Syllabus for Math 100, 1st Term Summer, 2009
Course Title: Intermediate Algebra with MyMathLab
Instructors: Section01: Katherine Nichols;
Section02: Jil Chambless
Software Package and Text: Intermediate Algebra, 5th edition - by K. Elayn Martin-Gay, Software: MyMathLab.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Course Prerequisites: C- or higher in MA 005 or a placement score of 190 – 309
An access code is required to complete all assignments and tests for this course. It allows the student to access the publisher’s website
for the course, where all assignments and tests must be completed and where the entire textbook may be viewed online. Access codes
can be purchased with or without a hard copy of the textbook at a bookstore or online from the publisher. If you are a repeating
Math 100 student, you should already have access to the software without purchasing a new code. If you have any difficulty, see
an instructor in the MTLC immediately.
EMAIL: Your crimson email account is the e-mail address we will use for communication in this class. If you do not know your
crimson email address, you can contact the help desk at 348-HELP.
CONTENT DESCRIPTION: Math 100 is an intermediate level algebra course.
GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR 100-200 LEVEL COURSES:
 Students will be able to discriminate between reliable and less reliable information in their decision-making.
 Students will develop effective mathematical communication skills.
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THIS COURSE:
 Students will be able to perform operations on polynomial, rational, and radical expressions.
 Students will be able to solve equations and applications involving polynomial, rational, radical, and absolute value expressions.
 Students will be able to graph linear equations.
 Students will be able to solve linear inequalities and applications involving linear inequalities.
 Students will be able to solve systems of linear equations in two variables and relevant applications.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT: For those students wishing to request disability accommodations, please contact the Office
of Disability Services at 348-4285. After initial arrangements are made with that office, then contact your professor. Your professor
will be glad to work with you to make sure your needs are properly met.
COURSE GRADES: This course is under the “A, B, C, NC” policy, +/- grades will be given. The course grade is determined by
points earned as follows:
3 Tests
450 points (150 points each)
COURSE GRADE SCALE
Final Exam
300 points
Quizzes
120 points (40 points each test period)
A+ 980 – 1000, A 920 – 979, A- 900 - 919
Homework
90 points (30 points each test period)
B+ 880 – 899, B 820 – 879, B- 800 - 819
Lab Attendance
40 points (2 points everyday)
C+ 780 – 799, C 720 – 779, C- 700 - 719
Total
1000 points
NC – Below 700
Note: The last day to drop this course is Friday, June 19, 2008. No withdrawals from this course after this date.
TEST DEADLINES:
Test 1: Wednesday 6/10. Test 2: Thursday 6/18. Test 3: Friday 6/26
All tests begin at your class time.
Final Exam: Section 01: Wednesday 7/1 at 8am. Section 02: Thursday 7/2 at 8am.
 On regularly scheduled test days, tests will not begin until the class time. On final exam days, the final will not
begin until scheduled time.

No early tests (tests taken before test day) will be allowed after 2pm on any day.
 You will be given 75 minutes for each of the 4 tests. You will be given 2 ½ hours to complete your final. Do not
be late for your tests. Any tardiness will cost you working time on your test.
ATTENDANCE: You must attend your regular scheduled class times. You must sign in and swipe your act card to receive
attendance credit.
MTLC HOURS: Monday -- Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm.
You must swipe your ACT card and sign in to receive credit for attendance. NO EXCEPTION.
The MTLC will open on Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm. If you need extra time outside the MTLC lab hours to finish the
required work, you can go to the Gordon Palmer lab (152 GP), but the time in there will not be counted toward your attendance. The
Gordon Palmer Lab will be open Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – midnight, Friday: 8:00am – 4:45pm, and Sunday: 2:00pm – midnight.
WORKING FROM HOME: You may finish your homework and quizzes from any PC with an internet connection and the
necessary plug-ins by going to the website www.mylabsplus.com. However, work outside of the MTLC is at your own risk. Problems
with internet or with submitting are not valid excuses for past due homework or quizzes. Note that working outside of the lab does not
count toward your attendance points.
QUIZZES AND HOMEWORK: Tests must be taken in the MTLC. There will be a quiz and a graded homework assignment
given on each section covered. They must be completed before each expiration date and time. No extension will be given. For each
test period you will be allowed to drop one quiz grade and one homework grade. The quiz grade will be calculated by averaging the
remaining quizzes and converting to the 40 points allowed for each test period. Averaging the remaining homework scores and
converting to the 30 points allowed for each test period will calculate the homework score. Graded work needs to be completed in
the MTLC. If grades are not successfully sent from home, the student will NOT be able to make up this work after the
expiration date. This also includes any work that did not correctly open at home that resulted in a grade of zero.
CALCULATORS: Only the computer calculators are allowed for work and tests.
MAKE-UP POLICY: There is NO makeup work in the summer.
Classroom Rules:
1. The MTLC is a math classroom. Please be quiet during your visit to the MTLC.
2. You must swipe in with your ID card when you enter the MTLC and swipe out when you leave even if you need a short break.
You cannot swipe an ID card other than yours. Violators will be charged with academic misconduct and reported to the
dean’s office.
3. Cell phones, food, drinks (including water), tobacco products, and companions are NOT allowed in the Center. A cell phone
violation will cause your cell phone to be detained until you leave the MTLC. Your cell phone needs to be out of sight.
4. No work other than mathematics, such as talking, surfing the Internet, playing computer games, typing a paper, sleeping, etc. is
allowed in the Center. Any violation will cause your attendance credit to be 0 for that day and you will be asked to leave the
MTLC.
5. The use of a computer in the MTLC is on first-come first-serve basis; no reservation can be made for normal course work.
6. No attendance credit will be given for students who do not have their ACT cards.
7. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the MTLC. Staff members in the MTLC are there to help you.
Test Rules:
1. No early tests will be given after 2:00pm on any day.
2. The 3 regular tests will be given in the MTLC at your registered class time. The final exam will be given by the official
University final exam schedule. See above for dates and times.
3. Show up on time for your test. Tests will start at the beginning of your scheduled class time. Any tardiness will cost you time for
working on the test.
4. Only the calculator on the computer may be used on tests.
5. Bring your ID and pencils with you. The MTLC will provide you with scratch paper. No other paper or personal calculators are
allowed. Place all belongings on the floor. Once you have entered the testing area, all review material must be put away.
6. Absolutely no cell phones allowed during testing. All cell phones must be turned off and put away out of sight. Use of cell
phones during a test will result in a charge of academic misconduct.
7. NO IPODS may be used during testing. Use of IPODS during a test will result in a charge of academic misconduct.
8. The only webpage that is to be opened during a test is the MathXL testing page. If any other websites are opened during testing
then it is considered grounds for academic misconduct.
9. An MTLC staff member must be present when your test is submitted for a grade. No grades will be accepted from the student
gradebook. Failure to abide by these rules will result in your test score being voided and you will retake your test at that time.
10. You will be allowed to review your test before you leave the lab. However, you are not allowed to write any information
pertaining to your test questions down on paper to take with you when you leave the MTLC after an exam. You are not allowed
to share any test information with anyone who hasn’t taken the test. Violators will be charged with academic misconduct.
Math Course Login Information:
Your username: crimson email address
Your password: CWID
example: jksmith@crimson.ua.edu
example: 12345678
SECTIONS TO BE COVERED
Quizzes and Homework have expiration dates. These dates will not be extended for any reason.
Test 1 Material Section Title
Orientation
Tues. 6/2
2.1 Linear Equations in one Variable
2.4 Linear Inequalities and Problem Solving
Wed 6/3
2.5 Compound Inequalities
2.6 Absolute Value Equations
Thurs 6/4
3.2 Introduction to Functions
3.3 Graphing Linear Functions
3.4 The Slope of a Line
Fri 6/5
3.5 Equations of Lines
4.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Mon 6/8
5.1 Exponents
5.2 More Work with Exponents
Practice Problems for Test 1
Tues 6/9
Test 2 Material Section
Wed 6/10
5.3
Thurs 6/11
5.4
5.5
Fri 6/12
5.6
5.7
Mon 6/15
5.8
6.1
Tues 6/16
6.2
6.3
Wed 6/17
Thurs 6/18
Wednesday 6/3 by 8am
Wednesday 6/3 by 8am
Thursday 6/4 by 8am
Thursday 6/4 by 8am
Friday 6/5 by 8am
Friday 6/5 by 8am
Friday 6/5 by 8am
Monday 6/8 by 8am
Monday 6/8 by 8am
Tuesday 6/9 by 8am
Tuesday 6/9 by 8am
Title
Completion Date & Time
Test 1 begins at your class time
Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Thursday 6/11 by 8am
Multiplying Polynomials
Friday 6/12 by 8am
The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Friday 6/12 by 8am
Factoring Trinomials
Monday 6/15 by 8am
Factoring by Special Products and Factoring Strategies
Monday 6/15 by 8am
Solving Equations by Factoring and Problem Solving
Tuesday 6/16 by 8am
Rational Functions and Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions Tuesday 6/16 by 8am
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Wednesday 6/17 by 8am
Simplifying Complex Fractions
Wednesday 6/17 by 8am
Practice Problems for Test 2
Test 2 begins at your class time
Test 3 Material Section Title
Fri 6/19
6.4 Dividing Polynomials
6.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions
Mon 6/22
6.6 Rational Functions and Problem Solving
7.1 Radicals and Radical Functions
Tues 6/23
7.2 Rational Exponents
7.3 Simplifying Radical Expressions
Wed 6/24
7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions
7.5 Rationalize Numerators and Denominators of Rational Expressions
Practice Problems for Test 3
Thurs: 6/25
Fri 6/26
Test 3 begins at your class time
Mon 6/29
Tues 6/30
Completion Date & Time
Section Title
7.6 Radical Equations and Problem Solving
Review for the final exam
Final Exam:
Section 01: Wednesday 7/1 at 8am.
Completion Date & Time
Monday 6/22 by 8am
Monday 6/22 by 8am
Tuesday 6/23 by 8am
Tuesday 6/23 by 8am
Wednesday 6/24 by 8am
Wednesday 6/24 by 8am
Thursday 6/25 by 8am
Thursday 6/25 by 8am
Completion Date & Time
Tuesday 6/30 by 8am
Section 02: Thursday 7/2 at 8am.