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1 CABRILLO COLLEGE Fall MATH 152 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA Section Instructor: Mary Buchanan Website: Class Meets: MW: 11:10am-1:35pm; Room 25 Units: 5.0 units Prerequisite: Math 15 or 15A/B with a grade of "C" of better or assessment test recommendation Text: Intermediate Algebra for College Students, 6th Edition, by Blitzer ISBN: (Cabrillo custom copy) or ISBN: (non-custom copy). The custom copy textbook has a different cover, and a couple of sections that we won t use from the book have been omitted, otherwise it s the same as the regular textbook. This book has been in use for a while now so you can probably find an inexpensive used copy online. Calculator: A scientific calculator is required for this course. Office Hours: MTWTh: 1:35pm-2:20pm; and by appointment Office: Room 710 Phone/ Text: (31) mabuchan@cabrillo.edu Course Description: This course continues development of algebra skills acquired in elementary algebra, which include the system of real numbers, polynomials, algebraic equations (linear, systems of linear, quadratic, and applications). The characteristics and properties of linear and quadratic functions are studied in detail, with an introduction to negative exponents, systems of linear equations in three variables, complex rational expressions, complex numbers, inverse, exponential and logarithmic functions, conic sections, and non-linear systems. Problem-solving skills are developed to encourage students to use their basic knowledge of algebra to explore problems. May not be taken Pass/No Pass. May be offered in a Distance-Learning Format. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate appropriate techniques to apply to various types of equations and inequalities and produce and interpret solution(s). 2. Create, analyze, and solve a mathematical model describing a real life application. 3. Analyze and interpret mathematical and physical meaning from graphs of various functions.. Demonstrate algebraic literacy for subsequent math courses. Student Learning Objectives: 1. Manipulate linear, polynomial, and rational expressions. 2. Solve linear, polynomial, and rational equations and interpret solution(s). 3. Recognize differences among systems of equations and inequalities and solve using various strategies.. Perform arithmetic operations between polynomials. 5. Use factoring as a problem-solving technique. 6. Identify functions and relations and interpret their graphs using an assortment of techniques. 7. Construct graphs from data, equations, or a combination of functions.. Manipulate radical, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic expressions. 9. Solve radical, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic equations. 10. Model a physical problem using algebraic functions and equations. 11. Find the inverse of a one-to-one function and recognize the inverse relationship through composition. Supplies: Some of the supplies you will need include a pencil, scientific calculator (phones, laptops, tablets, ipads, graphing calculators, etc are NOT permitted on exams), notebook paper, access to the Internet, and printing capabilities. Color pencils and graph paper can be very helpful, but they are not required. Attendance: Attending all lectures and completing all assignments is essential for success in this course. Students are expected to attend all classes and labs. Late work will not be accepted and there will be no make-ups exams. Illness-related and other absences do not relieve students from the responsibility of obtaining material from missed lessons or turning in assignments. Students are encouraged to exchange phone numbers and form work groups with classmates or attend office hours to catch up.

2 Excessive absence from class, meaning more than 2 class meetings, can result in a student being dropped from the course. Students should not, however, assume that they will be dropped. It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a course using WebAdvisor online registration. If the instructor does drop the student from the class, there is no automatic refund or reversal of charges. Students who drop after NRS (No Record Shown) deadline will have a W recorded on his or her transcripts. Students may not drop after the W deadline. "Refund Deadline Sat, Sept. 9th; NRS" Deadline Mon, Sept. 11th; "W" Deadline Sat, Nov. 1th. Homework: Homework will be collected every day (except exam days) and graded for completeness, presentation, and correctness. You are assigned 26 sets of odd numbered problems (worth points for each assignment), consisting of 2-3 chapter sections. You must show all of your work, and you are expected to check your answers in the back of book. Missing or putting off homework puts a hurdle between you and your success in the class. Late homework assignments will not be accepted. However, one homework set will be dropped at the end of the semester. 10% of Final Grade Take Home Quizzes: Take Home Quizzes will be collected every day (except exam days) and graded for completeness, presentation, and correctness. Take Home Quizzes are random problems ( problems from each section) that are to be printed from the website and completed (worth 1 point each problem). You must show all your work to receive full credit. Solutions to the Take Home Quizzes will be posted after they are collected and graded. You may work together with others on Take Home Quizzes, and you may get help from the MLC, ILC, office hours, etc. You must start early to take advantage of the resources available to you. I have assigned 26 Take Home Quizzes; however, one take home quiz will be dropped at the end of the semester. Late Take Home Quizzes will not be accepted. 20% of Final Grade Exams: There will be 3 Chapter Exams worth 150 points each. If you are unable to take an exam on the scheduled date, you may make arrangements to take it early, but you may NOT take an exam late. If you are forced to miss an exam you must call or before the exam starts. If you miss an exam for a valid, verifiable reason, your final exam will be counted as 00 points instead of 250 points. A second missed exam will be counted as a zero. NO make-up exams will be given. 5% of Final Grade. Final Exam: A comprehensive 3-hour final exam contributing to 25% of Final Grade given on: Monday, December 11th; 10:00am-12:50pm Grades: Homework 10% (25 2 points each = 100 points) Take Home Quiz 20% (25 point each = 200 points) Exams 5% (3 150 points each = 50 points) Final Exam 25% 250 points Total 100% 1000 points Grading Scale: A: 100% - 90% B: 9% - 0% C: 79% - 70% D: 69% - 60% F: Below 60% Tutoring: As a student in this Section of Math 152, it is recommended that you spend minimum of 2 hours actively engaged in assigned activities, for every hour spent in class. Tutoring is available in the MLC, in Aptos (Room 107) (31) , and the ILC, in Watsonville (Room A210) (31) Student Honesty Policy: Students are expected to exercise academic honesty and integrity. Violations such as cheating will result in disciplinary action which may include recommendation for dismissal. Accommodations: Students needing accommodations should contact me as soon as possible. As required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accommodations are provided to insure equal opportunity for students with verified disabilities. If you need assistance with an accommodation, please contact the Accessibility Support Center (ASC), formerly Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS), , or Learning Skills Program, Room 1073,

3 Homework: Hmk1: Hmk3: Hmk2: Hmk: MATH 152 FALL 2017 GRADE TRACKER Take Home Quizzes: Exams: Final Exam: THQ1: THQ2: Exam 1: Final Exam: 12 THQ3: THQ: Hmk5: Hmk7: Hmk6: Hmk: THQ5: THQ7: THQ6: THQ: 150 Exam 2: 250 Hmk9: Hmk10: THQ9: THQ10: Hmk11: Hmk12: THQ11: THQ12: 150 Hmk13: Hmk1: THQ13: THQ1: Exam 3: Hmk15: Hmk16: THQ15: THQ16: Hmk17: Hmk1: THQ17: THQ1: 150 Hmk19: Hmk20: THQ19: THQ20: Hmk21: Hmk22: THQ21: THQ22: Hmk23: Hmk2: THQ23: THQ2: Hmk25: Hmk26: THQ25: THQ26: (I will drop points) Total Hmk Points (I will drop points) Total THQ Points Total Exam Points Final Exam Points Total Points

4 MATH 152 SCHEDULE FALL 2017 Wk Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Aug-2 1.1: Algebraic Expressions, Real Numbers, and Interval Notation 1.: Solving Linear Equations 1.5: Problem Solving and Using Formulas Aug-29 Aug : Properties of Integral Exponents 1.7: Scientific Notation Aug-31 Sept-1 2 Sept- Labor Day 3 Sept : The Algebra of Functions 2.: Linear Functions and Slope Sept-1 3.2: Problem Solving and Business Applications Using Systems of Equations 3.3: Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables 5 Sept-25 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-3) 6 Oct-2 5.1: Introduction to Polynomial and Polynomial Functions 5.2: Multiplication of Polynomials 7 Oct-9 5.5: Factoring Special Forms 5.6: A General Factoring Strategy Oct : Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions 6.3: Complex Rational Expressions 9 Oct : Formulas and Applications of Rational Equations Sept-5 Sept-12 Sept-19 Sept-26 Oct-3 Oct-10 Oct-17 Oct-2 2.1: Introduction to Functions 2.2: Graphs of Functions Sept-6 Sept : The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line 3.1: Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables Sept-20.1: Solving Linear Inequalities.2: Compound Inequalities Sept-27.3: Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value.: Linear Inequalities in Two Variables Oct- 5.3: Greatest Common Factors and Factoring by Grouping 5.: Factoring Trinomials Oct : Polynomial Equations and Their Applications 6.1: Rational Expressions and Functions: Multiplying and Dividing 6.: Division of Polynomials 6.6: Rational Equations Oct-1 Oct : Radical Expressions and Functions 7.2: Rational Exponents Sept-7 Sept-1 Sept-21 Sept-2 Oct-5 Oct-12 Oct-19 Oct-26 Sept- Refund Deadline NRS Deadline Sept-15 Sept-22 Sep-29 Oct-6 Oct-13 Oct-20 Oct Oct-30 Exam 2 (Chapters -6) Oct-31 Nov-1 7.3: Multiplying and Simplifying Radical Expressions 7.: Adding, Subtracting, and Dividing Radical Expressions Nov-2 Nov-3 11 Nov-6 7.5: Multiplying with More than One Term and Rationalizing Denominators 7.6: Radical Equations Nov-7 Nov- 7.7: Complex Numbers.1: The Square Root Property and Completing the Square Nov-9 Nov-10 Veterans Day 12 Nov-13.2:The Quadratic Formula.3: Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs 13 Nov : Exponential Functions 9.2: Composite and Inverse Functions 1 Nov : Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 9.6: Exponential Growth and Decay; Modeling Data 15 Dec- Exam 3 (Chapters 7-9) 16 Dec-11 Final Exam 10:00am-12:50pm Nov-1 Nov-21 Nov-2 Nov-15.: Equations Quadratic in Form.5: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 9.3: Logarithmic Functions 9.: Properties of Logarithms Nov-22 Nov : Distance and Midpoint Formula; Circles 10.2: The Ellipse Nov-16 Nov-23 Thanksgiving Nov-30 Nov-17 W Deadline Nov-2 Thanksgiving Dec-1 Dec-5 Dec-6 10.: The Parabola; Identifying Conic Sections 10.5: Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables Dec-7 Dec- Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-1 Dec-15

5 HOMEWORK SCHEDULE All means do all of the problems. For example, 1-5 all means to do problems 1, 2, 3,, and 5. Odd means do all of the odd problems. For example, 1-9 odd means to do problems 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. Eoo means do every other odd problem. For example, 1-13 eoo means to do problems 1, 5, 9, and 13. In order to check yourself, here are numbers 1 93 eoo: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 1, 5, 9, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 1, 5, 9, 93 And, here are numbers 3 95 eoo: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 3, 7, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 75, 79, 3, 7, 91, 95 Hk# Sect Page Problems Due Date odd, odd, 9-77 odd odd Aug , 19, 21, 29, 31, 1, 3, 7, 9-73 odd eoo Sept eoo, 9, 71, 72 (1.33x10^-19 gram) odd, 9-17 eoo, odd Sept odd odd, odd Sept odd, 29-7 odd, eoo, odd, 9-55 odd, 67 Sept odd, 59-1 odd, 91, odd Sept odd, 27, 1, odd Sept odd, odd eoo Oct odd eoo, odd Oct eoo, odd, eoo, 67 Oct eoo, 39-3 odd, 5-1 eoo, 3-91 odd eoo, 107, 109 Oct eoo, eoo, 7-50 all, 65, 75, 76 (x=3), 7(x=3) Oct eoo, 19, 27-7 eoo eoo, eoo, 75, 5 Oct eoo, 7

6 eoo, 37, 39 Oct odd eoo, odd Oct eoo, all, 35-7 eoo Nov eoo, eoo Nov eoo eoo Nov eoo, 3, eoo Nov eoo, eoo eoo, odd, 65, 67 Nov all, eoo, 57, eoo, odd Nov eoo odd, 39, 1, 53, 59 Nov eoo, eoo, 27-3 eoo, 5-53 odd eoo, 3-63 eoo, odd Nov eoo, 1, eoo, 99, 103 Nov , 15, 17, 19, 27, 29, odd, odd Dec odd, 3, all, eoo, 3-53 odd, 7 Dec odd, 55, 57 And, that s it! Relax. You got this!

SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE South Portland, Maine 04106

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: