MAC 1990
Intensive College Algebra -Fall 2008
Intensive College Algebra (CRN 81030)
Instructor: Dr. M. Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718; Phone: 620-3748
Class Time: 8:00-9:40am MW
Class Bldg. 3/Rm. 1351
Office hour: 10:00-11:00am MW/Appointment
E-mail: mrahman@unf.edu
Textbook: College Algebra- 8th ed. by Michael
Sullivan
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Credit hours: 4
Tentative Schedule:
Chapters
Sections
Chapter R. Review
§ R.2-R.8
Chapter 1. Equations and inequalities
§ 1.1-1.7
Chapter 2. Graphs
§ 2.1-2.4
Chapter 3. Functions and their Graphs
§ 3.1-3.5
Chapter 4. Linear and Qudratics Functions
§ 4.3, 4.5
Chapter 5. Polynomial and Rational Functions
§ 5.1-5.6
Chapter 6.
Exponentials and logarithmic functions
§ 6.1-6.7
Chapter 8.
System of equations and inequalities
§ 8.1
Grading Criteria:
Point Allocation
40%
30%
15%
15%
2 Exams
Final Exam will be comprehensive.
Homework
Quiz
Cut-Offs:
Grade Assignment
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69%
F
< 60%
The “  `` will be included only to improve your grades
Important Deadlines:
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Last day to withdraw ( with 25% refund)– September 19th
Last day to withdraw (no refund)– November 07th
Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Labor Day- Sept. 01st , Veterans DayNov 11th, Thanksgiving- Nov. 27-29th
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Exam 1: Oct. 15, 2008(Wednesday)
Exam 2: Nov. 24, 2008(Monday)
Final Exam is Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7:00-8:50am.
Technology: A graphing calculator (e.g. TI83) is recommended but not required. Graphing calculators
which perform symbolic manipulations (e.g. TI89, TI92) will not be allowed for tests and quizzes.
You may use ordinary scientific calculators, but no graphing calculators are allowed for quizzes or
exams.
Attendance: is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be assigned
group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result in lowering your
grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must make arrangements for making
up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework: is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. Late
homework will not be accepted without a valid reason.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please
contact “Disability Resource Center” IN Bldg. 10-Room 1201.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be
announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes.
General Education Outcomes:
MAC 1990 is designed to satisfy the following criteria from the Central Student Outcomes of General
Education:
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II D. 1. Students should be able to demonstrate general knowledge of the breadth, power, and
development of major areas of mathematics.
We reach this goal by devoting about one two-thirds of the course to manipulating expressions, solving
equations, solving inequalities, and studying functions(linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic). This
portion of the course will include the concepts needed to understand these topics, the skills needed to apply
the concepts, and a discussion of the scope of the concepts.
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II. D. 2. Students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in solving problems using
mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning.
We reach these goals by studying variety of equation solving: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic.
The techniques learned to solve equations will be applied to solve various types of word problems.