Onondaga Community College
MAT 114-015: INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
Summer 2015M, T, W, TH1pm until 2:30pm Room: M206
Instructor:Thy An Bui
Office: M 210A
Office Phone: 498-2694
Email:
Webpage:
MyMathLab website:
Office Hours:
Before and after class
Textbook:Intermediate Algebra with Applications (4th Custom Edition for OCC)
by Marvin Bittinger, Person Custom Publishing, Boston 2009.(OPTIONAL)
*** Make sure you buy MYMATHLABcode to do homework online (REQUIRED).
Credit Hours: 4
Course Topics:
Topics include solving linear equations and inequalities, graphs, functions, systems of equations,
polynomials and polynomial functions, factoring, rational expressions and equations, radical
expressions and equations, geometric concepts, quadratic equations and applications. This course
will not count toward any elective credit for Math-Science
Pre-requisite: beginning Algebra or equivalent.
Attendance Policy:
If you are absent from the class, you will be responsible for all material covered in class that day.
If you miss 2 consecutive weeks of classes, I will drop you from the class (UF for not attending).
The “UF” grade will carry no quality points and will not be computed into the student’s grade-point-
average, nor will the credit counts toward overall load (i.e. full-time).
A grade of UF may affect a student’s current or future financial aid and/or veteran’s eligibility. Students
should consult the Financial Aid and/or Veteran’s Affairs Offices to learn both short and long term
consequences.
Help on the Main Campus:
The Learning Center: Room G202 at the Gordon Student Center
Students with special needs:
The Disability Services Office (DSO) at OnondagaCommunity College is available to assist
students who have a documented disability. If you require special accommodations for this
class, visit the DSO in Room 130 in the Gordon Student Center or call them at 498-2245. In
addition, please see me to discuss your individual circumstances concerning this course
GRADING:
Tests: 45%; Homework: 10%, Online Quizzes: 10%, Classwork: 10%, Final Exam: 25%
A: 92-100% A-: 89-91 B+: 85-88 B: 80-84 B-: 78-79 C+: 75-77
C: 71-74 % C-: 69-70 D+: 65-68 D: 62-64 D-: 60-61F: 0-59
Tests: (45%)
-There are 6 tests (in-class) during the semester
- NO MAKE-UP TEST is allowed. Exceptions for some special circumstances will be handled
on an individual basis and you must contact me before the test by email, phone, or in person.
Classwork (10%)
- Please be prepared to work in groups with your classmates.
Quizzes (10%)
- There are 6 quizzes which will be done online using MyMathLab website (
Homework (10%)
- Homework will be done online using MyMathLab (
CourseID for our class is: bui20634
Final Exam: (25%)
- There will be a comprehensive Final Exam at the end
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
A. SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
1. Solve first-degree linear equations.
2. Solve first-degree linear inequalities.
3. Solve compound inequalities and graph the solution.
4. Solve inequalities with absolute value symbols.
5. Solve formulas for the indicated variable.
B. GRAPHING AND LINEAR EQUATIONS
1. Find the slope of a line:
a. From its graph.
b. Given 2 points.
c. That is parallel to or perpendicular to an existing line.
2. Find an equation of a line given:
a. Slope and the y-intercept.
b. Slope and a point on the line.
c. Two points.
d. A point and a line perpendicular to or parallel to the line.
3. Solve linear equations in three variables
C. POLYNOMIALS
1. Divide a polynomial by a binomial.
2. Factor the sum or difference of 2 cubes.
3. Solve quadratic equations by:
a. Factoring
b. Roots
c. Formula
D. RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
1. Reduce rational expressions to lowest terms.
2. Multiply and divide rational expressions.
3. Add and subtract rational expressions
a. With like denominators
b. With unlike denominators
4. Simplify complex fractions.
5. Solve equations containing rational expressions.
E. RADICAL EXPRESSIONS
1. Simplify expressions with rational exponents.
2. Rationalize a denominator with only one term.
3. Add and subtract radicals.
4. Multiply radical expressions.
5. Rationalize a denominator that contains 2 terms.
6. Solve equations containing radicals.
F. SOLVE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF WORD PROBLEMS
1. Numerical
2. Geometric
3. Integer
4. Business related
5. Health related
6. Chemistry
7. Physics
8. Other selected types
OUTLINE: Topics Covered
1. Linear Equations and Inequalities
2. Polynomials
3. Rational Expressions
4. Roots and Radicals
5. Quadratic Equations
6. The Straight Line
7. Systems of Linear Equations
8. Problem-Solving (Numerical, Geometric, Integers, Business related, Health related, Chemistry, Physics, etc.)