Faculty Syllabus(Sample for MATH 0310)

[Instructions: After you copy this document to your own file, please read this paragraph and then delete it. This sample syllabus is based on the CAB guidelines, dated 06/20/2011. We no longer reference a generic syllabus; instead, the Faculty Syllabus will include all required information. Please ensure all paragraphs listed below are included in your syllabus. The Faculty Syllabus, including the schedule, must be submitted to the division office electronically as one document in either MS Word or “pdf” format. Please note the following color scheme used in this document:

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Course Number: MATH 0310Section Number: list section number here

Course Title: Intermediate Algebra

Course Description: Study of exponents, functions, radical expressions and equations, quadratic equationsand functions, linear and quadratic inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities,and graphing linear equations and inequalities. Lab included.

Note: May not be used to satisfy the requirements of an associate degree.

Course Credit Hours, Lecture Hours, Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours Lab Hours: 1

Placement Assessment: Placement in MATH 0310. Consult the Testing Center Director if you have questions about an assessment level.

Prerequisite: MATH 0305 or equivalent.

College Repeat Policy: Developmental courses may be taken for a combined total of no more than 27 credit hours. In addition, a student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including W. If you drop this class before census day, it will not count against you.

Course Delivery Method: Lecture/Lab. Lab included. (For Online classes: Modified Self-paced with Lab. Lab included. For Learning Pod classes: Self-paced with Lab. Lab included.)

Instructor’s Information:

Instructor’s Name: Insert your name here

Office Number: (if Associate Faculty, list the Instructional Office information at the campus where you have a mail folder.)

Office Hours:if Associate Faculty, state “by appointment only”. (day of the week and time of the day appointments may be scheduled MUST be communicated here.)

Contact Information: List your phone and e-mail here. Also include: In case of emergency, contact the Developmental Education office (SCC K102) at (972) 881-5720. For weekend or evening classes add: You may also call the Evening/Weekend number: (972) 881-5801.

Phone Number: List your phone (a college office phone number or Instructional Office phone number preferred – publishing a personal phone number is not recommended). You may contact the Collin help desk to establish a Collin Voicemail account, which will allow you to check for voice messages from any telephone. Also include: In case of emergency, contact the Developmental Education office (SCC K102) at (972) 881-5720. For weekend or evening classes add: You may also call the Evening/Weekend number: (972) 881-5801.

Email: List your Collin e-mail address here.

Class Information

List class meeting times here

List class meeting location here

If a Web, Blended, or Hybrid course, add any relevant information regarding:

Minimum Technology Requirement:

Minimum Student Skills:

Netiquette Expectations: state the expectations for electronic discussions and mail communication

Course Resources: The college provides group tutoring and a Math Lab at no charge at each campus to support student success in this class. Students are required to purchase a software license for use in this class. List any other required and optional course resources/reading materials and, if necessary, where they are accessible (online and/or Collin Library).

Textbook: Keep only one of the following textbook statements for your class:

For Lecture classes: Book bundle, which includes: Beginning & Intermediate Algebra (Custom Edition for CollinCollege), 4e, by Martin-Gay; Student Solution Manual, and MyMathLab Access Code. If you purchase a used textbook, you will still need a MyMathLab access code. The cost of this code plus your textbook may be more than the cost of a new textbook bundle.

For Learning Pod classes: Book bundle, which includes: Intermediate Algebra Guided Notebook, 1e, by Trigsted; and special MyMathLab Access Code.

For Online classes: Book bundle, which includes: Intermediate Algebra Guided Notebook, 1e, by Trigsted; eText Reference Notebook, and special MyMathLab Access Code.

Supplies: A graphing calculator is required and the TI 83, TI 83 Plus, or TI 84 is preferred. Calculators with a computer algebra system (CAS) will not be permitted on exams, unless prior approval is obtained from the instructor. State which supplies you expect students to bring to class. Examples include: textbook, pen, pencil, colored markers, notebook, graphing calculator, etc.

Student Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Apply mathematical terminology to communicate an algebraic process and solution.
  • Determine the domain and range of a relation given as an equation, graph or table, and decide whether it is a function.
  • Solve a linear, quadratic and radical equation, a system of linear equations and inequalities, and transfer these algorithms to a new situation.
  • Identify the slope, x- and y- intercepts, maximum or minimum, and the vertex, as appropriate, to graph a linear and quadratic equation and an inequality.
  • Interpret an application problem or a formula and solve using the appropriate algebraic skills.

Course Requirements: Attend class as scheduled and complete the required tests, lab assignments, and final examination, and any other assignments required by the instructor. You are free to add to this statement.

Method of Evaluation: Only AD, BD, CD, FD or I can be awarded in this class. A grade of DD will never be awarded. The Grading Scale will be: AD: 90 – 100%; BD: 80 – 89%; CD: 70 – 79%; FD: 0 – 69%.

State how you will actually determine grades, and your grading policy/scale here. BE SURE YOU ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWNG DEPARTMENT POLICY FOR THIS COURSE:

Tests - During each term, a minimum of three tests and a maximum of five tests will be given over the chapters covered. Tests must count between 55% - 75% of the final grade.

Lab exercises - The grade average of the lab assignments must count between 10% - 15% of the final grade. An instructor may choose a maximum of TWO Study Skills Labs (selected from the department website) to supplement the standard department lab assignments for each class that is taught. If one or two of these are used, then they will be included in the overall lab average and each one will be weighted equally to the other individual lab assignments. Study Skills Labs CANNOT REPLACE any of the standard Lab Quizzes. For example, if there are ten lab assignments, and one study skill lab is added, the resulting 11 lab assignment grades will be divided by 11 to determine the final grade for the lab exercises.

Final exam - A comprehensive departmental final exam is REQUIRED for all students at the end of the course (NOEXCEPTIONS). The Final Exam must count at least 15% of the final grade.

Service-Learning- A Service-learning project is highly recommended as an optional component of this course.

Other assignments - The weight of quiz, homework, portfolios, etc. (if applicable) will be designated by the instructor. Thesegrades may count up to 20% of the final grade.

The maximum weight of labs, homework, projects, quizzes, portfolios, etc. cannot exceed 30% of the final grade. Eachinstructor will determine the exact weight for every component of the final grade.

If a Web, Blended, or Hybrid course, inform students of the following points:

Requirements For Participation In Online Discussion Or Collaborative Activities:

Criteria Used To Evaluate Participation In Such Activities:

Delivery Method of Feedback and/or Graded Material:

Standards for Instructor Response and Availability: (turn-around time for email responses, grade posting, etc.)

Attendance Policy: State your attendance policy here. You may wish to add a statement such as the following to your policy: “Students are responsible for all material and assignments for a missed class.”

Withdrawal Policy: Our goal is for you to successfully complete this course and to be prepared to successfully complete subsequent course(s). Prior to withdrawing from this class, please meet with me to discuss your progress and to learn about the support services provided at Collin to help you succeed.

The process for withdrawing from a Developmental course is (1) meet with your professor, (2) meet with an advisor, (3) meet with the Dean of Developmental Education. After completing these three steps, take the signed course withdrawal form to the Admissions Office for processing. See the current Collin Registration Guide for the last day to withdraw. If you simply stop attending and participating, and do not withdraw from this course, you will most likely receive an FD.

CollinCollege Academic Policies: Please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook.

Americans with Disabilities Act: CollinCollege will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or 972.881.5898 (V/TTD: 972.881.5950) to arrange for appropriate accommodations. See the current Collin Student Handbook for additional information.

Academic Ethics: Every member of the CollinCollege community is expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. CollinCollege may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission of one’s own work material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, use of information about exams posted on the Internet or electronic medium, and/or falsifying academic records. While specific examples are listed below, this is not an exhaustive list and scholastic dishonesty may encompass other conduct, including any conduct through electronic or computerized means:

Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.

Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination; collaborating with another student during an examination without authority; using, buying, selling, soliciting, stealing, or otherwise obtaining course assignments and/or examination questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own; or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course. If a determination of cheatingis made by the Dean of Students Office:

1.A grade of zero will be assigned for the first offense.

2. A course grade of "FD" will be assigned for the second offense.

Collusion is intentionally or unintentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to, failing to secure academic work; providing a paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate about an examination or any other course assignment; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.

See the current Collin Student Handbook for additional information.

Notes: (1) The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus during the semester. Changes will be provided in writing during class hours.

(2) With the exception of a calculator, all electronic devices are to be switched off during class, unless an exception is obtained from the instructor in advance.

(3) Please see: a listing of available college support resources.

You may also wish to consider adding paragraphs, such as the following (you may reword as appropriate), to your syllabus:

Expectation: Maintaining a positive learning environment

As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to develop and maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist your instructor achieve this critical goal.

Creating Opportunities for Learning

As your instructor, it is my responsibility to present learning opportunities through the course syllabus, lectures, labs, in-class and out-of-class exercises and assignments.

It is your responsibility to do the learning by completing the readings, by attending class and by participating in the class discussions and assessment/lab exercises.

Tracking Your Success at Learning

Your instructor will conduct quizzes, exams and assessments that you can use to determine how successful you are at achieving the course learning outcomes (mastery of course content and skills) outlined in the syllabus.

If you find you are not mastering the material and skills, you are encouraged to reflect on how you study and prepare for each class. Your instructor welcomes a dialogue on what you discover and may be able to assist you in finding resources on campus that will improve your performance.

Tentative Course Calendar: List your tentative course calendar (see sample below), which includes (for each class day) the due dates of major assignments, titles of sections taught, exam dates, projects, papers, etc. This must be part of the official syllabus document (file). These titles for the Lecture and Learning Pods are listed at the end of this syllabus.

Tentative Course Calendar

This is a “skeleton” you can use to create your schedule, which will vary depending on the days and times of the class you teach. Create the schedule by starting with the template from the department website that most closely matches your class, and tailor it to meet your needs. This schedule MUST BE INCLUDED as part of your syllabus file.

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Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, Martin-Gay, 4e, c. 2009

(CollinCollegeCustomized version)

Table of Contents

1. Review of Real Numbers

1.1 Tips for Success in Mathematics

1.2 Symbols and Sets of Numbers

1.3 Fractions

1.4 Introduction to Variable Expressions and Equations

1.5 Adding Real Numbers

1.6 Subtracting Real Numbers

1.7 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers

1.8 Properties of Real Numbers

2. Equations and Problem Solving

2.1 Simplifying Expressions

2.2 The Addition and Multiplication Properties of Equality

2.3 Solving Linear Equations

2.4 An Introduction to Problem Solving

2.5 Formulas and Problem Solving

2.6 Percent and Mixture Problem Solving

2.7 Further Problem Solving

2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities

3. Graphing

3.1 Reading Graphs and the Rectangular Coordinate System

3.2 Graphing Linear Equations

3.3 Intercepts

3.4 Slope and Rate of Change

3.5 The Slope-Intercept Form

3.6 Functions

4. Systems of Linear Equations

4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing

4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution

4.3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Addition

4.4 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables

4.5 Systems of Linear Equations and Problem Solving

5. Exponents and Polynomials

5.1 Exponents

5.2 Polynomial Functions and Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

5.3 Multiplying Polynomials

5.4 Special Products

5.5 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation

5.6 Dividing Polynomials

6. Factoring Polynomials

6.1 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

6.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c

6.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c and Perfect Square Trinomials

6.4 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c by Grouping

6.5 Factoring Binomials

6.6 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

6.7 Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving

7. Rational Expressions

7.1 Rational Functions and Simplifying Rational Expressions

7.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

7.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Common Denominators and Least Common Denominator

7.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Unlike Denominators

7.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions

7.6 Proportion and Problem Solving with Rational Equations

7.7 Simplifying Complex Fractions

8. More on Functions and Graphs

8.1 Graphing and Writing Linear Functions

8.2 Graphing Nonlinear Functions

8.3 Graphing Piecewise-Defined Functions and Shifting and Reflecting Graphs of Functions

8.4 Variation and Problem Solving

9. Inequalities and Absolute Value

9.1 Compound Inequalities

9.2 Absolute Value Equations

9.3 Absolute Value Inequalities

9.4 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables and Systems of Linear Inequalities

10. Rational Exponents, Radicals, and Complex Numbers

10.1 Radicals and Radical Functions

10.2 Rational Exponents

10.3 Simplifying Radical Expressions

10.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions

10.5 Rationalizing Denominators and Numerators of Radical Expressions

10.6 Radical Equations and Problem Solving

10.7 Complex Numbers

11. Quadratic Equations and Functions

11.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

11.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula

11.3 Solving Equations by Using Quadratic Methods

11.4 Nonlinear Inequalities in One Variable

11.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs

11.6 Further Graphing of Quadratic Functions

12. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

12.1 The Algebra of Functions; Composite Functions

12.2 Inverse Functions

12.3 Exponential Functions

12.4 Logarithmic Functions

12.5 Properties of Logarithms

12.6 Common Logarithms, Natural Logarithms, and Change of Base

12.7 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Applications