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First Day Handout for Students*
MATD 0370/0290, Combined Elementary Algebra & Intermediate Algebra,
Semester/Session
Section Number & Synonym
Campus, Room #, Time of Day
Instructor's Name:
Office:
Phone Number:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
Other hours by appointment.
Web Site, if applicable:
Required Texts/Materials:
Text: Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Concepts and Applications: A Combined Approach, 5/E, by
Bittinger, Ellenbogen, and Johnson
ISBN # 0-321-559444
Optional Shrink-Wrapped Bundle with Text, My Math Lab 0321609670
Supplemental Materials: Rectangular coordinate graphing paper, Scientific calculator
MyMathLab includes:
▫ Online access to all pages of the textbook
▫ Multimedia learning aids (videos & animations) for select examples and exercises in the text
▫ Practice tests and quizzes linked to sections of the textbook
▫ Personalized study guide based on performance on practice tests and quizzes
Visit www.mymathlab.com for more information. To use MyMathLab, you'll need:
Course ID*: ID acc08249 Student access number: provided with purchase of MyMathLab access.
* If your instructor has set up a different course ID for your class, he or she will let you know. If so, use the
course ID provided by your instructor.
PREREQUISITE: A in Basic Math Skills taken Spring 2009 or later, or recommendation of
instructor, or equivalent knowledge, a mid-range score on the MATD 0370 placement test, or 75%
on the pretest during the first week.
Course Rationale: This fast track algebra course streamlines content for the purpose of moving
adult students more quickly through developmental mathematics. The design is to improve retention
and persistence of students, especially traditionally under-represented students. Throughout the
course, problem solving and the concept of function are demonstrated and emphasized. Multiple
representations of a problem are encouraged including verbal, symbolic, graphical, and numerical
representations. The learning objectives for this course include: critical thinking, reasoning
mathematically, communicating mathematically, and problem solving. The focus will be on using
algebra to solve problems from the real world. This course is designed to prepare students for various
college-level science and mathematics courses. After succeeding in this course, students may enroll
in a number of courses in science, mathematics, and various technical areas. These include General
College Physics, General Chemistry, Magnetism and DC Circuits, AC Circuits, Manufacturing
Materials and Processes, Math for Business and Economics, and College Algebra.
Course Description MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra MATD 0390 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA :
A course designed to develop the skills and understanding contained in the first and second year of
secondary school algebra. Topics include review of properties of and operations on real numbers,
graphing linear equations, variation, solving linear and quadratic equations, solving systems of linear
equations, polynomials, factoring, applications. , functions, algebra of functions, inequalities, rational
expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, quadratic functions and their graphs, and solving
quadratic equations.
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MATD 0370/0290, Elementary & Intermediate Algebra, 2010-2011
First Day Handout for Students
Course Objectives: Instructors must include Intermediate Algebra objectives in the syllabus. They
are posted at http://www.austincc.edu/mthdept2/tfcourses/obj0390.htm .
Instructional Methodology: This course is taught in the classroom as a lecture/discussion course.
Attendance: Attendance is required in this course. Students who have excessive absences may be
withdrawn. TSI–mandated students who have excessive absences will be withdrawn.
TSI Warning for students who are not TSI complete**
Students who are not TSI complete in math are not allowed to enroll in any course with a math skill
requirement.
All students are required to be "continually in attendance" in order to remain enrolled in this
course. If this is the only developmental class you are enrolled in, and you withdraw
yourself from this course or are withdrawn by your instructor, then:
a) You may be withdrawn from courses that you should not be enrolled in, such as any
class with a math skill requirement.
b) You will have a hold placed on your registration for the following semester. The Hold
will require that you register for the next semester in person with an advisor or counselor
and that you work with the Developmental Math Advisor during that semester.
c) You will continue to face more serious consequences, up to being restricted to only
registering for developmental courses, until you complete the required developmental math
course or satisfy the TSI requirement in another way.
More information can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/math/tsiwarning.htm.
** If you are unsure whether or not this warning applies to you, see an ACC advisor immediately.
Importance of Completing Developmental Course Requirements
The first steps to achieving any college academic goal are completing developmental course
requirements and TSI requirements. The first priority for students who are required to take
developmental courses must be the developmental courses. TSI rules state that students are
allowed to take college credit courses, if they are fulfilling their developmental
requirements. Because successful completion of dev courses is so important, ACC will
intervene with any student who is not successfully completing developmental requirements.
This intervention can mean a hold on records, requiring developmental lab classes, working
with the Dev Math Advisor, and monitoring during the semester.
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Withdrawal Policy: It is the student's responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. The
instructor may withdraw students for excessive absences but makes no commitment to do this for the
student. After the withdrawal date, neither the student nor the instructor may initiate a withdrawal.
TSI-mandated students with excessive unexcused absences will be withdrawn. The withdrawal
deadline is ___________________.
Reinstatement Policy: Students who withdrew or were withdrawn generally will not be reinstated
unless they have completed all course work, projects, and tests necessary to place them at the
same level of course completion as the rest of the class.
Incomplete grades (I) are given only in very rare circumstances. To qualify for an "I", a student
must have completed almost all exams and assignments, have a passing grade, and have a
serious situation occur that prevents course completion after the withdrawal deadline.
In Progress grades (IP) are also rarely given. In order to earn an "IP" grade the student must remain
in the course, be making progress in the material, not have excessive absences, and not be
meeting the standards set to earn the grade of C or better in the course. Students who are given
an IP grade must register and pay for the same course the next semester they take a math class
to receive credit. Students who make a grade of IP should not go on to the next course with that
grade. A maximum of two IP grades can be awarded in any one course. [Note to instructors:
this policy may be left out of your syllabus.]
Course Policies: The syllabus should also include the following policies of the instructor:
 Missed exam policy
 Policy about late work (if applicable)
 Class participation expectations
The syllabus should also contain the following policies listed in the First Day Handout section in the
front part of the Math Manual. Go to www.austincc.edu/mthdept5/mman11/statements.html Insert
the full statement for each of the following in your syllabus:
 Statement on Students with Disabilities
 Statement on Scholastic Dishonesty
 Recommended Statement on Scholastic Dishonesty Penalty
 Statement on Academic Freedom
 Recommended Statement on Student Discipline
Course-Specific Support Services: ACC main campuses have Learning Labs which offer free firstcome first-serve help with math from tutors and computer tutorials for math courses. Learning Lab
information is posted at http://www.austincc.edu/tutor
DVD videos that cover all topics can be checked out in the Learning Resource Centers (libraries).
Ask your instructor if you need help finding them.
Course Evaluation/Grading Scheme: Grading criteria must be clearly explained in the syllabus.
The criteria should specify the number of exams and other graded material (homework, assignments,
projects, etc.) and should include the comprehensive Intermediate Algebra departmental final exam.
Instructors should discuss the format and administration of exams, which may be given in an ACC
Testing Center <http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/>. Guidelines for other graded materials, such as
homework or projects, should also be included in the syllabus.
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Syllabus and Calendar:
Week
1
Intro
Pretest
2
2.4-2.5
2.6, 2.7
3
3.2-3.4
3.5
4
4.1 - 4.6
Exam 2
5
5.1-5.6
5.7
6
Exam 3
5.8,
7
6.6
6.7
8
7.2-7.5
8.1-8.2
9
Exam 4
9.1-9.2
10
9.4
10.1
11
10.3
10.4
12
10.6, 10.7
10.8 Exam 5
13
11.2,11.3
11.4
14
11.7
15
Exam 6.
12.2 optional
16
Review
Chapt. 1
3.1
3.6-3.7
4.7, 4.8,
2.1-2.3
Exam 1
6.1-6.5
7.1
8.3
9.3
10.2
10.5
11.1
11.6
11.8
13.1
Final Exam All sections
*Additional information about ACC's mathematics curriculum and faculty is available on the
Internet at http://www.austincc.edu/math/
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ELEMENTARY & INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA HOMEWORK (Bittinger)
sec
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
pg
10-12
18-20
27-28
35-37
42-43
48-50
56-58
66-67
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
83-84
91-92
97-98
2.5
116120
128129
135
154157
165166
173175
180183
190195
203205
2.6
2.7
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
104108
PROBLEMS
5, 11, 13 , 17, 27, 31, 35, 41, 45, 53, 59, 67-77 (odd), 80
5 – 9 (odd), 15, 23, 31, 35, 57, 65, 69, 77, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92
1, 7,11-15, 25, 29, 33, 39, 47, 51, 65, 69, 75, 77, 83, 85, 87
6, 15, 19, 23, 25, 39, 43, 47-65 (odd), 69, 73, 77-79, 83, 85, 89, 93
41, 43, 51, 53, 55, 59, 68, 77, 79, 83, 87
23, 27, 33, 43, 67, 75, 91, 93-103 (odd), 119, 125, 129, 135, 139, 143
1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 39, 47, 49, 51, 53, 63, 73-109(odd), 117
1-15(odd), 19, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 51, 55, 56, 59-73 (odd), 79, 83, 85, 87,
91, 93, 101
17, 23, 2 7, 39, 41, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 69, 79
1, 3, 5, 25, 29, 39, 47, 49, 55, 57, 61-81 (odd), 86, 89, 90, 95, 97
1-29(odd), 30, 42, 43
19, 21, 23, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43-57(odd), 59-65(all), 69, 75, 77, 81, 83, 89, 90, 95, 97
1-9 (odd), 17, 19, 21, 27-43 (odd), 55
1, 3, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29, 35, 37, 45, 47, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 71, 75,
81, 105
13, 15, 21, 23, 27,
Test 1 up thru 2.7
13, 14, 17-33(odd), 41, 43, 45, 51, 57, 59
7, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33-39 odds, 43, 49, 57, 60
7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 27, 29, 35, 37, 53, 59, 63, 69, 71, 73, 77, 78, 79, 83
9, 11, 13, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 49, 53
1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 39, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75
1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 25, 27, 35, 39, 43, 45, 49, 55, 61, 65, 67, 69, 74, 75, 77, 81,
85, 95
1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 25, 29, 39, 41, 43, 47, 49, 55, 57, 59, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77,
79, 83, 90, 92
3.7
213215
4.1
234-235
1-25(odd), 33, 37, 45 – 55 odds, 61, 65, 73, 77, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 94, 95, 96
done
4.2
242243
250253
1-15(odd), 21, 25-87(odd), 91 – 115 (odd), 117-122
4.3
4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 33, 35, 39, 41, 45, 53, 55, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73,
75, 78, 79, 82
Test 2 up thru 4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
259260
267268
276277
284286
292293
7, 9, 13, 17, 23, 27, 33, 37, 39, 45, 47, 53, 57, 59, 61, 78, 82, 93
9, 15, 17, 23, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 57, 59, 61, 69, 75, 77
1, 2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 41, 45, 51, 53, 59, 61, 67, 91, 105, 107, 109
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 25, 29, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 55, 61, 63, 71, 87
1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41 - 48
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
310-311
317-318
327-328
336-337
339
343-344
5-7(odd), 11, 13, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33-61(odd), 67-72(all)
3-61(odd), 64, 66-70(all)
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 27, 29, 31, 41, 43, 47, 81- 87(odd)
1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 13-33(odd), 53-57(odd), 61, 67, 73, 79, 81, 94, 95, 97, 99
3, 7, 9, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31 , 39, 40, 42, 43
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41, 51, 53, 59, 81, 84, 85
5.7
351-353
3, 7, 9, 12, 17, 21, 25, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 65
5.8
363-366
3-21 (odd), 20, 23, 27, 29, 30, 33, 42, 46, 48
381-382
386-387
395-396
402-403
410
417
430-434
450-453
461-463
470-473
480-482
490-494
1-17 (odd), 21, 27, 31, 39, 43, 47, 59, 62
1, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29, 43, 47, 49, 51, 55, 59, 61, 65, 73, 74
1-8(all), 13-23(odd), 27, 29, 35, 39-45(odd), 57, 59, 61, 65-71(odd)
1, 5-29(odd), 39-47 (odd), 55, 61, 77, 79
7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 35, 45
5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 31 -39 (odds), 49-52(all)
3-45(odd), 49, 53, 59, 66
1-9(odd), 17-31(odd), 32, 33, 35, 41, 45, 48, 49, 50, 53, 57, 58
1-19(odd), 23-29(odd), 31, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57
5-37(odd), 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 59, 63, 69, 73, 75, 84, 86
3, 6, 7, 11, 15, 23, 25, 27, 35, 37,
5, 8, 11, 17, 23, 24, 29, 31, 34, 38, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65,
66, 69, 70, 85,
Test 3 thru 5.6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
8.1
513-515
8.2
8.3
521-522
532-535
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
10.1
583-584
593-595
603
614-615
641-642
10.2
647-648
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
654
660-661
666-667
673-674
683-686
693-694
11.1
712-714
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.6
11.7
11.8
12.2
13.1
719-720
723-724
729-731
746-747
754
760-764
800
860-862
1, 3, 9, 13, 16, 19, 23, 33, 35, 37, 41, 45, 47, 51, 60, 62
5, 8, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 35, 37, 39, 61
1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 35, 39, 51 Exam 4 thru 8.3
13-33 (odd), 39, 43, 47, 53, 56, 57
1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 24, 29, 34, 39, 41, 45, 47, 53, 57, 63, 65, 76
1, 3, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 35, 37, 43, 47, 49, 51,55
3, 11, 15, 29, 37, 45, 47, 51, 59, 60
11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 31, 37, 43, 47, 51, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, 69, 75, 83, 85, 88, 89, 93
1, 8, 11, 14, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 33, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 59, 63, 67, 73, 75, 77,
79, 83, 85, 89, 89, 91, 93
5-31 (odd), 35, 37, 43-73 (odd),
1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 33, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 77
3, 9, 13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 45, 49, 51, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 85,
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 57
1, 7, 9, 17, 19, 20, 25, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 65, 67
9, 11, 17, 19, 23, 31, 35, 39, 43, 51, 55, 61, 65, 71, 73, 77, 83, 85, 91, 95 Exam 5
thru 10.8
1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 55, 61, 69, 71,73, 79,81
7, 11, 17, 22, 25, 29,31,32, 35, 37, 43, 48, 51, 53
3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 27
1-4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 29, 35, 37, 41, 45
3, 5, 8, 11, 21, 22, 39, 41, 51, 61, 63
5, 7, 9, 12, 17, 21, 23, 27, 32, 35, 42, 45
1-6,9, 11, 12, 15, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 45
1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 13, 20, 35, 37, 51, 55 optional
1, 2, 3, 5, 29, 33, 35, 41, 45, 57, 59