MAT 0002



MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra

Reference Number:________ Term: Spring 2008

Instructor’s Name: ________________________ Office: Math Lab, room 2223

Office Hours:___________________________ Email: _______________________

Mailbox location: Math Lab (2223)

To leave messages for the instructor, call:305-237-3834

Course Description: Through this course you will develop various concepts of algebra. You will solve linear, quadratic, rational, and radical equations; graph linear equations and inequalities in one variable; graph linear equations in two variables; solve and graph systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables; simplify rational expressions; simplify expressions containing rational exponents; simplify complex numbers; solve related applications.

Learning Outcomes: The competencies and objectives included in Intermediate Algebra will address some of the recently adopted Miami Dade College General Education outcomes, a set of 10 learning outcomes we expect graduating students to master in the years to come.

Miami Dade College General Education Outcomes

As graduates of Miami Dade College, students will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

2. Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data.

3. Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning.

4. Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.

5. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and historical perspectives.

6. Create strategies that can be used to fulfill personal, civic, and social responsibilities.

7. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society.

8. Use computer and emerging technologies effectively.

9. Demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities.

10. Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact of humans on the environment.

The learning activities designed in this Intermediate Algebra course will address outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8.

AA degree-seeking students: Upon successful completion of MAT 1033 (grade of A, B or C), you should register for MGF 1106, MGF 1107, or MAC 1105, depending on your major and the institution to which you are planning to transfer. Any two of these MAY be taken the same term. Be sure to take your mathematics courses in consecutive terms.

Course Competencies: The competencies for this course are on the department’s web site,

Additionally, you will also find very useful information, including links and reviews for final exams.

Prerequisite: MAT 0020 or MAT 0024 with grade of S, or appropriate placement score

Textbook: Carson/ Gillespie/ Jordan, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 2nd ed.

Assistance: You can obtain assistance for mathematics classes in the Mathematics Laboratory, room 2223. There, you will find course-related videotapes and computer software, and tutors that can help you to successfully complete this course. The Math Lab is open these hours:

MTWR 8:00 AM-9:00 PM, F 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

You do not need an appointment. The telephone number for the lab is 305-237-3834. If you have a problem with the Math Lab, please contact Arcides Acosta, Maliya Beylin, Jose De Paz, or Verdieu Lucas at 305-237-3834.

Classroom and Laboratory Etiquette: Please refrain from bringing food or drinks into any classroom, lab, or into the courtyard. Please turn off any cellular phones and set pagers to "vibrate." You are expected to arrive on time to class, depart when the class has concluded, and treat others respectfully. You are encouraged to ask questions. The tutors in the lab must help all the students and take turns; they cannot work with one student for a prolonged period of time. For additional help, please see Arcides Acosta, Maliya Beylin, Jose De Paz, or Verdieu Lucas.

Problems with Instructor: If you are having a problem with your mathematics instructor, please see that instructor during office hours. Before or after class is generally not a good time to discuss a problem with an instructor who is either about to start class or on the way to the next class. If after speaking with your instructor during office hours you cannot resolve the problem, then you need to visit the chairperson, Dr. Alicia Giovinazzo (office 1540) as the next step.

Withdrawal: If you feel that you will be unable to complete the requirements for passing a class, it is important that you drop the class by the college's "drop date" as established by the registrar's office. You should speak to your instructor prior to making the decision to drop. Remember that it is your responsibility to drop a class, not the instructor's. If circumstances such as illness, accident, change in employment situation, etc., prevent you from continuing to attend your class BEFORE the drop date, speak to your instructor and see the Dean of Students (room 1201) for your options regarding an appeal. If such a situation occurs AFTER the drop date, you should contact the instructor for information as to how you can complete the requirements for passing the course.

Homework: Homework is assigned each day in class. Homework for each unit is turned in to the instructor at the instructor’s discretion and is generally checked for completion. All work must be shown. Your name, instructor’s name and reference number, book section numbers and problem numbers must be clearly written on your homework. Section numbers must be highlighted. It must be turned in stapled together in order. Homework may not be turned in late. Your instructor may assign online homework instead of, or in addition to, the homework listed on the syllabus.

Grading:

Tests: In this class, you will have

• 4 unit exams

• 1 Mid Term exam

• Short in-class quizzes at the instructor’s discretion

• Online quizzes and reviews at the instructor’s discretion

• A final exam, which is cumulative and must be taken during final exam week on the date and time designated by the registrar’s office.

Grading scale: The final grade will be based on the following components:

4 in-class Exams 40 %

Mid Term Exam 15 %

Homework 10 %

Quizzes, activities 10 %

Cumulative Final Exam 25 %

Total 100%

At the discretion of the instructor, students may be assessed through various in-class activities such as board work and small group presentations. 75% of the topics on the Midterm examination will be from chapter 10, 25% will come from chapters 4 and 9.

Regardless of your average, you must earn a minimum of 60% on the final exam to earn at least a C in the class. Additionally, if you miss one exam, then the grade of the final exam may be used to replace the grade of the exam that you missed. There are NO MAKE-UPS. The final exam must be taken during Final Exam Week on the date and time scheduled by the Office of the Registrar. You MAY NOT take the final exam early! Your course grade is based on your average as follows:

Average of 90-100% A

Average of 80-89% B

Average of 70-79% C

Average of 60-69% D

Average below 60% F

Incomplete: The grade of I (Incomplete) is given in the rare case that a student is PASSING a class but for some extenuating circumstance is unable to complete the last part (usually the final exam) of the class. If you are not passing your class, it is not possible for your instructor to give you an I. Note that you will have one full term (Fall or Winter) to complete the requirements of your Incomplete contract. If you do not complete your requirements in that time, the I generally will automatically change to an F on your records. The instructor makes the determination as to whether you are eligible for an Incomplete.

IMPORTANT DATES for 16-week classes

|Classes begin |T Jan 8 |

|Last day for drop with W (regular 16 week classes only) |T Mar 18 |

|Classes end |F Apr 25 |

|Final Exam Week (You MUST take the Final Exam on the date and time assigned; you MAY NOT take the|S Apr 26 - |

|Final Exam early) |F May 2 |

|Holidays or days there are no classes and the Math Lab is closed |Jan 19 - 21 |

| |Mar 6 |

| |March 21-23 |

COURSE SCHEDULE:

(One week represents 3 meetings in a MWF class, two meetings in a TR class; Saturday classes meet only13 times in addition to the final exam date so you can expect to do more sessions in one week than what is prescribed on this syllabus)

|Week |Date |Topic |Homework and Activities (odd-numbered exercises unless otherwise noted) |

|1 | |Rectangular Coordinate System |4.1 5,7,9,11,13,15 |

|1 | |Graphing Linear Equations |4.2 1-6 all, 7-11 odd;23-39; 47-55 odd;65-69 all |

|1 | |Graphing Using Intercepts |4.3 1-21, 23-35; 43-49,55 |

|1 | |Slope-Intercept Form |4.4 1-9 odd, 15-25 odd; 39-45 odd;51-54 all, 65,67,73 |

|2 | |Point-slope form; parallel, perpendicular lines |4.5 7-93 odd |

|2 | |Review |Online Review for Exam 1 |

|3 | |DEPARTMENTAL EXAM 1 | |

|3 | |Systems of equations - Solving by Graphing |9.1 1-13 odd, 17-27 odd 35-49 odd 55 |

|3 | |Solving by Substitution & Applications |9.2 1-19 odd 31,33, 41-55 odd |

|4 | |Solving by Addition & Applications |9.3 1-19 odd, 33-41, 45-61 odd |

|4 | |Graphing Linear Inequalities |4.6 13-21odd 33-39 odd |

|4 | |Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities |9.7 1-15 odd, 19,35 |

|5 | |Review |Ch. 9 Review 1,2,3,6,7,10, 11-27 odd 41-43 odd 45-49,53 |

|5 | | |Ch 9 Test 1-9 all 14-19 all |

|5 | |DEPARTMENTAL EXAM 2 |Online Review for Exam 2 |

|6 | |Radical Expressions |10.1 1-55 odd 73-87 odd 47-107 odd |

|6 | |Rational Exponents |10.2 1-39 odd, 57-71 odd, 81-95odd, 111-115 odd |

|6 | |Multiplying, Dividing & Simplifying Radical Expressions |10.3 1-4 all 5-39 odd 49-55 odd 69-83 odd |

|7 | |Adding, Subtracting & Multiplying Radical Expressions |10.4 1-4 all 5-11 odd 19-37 odd 47-59 odd, 75-85 odd |

|7 | |Rationalizing Denominators & Numerators |10.5 5-27 odd 31-37 odd 51-61odd |

|8 | |Radical Equations |10.6 1-6 all 7-23 odd 29-33 odd |

|8 | |Intro to Complex Numbers |10.7 1-3 all 7-21 odd |

|8 | |Review for the Midterm |Online Review of chapter 10 |

|8 | | | |

|9 | |DEPARTMENTAL MIDTERM EXAM | |

|9 | |Review of Factoring |Ch 6 Integrated Review |

|9 | | |Ch 6 Review 1-89 every other odd |

|9 | | |Ch 6 Test 1-23 all |

| | | |Online Review of chapter 6 |

|10 | |Simplifying Rational Expressions |7.1 1-6 all 7-11 odd 15-23 odd 25-79 every other odd |

|10 | |Multiplying, Dividing Rational Expressions |7.2 1-6 all 7-25 odd 43-57 odd 71,73 |

|10 | |Dividing Polynomials |5.6 65,73,75,81-103 odd |

|11 | |Adding, Subtracting Rational Expressions |7.3 1-35 odd 45 |

| | | |7.4 1-6 all 7-21 odd 27-45 odd 59-63 odd |

|11 | |Complex Fractions |7.5 1-6 all 7-35 odd |

|12 | |Review |Ch 7 Review 1-69 odd |

| | | |Ch 7 Test 1-17 odd |

| | | |Online Review for Exam 3 |

|12 | |DEPARTMENTAL EXAM 3 | |

|13 | |Equations |7.6 1-6 all, 7-27 odd, 53-57 odd |

|13 | |Variation and Other Applications |7.7 1-13 odd 17-49 odd |

|14 | |Quadratic Equations: Completing the Square |1-6 all 7-13 odd 21-31 odd 37-47 odd, 75-95 odd |

|14 | |Quadratic Formula |11.2 1-6 all 7-49 every other odd |

|14 | |Review for Exam 5 |Ch 11 Review 1-29 odd |

| | | |Ch 7 Review 71-83 odd |

| | | |Ch 7 Test 23-25 all |

| | | |On line Review for Exam 4 |

|15 | |DEPARTMENTAL EXAM 4 | |

|15 | |Review for Final Exam |Final Exam Review |

|16 | |DEPARTMENTAL FINAL EXAM (Cumulative) | |

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