Math 005 Syllabus (MWF) - Fall Semester 2009
INSTRUCTOR: _________________________________
SECTION: _______
COURSE TITLE: Introductory Algebra --- Computer Based
PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley
10th
TEXTBOOK AND ACCESS CODE: Beginning Algebra,
edition, Lial, Hornsby, McGinnis. 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.
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES: Math 005 is an introductory level algebra course. Upon successful completion of this course the
student will have a mastery of basic algebra concepts and operations. Students will be able to perform operations with exponents, radicals, and
algebraic expressions; factor polynomials; solve linear equations; and graph linear equations. Evaluation will be based on attendance, homework,
quizzes, four major tests, and a comprehensive final exam given in the course during the semester.
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 with exponents, radicals, and algebraic expressions.
 Students will be able to factor polynomials.
 Students will be able to solve linear equations.
 Students will be able find the slope of a line.
 Students will be able to graph linear equations.
CALCULATOR:
Only the calculator on the computer may be used in this course.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT: Students wishing to request disability accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Services at
348-4285. After initial arrangements are made with that office, contact your professor. The MTLC is happy to work with you to meet your needs.
EMAIL REQUIREMENT: All correspondence for this course will be made through your crimson email account. If you do not yet have a
crimson account, then you can get one activated at the Seebeck help desk located in 125 Gordon Palmer. You can reach your instructor by emailing
your instructor at ma005mtl@bama.ua.edu. Please put your instructor’s name in the subject box. Replies to automated emails cannot be answered.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM: Every student must submit an acknowledgement form, found in the software, acknowledging that he or she has
read the syllabus and understands all the policies for this course. No one will be allowed to complete any assignments until this form has been
completed.
CODE OF ACADEMIC CONDUCT: All students in attendance at the University of Alabama are expected to be honorable and to observe
standards of conduct appropriate to a community of scholars. The University expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the
minimum required to avoid discipline. Academic misconduct includes all acts of dishonesty in any academically related matter and any knowing or
intentional help or attempt to help, or conspiracy to help, another student.
The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct.
MTLC Information:
Hours: Sunday
Mon. – Thurs.
Friday
4:00 pm – 10:00pm
8:00 am – 10:00pm
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
MTLC phone: 348-2592
MTLC website: www.mtlc.ua.edu
Lab hours are counted Sunday –Friday
You must swipe your ACT card to receive
credit for your attendance. No exceptions
MTLC CLOSINGS: The lab will be closed on Sunday 9/6 and Monday 9/7 for Labor Day Holiday. The lab will close for Fall Break on
Wednesday 10/7 at 10pm and re-open at 8am Monday 10/12. The lab will close Tuesday 11/24 at 5pm for Thanksgiving holidays and re-open at
8am Monday 11/30. The lab will be open during final exam week for testing only. Last day for help in the MTLC will be Sunday 12/6.
TEST DEADLINES:
Test 1
Monday
Test 2
Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday
Test 3
Monday
Test 4
Monday
Final Exam
Monday – Friday
September 14
October 5, 6, or 7
October 26
November 16
December 7 – 11
REGISTRATION WEEK:
8am Friday 9/4 – 5pm Friday 9/11
8am Friday 9/25 – 5pm Friday 10/2
8am Friday 10/16 – 5pm Friday 10/23
8am Friday 11/6 – 5pm Friday 11/13
8am Friday 11/27 – 5pm Friday 12/4
Test times available: Times to be announced in class and through emails.
Final Exam times available: 8:00 am, 11:30 am, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm (all times may not be available each day)
Please read Test Rules on page 3 of this syllabus for detailed information on test reservation and test taking procedures.
COURSE GRADES: This course is a zero credit course. Grades will be assigned as P or F. The course grade is determined by points earned as
follows:
4 Tests
400 points (100 points each)
COURSE GRADE SCALE
Final Exam
300 points
Quizzes
160 points (40 points each test period)
P 700 -1002
Homework
68 points (17 points each test period)
F Below 700
Class Attendance
30 points (3 points each week, 10 weeks)
Lab Attendance
42 points (3 points each week, 14 weeks)
Note: To pass this course you must earn a minimum
Lab Survey
2 points
of 700 points.
Total
1002 points
WITHDRAW: Wednesday, October 28 is the last day to withdraw from this class with a W. No drops will be allowed after this date. After this
date you will be assigned a grade based on your total points based on the scale above.
QUIZZES AND HOMEWORK: 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. Homework will always be due by 4pm on the due date, and quizzes will always be due by 5pm on that same due
date. No extension will be given. For each test period you will be allowed to drop your lowest quiz grade and homework grade for that test period.
The grade will be calculated by averaging the remaining quizzes and homework scores for each test period. The quiz grade for each test period will
be calculated by taking the average of each of the grades on the assigned quizzes (dropping the lowest one) and converting this to the 40 points
allowed for each test period. The homework grade for each test period will be calculated by taking the average of each of the grades on the assigned
homework sections (dropping the lowest one) and converting this to the 17 points allowed for each test period. Homework can be worked on until all
questions are correct. You must click the “Submit work” button in order for the software to record your score. You have only 2 tries for each quiz.
We will take the highest score. NOTE: You will not be given help on your quizzes or tests. Tests must be taken in the MTLC
MAKE-UP POLICY: If homework or quizzes are missed due to a serious, verifiable circumstance, then make-up work may be allowed. Any
student requesting to make up work must fill out a petition request form in 345 Gordon Palmer with an excuse and supporting documents attached
within two days of missed work. If a test is missed due to a serious verifiable circumstance, the zero test grade will be replaced with the final exam
grade (see Replacement Policy). Students who must miss work due to official University business must make other arrangements beforehand.
REPLACEMENT POLICY: Everyone will be allowed to replace the lowest test grade with the grade made on the final exam. However, zeros due
to an unexcused absence or academic misconduct will not be replaced. Students who miss a test but have an excuse must turn in a petition request
form, with excuse and supporting documents attached, at the math department office (345 Gordon Palmer) within two days of missed work. The
missed test will be replaced if the petition request panel approves the excuse.
ATTENDANCE: Every student is required to come to the MTLC at his or her scheduled class time for August 19 – August 21.

LAB WORK: Time working on math shows a strong correlation with success in the course. Therefore, every student is required to work in the
MTLC for a minimum of 4 hours (including actual test time and class meetings,) every week including test weeks. Attendance requirement
will begin the week of August 23. Attendance is counted from Sunday to Friday each week. For each week that you work 4 hours in the
MTLC you will receive 3 points for a total of 42 points possible for the semester. Lab attendance each week earns you up to 3 points for a full 4
hours, decreasing to 0 points for 1 hour or less. It should be noted that the MTLC will do the best to keep your attendance hours up to date
but it is your responsibility to keep your attendance record. You may check your attendance on the MTLC web page.
COMPLETION OF WORK: If you complete each assignment due in a particular week with a score of 70 or above, you shall earn your lab
attendance points for the week automatically without having to spend the required hours in the lab. You must get a score of 70% or better on
each assignment (Homework and Quiz) for each section due for the week to earn the lab points automatically. Otherwise, your lab points
will be awarded based on actual time you spent in the MTLC according to your ACT card swipes. NOTE: If you miss any assignment for the
week (even if you are planning on using it for a drop grade), then your lab attendance points will be based on actual hours in the MTLC.

CLASS MEETINGS: It is required for each student to attend and actively participate in a class meeting every week in the MTLC classroom.
Each class meeting you attend earns you 3 points. The class meetings will be scheduled on Mondays during your scheduled class time. The
class meetings will begin on Monday, August 24. The time for the meeting session is counted toward your 4 hours of lab work requirement.
MTLC RULES
1. The MTLC is a math classroom. Please be quiet during your visit to the MTLC.
2. The monitor will swipe your ACT card when you enter the MTLC and swipe it when you leave, even for a short break. Do not present an ACT
card other than your own. 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 and turned off.
4. Other than mathematics, no activities such as talking, surfing the Internet, playing computer games, typing a paper, sleeping, etc. is allowed in
the MTLC. 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 a first-come first-serve basis; no reservation can be made for normal course work. (Reservations are
required for tests. See Test Rules below.)
6. No attendance credit will be given to students who do not have their ACT cards.
7. Take notes. Record each homework score and quiz score once you finish it on the record sheet that is provided for you.
8. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the MTLC. Staff members in the MTLC are there to help you.
TEST RULES: Tests must be taken in the MTLC.
1. There are four 75-minute tests and a 150-minute comprehensive final exam. Test dates are listed on the front page of the syllabus.
2. You are encouraged to take your tests early: “Early” means before the close of online registration for that exam. No registration is needed
and no penalties will apply for early tests. However, no tests will be given at all on Sundays. You may not begin a test if the MTLC is
scheduled to close before the end of your full allotted time: usually you must begin by 8pm (7pm for a final exam), or on Fridays by 3pm (2pm
for a final exam).
3. You must reserve a time in order to take an exam on a test deadline day. Test weeks are a logistical challenge; you must tell MTLC when
you will come, and you must do what you say. The front page of the syllabus lists beginning and ending dates/times for online registration for
each exam. To register online, go to the MTLC website (www.mtlc.ua.edu), select link Test Registration, log in as instructed, select link
Register, then choose an available date and time. You may freely cancel or change your test time while online registration is active. Be sure to
verify your registration: log back in to the test registration site or check your confirmation email message.
4. After online registration closes (at 5pm on Friday before the deadline week), you must come in person to the MTLC to register or to change
your test time. You must sign up manually with the instructor on duty; no phone calls or email arrangements can be accepted. In this case,
points will be deducted from your test grade as follows:
10 points if you did not register online
5 points if you change your test time after online registration closes but before your scheduled test time
10 points if you miss your test time and reschedule, or if no open seats remain when you come to register
These penalties are CUMULATIVE. You may fill out a petition request form to have the penalty waived if you have a valid excuse.
5. If you miss a test and your course’s testing period has NOT ended, come to the MTLC to reschedule. If the testing period is over, see
REPLACEMENT POLICY above.
6. Arrive on time for your test. Tardiness will cost you working time on the test. Bring your ID and pencils with you. Swipe your ACT card at
the MTLC entrance and then follow signs to the back hallway. Staff will check your ID and give you a personalized test paper (which is your
initial scratch paper), then direct you to your seat.
7. Absolutely NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES may be active in the testing area. All cell phones, texting devices, iPods, MP3 players, etc must be
turned off and put away before you pick up your test paper. Use of any electronic device during a test will be treated as academic misconduct.
8. Place all belongings on the floor. Once you enter the testing area, all review material must be put away. As soon as you are seated, you may
begin your exam. The MTLC will give you additional scratch paper as needed; no other paper is allowed. When you are finished, staff will
collect all papers. Warning: do NOT touch the browser’s BACK button, your test will close and you will have to start over.
9. ONLY THE CALCULATOR ON THE COMPUTER MAY BE USED ON TESTS. The only webpage that may be opened during a test is the
testing page. Opening any other website during testing will be treated as academic misconduct.
10. An MTLC staff member must be present when your test is submitted for a grade: if it does not store correctly it is at risk for getting LOST.
11. You will be allowed to review your test before you leave the lab. You may not write down any information pertaining to test questions to take
with you when you leave the MTLC after an exam. You may not share any test information with anyone who hasn’t taken the test. Violators
will be charged with academic misconduct.
EARLY COURSE COMPLETION: You are encouraged to work ahead of the syllabus deadlines, and to take tests and the final exam early. Once
you have taken the final, you do not need to continue coming to the MTLC to work. All the remaining attendance requirements are automatically
counted for full credit.
CENTER OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers free tutorial services. Call 348-8854 to
schedule an appointment.
WORKING FROM HOME: The Math 005 course work can be done on your personal computer. However, there is a risk when working outside
the MTLC. Internet access is required in order to reach the website where the notes, homework, and exercises are found. The website is
http://mylabsplus.com. If this page ever fails to load, try typing the website rather than choosing it from the dropdown menu. There are plug ins to be
downloaded in order for a successful operation from home. To get these, you will login to the website with your own personal login and password as
given by the MTLC. Next, click on your course section. Select the INSTALLATION WIZARD from the link that appears on the screen on the right.
Then follow the instructions on the screen. Students doing graded work from home risk grades not being properly saved. If scores are not
successfully sent from home and the deadline passes, you will NOT be able to make up the work. Tests must be taken in the MTLC.
COMPUTER ACCESS LOGIN: Use your personal Crimson information to log into the computer. This will be your own crimson user
account and crimson user password. (If you do not know this information please go to Seebeck help desk located in A203 Gordon Palmer for
assistance.)
MATH SOFTWARE LOGIN INFORMATION: (The MTLC sets up the login information for each student. If you cannot login with this
following information, then please come to the MTLC for assistance.)
Your username: crimson email address
example: jksmith@crimson.ua.edu
Your password: CWID
example: 12345678
*You will find your current course under the University of Alabama Fall 2009 Term.
Math 005 (MWF) Fall Semester 2009 Schedule
All Homework is due by 4PM on the specified date. All quizzes are due by 5PM on the specified date. These dates will not be extended for any reason.
Week
1
2
Dates
8/19-8/21
8/23-8/28
(class-#1)
(lab week 1)
3
8/30-9/4
(class-#2)
(lab week 2)
4
9/8-9/11
(no class)
(lab week 3)
Test 1 Material (Test 1 is on Mon. 9/14)
Section Title or notes
Orientation, Acknowledgment form, Prep Work
Prep Work
Syllabus Quiz
1.8
Simplifying Expressions
2.1
The Addition Property of Equality
2.2
The Multiplication Property of Equality
2.3
More on Solving Linear Equations
2.4
An Introduction to Applications of Linear Equations
2.5
Formulas and Applications
2.8
Solving Linear Inequalities
Test Rules Quiz
Expiration Date
Wednesday 8/26
Thursday 8/27
Thursday 8/27
Tuesday 9/1
Wednesday 9/2
Thursday 9/3
Tuesday 9/8
Wednesday 9/9
Thursday 9/10
Thursday 9/10
Test 2 Material (Test 2 is on Mon.-Wed. 10/5-10/7)
Week
5
Dates
9/13-9/18
Section Title or notes
3.1
Linear Equations in Two Variables
Expiration Date
Thursday 9/17
(no class)
(lab week 4)
6
9/20-9/25
(class-#3)
(lab week 5)
7
9/27-10/2
(class-#4)
(lab week 6)
Week
8
Dates
10/4-10/7
3.2
3.3
3.4
5.1
5.2
5.4
Graphing Linear Equations
Slope of a Line
Slope-Intercept, Point-Slope
The Product Rule and Power Rules for Exponents
Integer Exponents and the Quotient Rule
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Test 3 Material (Test 3 is on Mon. 10/26)
Section Title or notes
5.5
Multiplying Polynomials
Tuesday 9/22
Wednesday 9/23
Thursday 9/24
Tuesday 9/29
Wednesday 9/30
Thursday 10/1
Expiration Date
Wednesday 10/7
(no class)
(lab week 7)
9
10/11-10/16
(class-#5)
(lab week 8)
10
10/18-10/23
(class-#6)
(lab week 9)
Week
11
Dates
10/25-10/30
5.6
5.7
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Special Products
Dividing Polynomials
The Greatest Common Factor, Factor by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials
More on Factoring Trinomials
Special Factoring Rules
Test 4 Material (Test 4 is on Mon. 11/16)
Section Title or notes
6.5
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Tuesday 10/13
Wednesday 10/14
Thursday 10/15
Tuesday 10/20
Wednesday 10/21
Thursday 10/22
Expiration Date
Thursday 10/29
(no class)
(lab week 10)
12
11/1-11/6
(class-#7)
(lab week 11)
13
11/8-11/13
(class-#8)
(lab week 12)
14
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.6
8.1
The Fundamental Property of Rational Expressions
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
Least Common Denominators
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Solving Equations with Rational Expressions
Evaluating Roots
11/15-11/20
(no class)
(lab week 13)
Week
15
Dates
11/22-11/25
FINAL is on Mon.-Fri. 12/7-12/11
Section Title or notes
Happy Thanksgiving
(class-#9)
(no lab)
16
11/29-12/4
(class #10)
(lab week 14)
17
12/7-12/11
Review for Final Exam
The Final Exam is comprehensive
(University official “DEADWEEK”)
FINAL EXAM WEEK
Tuesday 11/3
Wednesday 11/4
Thursday 11/5
Tuesday 11/10
Wednesday 11/11
Thursday 11/12