COURSE SYLLABUS Intermediate Algebra Fall 2016 MAT 121-83 Monday and Wednesday 6:30-8:15 ADM 2107 INSTRUCTOR: OFFICE HOURS: Steve Willott SCC Math Department Office and mailboxes: ADM 2242 (636) 922-8496 (leave message with Phyllis) SCC Math Adjunct Faculty Office (where I am during office hours): ADM 2218 (636) 922-8589 or (636) 922-8563 (during office hours) email: steven.willott@fhsdschools.org or stwillott@gmail.com or swillott@stchas.edu voice mail: (636) 851-5095 (Mon. or Wed. before 2:00 pm, and other weekdays) web page: http://www.stevewillott.com or Google steve willott math Monday and Wednesday 6:10-6:30 pm and 8:15-8:35 pm COURSE DESCRIPTION: The pre-requisite for this course is a C or better in Beginning Algebra or placement into MAT 121. Intermediate Algebra is the second course in our sequence of elementary algebra courses designed to help students prepare for advancement into College Algebra. This course includes a transition into more complex mathematical concepts of quadratic equations, absolute value equations and inequalities, set operations, operations with radical expressions and solving radical equations, concept of a function and operations on functions including composition, solving systems of linear equations (2 x 2's and 3 x 3's), complex numbers, and an introduction to inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions. You must have a C or better in Intermediate Algebra to proceed to College Algebra or Contemporary Math. TEXT: MYMATHLAB: Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, 6th ed. by Lial/Hornsby/McGinnis Please purchase both the text and an access code for MyMathLab (MML). You will receive the full version of the textbook in an ebook format with your purchase of the MyMathLab Code, which is required. (If you took MAT 098 last semester out of this same text, you do not need a new access code for this course.) The SCC Bookstore sells the text and access code as a bundle. You will need a MML Code for this course. MML can be purchased in the SCC Bookstore, or it can be purchased online at www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com using a major credit card. MML Course Code: willott83371 Pearson Support: M-F 7am-7pm; Sun 4-11 pm Telephone: 1-800-677-6337 Web site: http:247.support.pearsoned.com SCC Help Desk Telephone: 636-922-8555 Email: scchelpdesk@stchas.edu
GRADES: The following scale will be used to compute semester letter grades: A 90%-100% B 80%-89% C 70%-79% D 60%-69% F Below 60% Grades are calculated by adding up total points earned and dividing by the total points possible. Students are expected to keep track of their own grades; scores for completed homework will be available in MML. Points possible are as follows: Tests 600 MyMathLab Homework 100 Comprehensive Final Exam 200 Total points possible for semester 900 FINAL EXAM: The final exam is fully comprehensive and will include material from the entire semester. It is worth 200 points. Per department, policy, students must take the final exam regardless of points accumulated during the semester. Any student not taking the final will receive an F for the course. MYMATHLAB HOMEWORK: Students will use an internet-based software product called MyMathLab as a tool for completing and turning-in assigned homework. You may access MML in the ACE Center, TECH 201, or anywhere the internet is available. It is recommended that you keep a hard copy of your homework exercises as evidence of completed homework in the event of a computer system failure. Do this by printing your homework assignments and showing your work on the printed forms or by writing each question and answer by hand. It will be helpful to have a hard copy of your homework exercises to study for Tests and the Final Exam. If you wish to be successful in this class, you must complete the homework! Overall, homework is worth 100 points and the homework grade is taken via the MML grade calculation. Each homework set is due at 11:59 pm on the due date indicated on MML. If you complete all assignments by their due dates, the lowest test grade will be dropped at the end of the course. All homework or edits and corrections to homework must be completed before 11:59pm on the day of the final exam; grades will be considered final and closed at that time. LATE/MAKE-UP TEST POLICY: Missed tests may be made up if there is an emergency situation. The student should make arrangements with the instructor as soon as possible. One week is given for tests to be made up (usually in the Assessment Center, room 133 of the Student Center Building, (636) 922-8629). The final exam percentage will take the place of any missed test scores for tests not made up within the 1 week granted. Students are expected to be on time, particularly on test dates. ATTENDANCE: Though not included in the semester grade, regular attendance is strongly encouraged. Please be on time, especially for tests. Frequent tardies and absences have detrimental effects on grades and should be avoided.
WITHDRAWAL: If you wish to withdraw from the course, be sure to do so officially, through the registrar s office by the official date given in the chart that follows. Withdrawing officially will ensure that a grade of W is recorded for that class and there is no effect on grade point average. Continued absence from class does not constitute official withdrawal from the course. If you simply stop attending class and do not officially withdraw from the course, you will receive an F grade for the course. ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic honesty is fundamental to the activities and principles of any college. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person s work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. Academic dishonesty is an extremely serious matter, with serious consequences. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other gray area, consult your instructor and/or the SCC student handbook. AVAILABLE HELP: Instructor MyMathLab resources Instructor s website (www.stevewillott.com) Other websites (purplemath.com, interactmath.com, wolframalpha.com, khanacademy.com, LearnZillion.com, desmos.com, youtube.com) Student Study Group ACE Center, SSB 2201 (636) 922-8444 www.stchas.edu/acetutoring Private Tutor CALCULATORS: You may use any calculator for your homework and a non-graphing calculator on the tests. However, you may not use a phone as your calculator on tests. I suggest you look for a scientific calculator (if you see sin, cos, tan and log on the calculator, it will probably be fine for the course. PHONES: Cell phones should be either placed on silent or vibrate or turned off completely during class time; phones are an unnecessary and unwelcome distraction during notes and especially during tests. Phones may not be used for their calculator function on tests. WORK: All work must be shown using methods used in class for full credit on tests. Partial credit cannot be given unless work is shown. Note cards or formula sheets will not be used on tests. Every effort will be made to return work and tests in a timely manner. ACCOMMODATIONS: We all have various channels through which we learn best. The Disability Support Services office is available to guide, counsel, and assist students with disabilities. Please contact the Disability Support Services Manager, Paige George, at 922-8247 or pgeorge@stchas.edu so that eligibility for services can be determined. Additionally, the Accessibility Services Manager will provide a one-stop-shop to address 2-year plans for degree completion and registration all in one place. Location is in Room 133 of the Student Center.
COUNSELING SERVICE: The college years can be a time of growth and development as well as a time of challenge and stress. Students may experience that stress in many different ways. St. Charles Community College offers the opportunity to address your concerns utilizing free personal counseling from the Office of Student Success. SCC has a well-trained professional staff to help with a wide range of concerns common to college students including anxiety, eating concerns, alcohol/drug issues, relationship concerns, academic stress, suicidal thoughts, sexual and LGBT concerns. We are committed to providing high quality care guided by the SCC mission of serving our community by focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and lifelong learning within a global society. We celebrate diversity and we enrich the economic and cultural vitality of the region by providing an accessible, comprehensive, and supportive environment for teaching and learning. Within the Office of Student Success we offer short-term personal counseling, community support and referrals. Sometimes a student may require care beyond the scope of our personal counseling services and in these situations students will be assisted with establishing care off campus. Length of personal counseling varies. Some problems are resolved within one or two sessions. Other problems may require meeting more often. This will be determined by you and your counselor. Please contact the Office of Student Success, Teresa Drury at 636-922-8536 or tdrury@stchas.edu to set an appointment. Students can also schedule an appointment by going to http://www.stchas.edu/mhappt. The Office of Student Success is located in ADM 1123. Any faculty, staff, or student may submit a report to SCC s Campus, Assessment, Response, and Encouragement Team (C.A.R.E.) at http://publicdocs.maxient.com/incidentreport.php?stcharlescc or by calling 636-922-8111. Any serious concerns of immediate response please direct to the SCC Department of Public Safety at 922-8545. The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments and/or changes to this syllabus as needed.
August 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Syllabus, notes on 7.1 notes on 7.2-7.3 28 29 30 31 notes on 7.4-7.5 notes on 7.6 September 1 2 3 Labor Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Labor Day Labor Day notes on 7.7 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 test over ch. 7 notes on 8.1-8.2 Last day to change between audit & credit 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 notes on 8.3-8.4 notes on 9.1-9.2 25 26 27 28 29 30 ` test over ch. 8 notes on 9.3 Deadline for Dec. 2016 graduation October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 test over ch. 9 notes on 10.1-10.2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 fall break fall break notes on 10.3-10.4 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 notes on 10.5 notes on 10.6 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 test over ch. 10 notes on 10.7 notes on 11.1-11.2 Last day to drop and receive W
November 1 2 3 4 5 notes on 11.3-11.4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 notes on 11.5- notes on 11.7 11.6 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 test over ch. 11 notes on 12.1-12.2 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 notes on 12.3 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 27 28 29 30 notes on 12.4 Notes continued December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 test over ch. Review/test 12 11 12 13 14 Final exam Deadline for March/May 2017 graduation
Exercises for Lial/Hornsby/McGinnis Beginning and Intermediate Algebra 6e 7.1 3,7,9,11,13,15,17,25,29,31,33,37,41,43,45,54,55,61,63,65,68,69,71,73,77,79,81,83,85,97 7.2 5,15,21,23,25,31,33,37,39,41,45,49,51,57,59,61,63,71,75,77,85,87,93 7.3 11,13,15,21,23,25,27,31,36,43,45,49,53 7.4 1,5,7,13,17,19,21,31,35,39,41,42,43,44 7.5 3,7,9,11,15,17,23,25,31,33,37,39 7.6 7,9,11,15,25,27,33,35,37,43 7.7 9,13,21,25,27,29,37,41,49,51 8.1 7,9,14,15,17,19,23,25,29,33,35,37,43,51,55 8.2 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,29,31,35,41,45,47,51,53,55,57,59,61,63,65 8.3 5,12,17,26,27,29,33,39,47,53,55,61,77,81,83,85,91,95,97,99,101,103,113,115,125 8.4 13,15,21,31,33,38,39,42,45,49,57,59 9.1 17,19,23,25,27,31,33,37,39,41,44,45,47,49,53,57,59 9.2 5,9,15,17,23,27,29,31,35,37,39,41,47,49,51,53,55,58,59,67,69 9.3 13,17,21,25,31,33,37,39,41,43,45,51,55,57,59,61,63,67,69,73,79,85,87,89,91,93,101 10.1 11,17,23,31,37,39,45,47,49,53,55,71,75,77,81,87,89,91,95,99,103,105,107,109,111,115,121,123,125,127,1 29,131,147,149 10.2 11,19,22,23,31,35,37,39,43,51,53,55,57,61,65,67,69,71,73,75,77,79,81,83,91,105,107 9,13,21,25,29,33,37,41,45,49,55,57,63,69,73,75,79,81,83,85,91,93,99,101,107,113,117,121,125,141,143,14 10.3 9 10.4 5,7,11,15,21,25,29,31,37,41,43,45,47,51,53,55,57,63,65 10.5 7,9,13,19,21,23,25,29,33,43,47,51,55,61,63,67,71,75,77,81,83,89,95,99,103 10.6 9,11,13,17,21,27,29,37,43,45,47,51,53,55,63,65,69,70 10.7 7,9,13,21,27,29,31,33,37,43,47,51,53,55,61,67,69,71,73,75,79,81,83,85,87 11.1 5,7,9,11,19,25,29,33,35,39,41,45,47,49,51,57,65,67,69,71,73 11.2 3,5,7,9,11,23,25,27,29,33,35,39,55,63,67 11.3 5,9,17,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,37,39,41,43,45 11.4 7,13,19,21,25,27,31,35,39,45,47,51,53,59,61,63,65,67,69,71,73,77 11.5 7,11,15,17,21,30,31,37,41,43,53 11.6 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35 11.7 7,9,11,13,15,25,27,29,41,43,45,47,55, circle problems from 5th edition section 13.2 : 17, 21,23,25 12.1 9,11,15,17,19,21,23,35,37,39,41,43,45,47 12.2 19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,49 12.3 5,7,9,11,17,19,21,23,43,45,47,49,53,55,63,65,67,69,71,73,75,77,81,83,85,95 12.4 13,15,17,19,21,25,27,29,31,33,35
Exam Review Grid Review these problems from each test as you prepare for the Final Exam. *** Test over chapter(s): 7 8 9 10 11 12 Test # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Objectives Number of items 5 3 3 11 4 5 1. Write equations of lines, graph linear functions, solve applications using linear models, and graph a linear inequality in two variables. 3, 6, 15-20 11-12 2. Determine whether an equation is a function, identify the domain and range of a function, perform the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of functions, and find the composition of functions. 3 1-4, 13-20 3. Solve linear systems (2 x 2 s) using the graphing, substitution, and elimination methods. Solve linear systems (3 x 3 s) using the elimination method. Solve applications of linear systems. 7-20 4. Perform set operations. 1-2 5. Solve compound inequalities, absolute value equations and absolute value inequalities. Write solutions in interval notation and graph solutions on a number line. 3-14 6. Evaluate radicals, simplify expressions containing radicals and rational exponents, and perform operations with radical expressions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Solve equations containing radicals. (Radical expressions and equations to be simplified and solved include indices of both 2 and greater.) 1-10, 12-21 7. Recognize nonreal complex numbers, perform operations with nonreal complex numbers including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and find powers of i. 22-25 8. Solve quadratic equations and their applications using the square root property, factoring method, completing the square, and the quadratic formula. Solve equations of quadratic form. Graph and analyze quadratic functions and solve applications using quadratic models. 1-20 9. Determine the inverse of a basic function and identify its domain and range. Recognize and graph basic exponential and logarithmic functions. Solve basic exponential and logarithmic equations. Use properties of logarithms to write alternative forms of logarithmic expressions. 1-20 10. Use the method of completing the square to find the center-radius form of a circle and sketch its graph. 11
Consider your major when signing up for math classes. A grade of C or better is required in MAT 121 to advance to the next level. MAT 121 EDUCATION MAJORS TAKE INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA MAT 156 COLLEGE ALGEBRA EDUCATORS MAT 155* CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE MATH Potential majors such as: Art Communications English Foreign Language Journalism Literature Music Philosophy Speech Theater OR MAT 158 MAT 162 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (GENERAL EDUCATION) COLLEGE ALGEBRA (S.T.E.M.) Potential majors such as: Biology Potential majors such as: Accounting Chemistry Anthropology Computer Science Business Criminal Justice Geography History Economics Engineering Need to take Statistics? Mathematics Take MAT 158 OR MAT 162 Pre-Health Nursing Psychology Sociology *IMPORTANT: Student should contact transfer institution to ensure the transferability of MAT 155 ASK QUESTIONS! As soon as you know what school you will transfer to, ASK QUESTIONS! As soon as you know your major, ASK QUESTIONS! Physics Technology
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Math 121 Intermediate Algebra Test #1 Sections 7.1-7.7 Simplify a numerical expression involving an exponent. Write the equation in slope-intercept form of the line through the points (, ) and (, ). Also, identify the domain and range, and graph the line. Find the x and y intercepts for the equation Find the slope of the line Write the equation in slope-intercept form of the line with certain properties. Solve the following systems by graphing by substitution by elimination Solve the linear system of equations (3 equations with 3 variables) Write a system of equations and solve (word problem) Test #2 Chapter 8 Given these sets, find the intersection or union requested. Give the solution set in interval notation, and then graph the solution on a number line (and & or statements) Solve, give the solution set in interval notation, and then graph the solution on a number line (and & or statements) Solve (absolute value equations) Solve for x. Graph the solution on a number line and give the solution in interval notation (absolute value inequalities) Graph each linear inequality in two variables Graph on a single coordinate grid (systems of linear inequalities in x and y) Test #3 Chapter 9 Is each given relation a function? Regardless, give the domain and range. Let f(x)= and g(x)=. Find the following function values For each function (could be a table, equation, set of ordered pairs, or a graph), find f(1). Graph each linear function. Let f(x)= and g(x)=. Find the values of these sums, differences, products, quotients, or compositions Test #4 Chapter 10 Simplify each root. Re-write a radical using a rational exponent and rewrite a rational exponent expression using a radical Simplify completely, writing all answers with positive exponents Simplify sums, differences, products, or quotients of radical expressions completely (some will require that you rationalize the denominator) Find the center and radius of the given circle, then graph: Solve each equation involving radicals. Simplify each expression involving imaginary numbers Test #5 Chapters 11 Solve by the square root method. Solve by completing the square and then again by the quadratic formula. Solve each equation that is in quadratic form. For each parabola, find the vertex, the domain and range, and then graph the parabola. Test #6 Chapter 12 For the given function that is one-to-one, find its inverse and find the domain and range for the inverse. For each exponential function, make a table of values, graph the function, and find the domain and range Solve each equation involving exponents, simplifying your answer completely. Change between logarithmic form and exponential form Solve each equation involving logarithms. Write an equivalent expression by expanding as sums and/or differences of simple logarithms. Write an equivalent expression as the logarithm of a single expression, as indicated.