FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Course Syllabus, Spring 2002
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| I. | LOCATOR INFORMATION: | |
| Course Offered: | Fall and Spring Semesters Yearly | |
| Year: | 2002 | |
| Course Number and Name | MATH 123 | College Algebra |
| Semester Hours of Credit: | 3 | |
| Time Class Meets: | 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. | Section 27 |
| Days Class Meets: | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | |
| Where Class Meets: | SBE / 114 | (Room / Bldg.) |
| Time Class Meets: | 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. | Section 29 |
| Days Class Meets: | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | |
| Where Class Meets: | SBE / 113 | (Room / Bldg.) |
| Time Class Meets: | 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. | Section 31 |
| Days Class Meets: | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | |
| Where Class Meets: | SBE / 113 | (Room / Bldg.) |
| Instructor's Name: | Dr. Gary Kerbaugh | |
| Office Location: | SBE 335B | |
| Office Telephone: | 672-1666 | |
| Office Hours: | MWF 9:40 - 10:00 a.m. | |
| MWF 11:00 - 12:00 a.m. | ||
| MWF 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | ||
| MWF 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | ||
| Other Office Hours by Appointment | ||
| Final Exam: | May 2001 | |
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Mathematics 123 is a college level algebra course addressing the following topics: Algebraic equations and inequalities, the Cartesian plane, graphs of equations, functions, zeroes of polynomial functions, and systems of equations. A graphing calculator is required.
| Placement: | High School Algebra I, II, and Plane Geometry or equivalent, and satisfactory profile scores |
III. TEXTBOOK
Sullivan, Michael., College Algebra, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1999
CALCULATOR: Graphing Calculator Required
IV. BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES
The proposed instructional objectives are as follows:
The objectives and competencies proposed for this course will be demonstrated as students perform the following activities:
Using the properties of real numbers and basic rules of algebra.
Solution of linear equations and inequalities and use this knowledge in the solution of verbal problems.
Demonstration of a practical knowledge of relations, functions and conic sections.
Employment of the concepts of algebra as tools in the solution of applied problems.
V. EVALUATION CRITERIA/GRADING SCALE
There will be five tests and a comprehensive final exam. The grading scale for determining the course grade and the weights assigned to tests, final examination, and homework are given below. The in class tests and final exam will be graded on a 100 point scale. Make up tests will not be given and the final exam grade will be used as the grade for all tests that are missed. Make up tests will not be given. If all in-class tests have been taken, the lowest score for an in class test will be replaced with the final exam score and the class test average will be computed as in the example below. Homework will be collected randomly at a rate averaging about once a week and given a grade of either pass or fail. The homework score will depend on the percentage of passing grades assigned for collected assignments. Late homeworks will not be accepted. The percentage of passing homework grades will be multiplied by four, rounded, and the result added to the test average.
Example:
To see how your grade will be calculated, suppose your test scores are 81, 85, 84, 90, and 89, your final exam score is 88 and you received a passing grade on 50% of the homework collected. Since the lowest test grade is dropped (see item 1 under COURSE REQUIREMENTS), your grade would be calculated as follows:
0.16 * [ (81 + 85 + 84 + 90 + 89) ] + 0.16 * 88 = 86.5
86.5 + .50*4 = 86.5 + 2 = 88.5 = 89
Since 89 is between 80 and 89, inclusive, you would receive a grade of B.
Weights Assigned to graded materials:
| In Class Tests | 16.6% Each |
| Comprehensive Final Examination | 16.6% |
| Homework | 4% Extra Credit |
Grading Scale:
| A | 90 - 100% | Tests 83.3% |
| B | 80 - 89% | Final Exam 16.6% |
| C | 70 - 79% | |
| D | 60 - 69% | |
| F | Below 60% |
VIa*. COURSE OUTLINE
See attached calendar.
* Subject to change by myself for the optimization of instructional assistance.
VIb. PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS:
All odd numbered problems are to be completed in the sections assigned as homework unless otherwise stated by the instructor.
VIc. READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Read each section prior to the presentation of the topic in class.
VII. SUPPORT SECTIONS
Students enrolled in support sections of Math123, College Algebra ( sections 20 and above ) are required to attend the Math Lab in the Helen Chick Building for an hour per week for further assistance with course materials. The students must contact the director of the Math Lab in room 216B in the Helen Chick building no later than August 28, 1998 to arrange a schedule of attendance.
VIII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Conduct of Course/Classroom Decorum
| 1. | Students are responsible for availing themselves of all class meetings, Tutorial sessions, computer lab sessions, and individual help from the instructor. There are computer software tutorials available for your use in the Helen Chick Building, second floor and SBE 216A. (See the Lab Assistants) Each student should have a textbook and graphing calculator during each class meeting. |
| 2. | Students are responsible for maintaining a notebook of problems selected by the instructor. Students are encouraged to include as many additional problems as is possible |
| 3. | All tests will be announced prior to their administration. Since the lowest test will be dropped no make-up test will be given. There will be a test given at the end of each chapter, except possibly for chapter 6, and there will be a comprehensive final examination given. |
| 4. | Students are expected to enter the classroom on time and remain until the class ends. Late arrivals and early departures will be noted in the record book. The class attendance policy set forth in the 1996-1998 FSU Catalogue will be strictly adhered to. |
| 5. | Students must refrain from smoking, eating, and drinking in the classroom. The rights of others must be respected at all times. |
| 6. | Students are encouraged to ask questions of the instructor in class and to respond to those posed by the instructor. They should not discourage others from asking or answering questions. Other students often have the same questions on their minds, but are hesitant to ask. |
| 7. | Students are expected to complete all class assignments and to spend adequate time on their class work and to read each topic prior to class discussion to insure that the course objectives are met. Two hours of home study is expected for each hour of class. |
| 8. | Talking in class between students is strictly unacceptable. Discussions should be directed to the instructor. |
| 9. | Extra recitation periods and/or computer lab attendance are mandatory for students whose grades fall below C. They must meet the instructor to arrange for extra activities. |
| 10. | Dishonesty on graded assignments will not be tolerated. Students must neither give nor receive help on any work to be graded. The University policy on cheating will be applied to any violations. The minimum penalty will be a grade of zero on the assignment. |
IX. REFERENCES
Fleming, Walter; Varberg, Dale; and Kasube, Herbert, College Algebra: A Problem Solving Approach, 4th Ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall 1992.
Hall, James W., College Algebra With Applications, 3rd Ed., Boston: PWS-Kent Publishing Co., 1992
Kaufmann, Jerome E., Intermediate Algebra for college Students, Boston: PWS-Kent Publishing Co., 1989.
Mugridge, Larry R., Algebra for College Freshmen, Philadelphia. Saunders College Publishing, 1991.
Weltman, Dennis and Perez, Gilbert. Intermediate Algebra, 2nd Ed. Belmont, California, Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1990
Other books (both textbooks and workbooks) are available in the FSU Chesnutt Library.
VI. COURSE OUTLINE WITH ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE*
| MO | DA | LECTURE | ASSIGNMENT |
| Jan. | 11 | Introduction, Real Numbers | p. 18 #4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 45-51odd |
| Jan. | 14 | Order of Operations, Fractions | p. 18 #60, 67-72, 75, 77-79, 85, 90, 110, 115 |
| Jan. | 16 | Integar Exponents, Polynomials | p. 32 #2-9, 11-15odd, 23, 32, 33, 38, 41, 47, 48, 52, 56, 72, 73, 79, 81, 85 |
| Jan. | 18 | Factoring Polynomials | p. 43 #4, 6, 7, 13, 23, 28, 34, 40, 43, 74, 107, 108 |
| Jan. | 23 | Rational Expressions, SquareRoots |
p. 51 #2, 6, 10, 13, 17, 25, 28, 30, 45, 54-57, 63, 73, 87, 91-93 |
| Jan. | 25 | Radicals, Rational Exponents |
p. 71 #9, 15, 24, 29, 34, 38, 47, 58, 62 |
| Jan. | 28 | Review |
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| Jan. | 30 | TEST #1 |
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| Feb. | 1 | Equations, Solving Equations |
p. 96 #1-9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29, 36, 47, 66-69, 72, 73, 86, 87, 89 |
| Feb. | 4 | Setting Up Equations: Applications | p. 105 # Use tables to do 15, 18, 21, 25, 27 |
| Feb. | 6 | Setting Up Equations: Applications | p. 105 # 23, 26, 27-35odd, 41, 45, 46, 55, 64, Handout 1-4 |
| Feb. | 8 | Quadratic Equations |
p. 119 # 1, 3, 5, 8-16even, 21, 25, 30, 31, 35, 41, 55, 58 |
| Feb. | 11 | Quadratic Applications | p. 119 # 61, 63, 65, 67-77, 82, 85, 86 |
| Feb. | 13 | Quadratic Applications | p. 119 # 89, 92 p. 160 # 83 p. 126 # 1, 11, 12, 14, 15 |
| Feb. | 15 | Inequalities, Linear Inequalities | p. 119 # 79, 80, 100 p. 142 # 2, 4, 7, 13, 15, 18, 19-25odd, 32, 33, 42, 44, 56-58, 61, 63, 64 |
| Feb. | 18 | Polynomial and Rational Inequalities |
p. 150 #2, 3, 9, 10, 17, 21, 25, 31, 33, 51, 53, 56 |
| Feb. | 20 | Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Values | |
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| Feb. | 27 | Review |
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| March | 1 | TEST #2 |
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| March | 4-8 | Spring Break | |
| March | 11 | Rectangular Coordinates; Two Variables and Scatter Diagrams |
p. 169 #1-15odd,45-49 |
| March | 13 | Graphs of Equations in Two Variables | p. 169 #50, 54, 56 p. 183 #1-10, 27-36 |
| March | 15 | Lines | p. 183 #52, 54 p. 195 #1-3, 5, 9-11, 15-31odd, 18, 24, 26 |
| March | 18 | Lines | p. 195 #27-63odd, 62 |
| March | 20 | Lines: Applications | p. 195 #63, find cost, 65, 67-71, 73, 75, 85, 86, sliplet. Interpret slope on 63, 65, sliplet |
| March | 22 | Parallel and Perpendicular Lines and Circles | p. 204 #1-11odd, 12-15, 17-39odd |
| March | 25 | Circles and Variation | |
| March | 27 | Review | |
| March | 29 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| April | 1 | TEST #3 | |
| April | 3 | Functions | p. 242 #2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13-33odd, 37, 39, 40, 42, 53, 57, 63, 73, 76, 88 |
| April | 5 | More On Functions | p. 260 #1-7, 9-19odd, 21-24, 29, 31, 35, 40, 41, 43, 47, 50, 59-66 |
| April | 8 | More On Functions: Piecewise Functions | |
| April | 10 | Graphing Techniques: Transformations | |
| April | 12 | Vertical and Horizontal Shifts of Graphs of Functions | |
| April | 15 | Operations With Functions: Composite Functions | |
| April | 17 | Mathematical Models: Constructing Functions | |
| April | 19 | Mathematical Models: Constructing Functions | |
| April | 22 | Review | |
| April | 24 | TEST #4 | |
| April | 26 | Presentations | |
| April | 29 | Presentations | |
| May | 1 | Presentations |
* This schedule is subject to change for the optimum benefit of the class as a whole. Therefore, it is important to stay alert and attend class regularly.