WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS & SCIENCES
COURSE NO. AND TITLE:
MATH 1304 - College Algebra
Class Time & Location: 5:30-9:40 PM Mondays & Wednesdays at Mission Drive Baptist
Church, 7801 N 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ (27th Ave & Augusta Ave).
Term & Dates: May 21/June 21, 2011 (First wk M/W class May 21 & May 23) (T/Th class
May 22 & May 24). Second week: No class Monday, May 28st(holiday) or Tues May 29th.
Class on Wed May 30 & Thurs May 31st. Remainder of course: Mon/Wed and Tues/Thurs
through June 21th.
Description: This course develops skills in rational expressions, radicals, complex numbers,
graphs, second-degree equations in one or two variables, exponential and logarithmic
functions, conic sections, sequences, series, and the Binomial Theorem.
Text: College Algebra Second Edition Bittinger, Beecher ISBN 0-201-52526-7
Supplies: textbook, scientific calculator [TI-30IIB (or IIS) or equivalent], pencil, paper
Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra or MATH 1300
Placement: This class is for students who do not qualify (or have need) for Calculus or
Trigonometry, but who have had two years of algebra with a grade of “B” or above.
Class Policies:
Attendance:
All students are expected to attend all class sessions and are responsible
for knowing the material covered. No quizzes or exams can be made up unless
arrangements PRIOR to the absence have been made. Any student missing more than 25%
of the class will FAIL the class.
Academic Honesty: Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of
the faculty member assigned to this course. The faculty member is charged with assessing
the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty, and with giving sanctions to any student
involved.
Student Expectations Each class, you will have a practice test on the concepts to be
learned. You will have a test on those concepts the following class. There will be a test
each class after the first class. All class tests add up to 80% of your grade. The final exam
is worth 20% of your grade.
Grading
A: 90 – 100
B: 80 – 89
C: 70 – 79
D: 60 – 69
F: Below 60
Course Outline/Outcome Competencies: You should be familiar with the following
topics and be able to use them to set up and solve mathematical models of real world
problems
Rational Expressions and Equations
The Domains and of Rational Functions
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Complex Fractions
Solving Rational Equations
Rational Equations: Application and Problem Solving
Variation
Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers
Roots and Radicals
Rational Exponents
Multiplying and Simplifying Radicals
Dividing and Simplifying Radicals
Adding and Subtracting Radicals
Solving Radical Equations
Complex Numbers
Quadratic Functions
Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
Writing Equations in Quadratic Form
Graphing Quadratic Equations
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Composite and Inverse Functions
Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions
Properties of Logarithms
Common Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithm Functions
Conic Sections
The Parabola and the Circle
The Ellipse
The Hyperbola
Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem
Sequences and Series
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Series
The Binomial Theorem
Course Outline:
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
Class 10
Subject:
Basic concepts of algebra
Equations, inequalities and problem solving
Functions, graphs and transformations
Polynomial and rational functions
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Systems and matrices
Conic sections
Sequences, series and combinatorics
Test on sequences, series & combinatorics
Final exam
It is the university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any
educational program or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of
existing disabilities at the first class meeting.
This syllabus is only a plan. The teacher may modify the plan during the course. The
requirements and grading criteria may be changed during the course if necessary.
rev. 11/05