Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title: Beginning Algebra

Course Prefix & Number: MATH 0305

Section Number:  112

Semester: Spring 2017

Semester Credit Hours: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

Course Prefix & Number: NCBM 0200

Section Number:  112

Semester: Spring 2017

Semester Credit Hours: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 0

Course Description (NCTC Catalog):

MATH0305 – Beginning Algebra (3 credit hours)

This course includes basic algebraic concepts and notations; algebraic expressions and equations, factoring polynomials and graphing. Some algebra is required. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC.

 

NCBM0200 – BASE NON-COURSED BASED OPTION FOR MATH (2 credit hours)

This course is a BASE developmental education intervention and supports foundational topics in mathematics such as fractions, integers, decimals, percent, algebraic concepts, solving equations, graphing, and polynomials. This course is designed for those students with little algebra background, and must be taken concurrently with MATH0305. Course may include basic study skills, note-taking, time management, learning styles, math anxiety, and test-taking strategies. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC. 32 lecture hours.

 

 

Course Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score on TSI or other approved assessment test.  

 

Required or Recommended Course Materials:

MyLabsPlus  Access code – required 

Elayn Martin-Gay: Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, Pearson, 2017, 6th ed. - optional

Calculators are permitted.  *** NO GRAPHING CALCULATORS NOR CELL PHONE CALCULATORS ALLOWED – ONLY SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS ALLOWED. *** TI-30X IIS is highly recommended.

 

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Clara Novita Ward

Campus/Office Location:

Gainesville Campus/Rm. 809

Office Hours:

5:00 -6:00 PM Tue. And Thurs.

Telephone Number:

Email only.

E-mail Address:

cward@nctc.edu

 

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA MATH0305

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

Approx. 37

Class Activities/Homework

10%

Approx. 18

Weekly Quizzes

10%

Up to 5

Unit Tests (in class)

60%

1

Final Exam

20%

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;     Below 70% = F

Turn in all work on time.  Check the dates on MyLabsPlus and check your Weekly Schedule and be sure all assignments are finished on time.  This will require that you spend time on the computer doing your homework outside of class. You will probably need to spend several hours a week outside class working on your math.  Do not get behind on your assignments. If you need help contact me so we can see what we need to do. Plan on attending class at the scheduled test times.  If you must miss a test it needs to be made up within a week.  If you miss a test see me about when to make it up.  You may use a scientific calculator. You may not use graphing calculators or phone calculators.

GRADING CRITERIA NCBM0200

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

31

Attendance

50%

2

Notebook

20%

1

Time Management Worksheet/Activity

10%

1

Learning Styles Worksheet/Activity

10%

1

Lion Pride Email

5%

1

Advising Activity

5%

 

 

 

Grade Scale:   70 – 100% = P;   Below 70% = F

Turn in all assignments on time.

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.

Define, represent, and perform operations on real numbers.

2.

Recognize, understand, and analyze features of a function.

3.

Recognize and use algebraic (field) properties, concepts, procedures (including factoring), and algorithms to combine, transform, and evaluate polynomial expressions.

4.

Identify and solve polynomial equations.

5.

Identify and solve linear inequalities.

6.

Model, interpret and justify mathematical ideas and concepts using multiple representations.

7.

Connect and use multiple strands of mathematics in situations and problems, as well as in the study of other disciplines.

 

 

STUDENT EMAIL

All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC, then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student e-mail address. (for example, Smithj123456@student.nctc.edu)

  1. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
  2. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
  3. You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.

 

**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) e-mail account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.

 

For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride e-mail. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with the College Prep Attendance Policy or any other school policies. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.

 

TSI COMPLIANCE

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance will result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory course and possibly from North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all College Prep classes for which they have registered. There are NO excused absences.  Faculty in the Department of College Preparatory Studies will notify students of absences on a regular basis and one courtesy warning e-mail notification will be sent to the students’ current NCTC student e-mail address (Lion Pride email and/or Canvas email) when the student accrues 1 week absence (not necessarily consecutive days) in a course. Please check your NCTC student email (Lion Pride) frequently to ensure that you are receiving notifications from the college and from your instructors. Some faculty may send notifications in Canvas as well. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC e-mail (Lion Pride) is no excuse for not complying with the Attendance Policy. It is the student's responsibility to maintain correct and current e-mail and local and permanent addresses with the college.

 

After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped. If the student is dropped from the only College Prep class in which he/she is enrolled and is TSI liable, the student may be DROPPED from all remaining courses for that semester.

Inform the instructor in writing during the first week of class of any religious holidays observed this semester. Documentation must be given to the instructor at the class following the holiday.

Also, since punctuality has become a problem in recent semesters, three tardies may be considered one absence. Coming in late disrupts the class. Occasions do occur that you will need to be tardy, but not on a consistent basis.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Spring 2017

NCTC

MATH 0305 PLUS NCBM   Tentative Weekly Schedule

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE NOTES OR THE BOOK WHEN YOU TAKE QUIZZES OR TESTS!

 

Date

Starting

Math0305 class Lecture part

NCBM CLASS

Week 1

January 17

 Log into CANVAS LINK TO MLP

Lecture 1.3 Simplifying Fractions

1.3 Adding and Subtracting Fraction

Quiz Section 1.3 (first half)

Read syllabus

Set up Lion Pride email

Prepared for Math Class (Textbook 1.1)

Notebook Assignment

Week 2

January 23

1.3 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions, 1.3 Decimals, Fractions, & Percent

Percent, Rounding, and Estimating

1.4 Exponents & Order of Operations

**Activity: Sales Tax?

Quiz Section 1.3 (second half)

Notebook Assignment

Attendance

**Time Management Worksheet

Note-Taking Discussion

Check your email

Week 3

January 30

1.5 Adding Real Numbers

1.6 Subtracting Real Numbers

1.7 Multiplying & Dividing Real Numbers

 * numeric expressions only (to ex #5)

Activity: Calculating BMI?

Quiz Chapter 1 Review

Test-taking Discussion

TM worksheet due

Attendance

Week 4

February 6

Test Sections 1.3 to 1.7

Lecture

1.4 Evaluation and Translating Expressions

**Using Substitution to Evaluate Algebraic

     Expressions and Formulas

Quiz 1.4 (problems 47 – 93)

Did you check your email accounts?

Learning Styles Inventory

Variables contributing to academic success

Attendance

***Calculators allowed after Chapter 1 test***

Week 5

February 13

2.1 Simplify Algebraic Expressions

2.2 Addition And Multiplication of Property of Equality

2.3 Solving linear equations

Quiz Sections 2.1, 2.2, & 2.3

2.4 Intro to Problem Solving

**Additional Exercises: 2.3 & 2.4

Checking notebooks

Check on pages tab in Canvas to see what order your notebook need to be.

Week 6

February 20

2.5 Formulas & Problem Solving

2.6 Percent& Mixture Problems

Quiz Sections 2.4, 2.5, & 2.6

2.7 Further Problem Solving

Activity: Zoya’s Investments?

Advising Activity

Career exploration – see video

Email check.  Do you have an email to which you need to reply?

Week 7

February 27

2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities

Quiz  Chapter 2 & Section 1.4 Review

Test Chapter 2 & 1.4 (week 4 only)

**Group Activity: Investigating Averages?

Check assignment completion.

Did you check your email accounts?

Notebook Check

Week 8

March 6

5.1 Exponents

5.2 Polynomial Addition & Subtraction

Quiz Sections  5.1 & 5.2

5.3 Polynomials Multiplication

**Additional Exercises: 5.2 & 5.3

Check assignment completion.

Did you check your email accounts?

 

Week 9

March 20

5.4 Special Products

Quiz Sections 5.3 & 5.4

5.5 Negative Exponents & Scientific Notation

5.6 Dividing Polynomials

6.1 Greatest Common Factor

Quiz Sections 5.5, 5.6, & 6.1

**Group Activity: World Wide internet Users?

 

 

Check assignment completion.

Did you check your email accounts?

Week 10

March 27

6.2 Factoring Trinomials

**Additional Exercises: 6.1 & 6.2

Quiz Chapter  5 & 6

Test Chapter 5 & 6

 

Week 11

April 3

Hw Reading tables and graphs

Hw Mean, Median, Mode (Appendix F)

Hw Range & Midpoint

Hw Simple Probability

Quiz Intro to Statistics Review **Activity: Mean, Median, & Mode?

4/6 Last day to withdraw from a class with a "W"                                        

Week 12

April 10

3.1 Reading graphs &Coordinate system

Quiz Section 3.1

3.2 Graphing lines

3.3 Intercepts

Quiz Sections 3.2 & 3.3

3.4 Slope & Rate of Change

**Activity: Income and Tax Liability?

Have you checked your email accounts?

Notebook Check #3 (if needed)

Week 13

April 17

9.4 Graphing Inequalities

Quiz Sections 3.4 & 9.4

3.5 Equations of Lines

3.6 Functions

Quiz Sections 3.5 & 3.6

 

Check assignment completion.

Week 14

April 24

4.1- 4.3 Systems of Equations

**Group Activity: So Many Choices, So Little Time?

Quiz Chapter 3 & 4 Section 9.4 Review

Test Chapter 3 & 4 & Section 9.4

 

Week15

May 1

Quiz Review for final

Week 16: Final week

Hint to pass my class: You must work on your assignments outside of class time. You will not complete the course if you only work during schedule class hours. Please plan to work 3 to 5 hours a week in homework and quizzes. It is to your benefit to read the ebook sections before the lectures. Do not fall behind in your assignments. And most importantly:

**Homework grades should be in the 90% range.

**Quiz grades should be in the 80% range.

 

** Do NOT use notes while taking a quiz or test.

**Do NOT use Help Me Solve This or View an Example without being able to do a Similar Question 3 times without looking.

** Do NOT wait until week 15 to ask for help; please ask for help as soon as you do not understand your homework.

** DO NOT sit in a lecture class lost; ask a question or for a process to be repeated.

 

 

**Final exam is scheduled for _______Tuesday, May 9 at 6pm -8pm

 

 

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 6, 2017.

 

 

MATH LAB

Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. No appointments are necessary. See the most current tutoring hours for all five campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Tutoring.aspx.

 

TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON TUTOR AVAILABILITY:

GAINESVILLE – 1403 (Library)

CORINTH – 182

FLOWER MOUND - 111

Mon through Thurs

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Mon through Thurs

9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Mon & Wed

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Fri 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Fri 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Tues & Thurs

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

 

Sat 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Fri 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207.

North Central Texas College is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2016-2017/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

 

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Elizabeth Howell

Office Location:

Corinth 324

Telephone Number:

940.498.6209

E-mail Address:

ehowell@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Alford

Office Location:

Flower Mound Suite 200

Telephone Number:

972.899.8401

E-mail Address:

salford@nctc.edu

 

CAMPUS RESTRICTIONS

Tobacco-Free Campus:  NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.

 

Campus Carry: Current law prohibits the open carry of firearms on college campuses including all property such as parking lots.  For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/Police/gun-laws-campus-carry

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER FOR EACH LECTURE/DISCUSSION

Topic

General Description of Subject Matter

The Whole Numbers

Perform multi-step problems using order of operations

Integers & Intro to Solving Equations

Basic operations with positive and negative numbers; solving one step equations

Fractions & Mixed Numbers

Basic operations with fractions, as well as with mixed numbers; solve application problems involving fractional units

Decimals & Intro to Statistics

Calculate the mean, median, and mode for a set of data

Ratio, Proportion, & Triangle Applications

Set up ratios; determine if ratios are proportional; use proportions to solve problems; solve problems involving similar triangles

Percent

Covert between  decimal, fraction,  and percent; translate and solve problems involving percents, money, and simple interest

Algebraic Expressions, Equations, Inequalities, & Applications

Add and subtract algebraic expressions by combining like terms, translating words to algebraic expressions and equations, solving linear equations involving multiple steps, solve linear inequalities, solve application problems for an unknown amount

Graphing & Functions

Graphing points in the coordinate plane; finding the slope of a line; graphing lines using slope and intercept; writing equations of lines; and introduction to functions and functional notation

Systems of Linear Equations

Solving systems of linear equations using various methods; solve application problems for two unknown amounts

Exponents & Polynomials

Simplify algebraic expressions using exponent rules; multiply and divide in scientific notation; combine polynomials with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Factoring

Use the Greatest Common Factor to factor expressions; recognize and use factoring patters for various types of polynomials; solve quadratic equations by factoring

Geometry

Solve for perimeter of rectangles and triangles involving unknown amounts

 

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