COLLEGE ALGEBRA Course Syllabus This document gives a detailed explanation of the course procedures and policies. You are responsible for all of this information, and should ask your instructor if anything is unclear. Please feel free to come by my office when you need help. Dale P. Hawkinson dph777@ksu.edu Holton Hall 101E (785)532-5386 OFFICE HOURS MTWU 3:30-5:00p Be sure to check your email regularly for class announcements and info. PREREQUISITES This is not a beginning algebra course. The course presumes that the student has attained a B or better in Intermediate Algebra, or has an ACT math score of 22 or better, or has an equivalent level of preparation. Units 1 and 2 review the prerequisite material. RESOURCES The required course materials are not the same as those of other KSU MATH100 sections. College Algebra Units 1-5 course packet (Dale P. Hawkinson) * *You will buy a Resources Card from the bookstore, and bring it to class or my office to receive your packet. The rest of the necessary materials are internet-based (lectures, readings, unit reviews, related documents and softwares) available via K-State Online. online.ksu.edu CALCULATOR You will need a calculator with exponential and logarithmic capabilities, typically designated as "scientific" and having some combination of y x, ^, ln x and LN keys. A TI-30X IIS is recommended. Graphing calculators are not required, but are allowed. [NOTE: cell phones, ipods, and other digital devices are not permitted during quizzes/tests.] STUDY An online interactive lecture is to be viewed over topics for a given lesson. In the course packet there is a two page Lecture Outline to be used for writing the notes given. The Credit Version of the lecture for each assigned day is available for a specified period of time. After that time, a Review Version of the lecture will be available to view as often as you wish, but not for credit points. After completing the lecture, there is an online text Reading to provide, in print, a detailed follow up to the lecture. These are designed to provide a good foundation for working out the Exercises and Investigation assignments. During the next class meeting, questions about the content and written work of the lesson will be discussed, and this will be followed by a short open-note Quiz. No make-ups for this in-class quiz will be given. To provide for absences, inadequate preparation or performance, etc., the lowest 6 of 24 scores will be dropped. HOMEWORK The homework questions for each lesson are located in the course packet; these should be worked in the space provided. (Use the blank facing page for extra space, if needed). Everything is to be done in a neat, organized manner that is consistent with the methods discussed in the lectures and the text. Each lesson s Exercises set is worth 6 points. The homework for each lesson includes an Investigation, which is an extension of the lesson designed to help the student think independently about a selected topic. Each Investigation is worth 4 points. Show work - no credit will be given for answers only. (In particular, graphs are to be constructed using their properties as shown in the notes and text, not by copying a calculator display.) The course website includes a HW FAQ page. 1
SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN WORK All lecture note pages first, followed by the homework, are to be stapled and turned in to the grading box in Holton 101 by the due dates listed in the Course Schedule. (There is a heavy duty stapler in the office.) Late work will not be accepted. COMPUTER WORK You will need to have access to a computer with a modern web browser having Adobe Flash and Javascript enabled to complete the lectures, readings and applications for the course. A graphing utility called DCalc and a modeling utility called DTools are used to show the impact of current technology on the study of mathematics. Both softwares are accessible from the course web page. UNIT TESTS You should plan on taking a test over each unit as listed in the Course Schedule. All questions are to be worked out in a manner consistent with the lectures and course text. (See the previous note concerning graphs.) Each test is worth 30 points. Three tests may be retaken for a better grade as listed in the Course Schedule. Examples for each unit are available in an interactive computer format by choosing Sample Tests on the course website. The help files are particularly useful in reviewing the unit material. When asked to Click your browser s Back button you may need to right-click to access it. Note that these are only practice samples, not an iron clad representation of a Unit Test. GRADING The total points possible for the course are as follows. Lectures/Notes (24 @ 5 points) 120 points Homework (24 @ 6 points) 144 points Investigations (24 @ 4 points) 96 points Daily Quizzes (18 @ 5 points) 90 points Unit Tests (5 @ 30 points) 150 points Final Exam 120 points 720 points Total Observe: 50% of the final course grade comes from the lectures and homework. A course grade will be assigned according to the scale below. Note: This scale is not 90-80-70-60. Also, grades are not curved. A B C D F 640 to 720 points 560 to 639 points 480 to 559 points 400 to 479 points less than 400 points TIME REQUIREMENTS Any 16 week course in a quantitative subject such as this requires a great deal of time investment on your part. Please be prepared to spend at least 8 hours per week studying for this course. POLICY NOTES If you have any condition (e.g. physical or learning disability) which will require academic accommodations, please notify the instructor during the first week of class. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam, paper, or project, failure in the course and/or expulsion from the University. More information about KSU Academic Honesty policies may be found at www.ksu.edu/honor. 2
MATH100 Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2016 page 1/2 DATE LECTURE/EXAM/MEETING CLASS ACTIVITY M Aug 22 Orientation 1-1 online at 10:30am for 54 hrs. (to 4:30pm 8/24) W Aug 24 Quiz 1-1 1-2 (to 4:30pm 8/25) F Aug 26 Quiz 1-2 1-3 (to 4:30pm 8/27) M Aug 29 Discussion 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Aug 31 Quiz 1-3 1-4 (to 4:30pm 9/1) F Sep 2 Quiz to 1-4 1-5 (to 4:30pm 9/3) M Sep 5 --- University Holiday W Sep 7 Quiz 1-5 1-4, 1-5 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm F Sep 9 Discussion M Sep 12 UNIT TEST 1 2-1 W Sep 14 Quiz 2-1 2-2 F Sep 16 Quiz 2-2 2-3 M Sep 19 Discussion 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Sep 21 Quiz 2-3 2-4 F Sep 23 Quiz 2-4 2-5 M Sep 26 Quiz 2-5 2-4, 2-5 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm (Graded work may be picked up in my office 9/27.) W Sep 28 UNIT TEST 2 F Sep 30 Retake Prep. M Oct 3 TEST RETAKE DATE 3-1 Test 1 OR Test 2 (or neither, but not both) W Oct 5 Quiz 3-1 3-2 F Oct 7 No online assignment Additional Exercises for 3-2 M Oct 10 Quiz 3-2 3-3 3-1, 3-2 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Oct 12 Quiz 3-3 3-4 F Oct 14 Quiz 3-4 3-5 M Oct 17 Quiz 3-5 3-3, 3-4, 3-5 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Oct 19 Discussion F Oct 21 UNIT TEST 3 M Oct 24 4-1 W Oct 26 Quiz 4-1 4-2 F Oct 28 Quiz 4-2 4-3 3
MATH100 Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2016 page 2/2 DATE LECTURE/EXAM/MEETING CLASS ACTIVITY M Oct 31 Discussion 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Nov 2 Quiz 4-3 4-4 F Nov 4 Quiz 4-4 4-5 M Nov 7 Quiz 4-5 4-4, 4-5 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm (Graded work may be picked up in my office 11/8.) W Nov 9 UNIT TEST 4 5-1 F Nov 11 Quiz 5-1 5-2 M Nov 14 Quiz 5-2 5-3 5-1, 5-2 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Nov 16 Quiz 5-3 5-4 F Nov 18 Quiz 5-4 Nov 21-25 THANKSGIVING BREAK M Nov 28 Discussion 5-3, 5-4 Notes/HW Holton 101, 4:45 pm W Nov 30 Discussion F Dec 2 UNIT TEST 5 M Dec 5 Retake Prep. W Dec 7 TEST RETAKE DATE Test 3 OR Test 4 (or neither, but not both) F Dec 9 TEST RETAKE DATE Test 4 OR Test 5 (or neither, but not both) W Dec 14 6:20-8:10pm Location TBA online Final Exam Outline Final Exam Accessing & Using the Online Course Content Log in to K-State Online (Canvas). Choose Dashboard or Courses and click online.ksu.edu MATH100 College Algebra (Hawkinson). This will take you to the Canvas class Home page. 4
Click Grades to view your scores for all currently graded materials. Go to MATH100 Online Content Home Page is a link to all of the course materials that are online. Click the Go to MATH100 Online Content Home Page link to load the page shown below. On your first visit, click the Click here to check browser requirements link. Take some time to acquaint yourself with the resources accessible from the menu. On days when a lecture is assigned, click the lecture you want to view. Lectures are not available for credit until the date shown in the Course Schedule. After the assigned lecture period has expired, the lecture will still be accessible, but it will be the Review Version rather than Credit Version. The content is the same in both versions. If you are viewing the Credit Version you will see a Login box. Enter your class time and your name, then click OK. (If you are viewing the Review Version there will not be a Login box.) Basic Lesson Study Plan: View the Lecture, and then the online Text Reading. (Some may prefer to do the reading first, and then the lecture. Use whichever order works best for you.) Turn to the Homework assignment and complete the Exercises and the Investigation. Make notes about info or assigned questions with which you need help. Attend class to get your questions answered and take the lesson quiz. 5