Math 100: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Instructor: Amanda Lohss
Office: Korman 209
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00-12:00, Thursday 10:00-12:00 in Korman 249 (MRC)
Email: agp47@drexel.edu
Course Website: http://www.math.drexel.edu/~agp47/100.html
Text:
Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Tyler Wallace.
Free pdf download: http://www.wallace.ccfaculty.org/book/book.html
Course Description:
This course covers properties of real numbers, algebraic expressions, rational
expressions, linear and quadratic functions and graphs. This course is intended to give
students the background needed to enroll in Math 101.
Homework:
On most weeks, a homework assignment will be posted on the course website.
Homework will not be collected or graded.
Quizzes:
There will be 7 in-class quizzes. The quizzes will occur every Thursday in which there is
not an exam, beginning in week 2. The problems on the quizzes will be taken directly
from the homework. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. A missed quiz results in a
0%. There will be no make-up quizzes with the exception of a doctor’s note, a religious
holiday, or proof of participation in a Drexel-sponsored function.
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken in class on a regular basis and considered when assigning
grades in the situation where rounding affects the overall grade letter. Students are
expected to attend every class or at least, obtain notes from another student. It is
understood that illness and other situations occur throughout the term and up to three
absences is considered reasonable.
Math 100: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Exams:
It is a requirement of this course to attend all exams. Exams may not be retaken for any
reason, and make-up exams are only given in extreme circumstances where a valid
and documentable excuse is provided. There will be two non-cumulative exams during
the term and one final cumulative exam during finals week. The final exam date and
location will be available at a later date on the Register’s website, and will be
announced when it is posted. In the meantime, no travel arrangements should be
made between the final exam window of Tuesday, March 15 and Saturday, March 19
(this includes Saturday!).
Exam 1: Tuesday, February 2
Exam 2: Thursday, February 25
Final Exam: TBD between March15 and March 19
Grades:
The grade calculation will be based on the following two options, selected in favor of the
student’s overall grade:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Quizzes: 20%
Quizzes: 20%
Exam 1: 25%
Exam 1: 20%
Exam 2: 25%
Exam 2: 20%
Final Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 40%
Grade letters are assigned by the following,
A: 90%-100%
B: 80%-89.99%
C: 70%-79.99%
D: 60%-69.99%
F: 0%-59.99%
where +/- grades may be given in cases favorable to the student.
Math 100: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Resources:
My office hours: no appointment necessary
Additional hours: by appointment (feel free to email me)
Math Resource Center (MRC): Monday-Thursday: 10—7, Friday 10—4
Korman 249, no appointment necessary
Withdrawing: The last day to withdraw from this course is Friday, February 19. Do not
wait until the last day to start the process as there is paperwork involved. Students who
receive a D or an F on the first exam should consider withdrawing and are encouraged
to schedule a meeting with me to discuss the options.
Disabilities and Accommodations: Students with disabilities may request
accommodations (e.g. extended time on exams). Students must provide the instructor
with an Accommodation Verification Letter before any accommodations are granted. No
accommodations will be proved witout the appropriate paperwork from ODR. Details
and procedures can be found at http://www.drexel.edu/ods/
Academic Honesty: Cheating and other forms of academic misconduct are serious
offenses and are dealt with harshly, e.g. at the very least a 0 on the exam or quiz and a
letter sent to the Office of Student Conduct. A copy of the student code of conduct in the
student handbook can be found at
http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/community_standards/studentHandbook/
Math 100: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Tentative Schedule
Week 1: 1/5, 1/7
Lecture Topics
Sections
Graphing Linear Equations
2.1- 2.4
Notes
Parallel & Perpendicular Lines 2.5
Week 2: 1/12, 1/14 Solving Systems of Equations
Application Problems
Week 3: 1/19, 1/21 Inequalities
4.1-4.4
4.5, 4.6
3.1, 3.2,
Absolute Value
3.3
Exponents
5.1, 5.2
Week 4: 1/26, 1/28 Polynomials
Quiz 1: Thursday 1/14
Quiz 2: Thursday 1/21
5.4-5.7
Quiz 3: Thursday 1/28
Review for Exam 1
Week 5: 2/2, 2/4
Factoring
6.1-6.4
Exam 1: Tuesday 2/2
Week 6: 2/9, 2/11
Factoring
6.5, 6.6
Quiz 4: Thursday 2/11
Quadratic in Form
9.6
Quadratic Formula
9.4
Solve by Factoring
6.7
Week 7: 2/16, 2/18 Rational Expressions
7.1-7.4
Complex Fractions
7.5
Solving & Applications
7.6-7.8
Week 8: 2/23, 2/25 Review for Exam 2
Week 9: 3/1, 3/3
Exam 2: Thursday
2/25
Radicals & Exponents
9.1-9.2
Completing the Square
9.3
Graphs of Quadratics
9.11
Week 10: 3/8, 3/10 Functions
Inverse Functions
Review for Final Exam
Quiz 5: Thursday 2/18
Quiz 6: Thursday 3/3
10.1-10.2 Quiz 7: Thursday 3/10
10.3