MATH 0099 SYLLABUS
Fall 2012
MATH 0099This is a second course in elementary algebra including the following topics:properties of
INTERMEDIATEthereal number system, linear inequalities, algebraic solutions of linear systems, rational
ALGEBRAexpressions and equations, roots and radicals, factoring, quadratic equations, word problems, graphing of linear and non-linear equations, and functions. This course emphasizes conceptual understanding and problem solving as well as computational skills.
Prerequisite: Math 0097 or an acceptable math placement test score
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TEXTBOOK (required)
Sullivan, Michael, III and Struve, Katherine R., Intermediate Algebra, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall Inc., 2010.
MyMathLab ACCESS (required)
MyMathLab (MML) is an online course resource, homework tutorial, and testing center. Students arerequired to use MyMathLab.com to complete online Homeworks and Quizzes that count in the course grade. In order to set up access, students need a MML access code and a course ID. Each instructor provides students with the course ID for the appropriate section of MATH 0099. Students are responsible for obtaining a MML access code as follows:
- New textbooks are shrink-wrapped with a MyMathLab.com access code.
- Purchasers of used textbooks can purchase a stand aloneMyMathLab Starter Kit in the CSU bookstore or, with a credit card, buy online at . The Starter Kit includes the access code needed to register as a MyMathLab user.
- Students who previously used an access code to enroll in a CSU MATH 0099 course in MyMathLab using the current textbook do not need a new access code but do need to enroll in theirnew section with a new course ID. If you are such a student, use your existing login name and password to login to course compass; then choose the “Enroll in Another Course” option listed in the column with your previous course(s). Once this screen opens, scroll down until to you see the option in enrolling in another course (section) with the same textbook previously used and follow the instructions on the screen.
- Once you have registered and found your course please run the installation wizard. This installs all of the software that you will need for MML to work on your computer.
SUPPLEMENTS THAT ACCOMPANY THE TEXTBOOK
New textbooks are packaged with a comprehensive set of supplements.:
- CD Lecture Series This is a set of CDs that contain video segments of experienced instructors explaining key concepts and working examples from each section. The disk icon next to a textbook exercise indicates that the a fully worked-out solution is available on the CD video.
- Student's Solutions Manual This manual contains complete annotated solutions to odd-numbered exercises found in the text.
Operation Study:At Clayton State University, we expect and support high motivation and academic achievement. Look for Operation Study activities and programs this semester that are designed to enhance your academic success such as study sessions, study breaks, workshops, and opportunities to earn Study Bucks (for use in the University Bookstore) and other items.
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS AND CALCULATORS
Each student is expected to abide by CSU’s Notebook Computer Policy and have ready access to a notebook computer. Students are expected to use MyMathLab to complete Homework and Quizzes online. In addition, you should use a computer to communicate with the instructor via email; obtain course information from your instructor’s website, the Math 0099 sitehttp://adminservices.clayton.edu/cas/LearningSupport/lspage/math/math99/0099page.htm, and other Internet based resources; and use other computer applications that may be indicated by your instructor.
Students should verify that their CSU email accounts are active and check their accounts regularly throughout the semester for messages related to the course. Instructors are available to assist students during class and during posted office hours. At other times, students should use email for communicating with their instructors.
Students should have access to technology suitable for arithmetic calculations and use it appropriately. A scientific calculator with a fraction key is the minimum level of technology which meets this requirement. Even though calculators may be downloaded from the web, students should have access to a non-web-based calculator for use in and out of class since use of the notebook computer is not allowed during Math 0099 tests and may not be feasible in other situations when a calculator is needed. Note: The use of calculators built into cell phones or other communications enabled devices on tests and assessments is strictly prohibited.
NOTE: Even though students are encouraged to use a calculator, students need to be able to perform basic arithmetic computations without the aid of a calculator.
COURSE CONTENT
This course is organized into four units of study. The Math 0099 Assignment Sheet provides a detailed outline of the text material and exercises included in each unit. The assignment sheet indicates the required objectives for each textbook section. Students should pay special attention to the objectives indicated on the assignment sheet in order to focus on the required material. The list below summarizes text sections and topics included in each unit. Some units may be supplemented with material from the instructor.
Unit I: Sections R.1, through R.5, 1.1 through 1.7
Unit II: Sections: 2.1 through 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, and 4.1, 4.2
Unit III: Sections: 4.3 through 4.8, 5.0 through 5.3
Unit IV: Sections: 5.4, 5.6,6.0 through 6.5, 6.8, 7.1, 7.2,
After Unit IV test: Sections7.5, 8.1 and 9.1
HOMEWORK and QUIZZES (Online and In-Class)
Textbook Exercises - The Math 0099 Assignment Sheet provides a list of assigned exercises to accompany each textbook section corresponding to material covered in MATH 0099. Doing the assigned homework exercises from your text is essential for success in this course. For maximum benefit, you should write out homework solutions showing all necessary work and maintain your homework in an organized fashion, such as a notebook. Students having difficulty with part of a homework assignmentshouldview the related lecture on the CD lecture series, use the Study Plan feature in MyMathLab for help with similar exercises, or refer to the complete solutions in the Student Solutions Manual. For additional help, ask questions in class or seekhelp outside of class from the instructor or in the Center for Academic Success. Students who would like to complete additional appropriate textbook exercises should refer to additional exercise list posted on the math 0099 web page.
Online HOMEWORKS - Students are required to complete a100-point online homework assignmentusing MyMathLab.com for each section of the textbook covered in Math0099. Online homework should be attempted after working with the textbook homework exercises. Online homeworkshave no time limit and missed problems may be reworked an unlimited number of times in an effort to correct that problem. You can ask for tutorial help for any online homework; however, you must work a Similar Exercise correctly without help to get credit for working the exercise correctly. Homeworks should be completed within two days of the associated section being covered in class. In order to keep students on track and keep averages more accurate in MML, groupings of homeworks will have four deadlines during the term. Please check MML for homework due dates. After the due date students will not be able to change their homework scores and zeros will be entered for homeworks that were not attempted. The average of the forty online homeworkscounts for 100possible points in the final grade.
OnlineQUIZZES - There are twenty50-point MML Quizzes. A score of 50% or better on ahomework for a section covered on the quiz is prerequisite for accessing the associated online quiz. Quizzes have due dates. Students need to pay attention to quiz due dates in MML because quizzes are not available after the due date. The average of the best 18 online quizzes will be used as part of your final grade.
Note: Extensions to deadlines will be granted at the instructor’s discretion in cases of extenuating personal hardship beyond the students control and requested in a timely manner.
In-ClassQUIZZES and GRADED HOMEWORK - At any class meeting, an announced or unannounced quiz may be given on material assigned for a class session or on material covered previously. Your instructor may also give other homework assignments to be submitted in class for grading by the instructor. If your instructor chooses to give in-class quizzes or require any homework submitted on paper, the percent average on these in-class items counts in the final grade.
In-classquizzes, graded homework,and online quizzes count for 50 possible points of the final grade. The online quizzes will count for a minimum of 25 of these points; with this restriction, each instructor decides exactly how these 50 points areallocated.
Students who want to succeed in this course should attend class regularly, do each homework assignment, and take each quiz. Reading in the textbook, viewing videos on the CD, and doing the assigned textbook exercises and work in MyMathLabwill usually require a minimum of 2 – 3 hours of study outside of class for each hour in class.
UNIT TESTS
Content covered by each unit test is indicated earlier in this syllabus and on the Assignment Sheet. Each unit test counts 100 points and is given in class. Tentative dates for unit tests are given on the General Information Sheet and on the Pacing Guides. Any changes in dates are announced by the instructor. Students should complete all assigned textbook exercises, online homeworks, and online quizzes for the unit prior to taking the unit test in class. The Assignment Sheet lists additional textbook exercises that can be used to review for each unit test. Sample paper and pencil unit tests are posted on the Math 0099 web page; sample online tests are available in MyMathLab.
FINAL EXAM
The Math 0099 Final Exam is given during the class meetingfor the semester (same time and room for class as usual).
See the General Information Sheet for the date for your class. The Final Exam is a 50-minute, multiple-choice test covering all four units of Math 0099 and counts 100 points. Requests for a change of Final Exam time follow the standard CSU procedures for change of exam. Students who miss the Final Exam without prior approval for an alternate testing time should contact their instructors immediately to determine whether a make-up will be allowed.
As explained immediately below, students must make a satisfactory score on the COMPASS math test to exit Math 0099. This testing occurs during the three days after the last day of Math 0099 classes for the semester. See the General information sheet or the Pacing Guide for the exact dates.
COURSE AVERAGE
For each student, a course average is determined by calculating the percentage of available points earned on the four unit tests, the in-class quiz/graded homework grade (if any), theMyMathLab online homework grade, the MyMathLab online quiz grade, and the final exam. The point value for each of these items is given below.
Unit I Test, Unit II Test, Unit III Test, Unit IV Test: 100 points each
MyMathLab Online Homework Grade : 100 points
MyMathLab Online Quiz Grade and In-Class Homework/quiz Grade: total of 50 points
Each instructor determines the division of points between these two items as long as the MyMathLab online quiz grade counts for at least 25 of the 50 points.
Final Exam: 100 points
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 650 POINTS
The course average is used to determine whether a student is eligible to take the COMPASS Math exit test. To earn the grade corresponding to the course average, students must pass the COMPASS Math exit test. Details are provided in the “GRADING” section below.
COMPASS Exit Testing - Passing the COMPASS Math test is a Math 0099 course requirement.
Each student whose course average, rounded to the nearest whole number, is below 65% will receive a grade of F in Math 0099 and is not permitted to take the COMPASS as exit to Math 0099.
Each student whose average, rounded to the nearest whole number, is 65%, or above, is required to take the COMPASS Math Exit test and make a score of 40 or better in order to receive the grade corresponding to her or his course average. A student who does not score 40 or better on the first attempt is allowed a second attempt. Students who do not score 40 or better on any attempt at the COMPASS Math Exit test do not pass Math 0099 and receive a grade of F for the semester.
GRADING
The possible grades in this course are A, B, C, D, F, I, W, and WF. Grades will be assigned as indicated below.
A: 582 - 650 points and a score of 40 or better on the COMPASS. (Pass COMPASS, average of 90-100%)
B: 517-581 points and a score of 40 or better on the COMPASS. (Pass COMPASS, average of 80-89%)
C: 452-516 points anda score of 40 or better on the COMPASS. (Pass COMPASS, average of 70-79%)
D: 420-451 points anda score of 40 or better on the COMPASS. (Pass COMPASS, average of 65-69%)
F: Below 420points, or an unsatisfactory score on the COMPASS; NOT PASSING.
Please note that a grade of D requires earning at least 65% of the points in Math 0099.
I, W, WF: Assigned as indicated in the academic catalog. In order to withdraw from MATH 0099, a student must pick up an Official Withdrawal Form from the Registrar’s office, or obtain the on-line form by logging in to the DUCK and then take the form to the Department of Mathematics office and meet with the department head to get approval. If the withdrawal is approved, the student should turn the form in at the Registrar's Office. (Students who withdraw after the 'Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Accountability' date will be assigned a grade of WF automatically unless a hardship exception is granted. See the catalog for more information.)
NOTE: In general, students who are system-required to take MATH 0099 will not be allowed to withdraw from MATH 0099 and remain enrolled in any degree-credit level course. If you have questions about this policy, contact the Director of the Center for Academic Success, Dr. Mark Daddona, or see your advisor. In general, you are a system-required student if you took the COMPASS Math as your initial mathematics placement test, made less than 40, and are advised through the Center for Academic Success.
Important Grading Note: For students who admit to or are found guilty of an act of academic misconduct related to a unit test, the final exam, or the COMPASS Math exit test, the minimum penalty is a zero grade for that test or exam and no opportunity to replace the grade or, if applicable, retest.
MIDTERM GRADES
Midterm grades will be submitted for all students in Math 0099. The midterm grade is calculated using Test 1, the homework assignments for sections in Unit 1, the first 9 quizzes, and any other work attempted at the time of midterm grade calculation.
ATTENDANCE and MAKE-UP WORK
Regular class attendance is very important. Attendance is expected at each class and will be checked regularly. You are responsible for knowing about any announcements or assignments made in class, whether you are present or not. Absence from class does not excuse you from assigned work, tests, or quizzes. Students who leave class early or who arrive late may be counted absent for that class session at the instructor’s discretion.
An excused absence is required to make up any missed test, quiz, or other assignment. To obtain an excused absence, the student must contact the instructor in a timely manner and provide an excusable reason. The instructor may require appropriate documentation, such as a doctor's excuse. The instructor will decide whether any absence is an excused one. Whenever a student knows ahead of time about the need to miss a class, the student should discuss the planned absence with the instructorbefore missing a class for which the student will want an excused absence.
GUESTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Students are not allowed to bring guests to class unless the instructor has given prior approval. Children are not permitted in the classroom, and unsupervised children are not permitted on campus.This is a Clayton State University Policy.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Any paid student who has failed to attend a class by the deadline posted in the official university calendar for the term will be identified as a “no show.” The “no show” student will be administratively withdrawn from the class, a grade of W$ will be posted, and the student will NOT be reinstated. Any appeals on the decision are made to the Dean of the courses major. Students should check the CSU Academic Catalog for the full No Show policy.
- A student who has withdrawn (W or WF) or earned less than a satisfactory grade (D, F, or U) a total of three times in a course at CSU numbered 1000 or higher will not be allowed to take the course again.
- For students who are system-required to take Math 0099, please see the section on Learning Support Requirements of the Clayton State Catalog for detailed information about special policies related to this course http://publications.clayton.edu/catalog/.
Student Conduct: For the health, safety and general well-being of all students, faculty, and staff, students must abide by the policies set forth in both the Clayton State University Handbook (http://adminservices.clayton.edu/studentaffairs/StudentHandbook/foreword.htm) and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities as listed in the current CSU Academic Catalog, http://publications.clayton.edu/catalog/ .