Math 52, Fall 2018 General Information Instructor: John Thoo Office: M-626/S-227 Email: jthoo@yccd.edu Office telephone: 530-741-6913 Web home page: http://ms.yccd.edu/~jthoo (find old tests here) 1) Do not use Canvas to communicate. 2) You may not receive a response to your email message if you do not include your name and student ID number. 3) Put Math 52: followed by the subject of your message in the Subject line. 4) Class announcements will be emailed to your @go.yccd.edu email address. If you do not use this email account that is provided by Yuba College, please set it to forward email to the account that you use. Please do not call the instructor s home or cellular (mobile) telephone. Office hours for at least the first two weeks: In room M-626: MW 9:20 9:50, 4:00 4:20; in room S-227: TTh 12:00 12:50, 2:20 2:50. Office hours are an integral part of this class. There may not be enough time in class to flesh out the material, show extra examples, or work homework problems, and so you are expected to come to office hours frequently for help. 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 following places. Yuba College Hard Math Cafe Annex, room M-702 College Success Center, in the College Library Sutter County Center Tutoring in the Library, room S-137 DSP&S: go to Admissions and ask for Minerva Barron or Annie Revell Department of Mathematics and Statistics website: http://ms.yccd.edu/math 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. Students who require accommodations for tests or the final exam through the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S) must make arrangements in advance. 1
Course Information Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of: MATH 101 or MATH 101B or (Placement Exam Score) Qualifying score on the mathematics placement test. (Language recommended eligibility for English 1A.) Textbook and handouts Elayn Martin-Gay, Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, 6th ed., Pearson (2017). It is very important that you read the textbook regularly because you are responsible for all of the material in all of the sections that we cover, even if we may not go over some of the material in class. 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, <http://www.mathtv.com>. 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 similar device on a quiz or test even as a calculator is not permitted. Grading Homework: 10% (total) Tests: 50% (total) Final: 40% You can expect (%): A: 90 100 B: 80 89 C: 70 79 D: 55 69 F: 0 54 Homework 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. Do not do your homework blindly: Check your solutions with your classmates or others. There are two types of homework assignments: a General Homework Assignment and a Particular Homework Assignment. The General Homework Assignment is to do all of the odd-numbered problems in the section that we have covered in class or has been assigned. The Particular Homework Assignment is to do the particular exercises that are assigned in class. The Particular Homework Assignment will usually be due on the Monday after it has been assigned. Use a homework cover sheet every time you turn in an assignment. 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. Problems on the tests may not be like the homework exercises. You must be able to apply what you have learnt. The test date 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. I expect that you are reflecting upon the material that we are covering. That means thinking about it a lot, trying to make connections among the different topics, asking what if questions, &c. This includes reflecting upon what you have done after you complete a homework exercise. Getting the right answer (that matches the answer that is given in the back of the textbook) is not enough. 2
Final exam The final exam will be on Tuesday, December 11, 2 3:50 p.m. The room will be announced later in the semester. Bring a photo ID. Escape clause Any changes to this syllabus will be announced in class. Developing Good Habits for Learning Mathematics 1. A professor at UC Davis, Jesus DeLoera, once said to a group of graduate students, It is worth thinking deeply about simple things. Take that to heart. 2. Talking about mathematics goes a long way to understanding mathematics. You should get together, two or three or more, over coffee or pizza or whatever to talk math. Discuss what you are reading, what you are doing, what you are learning. 3. If you are not happy with how you are doing in the class up to now (i.e., your perceived grade in the class up to now), then reflect upon what you have been doing to study for the class; and then decide what you should change in your habits. If you keep doing the same things now that you have been doing so far, then you can expect to continue to obtain the same results. So, if you are not quite happy with the results, then change something (but not necessarily everything). As a very wise man once said, Test everything; retain what is good (1 Thess 5:1). 4. Knowing how to do all the tasks that are set before you is not enough. In addition, I expect that you will improve how you write your solutions. Scribbling the work and boxing the answers is not enough. Please look at the examples in the textbook and the quiz and test keys in the Portal class site (mycampus) as examples of the MINIMAL amount of explanation that is expected in your work. Work to improve how you communicate your mathematics. 5. Make use of the resources that are available to you. This includes your textbook, other textbooks in the YC Library, tutors, my office hours, and each other. 6. You should be spending a minimum of eight hours a week outside of class studying for this class. This does not mean eight hours on a weekend. Study throughout the week. Take Sundays off. 7. Be ready for a test every time that you come to class. 8. Always strive to do better. Cultivate a can do attitude. No whining. No excuses. Give 110% effort. Do not give up. 3
Page 2 of 4 Course Information Course Number: MATH 52 Full Course Title: Intermediate Algebra Short Title: Interm Algebra TOP Code: - Effective Term: Spring 2017 Course Standards Yuba Community College District Course Type: Credit - Degree Applicable Units: 4.0 Lecture hours: 72.0 Repeatable: No Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass Minimum Qualifications for Instructors Mathematics (Masters Required) Course Description Yuba College Course Outline To prepare students to take transfer-level mathematics or statistics courses. Topics include: real and complex numbers; factoring of polynomials; rational and radical expressions and equations; functions (general); linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithm functions and equations; graphs; distance, midpoint, and circles in the Cartesian plane; application problems. Conditions of Enrollment Satisfactory completion of: MATH 101 or MATH 101B or (Placement Exam Score)Qualifying score on the mathematics placement test. To allow the student who is prepared for Math 52 not to take the prerequisite course. Advisories Content Language - recommended eligibility for English 1A To be able to read and understand the textbook. To be able to read and understand word problems. Course Lecture Content 1. Basic operations a. Addition and subtraction b. Multiplication and division c. Powers (rational exponents) and nth roots of real numbers d. The order of operations 2. Introduction to complex numbers a. Addition and subtraction b. Multiplication and division c. Powers (nonnegative integer exponents) 3. Factor polynomials 4. Rational expressions a. Simplify b. Add and subtract c. Multiply and divide d. Evaluate 5. Radical expressions a. Simplify b. Add and subtract c. Multiply and divide d. Rationalize numerator or denominator 6. Functions a. Function notation b. Add and subtract c. Multiply and divide d. Compose e. Invert f. Evaluate g. Graph 7. Quadratic functions and their graphs 8. Exponential and logarithm functions a. Graphs b. Properties c. Relation between exponential and logarithm d. Change of base of logarithm 9. Nonlinear equations in one variable a. Solve by factoring b. Solve by changing variables (including equations of quadratic type) 10. Quadratic equations in one variable a. Solve by completing the square b. Solve using the quadratic formula 11. Equations in one variable that contain rational or radical expressions 12. Equations in one variable that contain exponential or logarithm function 13. Distance and midpoint between two points in the Cartesian plane 14. Circles a. Graph b. Equation c. Center and radius 15. Applications that require one equation or a system of two equations a. Perimeter b. Area c. Proportion d. Direct and inverse variation e. Distance-rate-time f. Mixture g. Job-rate h. Pythagorean theorem 16. OPTIONAL: Nonlinear inequalities in one variable. Page 1 of 4
Generated on: 7/30/2018 5:31:38 PM Page 4 of 4 Objectives 1. Perform basic operations. 2. Factor polynomials. 3. Manipulate rational expressions. 4. Manipulate radical expressions. 5. Translate between rational exponent notation and radical notation. 6. Add, subtract, multiply, divide, compose, invert, evaluate, and graph functions; use function notation. 7. Graph quadratic, exponential, and logarithm functions. 8. Solve equations in one variable. **Requires Critical Thinking** 9. Solve quadratic equations and equations of quadratic type. **Requires Critical Thinking** 10. Find the distance and midpoint between two points in the Cartesian plane. 11. Analyze circles. 12. Solve applications that require one equation or a system of two equations. **Requires Critical Thinking** Reading Assignments Writing Assignments Other Assignments A selection of problems from the end of each section of the textbook. Methods of Evaluation Exams Homework Oral Tests/Class Performance Quizzes Other Skills test Course Materials Textbooks: Other: 1. Martin-Gay, Elayn. Beginning & Intermediate Algebra A Custom Edition for the Yuba Community College District, 1st custom ed ed. Pearson Learning Solutions, 2012, ISBN: 1256811173 Equivalent text is acceptable 1. Scientific calculator: Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Student Learning Outcomes 1. Factor a polynomial expression. 2. Demonstrate understanding of logarithmic properties. 3. Perform operations on rational expressions. 4. Analyze and graph a quadratic function. 5. Solve a problem involving exponential equations. 6. Solve a problem involving quadratic equations. 7. Perform operations on radical expressions. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Education Delivery Methods Online Broadcast Education Assignments Page 3 of 4
Math 52 Homework Cover Sheet Your name: Homework assignment number: Your class: 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
Math 52 Homework Cover Sheet Your name: Homework assignment number: Your class: 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