MAC 1990 Intensive College Algebra -Fall 2007 Intensive College Algebra (CRN 81160) Instructor: Dr. M. Rahman Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718; Phone: 620-3748 Class Time: 10:00-11:40am MW Class Bldg. 3/Rm. 1351 Office hour: 12:00-1:00pm MW/Appointment e-mail: mrahman@unf.edu Textbook: College Algebra- 4th ed. James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, and Saleem Watson Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman Credit hours: 4 Tentative Schedule: Chapters Sections Chapter P. Prerequisites § P.1-P.7 Chapter 1. Equations and inequalities § 1.1-1.7 Chapter 2. Coordinates and Graphs § 2.1-2.5(2.3 and 2.5 are optional sections) Chapter 3. Functions § 3.1-3.7 Chapter 4. Polynomial and Rational Functions § 4.1-4.5(4.4 is optional section) Chapter 5. Exponentials and logarithmic functions § 5.1-5.4 Chapter 6. System of equations and inequalities § 6.1 Grading Criteria: Point Allocation 40% 30% 30% 2 Exams Final Exam will be comprehensive. Homeworks, Quizzes 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: Last day to withdraw ( with 25% refund)– September 21st Last day to withdraw (no refund)– November 9th Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Labor Day- Sept. 03rd , Veterans DayNov 12th, Thanksgiving- Nov. 22-24th , Exam 1: Oct. 17, 2007(Wednesday) Exam 2: Nov. 28, 2007(Wednesday) Final Exam is Wednesday, Dec. 12, 9:00-10:50am. 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: 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. 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.