MAC 1105 – College Algebra (Fall 2009 Syllabus)
Tallahassee Community College
Class meeting: MW 2:30 - 3:45pm (Rm SM125)
Email: williaml@tcc.fl.edu
Class Website: http://faculty.tcc.fl.edu/scma/williaml
Instructor: Lina Williams
Office: SM 283
Phone: 201-8367 (email preferred)
MW:11am-1:30pm TR:11am-1pm & 4-5:30pm F:11:30-1:30pm. Use them!
Office
Hours
and other
Resources
Learning Commons: In case I am unavailable, the TCC Learning Commons (located in
LC 30, www.tcc.fl.edu/learningcommons, 850.201.8193) provides one-stop convenient access
to expanded learning assistance and resources. The Math and Science area offers support in
mathematics and science. Students can work independently or in small groups while having
access to resources including: trained tutors, specialists and learning assistants, videos,
textbooks, calculators, an open-access computer lab and much more.
The TCC Learning Commons is open:
Monday – Thursday
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Smarthinking: Online tutoring service available to TCC students via blackboard (see website).
Along with the library and math center, rooms AC210, AC211, & CT206 have MyMathLab.
Required
Materials
1. Textbook: Algebra: Graphs and Models, Bettinger/Belcher, Fourth Edition;
Addison Wesley, 2009. (Available at the Learning Commons for use)
You are required to purchase MyMathLab, a computer software
that gives you access to the online homework that you must do for this course.
Course ID: williams57615. An online textbook is included in MyMathLab
(See “Registering for MyMathLab/Course Compass” handout)
2. Calculator: A graphing calculator is required. Available at the Learning Commons and
rentable at the TCC Library. Calculators that do symbolic algebra, such as TI
89, TI 92, HP 48, etc. are not allowed. Cell phones cannot be used.
3. ID: A photo ID is required for tests and the final exam.
Prerequisite
One of the following must be satisfied:
i)
scored 550+ on SAT
ii) scored 21+ on ACT
iii) scored 88+ on CPT
iv) passed the TCC course, MAT 1033 with a grade of A, B, or C
v) Transfer credit with a grade of a least C in course equivalent to MAT1033
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE PREREQUISITE POLICY.
Major topics include characteristics of functions in general; inverse functions; linear, quadratic,
Course
Description absolute value, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations; systems of equations and
inequalities; and applications.
Policies
Disrespectful behavior toward anyone in the classroom such as tardiness, disruptive talking, cell
phone usage, etc. is not acceptable. Smoking, eating or drinking is not allowed in the
classroom. Please place all trash in the appropriate container.
CLAS
To earn an AA degree, students must demonstrate proficiency in these CLAS skills. This
requirement is met by earning a GPA of 2.5 or higher in your college-level mathematics
courses. Alternative methods of meeting this requirement include scoring at certain levels on
various standardized exams including the SAT, ACT, or CPT. Further details can be obtained
at the Enrollment Services and Student Success Center.
Disabilities Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is committed to making all programs, services and
facilities accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities in order for students to obtain
Act
maximum benefit from the educational experience and to effectively transition to our college
environment. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to register with the TCC Disability
Support Services Office which is located on the first floor of the Student Union.
Attendance Success in this course depends on your regular attendance. Students are responsible for
completion of all work assigned in class whether they are present or not.
W Deadline The last day to withdraw is Wednesday, November 11 (cannot withdraw online). If you are
absent, tardy and/or leave class early more than twice during the semester (for whatever reason)
with a failing test average, you will be administratively withdrawn from class. Do not
automatically assume you have been withdrawn.
Homework Homework will be assigned on a daily basis. Completing and understanding your homework is
the best way to study for tests. Your online homework average counts as a test grade.
Quizzes
Expect a quiz every class day. A zero on a quiz counts as an absence. Your Quiz average also
counts as a test grade. A few replacement quizzes will be given throughout the semester, but no
make up quizzes. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Tests
There will be a total of three tests. The test dates are Wed. September 23, Wed. October 21,
and Wed. November 25. There are no makeup tests. NO EXCEPTIONS! Your final test
grade will help you fill in the grade of a total of one lowest test grade with exemption of HW or
Quiz average.
Final Exam There will be a departmental final exam on Tuesday, December 8 from 12:30 –2:30pm.
Academic
Integrity
You are expected to do your own work on exams taken in class. Providing information to
another student or receiving information concerning exam content is considered cheating and
will NOT be tolerated. If this should occur, disciplinary action will take place in one of the
following forms: a zero for the test, being dropped from the course, suspension, or expulsion
from school.
Evaluation
& Grading
Scale:
Your grade will be determined by your online homework, tests, and the final exam.
Tests: 75% of Your Grade Final Exam: 25% of Your Grade
Your online homework and quiz average counts as two test grades.
.75T+.25F=G
T: Test
Average
F: Final exam
% Grading Scale:
90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
0 - 59
A
B
C
D
F