Heartland Community College
Master Course Syllabus
Division: STEM and Business
Course Prefix and number: MATH 091
Course Title: Prealgebra
DATE PREPARED: February 9, 2012
DATE REVIEWED:
DATE REVISED: January 6, 2014
PCS/CIP/ID NO: 1.4-320104
IAI NO. (if available):
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FIRST CLASS: Summer 2014
CREDIT HOURS: 4.0
CONTACT HOURS: 4.0
LECTURE HOURS: 4.0
LABORATORY HOURS:
0.0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION (Include specific prerequisites):
Prerequisite:
- Placement by assessment
This course is designed for students who need to develop their math skills prior to taking transfer level
mathematics. Topics include: whole numbers, integers, solving equations with integers, solving advanced
linear equations, fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, ratios, and proportions.
TEXTBOOKS (such as):
Martin-Gay, K. Elayn. PreAlgebra. 6th Ed. Boston, MA: Prentice Hall, 2011. Web.
Or a comparable text that addresses at a minimum the topics listed in the Course Outline and that
provides students with the opportunity to achieve the learning outcomes for this course.
REQUIRED CALCULATOR:
No calculators allowed on Modules 1 – 5. A TI-30XIIS or TI-30XIIB scientific calculator is allowed on
Module 6 (graphing calculators are not allowed in this course).
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND TRANSFERABILITY:
MATH 091, 092, 093, 094, and 098 are designed to enhance students' academic performance for other
college courses for which they are currently underprepared, as indicated by their performance on HCC's
math placement exam. Credit earned from successful completion of this course (or other developmental
courses) is not calculated into students' HCC GPA, will not apply toward degree or certificate
requirements, nor will it transfer to other colleges or universities. However, some institutions calculate
admissions GPA using grades from all courses, including developmental courses.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After successfully completing the course, students should be able to:
Course Outcomes
Perform basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division) on integers, fractions, decimals
Break down numbers into their prime factors and distinguish
between a prime and composite number
Construct ratios and proportions
Range of Assessment Methods
Homework, Progress Check, Test,
Notebook
Translate word phrases to mathematical expressions
Simplify an expression using the correct order of operations
Convert between fractions, decimals
Set up and solve basic mathematic application problems
Evaluate exponents and square roots
Solve one and two step equations
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Whole Numbers
2. Integers, Solving Equations
3. Solving Linear Equations
4. Fractions & Mixed Numbers
5. Decimals
6. Ratios; Proportions; Triangles
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
At the beginning of each module there is an optional pre-test. Students who pass the pre-test have
successfully completed the module and do not have to complete any other assignments for that module.
They may move on to the next module. Students who do not pass the pre-test for a module must complete
the assignments in the module, consisting of a video lecture, homework assignment, and progress check
for each section, as well as a notebook requirement. Students are allowed to rework assignments and
must complete each assignment successfully (see the minimum percentages indicated in the table below)
before moving to the next.
Assignment
Homework
Progress Check
Notebook
Pre-test & Post-test
Module 13-16
90%
80%
80%
75%
After working through a module, the post-test must be passed. To successfully complete the course, a
student must complete all modules (by passing either a pre-test or a post-test for each module).
The final grade for this course will be a P (pass) upon successful completion of the Module 16 Post-test
(end of Milestone 3) or Pre-test out of Module 16 (end of Milestone 3), otherwise a grade of NP (no pass)
will be given. A grade of I (Incomplete) may be given under extenuating circumstances only.
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
Students must read the etext, complete the guided notebook, and record all of their work from homework
and progress checks for each module.