Department of Mathematics



Math 1023 Algebra and TrigonometryFall 2020 SyllabusYou are responsible for abiding by all of the rules and policies stated on this Syllabus. Print it and read it carefully. Refer to it throughout the semester.Course Websitemath.lsu.edu/courses/1023Course Eligibilitya Math ACT score of 23 or greater or placement via Math Department Placement TestMath 1023 is intended only for students who must take Math 1550 for their major.First semester freshmen with a Math ACT score of 25 or greater receive automatic credit for Math 1021 as long as the MACT score is less than 24 months old.Credit will not be given for both Math 1021 and Math 1023.Course Design OverviewThere are no class meetings, and there are no required lab or recitation hours. There will be 6 optional Virtual Lab Hours (VLHs) available each week in Zoom. During VLHs, your instructor will answer students’ questions and review frequently missed exercises. Additional details including VLH times for each section will be emailed to students at the beginning of the semester.You should expect to spend at least 15 hours each week working on this five-credit hour course.Your homework, quizzes, and exams will be completed online using a web-based learning and assessment system called MyMathLab (MML). All testing will be done using a third-party examination service, ProctorU. There will be a charge of $15 per test, and specific computer hardware and software will be required. TopicsTopics covered in this five-credit-hour-course are Solving Equations and Inequalities; Lines and Circles; Systems of Equations; Functions and their Graphs; Inverse Functions; Polynomial, Rational, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions with Applications; Evaluating Trig Functions of General Angles; Graphing Trig Functions; Inverse Trig Functions; Identities and Formulas; Solving Trig Equations; Triangle Applications; Polar Graphs; and Vectors. Integrated Learning CoreIntegrated learning allows students to make simple connections among ideas and experiences and across disciplines and perspectives. The LSU Integrative Learning Core (ILC) curriculum is designed to develop student abilities to transfer their learning to new situations and demonstrate a sense of self as a learner. A fundamental goal of the ILC is to foster students’ practical and intellectual capacities associated with integrative learning in preparation for high competence and functionality in their post-baccalaureate careers. This course fulfills the Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR) Area of Mathematical/Analytical Reasoning and provides students experience with the ILC proficiency of Quantitative Literacy. The Louisiana Board of Regents Common Course name and number for this course is CMAT 1235 Algebra and Trigonometry.AnnouncementsThroughout the semester announcements will be made through the MyMathLab announcement page and by LSU email. Check these daily.Course Coordinator Mrs. Selena Oswalt, soswal2@lsu.eduRequired MaterialsTrigsted MyMathLab online accountThis account gives students access to all the course assignments. To set this up at , you will need the following:MyMathLab Course ID#The course ID# for your specific section of the course will be emailed to you by your teacher by the first day of classes for the semester. It will be your teacher’s last name and then five digits. This course ID# ensures that you are placed into the correct section of Math 1023 in MyMathLab.Trigsted MyMathLab accessPrior MyMathLab users: If you used a Trigsted MyMathLab account previously AND you remember your username and password for this account, then you may not need to purchase anything. Sign in to your MyMathLab account, and click Enroll in a New Course. Enter the course ID# given to you by your teacher. If you are prompted to pay, see Payment Options below.Payment Options: You will have to choose 18-week or 24-month access. For most Math 1023 students, 18-week (1 semester) access is sufficient. To pay for a new account, you can either 1) purchase a cardboard sleeve containing a Trigsted MyMathLab access code (18-week ISBN 978 013 590 3780 or 24-month ISBN 978 013 475 1597) at any campus bookstore prior to beginning the MyMathLab registration process or 2) pay online during the MyMathLab registration process using a personal credit card or Pay Pal account. Debit cards are not accepted. If financial constraints prohibit you from paying for this the first week of class, you can get a 14-day temporary access during the MyMathLab registration process.LSU email addressYou MUST use your LSU email address in MyMathLab in the email address field even if it is not your preferred email address. It will be used as the personal identifier that allows your MML grades to be properly imported into your Moodle gradebook. Internet access You must have a computer (no Chromebooks or tablets) with internet access that is stable and reliable to access all course materials and assessments.Using ProctorU for ExamsIn addition to a computer with stable, reliable internet access, you will need a webcam (internal or external), a microphone (internal or external), headphones or working speakers, a Windows or Apple Operating System (no Chromebooks or tablets), and either the Chrome or Firefox browser in order to take an exam using ProctorU. You will be responsible for any fees associated with this service, which are approximately $15 per exam. CalculatorThe TI-30XIIS (solar) or the TI-30XIIB (battery) with a two-line display is required. No other calculators are allowed on exams.LSU student ID card or State ID cardYour LSU student ID card or other state-issued picture ID is required to take an exam.Available ResourcesVideo lectures for all topics covered in the course are available. They can be accessed in Moodle, in MyMathLab, and on the course website. An interactive etext is included in your MML course.Class Notes for Math 1023 are available to be printed one section at a time from MML, from Moodle, and from the course website. A packet of these Class Notes is also available for purchase at the LSU Bookstore. See your Daily Schedule (also posted in Moodle, in MyMathLab, and on the course website) for the specific etext sections covered in Math 1023.MyMathLab TipsIt is possible that at some point during the semester, after you have successfully registered and enrolled in your current semester’s course at , you will not be able to access your account in MyMathLab by going to and selecting “Sign in” on the upper right side. In this situation, you can try using but be sure to?click the small link for MyMathLab users?in the middle of the right side of the MathXL home page and not the large Sign in button for MathXL users.If you need technical assistance, fill out a support request form at .? If your issue is not addressed in the Popular Topics list, click Contact Us at the top to access the form.? Do not leave the page until you have received a case number and are directed to a support agent.Note that a student who is purged from the LSU class roster for any reason still has complete access to MyMathLab and must continue to keep up with all assignments and due dates. Being purged does not constitute an excuse to have any MyMathLab deadlines extended including exams.Homework Homework assignments are due at 11:59 PM. See your Daily Schedule for due dates.The work you submit must be your own. Your work must be independently written and entered into MyMathLab. You are prohibited from using any additional online or third party resources to get answers to homework exercises. This is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct.When working your homework assignments, you should save after completing each exercise.You can re-work exercises, enter and exit your homework, and get back to it at a later time prior to the due date. If you rely on the MyMathLab learning aids or other help to get a Skill Check, Standard, Step-by-Step, or Brief exercise correct, then use the Similar Exercise feature and rework the exercise repeatedly until you can get it correct without any help. This is essential. Many students who become overly dependent on the learning aids or other assistance to get a score of 100% on a homework assignment find that they score much lower on the exams. Your homework assignment average counts as 15% of your course grade. Graded homework for each section has due dates and will close then, but a copy of the homework assignment (labeled Practice Homework) is open throughout the semester to be used for studying. The Practice Homework does not count toward your course grade.For each homework exercise, the result of your last attempt for each exercise will be recorded when you save.There are three categories of homework exercises. Category 1 includes Skill Check (e.g., 1.1.SCE-2), Standard (e.g., 2.1.15), Step-by-Step (e.g., 4.1.SbS-13), and Brief (e.g., 5.3.BE-47) Exercises. The usual features of these exercises areLearning aids available in MMLThree attempts allowed for each iteration with feedback after eachSimilar Exercise (i.e., a new iteration for the same exercise number) available an unlimited number of timesTeacher can assistCategory 2 includes Instructor-Created Questions. The features of these exercises areLearning aids NOT available in MMLThree attempts allowed for each iteration with feedback after eachSimilar Exercise (i.e., a new iteration for the same exercise number) available an unlimited number of timesTeacher can assistCategory 3 includes Reading Assessment Questions (e.g., 2.1.RA-3). The features of these exercises areLearning aids NOT available in MMLOnly one additional attempt allowed after the first incorrect attemptSimilar Exercise NOT availableTeacher can NOT assistQuizzes All quiz questions come from the homework, so you should master your homework before attempting the quizzes. You should try to do the quizzes without any help. If you rely on help to get a score of 100% on the quizzes, you will score much lower on the exams. Quizzes are due at 11:59 PM. See your Daily Schedule for due dates.You are allowed to consult with others regarding math concepts but not regarding specific answers to questions. The work you submit must be your own. Your work must be independently written and entered into MyMathLab. You are prohibited from using any additional online or third party resources to get answers to quiz exercises. This is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct.You will not get feedback after each exercise answer is entered. You must work through the quiz and submit it before seeing your score. You can review your quiz in Gradebook, and the MyMathLab learning aids will appear for the review.Quizzes should be used as preparation for exams. Re-take the quizzes until you can do the work correctly without any assistance from anyone, notes, the etext, or the MyMathLab learning aids. Each quiz contains fifteen questions with each question drawn from a pool of exercises having the same or similar learning objectives.? It is recommended that you take a quiz at least four times even if you earn a score of 100% before that to ensure that you see a cross-section of the exercises.Each quiz in MyMathLab can be attempted up to ten times prior to the due date, but only the highest score of your attempts for each quiz will be recorded in Moodle.Your quiz average counts as 10% of your course grade. The maximum working time allowed for each attempt of each quiz is 75 minutes. While working on a quiz with time remaining, you can close the browser (rather than choosing Submit) and re-open that same quiz later without any additional elapsed time.Exams and Make-upsDetails about testing using ProctorU are available in a separate document.See your Daily Schedule for Exam windows and deadlines to schedule each exam to be guaranteed a time slot to take the Exam. No makeups will be given for failure to schedule by these deadlines.ODS Accommodation LetterStudents registered with ODS and requiring accommodations must send an accommodation letter via email to your teacher well in advance of the opening of the exam window for the accommodation to be allowed by ProctorU. These deadlines are noted on your Daily Schedule. Note that you only need to send the ODS letter once. It will remain in effect until the end of the semester.No accommodation will be given unless your teacher has a copy of your ODS letter by the stated deadlines, and makeups will not be given for failure to meet this deadline.Course Grade Calculation (posted in Moodle)WeightCategoryDetails15%Homework4710%Quizzes1375%Exams3, none cumulativeAny assignment labeled Practice does not count toward the course grade. No homework, quiz, or exam scores will be dropped or replaced.Grading ScaleA+: 98-100%A: 93-97%A-: 90-92%B+: 88-89%B: 83-87%B-: 80-82%C+: 78-79%C: 73-77%C-: 70-72%D+: 68-69%D: 63-67%D-: 60-62%F: 0-59%Your course grade will be determined by rounding your course average (either up or down) to the nearest whole number using standard rounding procedures.Calculus Placement TestStudents who plan to take Math 1550 or 1551 after successfully completing this course will be required to take the LSU ALEKS Calculus Placement Test and earn a minimum score of 76%. Students who register to take Math 1550 or 1551 without this requirement will eventually be purged and not allowed to re-add until the minimum score of 76% on the LSU ALEKS Calculus Placement Test has been met. For more information, go to math.lsu.edu/ugrad/ALEKS. Resources for StudentsYour health and safety are LSU’s top priority. If you are feeling ill or overwhelmed with anxiety, please contact the LSU Student Health Center for medical advice and mental health support. General health care and mental health support are available for all enrolled students through telehealth appointments. ................
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