BASIC MATHEMATICS

COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2010

Course: Basic Mathematics – MTH 0003 Section #:305Call #:23083

Day(s) and Time(s):MWF 12:00-12:50 pmStart and end dates: 01/10/11 to 5/8/11

Course Delivery Method: ClassroomRoom #: SE 8211

Instructor: Kelsi Snoke NeillOffice Number: None

Office Hours:

On Campus: By appointment only, or check in the Math Lab

On-Line: I will check my email at least twice a day – morning and afternoon

Via Phone: I will accept phone calls between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Should you reach my voice mail, leave a message and I will return your call within 4 hours. If you text me, be sure to state your full name, or I won’t know who it is.

Office Email: Office Phone: 918-504-8216

TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE:

Division: Science and Mathematics
Associate Dean:Lyn Kent
Office: SE 8125
Phone Number: 595-7742 / TO CONTACT ACADEMIC & CAMPUS SERVICES:

Director: Ms. Leanne Brewer

Office: SE 2202

Phone:595-7673

PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE

None.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A study of the fundamental operation of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, including a study of percents, measurements, and interest. Lecture 3 hours. No lab.

NEXT COURSE(S) IN SEQUENCE

MTH 0013Beginning Algebra or

MTH 0105Beginning and Intermediate Algebra

TEXTBOOK, SUPPLIESAND OTHER MATERIALS

  • Elayn Martin-Gay. Basic College Mathematics Third Ed. Pearson: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2006.
  • Other materials you will need include notebook paper, pencil and/or pen, and a scientific calculator. Calculators may be obtained on loan from the Math Lab.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

You will review and learn the basics of mathematics, and develop proficiency and confidence in mathematics skills as you prepare for higher mathematics courses.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Perform the four basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers.
  2. Solve simple equations
  3. Solve ratio and proportion problems.
  4. Solve percent problems.
  5. Solve application problems for business and consumers.
  6. Read statistical graphs.
  7. Use units of measurement in the U.S. and metric systems.
  8. Solve geometry problems involving perimeter, area, and volume.
  9. Solve algebraic equations and introductory algebra problems.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, board work, class discussion, and visual demonstrations will be used. Questions are encouraged.

Class time will consist primarily of questions involving assigned homework problems and previously covered material and lecture covering new material.

Students are expected to come to class prepared with books and materials necessary for class, ready to ask questions, and to turn in home work that is due.

MATHLAB

Students who are in need of tutorial or supplemental assistance should contact the Math Lab in Room 8150. In addition to individualized instruction and self-paced videos that coordinate with the textbook, the Math Lab offers a variety of microcomputer-assisted instruction, audio-visual materials, supplemental textbooks and related materials.They also offer free tutoring and have several computer programs covering various basic mathematics topics.

Students are welcome to use the Math Lab as a quiet place to study for their math courses.

ATTENDANCE

Class attendance is the responsibility of the student. Roll will be checked at the beginning of every class for the first two weeks. When a student misses a class, he/she is responsible for material covered in class. There is a strong correlation between good attendance and successful completion of this course, as each lesson is built on skills learned in previous lessons. Excessive absence will affect your grade (see evaluation techniques)

Tardiness is disruptive. As a courtesy to the class, you are expected to be on time. Students who habitually arrive late may be denied entry. Arriving late for class five times is considered too often, see EVALUATION TECHNIQUES.

EVALUATION TECHNIQUES

Grades are determined by the ratio in % of the number of points you have earned and the maximum number of points you could have earned.

Points are earned in the following manner:

  • Participation – Each student will start the semester with 100 points in Participation. For each absence, or for every 5 tardy entries, 5 points will be deducted. Your participation points will be updated regularly on Blackboard.
  • Homework Assignments – Homework will be assigned every week, due the following week. This means if the homework is assigned on a Wednesday, it will be due the following Wednesday. Homework will be a combination of problems from the textbook and handouts. Late turn-ins will only be accepted by adhering to the following rules:
  • If you are present the day that HW was due, I require an explanation.
  • If you are absent the day HW was due, you must:
  • Call (and leave message), text or email me PRIOR to the start of class informing me that you will be absent.
  • Turn in the HW no later than the day you return to class.Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero.
  • Have a valid reason. I will deduct 50% from homework whose reason for lateness has no written corroboration.
  • There are no exceptions. I evaluate written HW on completeness, no skipping or unanswered questions, neatness and organization. You must write the problem down, and show all work; you will earn no credit for answers only. Homework is to be done at home and not in class during the session. Final homework grade will be averaged on a 100 point scale. Your running homework average will be updated periodically on Blackboard.
  • Quizzes – Quizzes will be given randomly, they may be in-class, take-home, or to be done at the testing center. If a quiz is missed, it may be made up at my convenience. Final quiz grade will be averaged on a 100 point scale.
  • Exams – There will be three (3) regular exams, as well as the comprehensive final exam. Each exam is worth a maximum of 100 points. You may not share calculators during exams.

Participation100

Homework Assignments (averaged) 100

Quizzes (averaged)100

3 Regular Exam @ 100 points each300

Final Exam100

Total Points700

Please notify me prior to your missing an assignment, quiz or test if you know you will be absent that day. Depending on circumstances, I will always consider unforeseen situations.

MAKE-UP AND LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY

Homework will be assigned and graded. Late homework will be discouraged (see Grading Scale).

Quizzes will be given randomly. Quizzes can be made up at my convenience.

If for just cause you cannot attend a scheduled exam, you are responsible for contacting the instructor before the exam. Tests must be completed within the next two class periods.

COURSE WITHDRAWAL

The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Email: All TCC students receive a designated “MyTCC” email address (ex:

). All communications to you about TCC and course

assignments will be sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must use MyTCC email

to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course. Your instructor, therefore, strongly recommends that you learn to check your email and Blackboard frequently for updates. If you have a private email address, you may forward your MyTCC email to your private email.

Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency

situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations.

This information is also posted on the TCC website ( I will NOT post on Blackboard, or email you if classes are cancelled. You are strongly recommended to enroll in TCC Alerts.

GENERAL EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENT

General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE

Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Perpetrator(s) may be asked to leave the class room, not to return until the next session, and marked absent for that day.

Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor. All cell phones must be turned off.

During test or quizzes, no cell phone calculators may be used. All cell phones must be placed on the desk. Sharing of calculators is not allowed.

Students who are doing home work, or assignments from other courses when the class is in session, will be asked to leave, and not to return until the next session. They will be marked absent for that day.

SYLLABUS CHANGES

Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.

ADA POLICY

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled StudentResourceCenter, 918-595-7115, or the ResourceCenter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY. If any student is in need of academic accommodation from either office, it is the student’s responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first week of class. Students may also contact the disabled Student Services Offices directly at the telephone numbers indicated. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES OFFICES TO SUPPORT THE NEED.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY OR MISCONDUCT

Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deliberate deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic misconduct is behavior that results in intellectual advantage obtained by violating specific standard, but without deliberate intent or use of fraudulent means. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the TulsaCommunity College system. TulsaCommunity College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:

  • Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
  • Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
  • Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
  • Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.

The student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.

INSTITUATIONAL STATEMENT

Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook, TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information listed in the Class Schedule.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of another writer are your own; it includes having another writer do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own, or following the work of another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then presented as your own. The student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.

COMPUTER SERVICES ACCEPTABLE USE

Access to computing resources is a privilege granted to all TCC faculty, staff, and students. Use of TCC computing resources is limited to purposes related to the College’s mission of education, research, and community service. Student use of technology is governed by the Computer Services Acceptable Use Statements/Standards found in the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook. These handbooks may be obtained by contacting any Student Activities or Dean of Student Services office.

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MATH 003 305MWF 12:00 – 12:50Kelsi Snoke Neill