Ron Cresswell, Section C10

CollegeAlgebra- Math 143C10
2013
3 credits...Fall
Instructor:Dr. Ron Cresswell
Office:Shields2064
Phone:732-6814
e-mail:[email protected]
Officehours:T, Th
W, F
4:30-5:30pm
pm
12:00-1:00
Math Lab:M
pm
3:00-4:00
ofAlgebra;equations
concepts
CourseDescription: This courseincludesfundamental
andinequalities;frrnctionsandgraphs;polynomial,ra1ional,exponentialandlogarithmic
functions;systemsofequationsandinequalities;conics;the Binomial Theorem.
testscore.
Prerequisites:MATH 108with a gradeof'C' or better,or CSIplacement
(Crrent placemenllest scores:COMPASSAlgebra62 or higher,ACT Math 23 or higher)
Roquired Textbook ColleeeAlgebra. seventhedition"by Auttmann/Baxker,{"lation,
Brooks/Cole-Cengage.
Course Objectives: The studenlwill demonstratea working knowledgeof the material
coveredin Chapters1 - 6 ard 8 ofthe textbook.
Policiesand procedures:
a. You will not be able 10atlendmy classif you ate not legistered.
for
b, You axeexpectgdto attendclass.Ifyou do rnissclass,you arercsponsible
put
any information that was
out in class.
Do not expeotme to dropyou if
c, Droppingthe cou$cis yow responsibility.
v^I
ctnn rtt'ehdiflo
sohomeworkwill be
exercises.
d. Goodmathskillsarebuilt throushnumerous
assignedthroughoulthe semester,
e. Studentswill be subjectto a failing $ade ifcaught cheatingon an exam.
f. Your homeworkwill be completed
throughWebAssign,
graphing
TI-83 or TI-84).
calculator
is
required
in
ltriscourse(Recommend
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e.
exam
a gmdeof
at
th€
final
to
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h. Studenlsmust obtain leasta 60'110
on
"C" or better.
OutcomesAssessment: Generaleducationil Malhematicsdevelopslhe understanding
of mathematicsas a larguagewhich pemits the student10express,define, andanswer
questioN about1te world.
1. The studentswill be able to analyzereal-world questionsandmathematicallystructu.re
stmtegiesto model the questions.
2. The shdentswill be able to conectly provide solutionsto the modelsofthe questions.
3. The studentswill be able to connunicate th€ solutionsto the questionswhen a.nalyzed
andsolvedmadrematically.
Grading Procedure:
Chapter exams
Iilomeworkassignments
60%
20Yo
Finalexam(comprehensiYe)
20%
Homework: I will assignhomeworkusilg WebAssign.
b. The examsaretaken in class.
Exam 1 will cover chapters1.
Exam 2 will cover chapters2 & 3.
Exam 3 will cover chapte$4 & 5.
c. TheFinalwill be givenin classon Tuesday'Dec 17,2013from l2-2 pm.
Final will coverchaptelsl- 6 and 8. Studentmust receiveat leasta
609/0on the {inal examto rcceivea gradeof "C" or better.
Additional Aids:
a. Leotuo videos availableon WebAssign.
b. DVD's availablein Librar,/(GRM 131).
o. Tutoring availablein Math Lab (SHLD 207).
E-Mail: Sincee-mail is the primary sourceofuryitten oommunicationwith sludents,all
registeredCSI studenlsget a collegeemail account.Studedscanchecktheir CSI e-mail
More informationcanbe obtainedat the Collogeof
online at htlp://easlemail.csi.edu.
Southernldaho website,www.csi.edu.Mgssagesfrom instructorsandvaxiousofflces
etc.will be sent
suchasAdmissionandRecords,Advising,FinancialAid, Scholarships,
It is the student's
to the students'CSI accounts(Not theirpersonale-mailaccounts).
responsibllityto checktheir CSI e-mailaccountsregularly.Studenlsmustoheoktheir
CSI e-mail accountsregularly to avoid missingimpo ant messagesanddeadlines.At the
beginningofeach semesterfree haining sessionswill be offeredto studentswho need
helpusingtheirCSI e-mailaccounts.
disability
maybeoligiblefor related
Disabilities:Any student
witha documenled
the
eligibilifya.nd
s€wioes,
students
shouldcontact
accommodations,
To de1eru1ine
secure
for a class.Student
coordinator
of Disab
iJity Services
a1theirfi rstopportunity
aftelregistration
is located
Disability
Services
onthesecond
flooroftheTaylorBuildingontheTwinFalls
(208)732-6268
.edu.
Camq$
or e-mailMaritaDeBoard,mdeboard@csi
priorto theendof lat€
Student's Responsibilityi A studeatl]laydrcpa courseor all courses
(firstFridayoftheterm)withoutit beingrecorded
registration
orlthestudent's
omciallranscript.
periodis considered
A studenlinitiateddropaflerthelaleregistration
a withdrawal,andresultsin
period.h1
thegradeof W. Students
maydropcourses
onlineuntillhe endofthe lateregistration
orderto withdraw
fromoneor morecourses
a completed
registration
lbllowinglateregistation,
fonn is rcquired.Instructions
ontheform indicatewhena signalureof instructorand/orFinancial
& Records
Aid advisor
is required.
Thecompleted
formmaybesubmitted
to Admissions
or any
off-campus
center.Students
maywithdrawflolll courses
whicharelessthana full semester
in
lengthuntil75%ofthecourse
meetings
haveelapsed.
No course
rnaybewithdrawn
froma{ter
75o%ofthe coulsehas elapsed.
On-line Course Evaluation Statement: To help instructorscontinually improve
coulses,studentsarc shongly gncouagedto go online to http://evaluation.csi.edu
and
completeanonynousevaluationswhich opentwo weeksbeforethe end ofthe courseand
closedthe last day of class.W1Ienstudentsenlerthe site,they find evaluationsfor their
enrolledcowses.Thadr you for this valuableinput!
Math 143 Fall20123-tentative schedule
1081
Svlhbds.P.l-P.6 (Reviewot N'ldLh
1.I Lhed ed AbsoluteValueEquatioN
L2l(muld
dd ApDli@1iom
Equanons
4.Ser1.3Ouadrdhc
rri.
1,4 OthefTwes ofEqMlions
1.6 Voriationdd AoDlicarions
Exrm I alnChs Drim)
2.1Two-Dim@sionalCoordinateSystenard qdds
2.2hhoducalionLoFunctions
23-Sci
Fuclions
25-Ser2 .4Ouadratic
2.5?rcDertics
ofcraDhs
30-Scr2 .6Alsebr,ut lunciios
3-I RehJinJd rheorcm and Fu(tor nroren
3.2 Polvnomiallunctions ofltislEr Dearee
3.3Z{oes of Poluonial Functiod
lheoremoIAlsebra
3.4lunddmcntul
No Chss(Columbus
Dav)
3.5 GmDhsof RationalFunctionsandTheirApplicaiions
ReviewCllaDter2 & ChoDter3
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23-oct
4.2ExDonential
[unctionsa Tloir .^Doliodions
4.3Loaarilhniclrnctionsondlheir Applioaiions
Soales
30-oct4.4lroperliesof LoarhhmsMd Losurithmi(
andLosaritbmio
lauations
4.5llxDoncntial
4.6lxDoncntirlGrowthondDccav
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8-Nov
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ll-Nov NoCloss
ruetemns
13-Nov5.2ElliDscs
l5"Nov 5.3Hyoe.bolas
18"Nov
E r n m3 ( I r C l i s D r r n )
22-Nov6.1 Svstcmsof LinearEauations
iD lwo Vdiables
2s-Nov6.2Svsrcms
of l-ine$ Eouations
in ThreeVoriables
27-29Nov NoClss (Thankssivins
Vacation)
SystemofEqualions
6.3Nonlinear
in TwoV0riables
oflncqualities
6.5In€aualilies
ald Svst€ns
F i n a lE M m f l u e s d r v , D c c1 7 , 2 0 1 2 f r o m1 2 - 2p m )
WebAssisn
1. Ensureyou watchtJreLecturevideosunderResources,which is different thal the
WatchIt videosin the homework.The Resouceslink is locatedon your WebAssign
homepageat the bottom andtherc arelectue videosfor every sectionwe will coverthis
semester.
2. Usethe Malh Paddrop dorrn menuto enteranswersin WebAssign.No1€that the Malh
Padappearswhen you click in the answerbox. Somehomeworkproblemswill not use
the Malh Padandit will not appearwhenyou click in the answerbox.
3. Usethe ftaotioDsymbol on the Math Padversusthe division on the key board.Ifyou
numeBtor and
usethe division on the key boardyou will needto usebmcketsto sepaxate
denominalor.
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4. WebAssignis casesensitivesoa small'a' is differentthana big
problemsandidentifu the variablesin the problem.
5. Usethe Walch Ix videos in eachofthe homeworkproblemsto know what the answels
shouldlook like in WebAssign.You oanmove the Watch It video to the endto seewhat
the answershouldlook like in the answerbox,
6. Note that the problemscomeftom youl textbookbut havedifferent numbers.On the
right sideofthe homeworkscreenyou canidentify the problemthat it representsfrom
yourtextbook.
7. You have5 attemptsto get eachhomeworlcproblemconect,Note the time andthe date
eachhomeworkassignmentis due.
8. With graphson WebAssign,pick the objectthat you would like to graphandthen enter
in the pointsversusclicking in the graph.This way the objectwill go throughthe conect
points.
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9. Ifyou haveenteredthe answera few times andthink it is a problemv/ith the way you
areenteringthe answerin WebAssignthenwrite me an e-mail from webAssignasking
aboutthat problem,
10.Ensue you do the homeworkearly, sinceit sometimestakeslongerto do homework
in WebAssign.
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