FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE



FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE

MAT 1033: Intermediate Algebra

Fall 2010 B12

Reference: 330885

TR 2:00 PM – 4:40 PM

South Campus ASC Rm(s): G-301C

General Information:

|Instructor: |Amanda Nunley |

|Title: |Professor of Mathematics |

|Office: |ASC: G-301 |

| |Personal Office: E-112 |

|Address: |11901 Beach Blvd. |

| |Jacksonville, FL 32246 |

|Phone: |904-646-2117 |

|Email: |anunley@fscj.edu |

|Website: |fscj. |

|Instructional Website | |

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Instructor Availability:

ASC Classes:

MAT 0024: Elementary Algebra TR 12:00pm – 1:40pm

MAT 0024: Elementary Algebra MW 10:00am – 11:40pm

MAT 0024: Elementary Algebra MW 2:00pm – 4:30pm

MAT 1033: Intermediate Algebra TR 2:00pm – 4:40pm

ASC Open Lab:

Monday & Wednesday 12:30pm – 2:00pm

Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am – 11:00am

Important College Dates:

|Class Begins: |9/27/2010 |

|Refund Deadline: |10/4/2010 |

|Non-Attendance Drop Window: |10/5/2010 |

|Last day do Withdraw with a “W”: |11/18/2010 |

|FN Grade Window: |11/19/2010 |

|Course Evaluation Window: |12/21/2010 |

|Last Day of Class: |12/17/2010 |

|Holidays: |Labor Day: 9/6/2010 |

| |Veterans Day: 11/11/2010 |

| |Thanksgiving: 11/25-28/2010 |

|Final Exam: |See Schedule |

Catalog Course Description:

|MAT 1033 |Intermediate Algebra |4 Credits |

|Prerequisite: MAT 0024 with a grade of “C” or better or satisfactory score on the placement test. This course is |

|designed for students who require additional skills in algebra before taking MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or MGF 1107. The |

|major topics include sets, linear equations, and inequalities with applications, absolute value, polynomial and |

|factoring, rational expressions with applications, exponents, roots and radicals, quadratic equations with |

|applications, relations and functions, graphs and systems of linear equations and inequalities. This course is an |

|elective and will not apply towards A.A. or A.S. mathematics General Education requirements. This course will count|

|as an A.A. elective in both A.A. and A.S. requirements. |

Required Materials:

Course Packet (ISBN: 055879730x)

• Student Portfolio

• MyLabsPlus Access Code

• Intermediate Algebra 5th edition, by Elayn Martin-Gay, published by Addsion-Wesley, 2009,

Headphones – bring your own or purchase at the bookstore.

Calculator – either a scientific or graphing calculator

MyLabsPlus (MLP):

You will need to purchase the course packet, which will include your access code to MyLabsPlus on the first day of class. You must purchase a course packet at the campus bookstore.

Grading System:

|Grading Scale: |

|A |90% - 100% |

|B |80% - 89% |

|C |70% - 79% |

|D |60% - 69% |

|F |Below 60% |

|Grade Components and Weights |

|Component |Weight |

|Homework (MLP) / Other |15% |

|Quizzes (MLP) |15% |

|Student Portfolio *Delete Other |10% |

|Tests (pencil/paper) |40% |

|Comprehensive Final Exam |20% |

Homework:

The homework for this class will be completed online through MyLabsPlus. You should work the assigned homework problems to be sure that you have learned the ideas and techniques of each section. You can rework any question you miss to achieve a higher score. There will be due dates for each assignment. (15% of overall grade)

Quizzes:

The quizzes for this class will be done online through MyLabsPlus. Students may repeat these unlimited times to achieve a higher score. The student must redo the entire quiz each time and the best attempt is calculated into the grade. (15% of overall grade)

Student Portfolio:

The student portfolio will be check periodically by the instructor. The portfolio must contain these sections: (10% of overall grade)

• Study Skills

• Notes

• Homework

• Quizzes and Tests

Tests:

Tests will be proctored as paper and pencil tests in class. Proctored paper and pencil tests will be given only once. (40% of overall grade)

Make-up Tests:

Write a statement for your make-up test policy.

Proctored Testing Procedures:

Once you have completed the required work necessary to take a quiz, test, or the final, you will notify your instructor. All quizzes and tests must be proctored in the classroom by your instructor. Notify your instructor when you are ready for a quiz or test. All testing must be completed in the first row of the classroom. Your instructor will give you three sheets of official scratch paper and you must have your black cup on your monitor during all testing. No notes, notebooks, books, or websites other than MyLabsPlus are permitted during testing. Please note the deadlines for taking all quizzes and tests.

W, I, FN, and NA Grade Policy:

W Grade (Withdraw):

A student may withdraw without academic penalty at Florida State College at Jacksonville from any course up to the last withdrawal date published for each session.

I Grade (Incomplete):

The grade of “incomplete” is given at the discretion of the instructor when the student has completed at least 75% of the course. The student must have a valid excuse with documentation and consult with the instructor before an “I” grade will be assigned.

FN Grade (Failure due to non-attendance):

The FN grade indicates that a student has failed a course due to non-attendance. It is calculated as an “F” in the student’s grade point average. For students receiving financial aid, failure for non-attendance may require the student to refund to the College all or part of his or her aid. The FN grade will be assigned to students who do not remain active in the course and can be assigned at anytime following the final withdrawal date for the course.

NA Grade (Drop for Non-attendance):

Students that do not begin the course within one week of the starting date will be dropped for non-attendance.

Policy on Repeating a Class:

Students may repeat a course in an attempt to improve a grade previously earned. State Board Rule 6A-14.0301 limits such attempts to courses where a “D”, “F”, or “FN” grade was earned, and limits to two the number of times a course grade may be forgiven. The official grade and the grade used in calculating GPA shall be the last grade earned in the course.

A student may have only three total attempts in any course, including the original grade, repeat grades and withdrawals. The third attempt is charged out-of-state tuition, which is approximately four times in-state cost. Upon the third attempt in a course, the student must be given an “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, or “F”. A fourth attempt may be allowed only through a general appeals process based on major extenuating circumstances.

Attendance Policy:

College Preparatory Studies (CPS) students are required to attend classes and to fulfill lab requirements as specified in the course syllabus of each college prep course taken. Attendance will be recorded for every scheduled class/lab session. Students who miss any scheduled class/lab sessions are responsible for making up the time. Please note: Students who miss three sessions, or the equivalent of six hours of instruction, may receive a grade of “FN” (Failure for Non-attendance) or “F” (Failure), at the instructor’s discretion.

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Policy on Electronic Devices:

Cell phones, pagers, and other communication devices must be put into a silent mode and may not be used in the classroom. In case of emergency, If the need to utilize such a device arises, then the student must leave the classroom. Cell phones, pagers, and other communication devices may not be used as calculators under any circumstances.

During proctored tests and exams, cell phones, pagers, and other communication devices must be placed on student’s desk, in clear view, upside down, and at the top of the desk.

Calculator Policy:

Each student must have his or her own calculator. No sharing of calculators are allowed in class. Also the student is not allowed to use any calculator features of cell phones, personal data assistants or any other electronic device.

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic dishonesty, in any form, is expressly prohibited by the rules of the District Board of Trustees of Florida State College at Jacksonville. As used herein, academic dishonesty incorporates the following:

• Cheating, which is defined as the giving or taking of any information or material with the intent of wrongfully aiding one’s self or another in academic work considered in the determination of the course grade or the outcome of a standardized test.

• Plagiarism, which is defined as the act of stealing or passing off as one’s own work the words, ideas or conclusions of another as if the work submitted were the product of one’s own thinking rather than an idea or product derived from another source.

• Any other form of inappropriate behavior which may include but is not limited to: falsifying records or data, lying, unauthorized copying, tampering, abusing or otherwise unethically using computer or other stored information, and any other act of misconduct.

Any student alleged to have committed any act of academic dishonesty as defined herein shall be entitled to due process as defined in District Board of Trustees’ Rule 6Hx7-2.18 prior to the administration of disciplinary action including suspension and dismissal.

Student Accommodations and Disabilities:

Students with disabilities or that need special accommodations need to contact the instructor and Carol Ann Melican in the office of Disabled Student Services (904) 646-2191

Learning Outcomes:

• The successful student should develop an appreciation of mathematics, confidence in their abilities to learn and use mathematics, a positive attitude towards mathematics, critical thinking skills.

• Perform operation on sets and subsets and use proper notation and symbolism.

• Evaluate formulas used in other disciplines such as science, business, statistics, geometry and other applied areas involving routine operations with real numbers.

• Demonstrate understanding of the concept of function by several means (verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically) and incorporate it as a central theme into the use of mathematics.

• Evaluate functions.

• Construct graphs of linear, quadratic, absolute value and cubic functions* (optional) by plotting points.

• Identify the domain and range of a function.

• Develop proficiency in solving linear equations and linear inequalities.

• Solve quadratic equations by factoring, square root property, completing the square and quadratic formula.

• Translate real-world problems using mathematical equations or inequalities and use the solution to solve the problem.

• Solve the absolute value equations and inequalities and represent the solutions using interval notation as well as graphically.

• Translate a verbal or written statement into one that contains an absolute value expression.

• Develop proficiency in representing linear equations in various forms (point-slope form, slope intercept form, general form) and see the connection between these various equations.

• See the connection between linear equations and real-world models.

• See the connection between the slope of a line and its graph.

• Interpret the slope of a line in several ways: rate of change, measure of steepness of a line and apply the concept of slope to various real-world applications.

• Solve systems of linear equations and inequalities and be able to use these tools in the solution of practical applications.

• Demonstrate proficiency in performing operations on polynomials including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of polynomial expressions.

• Demonstrate proficiency in interpreting information from the graph of an equation.

• Demonstrate proficiency in factoring polynomials.

• Demonstrate proficiency in operations with rational expressions including adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational expressions.

• Simplify complex fractions.

• Solve rational equations.

• Represent radicals using rational exponents as well the radical symbol.

• Perform basic operations on radicals and simplify radical expressions.

• Solve equations involving one or more radicals.

• Distinguish between a quadratic equation and linear equation.

• Simplify complex numbers.

• See the connection between quadratic functions and one or more practical real-world applications.

• Demonstrate mastery of appropriate mathematics terminology and symbols.

Course Topics:

I. Sets

A. Sets, Notations, Symbolism, Set Operations

B. Subsets of the Real Numbers

C. Review of Operations with Real Numbers

II. Linear Equations and Inequalities

A. Linear Equations, One Variable

B. Formulas and Literal Equations

C. Linear Inequalities, One Variable

D. Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value

III. Exponents, Polynomials and Factoring

A. Rules of Exponents

B. Scientific Notation

C. Fundamental Operations on Polynomials

D. Factoring

IV. Algebraic Fractions

A. Fundamental Operations

B. Complex Fractions

C. Equations with Algebraic Fractions

D. Applications

V. Roots and Radicals

A. Rational Exponents

B. Roots and Radicals

1. Simplification

2. Operations on Radicals

3. Equations Containing Radicals

VI. Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

A. Solving Quadratic Equations

1. Factoring

2. Root Extraction

3. Completing the Square

4. Quadratic Formula

B. Complex Numbers as Solutions to Quadratic Equations

C. Applications

1. Problems Involving Pythagorean Theorem

2. Other Applications

D. Solving Quadratic Inequalities

VII. Relations and Functions

A. Basic Concepts

B. Functional Notation

C. Domain and Range

D. Evaluate Functions

VIII. Graphs

A. The Rectangular Coordinate System

B. Linear Equations

1. Slope

a. Slope as a rate of change

b. Applications of slope to real world problems

2. Perpendicular and Parallel Lines

3. Equations of the Line

C. Linear Inequalities

D. Introduction to Non-Linear Equations

1. Plot non-linear graphs including exponential functions

2. Associate equations with graph of functions

a. Linear Function

b. Absolute Value Function

c. Parabola

d. Cubic Function (Optional)

e. Square Root Function (Optional)

E. Domain and Range

IX. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

A. In Two Variables

B. Applications

Resources at South Campus:

Academic Success Center (Open Lab) G-301 (904) 646-2174

M – Th 7:30am – 8:30pm

F & S 7:30am – 3:00pm

Library Learning Commons (Math Lab) G-200 (904) 646-2174

M 7:30am – 8:00pm

T 7:30am – 8:00pm

W 7:30am – 8:00pm

Th 7:30am – 8:00pm

F 7:30am – 3:00pm

Sat 9:00am – 3:00pm

Assessment and Certification (Testing Center) U-120 (904) 646-2251

M 8:00am – 7:00pm

T 8:00am – 8:00pm

W 8:00am – 8:00pm

Th 8:00am – 7:00pm

F 8:00am – 3:00pm

Student Services

Career Development Center U-104

Program Coordinator (904) 646-2126

Student Employment (904) 646-2283

Disabled Student Services U-114 (904) 646-2191

Counseling & Advising U-110 (904) 646-2424

Enrollment Services U-169 (904) 646-2124

Financial Aid & Scholarships U-104 (904) 646-2020

Technology Requirements:

If you are to do any online work at home, please use the following checklist to determine your computer readiness. You should own or have access to:

• Computer with personal access to the Internet (e.g., computer with a modem or cable modem connection)

• An e-mail account

• An operating system and browser from the below table

| |With these operating systems |You can use these browsers |

|Windows |Windows 7 |IE 8 |

| | |Firefox 3.x |

| |Windows Vista |IE 7 and IE 8 |

| | |Firefox 2.x and Firefox 3.x |

| |Windows XP |IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8 |

| | |Firefox 2.x and Firefox 3.x |

|Macintosh |MacOS 10.6 |Safari 4 |

| | |Firefox 3.x |

| |MacOS 10.5.x |Safari 3.x and 4 |

| | |Firefox 2.x and 3.x |

| |MacOS 10.4.11 |Safari 3.x and 4 |

| | |Firefox 2.x and 3.x |

|Linux |Ubunto |Firefox 3.x |

| |Fedora |Firefox 3.x |

• Virus-checking software

• Word-processing software

• Plug-ins, including Acrobat Reader, Adobe Flash Player, Testgen plugin, and QuickTime. All of these can be installed using the Installation Wizard in MyLabsPlus.

• Additional hardware, including speakers.

AOL Users:

You cannot view MyLabsPlus using the AOL browser. You can, however, use AOL as your Internet Service Provider to access the Internet and then open Internet Explorer (or one of the listed browsers above) to access MyLabsPlus.

Browser Settings:

“Pop-ups” must be permitted for MyLabsPlus. See your browser’s Help menu for instructions on how to view or change these browser options.

Help and Technical Support:

If you have any problems with MyLabsPlus you can either ask the ASC faculty and staff or you can contact MyLabsPlus’s technical support directly at anytime day or night through online chat, or email. You may also contact them by phone at 1-888-883-1299, 24 hours a day.

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