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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: Beginning Algebra
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Course Prefix & Number: MATH 0305
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Section Number: 112
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Semester: Spring 2017
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Semester Credit Hours: 3
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Lecture Hours: 3
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Lab Hours: 0
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Course Prefix & Number: NCBM 0200
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Section Number: 112
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Semester: Spring 2017
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Semester Credit Hours: 2
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Lecture Hours: 2
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Lab Hours: 0
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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.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score on TSI or other approved assessment test.
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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.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Clara Novita Ward
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus/Rm. 809
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Office Hours:
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5:00 -6:00 PM Tue. And Thurs.
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Telephone Number:
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Email only.
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E-mail Address:
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cward@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA MATH0305
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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Approx. 37
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Class Activities/Homework
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10%
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Approx. 18
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Weekly Quizzes
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10%
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Up to 5
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Unit Tests (in class)
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60%
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1
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Final Exam
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20%
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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
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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31
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Attendance
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50%
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2
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Notebook
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20%
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1
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Time Management Worksheet/Activity
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10%
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1
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Learning Styles Worksheet/Activity
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10%
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1
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Lion Pride Email
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5%
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1
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Advising Activity
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5%
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Grade Scale: 70 – 100% = P; Below 70% = F
Turn in all assignments on time.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Define, represent, and perform operations on real numbers.
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Recognize, understand, and analyze features of a function.
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Recognize and use algebraic (field) properties, concepts, procedures (including factoring), and algorithms to combine, transform, and evaluate polynomial expressions.
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Identify and solve polynomial equations.
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Identify and solve linear inequalities.
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Model, interpret and justify mathematical ideas and concepts using multiple representations.
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Connect and use multiple strands of mathematics in situations and problems, as well as in the study of other disciplines.
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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)
- Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
- From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
- 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!
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Date
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Starting
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Math0305 class Lecture part
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NCBM CLASS
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Week 1
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January 17
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Log into CANVAS LINK TO MLP
Lecture 1.3 Simplifying Fractions
1.3 Adding and Subtracting Fraction
Quiz Section 1.3 (first half)
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Read syllabus
Set up Lion Pride email
Prepared for Math Class (Textbook 1.1)
Notebook Assignment
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Week 2
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January 23
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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)
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Notebook Assignment
Attendance
**Time Management Worksheet
Note-Taking Discussion
Check your email
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Week 3
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January 30
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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
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Test-taking Discussion
TM worksheet due
Attendance
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Week 4
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February 6
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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)
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Did you check your email accounts?
Learning Styles Inventory
Variables contributing to academic success
Attendance
***Calculators allowed after Chapter 1 test***
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Week 5
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February 13
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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
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Checking notebooks
Check on pages tab in Canvas to see what order your notebook need to be.
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Week 6
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February 20
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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?
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Advising Activity
Career exploration – see video
Email check. Do you have an email to which you need to reply?
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Week 7
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February 27
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2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities
Quiz Chapter 2 & Section 1.4 Review
Test Chapter 2 & 1.4 (week 4 only)
**Group Activity: Investigating Averages?
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Check assignment completion.
Did you check your email accounts?
Notebook Check
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Week 8
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March 6
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5.1 Exponents
5.2 Polynomial Addition & Subtraction
Quiz Sections 5.1 & 5.2
5.3 Polynomials Multiplication
**Additional Exercises: 5.2 & 5.3
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Check assignment completion.
Did you check your email accounts?
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Week 9
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March 20
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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?
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Check assignment completion.
Did you check your email accounts?
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Week 10
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March 27
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6.2 Factoring Trinomials
**Additional Exercises: 6.1 & 6.2
Quiz Chapter 5 & 6
Test Chapter 5 & 6
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Week 11
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April 3
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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?
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4/6 Last day to withdraw from a class with a "W"
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Week 12
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April 10
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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?
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Have you checked your email accounts?
Notebook Check #3 (if needed)
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Week 13
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April 17
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9.4 Graphing Inequalities
Quiz Sections 3.4 & 9.4
3.5 Equations of Lines
3.6 Functions
Quiz Sections 3.5 & 3.6
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Check assignment completion.
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Week 14
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April 24
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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
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Week15
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May 1
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Quiz Review for final
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Week 16: Final week
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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.
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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:
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GAINESVILLE – 1403 (Library)
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CORINTH – 182
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FLOWER MOUND - 111
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Mon through Thurs
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Mon through Thurs
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Mon & Wed
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Fri 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Fri 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Tues & Thurs
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Sat 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Fri 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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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
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Elizabeth Howell
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Office Location:
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Corinth 324
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Telephone Number:
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940.498.6209
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E-mail Address:
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ehowell@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Sara Alford
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Office Location:
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Flower Mound Suite 200
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Telephone Number:
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972.899.8401
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E-mail Address:
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salford@nctc.edu
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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
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Topic
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General Description of Subject Matter
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The Whole Numbers
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Perform multi-step problems using order of operations
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Integers & Intro to Solving Equations
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Basic operations with positive and negative numbers; solving one step equations
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Fractions & Mixed Numbers
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Basic operations with fractions, as well as with mixed numbers; solve application problems involving fractional units
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Decimals & Intro to Statistics
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Calculate the mean, median, and mode for a set of data
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Ratio, Proportion, & Triangle Applications
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Set up ratios; determine if ratios are proportional; use proportions to solve problems; solve problems involving similar triangles
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Percent
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Covert between decimal, fraction, and percent; translate and solve problems involving percents, money, and simple interest
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Algebraic Expressions, Equations, Inequalities, & Applications
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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
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Graphing & Functions
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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
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Systems of Linear Equations
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Solving systems of linear equations using various methods; solve application problems for two unknown amounts
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Exponents & Polynomials
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Simplify algebraic expressions using exponent rules; multiply and divide in scientific notation; combine polynomials with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
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Factoring
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Use the Greatest Common Factor to factor expressions; recognize and use factoring patters for various types of polynomials; solve quadratic equations by factoring
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Geometry
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Solve for perimeter of rectangles and triangles involving unknown amounts
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