MATHEMATICS 89-<section #>
INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA
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Instructor: <name>
Office: <location>
Office phone: <number only if you have an actual office>
Email: <university email address>
Math Tutorial Center (SH-C357) hours: <Days and times. Please coordinate with
the Math Tutorial Center scheduler as to your hours. If you are teaching an EOP or
Learning Communities course, please make sure that your office hours do not
conflict with the study group times.>
Tutorial center phone: 323-343-5374
Office hours: <Days, times, and location of your office hours. If you are teaching an
EOP or Learning Communities course, please make sure that your office hours do
not conflict with the study group times.>
Final Exam: <date, time, location>
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Textbook: Beginning Algebra, 2nd Custom Edition for CSULA.
ISBN# 9781256968078
Information about the textbook: This custom edition was created by taking
chapters from the book Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Elayn Martin-Gay
(ISBN-10: 0136007317, ISBN-13: 978-0136007319) as well as from the book
Geometry: Fundamental Concepts and Applications by Alan Bass (ISBN-10:
0321473310, ISBN-13: 978-0321473318). If you purchase a MyMathLab account, it
comes with all of the pages from Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Elayn
Martin-Gay as an E-Text. A MyMathLab access code comes along with the custom
edition at no extra charge, if you buy it new at the bookstore, so don’t throw that
access code away, in case you need it for Math 90 or 91.
General course description
This course will cover basic concepts in algebra. Prerequisites: None
Topical outline: Fractions, signed numbers, measurement geometry, absolute
value, simplifying algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities.
Student learning outcomes: Students who successfully complete this course will
be able to:
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Perform numerical computations involving fractions, signed
numbers, and absolute value
Apply laws of (positive integer) exponents
Find the GCD and LCM of a finite set of integers
Add and subtract polynomials
Solve linear equations
Requirements
<Fill in your requirements here: homework, tests, etc.>
Grading system: <Instructor’s grading system here. Final exam must be worth at
least 40%.> This course is graded CR/NC.
ADA statement: Reasonable accommodation will be provided to any student who
is registered with the Office of Students with Disabilities and requests needed
accommodation.
Academic honesty statement: I will abide by the University Policy on academic
dishonesty. This policy can be found, for example, in the Schedule of
Classes. <insert any additional statement you would like to put here, such as
“Students are expected to do their own work. Copying the work of others, cheating
on exams, and similar violations will be reported to the University Discipline Officer,
who has the authority to take disciplinary actions against students who violate the
standards of academic honesty.”>
Student responsibilities: Students are responsible for being aware of all
announcements that are made in class, such as changes in exam dates, due dates of
homework and papers, and cancellation of class due to instructor’s
absence. Students are responsible for announcements made on days that they are
absent.
Students must check their CSULA email account regularly for information from the
instructor and the Department. Failure to do so may result in missed deadlines or
other consequences that might adversely affect students. Note that you can forward
this email account to any other account of your choosing.
Your next math class: After you pass Math 89 this quarter, you are required to take
Math 90 next quarter. Please remember that you are required to pass Math 89,
Math 90, and Math 91 within your first year at CSULA.