MAT 0028 Developmental Mathematics II
SpringTerm 2012(Term #0450)
INSTRUCTOR:
Name: Buddy B. Farmer
E-mail:
Office Phone: 727-398-8471
Office Hours/Instructor Availability: See Instructor Web Page
Office Location: DT-DC319
Instructor Web Page:
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT:
The Dean and Department Chair <Program Director for TS> are available to answer questions about math-related academic requirements. Concerns or issues specifically related to this class should first be discussed with the instructor before contacting the Dean or Department Chair <Program Director for TS> for assistance.
Academic Chair: Bill HemmeDean: Sharon Griggs
Office Location: SP/G 215AOffice Location: SP/G 215B
Office Phone: 727-341-4757Office Phone: 727-341-4305
COURSE INFORMATION:
Course Description: This is the second course in the college-preparatory two-course sequence (MAT 0018 and MAT 0028) designed to prepare students for college-level mathematics courses. This course is a study of the basic skills and concepts of basic algebra from the view of a college student who needs an understanding of basic algebra. Major topics include operations on signed rational numbers, simple linear equations and inequalities in one variable, operations on polynomials (including beginning techniques of factoring), integer exponents, brief introduction to radicals, introduction to graphing, applications, and other basic algebra topics. A minimum course grade average of C (minimum 70% accuracy) is required for successful completion. This course does not apply toward mathematics requirements in general education or toward any associate degree.
Prerequisite: MAT 0018 or appropriate score on the SPC mathematics placement test.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE INFORMATION:
Required Text, Publisher Information: Developmental Mathematics I & Mathematics II, St. Petersburg College, MAT 0018/MAT 0028, Aufmann & Lockwood, Brooks/Cole-Cengage Learning.
ISBN Number: 9781133799641
Recommended Additional Materials/Supplies:
The Learning Support Commonsprovides free math tutoring on your campus. Staff and student tutors are available to help you with your mathematics questions. Please visit to discover their hours for this academic term.
SmartThinking is an online tutoring resource that can be accessed from your ANGEL home page.
ANGEL will be used in every section of this course and will house information about this course and links to other resources such as Enhanced Web Assign (EWA).
Library:
MEETING INFORMATION:
Class Number: 4876
Course Location: DT-DC125
Meeting Days: MoWe
Class Times: 9:30AM – 11:10AM
IMPORTANT DATES:
Course Dates: January 9, 2012 – May 3, 2012
Last Day to Drop and Receive Refund: January 13, 2012
Last Day to Withdraw and receive a letter grade of “W”: March20, 2012(60% point)
Financial Aid:
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
Calculator Use: One goal of this course is to develop and/or improve your computational skills in the real number system. As a result, calculators will NOT be used in this course.
Study Skills: MAT 0028 is a developmental mathematics course whose objectives are roughly equivalent to a first-year Algebra course in high school. . Since this course is a prerequisite to MAT 1033 (Intermediate Algebra) and any college-level mathematics course, you must master this material to do well in subsequent mathematics courses (and in related courses like science or economics). Success depends on the effort you invest in the course. Because the course builds on itself, you must attend all classes and focus on the lecture and class activities. Ask questions in class and after class. Seek extra help from your instructor or the tutors in the Learning Support Commons (see below). Do all homework assigned (both graded and non-graded) and monitor your own progress. Remember that the rule of thumb is to plan for a minimum of three hours of study outside of class for every hour spent in class each week. Since you will spend about 3½ hours per week in class, this means a minimum of about 10½ hours of study will be required of you outside of class each week. We will be covering an entire year of Algebra in only 16 weeks, so we will be moving at a very rapid pace. Do not let yourself fall behind.
ATTENDANCE:
Students are required to attend all class meetings and complete assignments on time. Students may be required to sign in and out at the beginning and end of class. If a student has more than four unexcused absences prior to the 60% point of the term, the student will be considered not actively participating. The instructor then has the right to withdraw that student from the class roll. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor in advance of any absence or if the student wishes to be withdrawn from the class before the college deadline. The last day for a student to withdraw from a course can be found at
Tentative Course Schedule*
*Adjustments may be made due to differences in class meeting patterns, official college holidays, or instructor prerogative.
Week # / Week of / Lecture / Assessment1 / January 9 / Sections 9.1-9.2
2 / January 16
College closed Monday* / Sections 9.3-9.4
3 / January 23 / Section 9.5
Focus on Problem Solving
4 / January 30 / Section 10.1 / Test 1
Chapter9
5 / February 6 / Sections 10.2-10.4
6 / February 13 / Section 10.5
Sections 11.1-11.2
7 / February 20 / Section 11.3
Section 11.6
8 / February 27 / Section 12.1
Section 12.2 / Test 2
Chapters 10 & 11
March 5
College closed
Monday-Friday* / Spring Break
9 / March 12 / Section 14.1
Section 14.2
10 / March 19 / Section 14.3 / Test 3
Chapters 12 & 14
11 / March 26 / Section 15.1
12 / April 2
College closed
Friday-Sunday* / Section 15.2
Section 15.3
13 / April 9 / Section 7.2, 7.3 A only
Section 6.5 Simple Interest Formula
14 / April 16 / Final Exam Review / Test 4
Chapters 6, 7 & 15
15 / April 23 / Final Exam Review
16 / April 30 / Final Exam
*There will be NO CLASS MEETINGS held during the following dates: 16 January 2012 (Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday),
5-9 March 2012 (Spring Break) and 6-8 April 2012 (Spring Holiday)
GRADING:
GRADING RATIONALE:
Graded Assignments10-50 points
Tests400-500 points
Final Exam150 points
Testing: To encourage students to make every effort to be present for all tests, no makeup tests will be allowed. If a student misses a regular test, the percentage score earned on the final exam may be used to replace the missed test score. This substitution may be used only once. If any subsequent tests are missed, the student will receive a grade of zero for each subsequently missed test. For students who take all tests as normally scheduled, if the final exam score is higher than the lowest test score, then the final exam score will replace that lowest test score. Students are strongly encouraged to earn a grade of 70% or higher on each regular test.
GRADING SCALE:
A 90% - 100%
B80% - 89%
C70% - 79%
F0 % - 69%
(A grade of “N” may be assigned to students who have completed the course and shown improvement, but did not pass.)
ASSIGNMENTS:
Homework is a necessity in order to be successful. All homework should be completed on within one class after it is covered. You have one additional class meeting to submit completed late homework with a letter grade reduction.
Additional required and extra credit assignments will be announced in class or on Angel.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
St. Petersburg College has an Academic Honesty policy. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the policies, rules, and the consequences of violations. There is no tolerance for cheating and academic dishonesty. Discipline can range from a zero on a specific assignment to expulsion from the class with a grade of F. Note that copy/pasting published information, whether it's from your textbook or the Internet, without citing your source is plagiarism and violates this policy. Even if you change the words slightly the ideas are someone else's so you still have to cite your sources. Cheating, plagiarism, bribery, misrepresentation, conspiracy, and fabrication are defined in Board Rule 6Hx23-4.461. Student Affairs: Academic Honesty Guidelines, Classroom Behavior.
FEDERAL GUIDELINES RELATED TO FINANCIAL AID AND TOTAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COLLEGE:
The U.S. Department of Education has implemented rules for students who obtain a Pell Grant, Stafford Loan, and/or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and subsequently totally withdraw from the College. The rule requires you to refund to the Department of Education a portion of your financial aid if you completely withdraw from St. Petersburg College prior to the 60% point in the term. You also may be required to repay funds to the College if you are identified as not actively participating in all of your classes, or if you do not receive at least one final passing grade (D or higher). Should you consider totally withdrawing from all classes before the published withdrawal date, it is important that you consult the Financial Assistance Services office on your home campus to understand your options and the consequences of total withdrawal. St. Petersburg College has an Academic Honesty policy. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the policies, rules, and the consequences of violations. There is no tolerance for cheating and academic dishonesty. Discipline can range from a zero on a specific assignment to expulsion from the class with a grade of F. Note that copy/pasting published information, whether it's from your textbook or the Internet, without citing your source is plagiarism and violates this policy. Even if you change the words slightly the ideas are someone else's so you still have to cite your sources. Cheating, plagiarism, bribery, misrepresentation, conspiracy, and fabrication are defined in Board Rule 6Hx23-4.461. Student Affairs: Academic Honesty Guidelines, Classroom Behavior.
CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY:
For information on campus safety and security policies please contact 791-2560. If there are questions or concerns regarding personal safety, please contact the Provost, Associate Provost, Campus Security Officer, or Site Administrator on your campus.
STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS:
INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS:
Your participation in this course is critical for the learning process. You should: (1) come to class ready to engage in meaningful substantive discussion of the issues, (2) treat the opinions of others with respect and tolerance, (3) complete all assignments on time and with thoughtfulness, (4) practice academic honesty in all your work, (5) come to class on time (with cell phones off) and plan to remain for the entire class, and (6) contact the instructor promptly if there is an ongoing problem requiring special attention.
In college, students pay tuition for the privilege to sit in the classroom and participate in lecture and class discussion. Healthy and appropriate participation is a wonderful phenomenon, promoting a positive learning environment for all (an understandable expectation for both student and instructor). In contrast, sometimes individual students choose to disengage from normal class activity and consciously decide to engage in behavior which is distracting to, and negatively impacts other students; students who are trying to participate normally. These negative behaviors can originate from a multitude of poor choices and are inappropriate in higher education.
For example, various categories and models of personal electronics exist today – ranging from texting-enabled smart-phones, to music players with cameras and wireless Internet capability. Albeit this technology is fascinating, exciting, and personally entertaining, however, their use during class-time is ALWAYS distracting to the individual user’s classmates.
WHAT STUDENTS CAN EXPECT FROM INSTRUCTOR:
The instructor will establish and maintain, with your involvement and help, a safe, comfortable learning environment in which your opinions and thoughts are valued.
The instructor will make meaningful assignments designed to broaden your knowledge and help improve your ability to problem solve utilizing the critical thinking skills developed in the study of Mathematics.
The instructor will offer you total availability to address any concerns or issues that may interfere with the learning process inside or outside of the classroom.
You can expect that the instructor will keep the course moving at a reasonable pace in order to satisfy the stated learning objectives.
The instructor will respect your thoughts, opinions and questions regarding the concepts being studied in this course and will attempt – to the best of the instructor’s ability – to work with you in answering all your questions.
The instructor will supply fair, honest and timely evaluation of your progress in learning the concepts outlined in the objectives for this course.
STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION:
The Student Survey of Instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement.
SIGNATURE PAGE:
I have read, understand, and agree to abide fully by the parameters set in this syllabus and Syllabus Addendum.
Student Signature: Date:
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