Chabot College
Fall 2014
Course Outline for Mathematics 55W
INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA WORKSHOP
•
Catalog Description:
MTH 55W - Intermediate Algebra Workshop
•
•
Units
(Min)
Units
(Max)
Contact Hours
Week
(Min)
0.25
Lecture
Laboratory
Clinical
Total
•
0.25 - 0.50 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Intermediate Algebra.
Corequisite: MTH 55
0.25
Week
(Max)
Term
(Min)
Term
(Max)
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
17.50
0.00
17.50
0.00
35.00
0.00
35.00
Prerequisite Skills:
None
•
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
•
Course Content:
1.
•
Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation
1.
2.
3.
•
read and write the mathematics used in Intermediate Algebra;
use technology currently used in Intermediate Algebra;
solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Individual instruction
Collaboration
Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
1. Typical Assignments
A.
B.
A delivery service won’t accept a package for shipping if any dimension exceeds 21
inches. An archaeologist wants to ship a 36-inch femur bone. Will it fit in a 3-inch-tall box
that has a 21-inch-square base?
Collaboratives: Perform an experiment with water and coffee filters and model with an
exponential function
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
A.
B.
•
Class Work
Attendance
Textbook (Typical):
1.
•
Blitzer (2013). Introductory & Intermediate Algebra for College Students (4th/e). Pearson.
Special Student Materials