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MATH-1314-001 College Algebra
Prerequisite:Scores on a state-approved test indicating college-level math skills Corequisite: MATH 0314
In-depth study and applications of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations using matrices. Additional topics such as sequences, series, probability and conics may be included.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Online Course
Required: MyMathLab access code
Computer and Printer: In order to access and complete course work, students will need a reliable computer to use on a daily basis. A printer is also necessary, as students will be required to print notes, labs, and other course materials. A device with a camera (such as a cell phone, tablet, or laptop) will also be necessary for scanning and submitting written work.
Internet: Students will need daily access to the internet to attend remote class/lab meetings, access lecture videos, and to complete online homework.
If your technology at home isn’t working or working well, we will have options to help you. The Underground will be open on Washington street and is following the CDC safety procedures to protect you, us, and everyone else. The Underground has the technology you need as well as the people who can help you log-in, learn how to operate Blackboard or other tools your professor will use. YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL! No matter what, AC will help you. Even if you don’t feel confident with your technology or technology skills, we can help you.
Calculator: A graphing calculator is required for this course. All classroom demonstrations will be done on the TI-84 Plus. Other forms of Texas Instruments or Casio calculators will be permitted at the instructor's discretion. However, the TI-89, TI-92, or TI-Nspire calculators may not be used during exams.
Textbook: The textbook is not required for this class.
MyMathLab: Students must have access to MyMathLab by purchasing the student access kit from the Amarillo College Bookstore.
Getting Started with MyMathLab
To access MyMathLab where your online homework is located, first log into our course in Blackboard. You will need the following information:
Student Access Code: If you chose to purchase a new textbook, the student access code can be found in the MyMathLab kit wrapped with your textbook. If you chose not to purchase the textbook, you can buy the access code online with a credit card during the registration process.
Email Address: Use the address you check most often.
To register and enroll
Tip: If you have previously linked your Blackboard and Pearson accounts, you are taken directly to the Pearson payment page. Go to step 4.
If you do not have a Pearson account, click Create and follow the instructions.
From the You’re Done page, click Go to My Courses.
You'll also get a confirmation email.
To get started after registering:
1.) Log into Blackboard by clicking the AC Connect button at the college website www.actx.edu.
2.) Click the MyMathLab link at the left of the page in our course in Blackboard.
3.) Click the SECOND link, "MyMathLab with Pearson e-text Course Home." This is where you can review previously submitted assignments by clicking on Gradebook or Review.
4.) To work on assignments, click the “Homework” button, and choose the section you wish to complete.
5.) To access the textbook, click the “Chapter Contents” button, and choose the chapter and section you wish to view.
6.) To view a power point presentation of a particular section, click the “Multimedia Library” button, and choose the chapter and section you wish to view or print.
7.) Under the “Homework” button, START YOUR FIRST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, “Orientation”
Learning Objectives: After completing this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following topics as evaluated by the faculty in the department/program:
Recognize, solve and apply systems of linear equations using matrices.
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Student Responsibilities: Students are expected to be ON TIME, PREPARED with homework completed and ready to turn in, and PARTICIPATE DURING CLASS in a positive manner. Students are expected to read the syllabus and to sign and turn in a course contract before the first exam can be taken by the student. Disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to the following: the use of cellular phones, texting, making offensive remarks, talking, use of personal music systems, doing homework or other personal projects during class time, or engaging in any other form of distraction. For a full discussion of appropriate behavior and student responsibilities, please refer to the Student Rights & Responsibilities Handbook http://sites.actx.edu/catalog/notices/. Students who fail to comply with the standards outlined in the syllabus and/or Student Rights & Responsibilities will be subject to disciplinary action.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, this class will meet remotely during our usual scheduled class time using Zoom. Students are expected to log in to each class/lab meeting, complete class notes, watch lecture videos, and participate in remote lab groups Monday through Thursday each week. Outside of class time, students will complete online homework using the MyMathLab website, finish/upload written lab assignments, and take written exams.
Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism: Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated in any math course at Amarillo College.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying another student’s paper, submitting another student's work for your own, or using any unauthorized sources of information while taking an exam. Cheating also includes helping or attempting to help other students to cheat on an assignment or test.
Videos/Photos: Students must receive instructor consent before taking pictures or videos of the instructor's work or lessons.
Accelerated Pace: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board sets the topics that must be covered in order to receive credit for a course. The instructor sets the pace to ensure that these requirements are met. Any student having trouble maintaining the pace should seek extra help from the instructor and/or a tutor.
COVID-19 UPDATE: A document containing information on how we will address remote learning for this course will be emailed to your AC email address.
Homework: Expect to have a written homework assignment after each section covered in class. Instructions on formatting and turning in the written homework are included in the course notebook. The two lowest homework grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
Other Student Resources to get help with your math homework assignments:
Participation: You should be on time for class, prepared for class, and actively participate and be on task in class daily. It is the responsibility of the student to have the daily FOCUS problems printed and ready to complete. Daily group work on these problems will take place during each class meeting. Nonattendance will be recorded as an absence, a zero will be recorded for that FOCUS assignment, and no differentiation will be made as to excused or unexcused absences. Focus Problem Instructions: The Focus Problems are on Blackbaord. Focus Problems will be assigned at the end of each section covered and are due at the end of the class meeting assigned by the instructor. All work should be written in pencil and shown in the space provided on the Focus Problem pages. Please show all necessary steps to work the problem to get full credit. Focus Problems are graded right or wrong with no partial credit given. Late Focus Problems will not be accepted. The two lowest Focus Problem grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
Test Reviews: Reviews will be assigned before each major exam and will be turned in to the Math Testing Center prior to taking each exam. Reviews will be graded on a completion basis. Students will get credit for each problem done in pencil and completed with work shown and will receive no credit for those left undone, those with no work shown, or not completed according to the stated directions. Students will not be allowed to take an exam without first turning in a COMPLETED exam review including all necessary work. Late reviews will not be accepted after the exam due date.
Exams: Five exams will be given and completed outside of class time. No late exams will be given, no matter the reason. At the end of the semester, if you miss an exam or score low on an exam you may replaced the score with the grade you make on the final exam. If you score below a 70 on an exam, you will be required to spend at least one hour receiving help in the Academic Success Center - Math (aka Math Outreach Center) before you will be allowed to take the next exam.
Final Exam: The final exam is optional under certain conditions. Students may opt out of taking the comprehensive final exam if they have not missed any unit exams AND have an overall average greater than a 70. If a student misses a unit exam, they will be required to take the comprehensive final exam to replace the missed exam grade. Students with overall averages less than a 70 will be required to take the comprehensive final exam and the final will replace the lowest unit exam grade if it is higher.
Extra Credit: Extra credit will not be given.
Students arriving more than 10 minutes late or leaving class early, prior to instructor dismissal, will be marked absent. Students not engaged in class, though physically there, will be marked absent. Texting, working on homework in class, sleeping, talking while instructor is talking, and other disruptive behavior will get you counted absent.
| Grading Policy: | Percentages: | Grading Scale: | Grade: |
| Homework | 10% | 90 - 100% | A |
| Participation/Focus Problems | 10% | 80 - 89% | B |
| Exam Reviews | 10% | 70 - 79% | C |
| Unit Exams (5 @14% each) | 70% | 60 - 69% | D |
| Conditional Final | *14% | below 60% | F |
*If my cumulative average is less than 70% at the time of the final or if I missed a unit exam, I will be required to take the final which will replace my lowest unit test score.
Attendance: Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class and be on time for daily attendance check. Nonattendance will be recorded as an absence and no differentiation will be made as to excused or unexcused absences. Students arriving more than 10 minutes late or leaving class early, prior to instructor dismissal, will be marked absent. If you are absent for any reason, YOU are responsible for obtaining the assignments and notes. The deadline for dropping this course is October 6, 2020.
Students now have to visit with the instructor and complete a drop request form before being allowed to withdraw from a course. It is the student's responsibility to print the drop request form, obtain the instructor's signature, and turn the form into the registrar. Deadline for letting me know you want to drop is noon on October 6, 2020 . If you stop attending class and your average drops below a 60 due to missed assignments and you do not officially drop the course by this deadline, you will receive an F for the course. Note: Late drops will NOT be given under any circumstance.
Calendar and Homework Assignments (subject to change at any time by your instructor)
Week 1: Orientation, Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Week 2: Section 1.4, Unit 1 Test, Section 2.1
Week 3: Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, Unit 2 Test
Week 4: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Week 5: Unit 3 Test, Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Week 6: Sections 4.4, Unit 4 Test, Section 5.1
Week 7: Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, Unit 5 Test
Week 8: Conditional Final Exam
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Math Testing Lab(Durrett 103) |
Outreach Center (Durrett 104) |
|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | Monday - Thursday |
| 8:00am - 10:00pm | 8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Friday | Friday |
| 8:00am - 8:00pm | 8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| 9:00am - 8:00pm | 9:00am - 8:00pm |
| 371-5088 | 371-5119 |
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