7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 8.1) Week 14 Nov Simplifying radicals, product rule, quotient rule, radicals with variables 8.3 Add/Sub radicals 8.4 Mult/Div radicals, rationalize denominator QUIZ #10 (8.2, 8.3, 8.4) Thanksgiving Week 15 Nov 28-1 Refresh 8.3, Rational exponents Exam 5 Review EXAM #5 [7.5, 7.6, 7.8, , 8.7] 8.5 Solving equations with radicals, extraneous solns, check solutions Week 16 Dec Radical equations, Pythagorean thm, distance formula 6.6 Quadratic equation, zero factor property, solving by factoring 6.7 Applications of quadratic equations, Pythagorean theorem QUIZ #11 (8.5, 8.6, 6.6, 9.1) Week 17 Dec Solving quadratics by taking the sqaure root of both sides 9.2 Solving quadratic by completeing the square 9.3 Solving quadratic by quadratic formula, discriminant Final Review 9.5 Graphing quadratics, vertex formula, axis of symmetry Final Review FINAL REVIEW Week 18 Dec Final Exam - December 21st (10 am - 12:45 pm) This tentative template may be modified when necessary to accommodate changes in scheduling and pace of class.

5 Book Homework Assignments (Not for those using MyMathLab Online HW). Section Pages Problems #2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 29, #37, 38, 69, 71, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, #11, 13, odd, 53, 55, 67, 69, #15, 17, 26-37, odd, odd, #41-51 odd, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, #49-75 odd #1, 3, 5, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 45, 53, 55, 59, 65, 69, 71, #1, 3, 5, 9, 29, 33, 39, 45, 47, 57, #5, 21, 24, 27, 31, 39, 43, 57, #1, 3, 5, 7-10, 11, 17, 43, 51, 69, #3, 4, 13, 17, 19, 20, 27, 30, #37-51 odd, 63, 65, 69, #7-10, 17, 19-25, 33, 35, 39, 57, 59, #11, 13, 21, 31, 35, 37, 45, 47-50, #5, 37, 41, 47, #9, 15-18, 23, 27-32, odd, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69, 76, #15, 19, 25, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41, 47, 48, 61, 62, 65, 66, 69, 71, #1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 47, 51, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, #1-4, 7, 9, 13, 21, 29, 41, 43, #7, 13, 17, 21, 27, 31, 33, #3, 5, 13, 25, 33, 35, 47, 51, #1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 31, 35, #1, 5, 7, 9, 23, 25, 39, 41, 43-48, 75

6 #1, 3, 9, 13, 19, #1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, odd, 61, odd #9-12, odd, 81, 85, #3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 23, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, #1, 5, 11, 19, 25, 27, 43, 55, 63, 75, 77, 79, 97, #27, 31, 33, 37, 43, 47, 51, 57, 63, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 81, 83, 85, 97, 101, 103, #3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 23, 27, 31, 49, 53, #3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 21, 29, 33, 37, 40, 41, 43, 45, 53, 55, 59, 61, 67, 73, #1, 7, 11, 15, 21, 25, 37, 47, 50, 63, 67, 69, 81, 83, #51, 53, 60, 63, 69, 71, 73, 82, 83, 88, 89, 93, 107, 113, 121, #9, 11, 15, 17, 25, 26, 29, 36, 37, 41, 47, 49, 65, #7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 27, 31, 37, 39, 47, 55, 67, #1, 5, 15, 29, 31, 37, 39, 51, 53, 57, 67, 73, 75, #1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 25, 33, 41, #13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 33, 39, 47, 55, 59, 65, 71, #5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 35, 45, 49, 55, #3, 7, 13, 21, 23, 39, 31, 33, 39, 43, 47, 61, 69, #1, 7, 11, 17, 23, 41, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 77, 79, #7, 11, 19, 23, 29, 31, 38, 39, 43, 45, 49, 50, #7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 21, 27, 37, 45, 47, 59, 67, #1, 5, 11, 15, 21, 23, 33, 36, #9-19 odd, 25, 27, 37, odd #11-19 odd, 23, 25, 27, 35, 39, 41, 43, 57, 61, 65, 67, #3, 7, 13, 19, 22, 26, 31, 36, 39, 41, 43, 49, 52, 61, #11, 18, 23, 29, 33, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 67, 85, 93, #3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 43, 49, 53, #1, 7, 13, 14, 19, 22, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39

7 #3-6, 9, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 49, 54, 61, 65, #3, 7, 13, 19, 29, 30, 35, 39, 47, 49, #3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, #3, 7, 15, 23, 31, 37, 43, 45, 55, 57, 61, 63, #4, 5, 9, 15, 28, 41-44, Note: This tentative schedule of lectures, quizzes and exams does not include online/in-class homework due dates. Due dates of online homework will be posted on MyMathLab and announced in class. Due dates of book homework will be announced in class.

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