MATH 1050: College Algebra
Section 001, Summer 2011
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M, T, W, Th 12:30–2:45 p.m.
LCB 219
Parker Childs
LCB 318
W 10:00-11:30 a.m. (and by appointment)
parker@math.utah.edu
801 581 8340
www.math.utah.edu/~parker
www.math.utah.edu/~parker/teaching/math1050-summer2011
Percalculus, by Larson, R. and Hostetler, R.
ISBN: 978-0-7575-6427-7
Description: This course fulfills the QA credit. The curriculum for this course is the following: functions, inverses and graphs; polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic
functions; systems of equations and matrices; applications; arithmetic and geometric sequences and
series. Basically, we will cover chapters 1-3 and 7-9 of the text.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MATH 1010 or Math ACT score of at least 23 or
Math SAT score of at least 540.
Homework: Homework will be online as WeBWorK at http://webwork1.math.utah.edu/
webwork2/math1050summer2011-1/ and is due on Wednesdays. I will not collect written assignments, though I will regularly assign problems as practice.
Quizzes: I will be giving roughly two quizzes each week. You will not be able to make these
up if you miss them. Let me know at least two days in advance if you plan on missing class and we
can arrange another time for you to take the quiz. I will drop your two lowest quiz scores at the
end of the term.
Exams: There will be one in-class midterm and one comprehensive final exam. No calculators
will be allowed or needed. Exam dates are as follows.
Midterm: Thursday, July 14
Final:
Friday, August 5; 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Grading: Your course grade will be weighted as follows, though cutoffs for letter grades are
not set until grades are calculated.
Homework: 20%
Quizzes:
30%
Midterm:
20%
Final:
30%
ADA statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accommodations be made for students with physical, sensory, cognitive, systemic, learning, or psychiatric
disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any accommodations
you may need for this course.
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