HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
NORTHWEST COLLEGE
Instructor contact information
Instructor:
Ms. Patricia Guillory
Office Phone:
E-mail:
Patricia.Guillory@hccs.edu
713-718-2223 / Mail Code 50033
Welcome to
Course Title:
Course Prefix:
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Lecture Hours:
Lab Hours:
Contact Hours:
Basic Mathematics
Math 0106
48412
1
1
0
16
Semester and Year:
Spring 2015
Class Days & Times:
F 9:00am-1:00pm
Class Room Location:
Rm 217
Course overview
Catalog Description: Topics include fundamental operations fractions and decimals, percents, ratios,
and proportions. All students who enroll in this course are expected to complete MATH 0409 in the
following consecutive semester before attempting either MATH 0312 or MATH 1332. A comprehensive
Departmental Final Exam will be given in this course.
Credits: 1 credit hour (1 Lecture).
Prerequisites: TSIA ABE Levels 3−4 with a co−requisite PREM 0100 course or TSIA ABE Levels
4 – 5 or TSIA Math Score 323 – 335 or TSIA Math Score 336 – 347 with Elementary Algebra Score 0−4.
Audience: This course is for students who require state mandated remediation.
Course Goal
This course provides students with the basic arithmetical skills enabling them to proceed to the next level
mathematics course. It is also designed to strengthen many of the skills that an individual must demonstrate or
master in order to achieve college readiness. It is also intended for those students who are reasonably adept at
performing the simple mathematical operations needed in every day affairs, but become quite confused when
confronted with the same operations in the context of a mathematics class.
Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO):
1. Correctly choose and apply the four basic arithmetic operations with decimals and fractions to estimate and
solve application problems.
2. Apply “Proportional Reasoning” to solve related problems including ratios, rates, proportion, and percent.
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Learning outcomes
Students will:
1.1 solve problems by estimating and rounding.
1.2 find the least common multiples of two or more whole numbers.
1.3 add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.
1.4 add, subtract, multiply and divide with decimals and percent.
2.1 solve problems involving ratio and proportion.
Textbook: None
Instructor guidelines and policies
Attendance:
Students are expected to attend class as scheduled. If a student discontinues attending class
and does not drop oneself from the class, he or she will receive an F as the final grade.
Assignments: Homework assignments will be due on Friday of each week. All homework must be completed
with at least 80% completion in order to get credit.
Make-up Exams: There will be no make-up exams. If an exception is to be made, I must be notified of
reason prior to the day of the test, or in the case of an emergency the day of the test.
Electronic devices: Please see that all mobile devices (tablets, phones, laptops, etc.) are silenced and put
Away during class time. Their use is not permitted in this course.
Calculators:
No calculators will be allowed for exams.
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Your grade will be
determined by the following
Homework Assignments
Two Major Exams
Final Exam
Details
Points
(if applicable)
Homework assignments will be given
each week for each section covered.
Assignments will be due on Friday of
each week.
Each exam will be worth 50 points. No
make-up exams will be given. If you miss
an exam, your grade on the Final Exam
will be used to determine the grade on the
test missed (one maximum).
Every student enrolled in the course must
take the Final Exam
Total:
75
Percent of
Final
Average
20%
100
26.7%
200
53.3%
375
100%
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LETTER GRADE ASSIGNMENT:
Letter Grade
A
B
C
F
Final Average in Points
375 - 337
336 - 300
299 - 262
261 - 0
Final Average in Percent
100 - 90%
89 - 80%
79 - 70%
69 - 0%
Tentative Instructional Outline:
Week
FRIDAY
1
JAN 23
Perform four operations with fractions
Factorization
Multiples
Divisibility Rules
Least Common Denominator
2
JAN 30
Exam I
Perform four operations with decimals
Convert fractions to decimal notation &
Vice versa
Multiplying & Dividing Decimals
Estimating
3
FEB 6
EXAM II
Write ratios & proportions in order to solve
Applied problems
Convert fractions to percent notation &
Vice versa
4
FEB
Review for Final Exam
FINAL EXAM
Americans with Disabilities Act Statement
Houston Community College System is dedicated to providing the least restrictive environment for all students.
We are committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (section 504). Any student with a documented disability (e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision,
hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services
Office at 713-718-5708 at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
Resource Materials
Any student enrolled in Math 0312 at HCC has access to the Learning Resource Center (LRC) where they may
get additional help in understanding the theory or in improving their skills. The LRC is staffed with mathematics
faculty and student assistants, and offers tutorial help, videotapes and computer-assisted drills. Also available
is a student manual that may be obtained from the bookstore.
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Houston Community College offers FREE online tutoring in a variety of subjects, including mathematics, English
and writing. To take advantage of these Online Tutoring Services, go to www.hccs.askonline.net Your
questions will be answered by a qualified HCC tutor or faculty member within 24 hours (usually under 6 hours).
Final Examination
The final examination is departmental and consists of 33 multiple-choice problems. The problems cover only
the material required in this course.
Student Attendance
Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students are responsible for material covered during their
absences. Class attendance is checked daily. A student may be administratively dropped from this course for
absenteeism in excess of 12.5 percent of the hours of instruction. Hence, a student may be dropped after two
hours of absences for this class.
Student Conduct
No student may disrupt or otherwise interfere with any educational activity being performed by a member of the
College System. In addition, no student may interfere with his/her fellow students' right to pursue their academic
goals to the fullest in an atmosphere appropriate to a community of scholars. Any student failing to abide by
appropriate standards of conduct during scheduled College activities may be asked to leave the day's class or
activity by the instructor or another College official.
Scholastic Dishonesty
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements.
Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student accused of scholastic dishonesty.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating on a
test includes copying from another student's test paper; using materials not authorized by the person giving the
test; collaborating with another student during a test without authority; knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing,
transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of test; or bribing another person to obtain a test that is to
be administered.
Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 on the particular assignment, failure in
the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. A recommendation for
suspension or expulsion will be referred to the College Dean of Students for disciplinary disposition.
HCC Policy Statement: Attendance; 3-peaters; Withdrawal
Attendance: The student is expected to be on time at the beginning of each class period. For complete
information regarding Houston Community College’s policies on attendance, please refer to the Student
Handbook.3-peaters: Effective Fall 2006, HCC charges a higher tuition rate to students registering for the third
or subsequent time for certain courses. Students who enroll for most credit and CEU classes for a third or more
time will be charged an additional $50 per semester credit hour and $3.00 per contact hour, except for courses
exempted by The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.Withdrawals: It is the responsibility of the
student to officially drop or withdraw from a course. Failure to officially withdraw may result in the student
receiving an ‘F’ in the course. A student who officially withdraws from a course before the Official Date of
Record will not receive a grade and the course will not appear on the student's permanent record. A student
withdrawing from a course after this period and prior to the deadline designated in the HCC calendar will receive
a grade of ‘W’. Students should take care in dropping a course, since the third or future attempt to retake a
course will result in a higher rate of tuition.Students may only drop online during the drop/add period listed in the
registration calendar. After the first week of class in a regular term, students must complete a withdrawal form
and meet with a counselor to complete the withdrawal process.
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EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve
teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of researchbased questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your
professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the
Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term.
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