MAT 0028 Developmental Mathematics II
SpringTerm 2012(Term #0450)
INSTRUCTOR:
Name: Kimberly Myers
E-mail:
Office Phone: 727-791-5960 Cell: 727-726-6069
Office Hours/Instructor Availability: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and after class.
Office Location: NM 111
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: Jimmy ChangDean: Sharon Griggs
Office Location: CL Campus NM 120Office Location: SP/G 215B
Office Phone: 727-791-2542Office 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: MAT0028-84 (5087)
Course Location: NM 159
Meeting Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Class Times: 5:10 pm to 6:50 pm
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: Students will be allowed to use a scientific calculator, no graphing calculators.
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 expected to attend class regularly and on time. The college-wide attendance policy is included in the Syllabus Addendum found at These policies note that each instructor is to exercise professional judgment and define “active participation” (and therefore “attendance”) for each course, and publish that definition in each course syllabus. For this class, attendance is defined as showing up on time and staying for the entire class. A student missing more than 6 hours and 40 minutes of class, which is the equivalent of four classes may be withdrawn due to excessive absences and lack of class participation.
GRADING:
GRADING RATIONALE:
Graded Assignments100 points
Tests400points
Final Exam100 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:
Graded Assignments: Graded assignments will consist of textbook-based assignments as directed by your instructor. As a general assignment for each textbook section covered in class, the student should complete every other odd exercisein each group ofExercisesfound at the end of each section.
The following table contains a more specific guideline which your instructor may choose to use when announcing graded assignments to the class. At the end of each textbook section discussed in class, your instructor may use these assignments, as shown, or make other assignments, per the instructor’s prerogative.
Graded Assignments: 25 questions will be assigned from each tested unit and will be due the night of each test, for a total of 100 points.
Section / Exercises / Section / Exercises9.1 / 1-57 eoo ("every other odd exercise") / 12.1 / 1-25 eoo, 27
9.2 / 1-77 eoo / 12.2 / 1-37 eoo
9.3 / 1-101 eoo,105-109 odd ("every odd exercise"), 113 / 12.3 / 1-41 eoo, 43, 49-73 eoo
9.4 / 1-93 eoo, 95, 97-125 eoo / 12.4 / 1-45 eoo, 53, 55
9.5 / 1-21 odd, 51 / 14.1 / 1-65 eoo
9 / Focus on Problem Solving # 1-11
pp. 508-509 / 14.2 / 1-85 eoo
10.1 / 1-69 eoo, 71 / 14.3 / 1-21 odd
10.2 / 1-73 eoo, 74, 75, 77-129 eoo / 15.1 / 1-25 eoo, 37-65 eoo, 67
10.3 / 73-129 eoo, 131 / 15.2 / 1-57 eoo
10.4 / 1-21 eoo / 15.3 / 1-33 eoo, 35, 39, 41-53 eoo
10.5 / 1-57 eoo, 63-71 odd, 81, 83 and
Pg. 572 Exercises 25, 29, 30 / 7.2 / 13-23 odd, 45-52, 61-71 odd, 93-100
11.1 / 1-79 eoo / 7.3 / 1-14
11.2 / 1-8, 33-36 / 6.5 / 1, 11, 12
11.3 / 1-6, 23-42
11.6 / 1-37 eoo
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 andinstructor). 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:
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 12.3
Section 12.4
10 / March 19 / Section 14.1
Section 14.2
11 / March 26 / Section 14.3 / Test 3
Chapters 12 & 14
12 / April 2
College closed
Friday-Sunday* / Section 15.1
13 / April 9 / Section 15.2
Section 15.3
14 / April 16 / Section 7.2, 7.3 A only
Section 6.5 Simple Interest Formula / 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)
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