Columbus State Community College
Mathematics Department Course Syllabus

Course Number:  MATH 102	  Course Name:  Beginning Algebra I            Quarter/Year: __SP/12___
Prerequisite:	DEV 031 with a grade of “C” or higher, or placement by COMPASS
Instructor:  Betsy McCall, M.A., M.S.       	Office:  NH 497  Columbus State Email:  bmccall2@cscc.edu
Columbus State Voicemail:  (614) 287 – 5377, ext. 1647  Office #: 

Description of the Course
This course is a remedial preparatory course designed to improve the student’s algebra and problem solving abilities.  The course includes: the real number system; order of operations; simplifying expressions; solving linear equations and inequalities in one variable; applications and modeling; overview of graphing; linear equations in two variables; and relations and functions.  These topics are taught using an approach that integrates algebraic, graphic and numeric methods whenever possible.
 
Goals of the Course
To improve the student’s algebra and problem solving abilities.  To prepare students (most of whom plan to take MATH 103, Beginning Algebra II) for further study in mathematics.

Required Textbooks and Equipment
•	 Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 2nd edition, Sullivan, Struve, Mazzarella 2010 (required).  
Traditional Class ISBN #:  055885382X
Web/hybrid ISBN#:  0-321-19991-X	
This text is sold in combination with the Do the Math workbook and MyMathLab software.  The Student Solutions Manual is available ONLY in electronic format within MyMathLab.
MyMathLab can be accessed at www.pearsonmylab.com.  For traditional classes, the MML CourseID is mccall54244 (MCCALL54244).  You will need this to complete homeworks and quizzes.
            This text will also be used for MATH 103 and MATH 104.
•	 Texas Instruments’ TI-83 or TI-84 Graphing Calculator 
            The Columbus State bookstore has both new and a limited number of used graphing calculators for sale. 
Note:  Graphing calculators such as the TI-89 and TI-92 that perform symbolic manipulations are not allowed. 

Student Resources 
1.	 Blackboard  
In the red My Organizations box in your blackboard page, you will find Mathematics Tutoring tab.  This site contains information about several online resources that are available to all enrolled students.  For example, you will find an introduction to the TI 83/84 graphing calculator; information about free in person and on-line tutoring; final exam reviews and review keys; and more.  
2.	 Tutoring room in Davison Hall
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) (DH room 313 ) provides free tutoring on a drop in basis.  You will be required to sign in and out using your Cougar ID number. Tutoring is also available at the Dublin, Westerville, Gahanna, and Southeast regional centers as well as the Delaware Campus.  LRC hours at these locations change each quarter.  For additional information, please visit the blackboard Mathematics Tutoring tab previously mentioned.
3.	 Peer Tutoring – sign up for Peer Tutoring in Aquinas Hall room 241.  
4.	Saturday Tutoring  Depending upon availability, a walk-in tutoring session may be held on Saturdays from 9am–1pm.  Contact Peer Tutoring in Aquinas Hall at 287-2474 for additional information.

Units of Instruction
1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.3-2.8, 3.1-3.6, 8.1 – 8.5

Instructional Methods
Lecture, discussion, individual or collaborative activities, and discovery/exploration activities, all of which regularly incorporate the use of TI-Graphing Calculator as either a problem solving tool, an exploration tool, or a verification tool.

Disability Services Policy
It is Columbus State policy to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities.  If you would like to request such accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact the Department of Disability Services, Eibling Hall room 101, 287-2570 (V/TTY) as soon as possible.

Statement for Academic Assessment
Columbus State Community College is committed to assessment (measurement) of student achievement of academic outcomes.  This process addresses the issues of what you need to learn in your program of study and if you are learning what you need to learn.  The assessment program at Columbus State has four specific and interrelated purposes:
1.  to improve student academic achievement; 
2.  to improve teaching strategies;
3.  to document successes and identify opportunities for program improvement;
4.  to provide evidence for institutional effectiveness.

In class you are assessed and graded on your achievement of the outcomes for this course.  You may also be required to participate in broader assessment activities.

Standards and Methods of Evaluation
Letter grades for the course will be awarded using a 90% - 80% - 70% - 60% scale.
Grades will NOT be “curved”, “skewed”, or otherwise “inflated” and no retests are to be given.
40% of the total course grade is determined by a comprehensive departmental final exam.
The remaining 60% is determined by your instructor, as follows:
Homework 15% -- to be completed on MML
Quizzes 10%
Exams 17.5% each x2

Attendance and Make-Up Policy
Attendance for any math class is essential; missed classes are the responsibility of the student to seek tutoring or obtain notes from classmates.  If you must leave early or arrive late, this is better than missing the entire lecture.  Exams can only be made up if prior notification is given and alternate arrangements are made in advance.  Legitimate medical or family-related emergencies will require documentation for make-ups.  Quizzes cannot be made up.  MML assignments (homework only) can be submitted late (until Tuesday, June 5th), but there will be a stiff penalty assessed.  I will not change grades after they have been submitted unless I made a mistake, or for legitimate medical or family-related emergencies.  Not being aware of an assignment, forgetting to turn it in, or similar excuse will not move me to adjust grades after-the-fact.

Financial Aid Recipients Please Note
Columbus State is required by federal law to verify the enrollment of students who participate in Federal Title IV student aid programs and/or who receive educational benefits through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.  It is the responsibility of the College to identify students who do not commence attendance or who stop attendance in any course for which they are registered and paid.  Non-attendance is reported quarterly by each instructor and results in a student being administratively withdrawn from the class section.  Please contact the Financial Aid Office for information regarding the impact of course withdrawals on financial aid eligibility.

Please refer to your “Standards of Satisfactory Progress” or call Financial Aid if you have questions (287-2648).

Electronic Devices in the Classroom
As a courtesy to your fellow classmates and instructor, please turn off your cell phone or any other electronic device that might cause a disturbance during class. 

The use of any electronic device capable of wireless communication (phone, computer, pager, etc.) is strictly prohibited during any proctored assessment (test, quiz, etc.)

Student Code of Conduct
As an enrolled student at Columbus State Community College, you have agreed to abide by the Student Code of Conduct as outlined in the Student Handbook. You should familiarize yourself with the student code. The faculty at Columbus State expects you to exhibit high standards of academic integrity. Any confirmed incidence of Academic Misconduct, including plagiarism and other forms of cheating will be treated seriously and in accordance with College Policy and Procedure. 

The use of a graphing calculator to store notes and/or formulas without the instructor’s permission is considered academic misconduct and is subject to disciplinary action according to college policy.

Last Day to Withdraw from Course
If you should decide to drop this course, but do not officially do so through Records & Registration, a failing grade will be recorded on your transcript.  The last day to drop this full-term course is Thursday, May 10, 2012.  No drops will be allowed after that date.  Drop forms are available from the Counseling/Advising Center and from Records and Registration.

Emergency Closings
Please visit the Math Department's webpage at http://cscc.edu/docs/math/ and click on the link, "How to respond to emergency closings".  All students are responsible for reading this statement for future reference in the event of an emergency closing of the school.

SWITCH TO SEMESTERS
Semesters arrive Autumn 2012 (August 29th, 2012).  Get ready by seeing an advisor. 
Visit www.cscc.edu/semesters for details and directions.

Course Website
Blackboard: students will be able to access grades-to-date via Blackboard.  Grades for assignments will be posted as graded for all assignments submitted on time.  If an assignment is submitted late, and if it does not appear on Blackboard, send me an email and I will add it.  Blackboard will be able to give you an approximate idea of where you are to-date, but students should not consider the information EXACT.  Students will also be able to access a copy of this syllabus on Blackboard.  Some quizzes may be required to be submitted via Blackboard.  All handouts will be posted on Blackboard, as well as exam keys (after the exams).

Archive: in addition to the Blackboard site, I will be posting archived material on my own server.  This site will archive all assignments given out in class, copies of quizzes and quiz keys, as well as exams and exam keys (once everyone has taken them).  I will also include relevant links to projects, if they are assigned, to supplementary material, or to material from past courses.  This site will be updated periodically.  This is the first place you should look for a homework assignment if you miss class.  The direct address for the page is http://www.betsymccall.net/prof/courses/spring12/cscc/algebra1.html. Or you can go to http://www.betsymccall.info and follow the links Spring 2012, Columbus State, and Math 102.

Learning: Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning.  If you are stuck, you should seek assistance immediately from the various resources available.  I am here to facilitate your learning and provide expertise and instruction.  I cannot take responsibility for every student’s individual success.  I will be happy to help when I can, but you must take the initiative, sooner rather than later.    Because part-time faculty do not typically keep extended office hours and do keep tight schedules working at more than one school, outside posted office hours, you should rely on the Learning Center in DH 313 – Main (hours tend to be MTWTh 8 to 9 p.m., and F 8 to 1 p.m., and some Saturday morning hours) for tutoring assistance.  Schedules for all labs will be posted outside DH 313.  The tutoring Lab is not a bad place to do homework. You will be required to sign in with your Cougar ID to receive assistance.

Tentative Schedule

Week	Day	Section	Title	Comments/Problems	
1	3/27	1.1
1.3
1.6
1.7	Introduction, Success in Mathematics, The Number Systems and the Real Number Line, Properties of Real Numbers, Exponents and 		
	3/29				
2	4/3	1.8
2.1
2.2	Order of Operations, Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Linear Equations: Addition & Multiplication Properties; Solving Linear Equations: Using the Properties Together	Week 2 Quiz due 4/5	
	4/5				
3	4/10	2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5	Solving Linear Equations: Using the Properties Together, Solving Linear Equations: Fractions & Decimals, Classifying Equations Evaluating Formulas & Solving for a Variable; Introduction to Problem Solving: 	Week 3 Quiz due 4/12
	
	4/12				
4	4/17	2.6
2.7
2.8	Direct Translation Problems; Problem Solving: Direct Translation Problems Involving Percent; Problem Solving: Geometry & Uniform Motion Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable	Week 4 Quiz due 4/19
	
	4/19				
5	4/24	3.1
Review	Rectangular Coordinate System & Equations in Two Variables
Review for Test #1	Homeworks for Chapters 1 & 2 due in MML 4/25
Week 4 Take-home Quiz due 4/25	
	4/26	Test #1	Test #1 covers sections 1.1, 1.3, 1.6-1.8, 2.1-2.8		
6	5/1	3.2
3.3
3.4	Graphing Equations in Two Variables
Graphing Equations in Two Variables; Slope Slope-Intercept Form of a Line 	Week 6 Quiz (due 5/3)	
	5/3				
7	5/8	3.5
3.6
8.1	Point-Slope for
m of a Line Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
Graphs of Equations	Week 7 Quiz (due 5/10)
Last Day to Withdraw May 10	
	5/10				
8	5/15	8.2
8.3
8.4	Relations; 
Introduction to Functions; 	
Functions and Their Graphs	Week 7 Take-home Quiz (due 5/14)
Week 8 Quiz (due 5/17)	
	5/17				
9	5/22	8.4
8.5
Review	Functions and their Graphs; Linear Functions and Models; Check solutions to linear equations graphically
Review for Test #2	Week 9 Quiz due 5/21	
	5/24				
10	5/29	TEST #2	Test #2 covers sections 3.1-3.6, 8.1-8.5	Week 10 (Take-home) Quiz (due 5/28)
Homeworks for Chapters 3 & 8 due in MML (except 8.5) 5/28
Campus closed 5/28 for Memorial Day	
	5/31	Review	Review for Final		
11	6/7		Final Exam – comprehensive
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Pre-Final Quiz due 6/5
Homework for 8.5 due 6/5	

Suggested Assignments from Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 2nd edition, Sullivan, Struve, Mazzarella 2010

Note:  eoo = every other odd problem

Section	Suggested Assignments	
1.1	1 – 20	
1.3	1-11 odd; 12, 23-41 odd; 67- 91 odd	
1.6	1-73 odd; 75-77 all	
1.7	1-53 odd; 55-83 eoo; 85, 87 – 109 odd; 115 – 125 odd, 129	
1.8	1 – 61 odd; 63 – 99 eoo; 101- 109 eoo;  113 -125 odd; 127-130	
2.3	1-25 odd; 33, 37, 39, 41, 59 – 103 odd;  105-122 all  	
2.4	1-21 odd; 23 – 95 eoo;  97, 101	
2.5	1-25 odd; 27-43 eoo; 45-52 all; 53-61 odd; 65-86 all; 91, 94	
2.6	15-19 odd; 39-61 odd; 70-72 all	
2.7	1-9 odd; 10-12 all; 13 – 33 odd;  34, 35, 37, 39-41 all, 43-46 all, 47	
2.8	1-51 odd, 36, 55; 59-87 odd, 89-97 odd; 99-115 eoo; 117- 123 odd; 125, 135-138 all	
3.1	1-17 odd, 18; 19-51 odd; 53, 57, 61; 65 – 68 all; 79, 81, 83; 87-94 all	
3.2	1-19 odd; 21-45 eoo; 47-54 all; 55-65 odd; 67-87 eoo; 91 – 101 odd (verify using the calculator); 103-127 odd; 129-132 all; 133-137 odd	
3.3	 1-11 odd; 13-18 all; 19-35 odd; 37-40 all; 41-61 eoo; 51;  63-77 odd; 87, 88	
3.4	1-17 odd; 18, 19-63 eoo; 67-87 eoo; 91-94 all; 101-104 all	
3.5	1-11 odd; 12, 13-49 eoo, 51-69 odd; 71, 73, 87, 88	
3.6	1-19 odd; 21-28 all; 29-81 eoo;  83, 85, 89	
8.1	10, 11, 13-16 all; 23-26 all; 39-53 odd; 55-58 all, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 73-76 all; 77– 83 odd	
8.2	1-13 odd; 17, 19, 23,  25-31 odd; 33, 39-57 odd; 59-62 all	
8.3	1, 2, 3, 5, 11-17 odd; 18, 19-27 odd; 39-46 all; 47-50 parts (a) – (e) only; 51-58 all; 59, 61, 63-70 all; 73-77 odd; 79, 80, 81, 84	
8.4	1, 2, 5-15 odd; 17, 21-31 odd; 33-49 odd; 51-69 odd; 71	
8.5	1-13 odd; 47, 55, 56, 57-69 odd; 39-42 all; 77-80 all (use regression equation on calculator)	
Note: these are the same problems assigned in MML (except for section 1.1).  Each problem in MML gives the section and problem number it resembles in the textbook.