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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: 113
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Semester: Fall 2018
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Semester Credit Hours: 3
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Lecture Hours: 48
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Lab Hours: 0
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Course Prefix & Number: NCBM 0205
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Section Number: 113
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Semester: Fall 2018
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Semester Credit Hours: 2
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Lecture Hours: 32
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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.
NCBM0205 – 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:
MyMathLab 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 or TI-30X IIS is highly recommended.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Candace Billings
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville/MSS823
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Office Hours:
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Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 – 6:00pm
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6208 (Dept. number) Please email or message in Canvas.
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E-mail Address:
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cbillings@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. 38
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Class Activities/Homework
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10%
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15
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Weekly Quizzes
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10%
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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
· You will need an access code for MyMathLab. The textbook is optional. You have access to the eText online in MML with the purchase of the access code.
· Any assigned work in MML will need to be completed outside of class (except tests).
· Tests must be completed in the classroom on the assigned test day. There are no makeup tests. If you know in advance you will be missing a test, you can schedule an appointment with me ahead of time.
· Please silence and put away cell phones during class.
· Come prepared to each class with your binder, paper, pencils, and a scientific calculator. You will not be able to use the calculator on your cell phone during tests.
· Watch the videos found in the Multimedia Library of MML before class to know what material we will be covering each day.
GRADING CRITERIA NCBM0205
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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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15
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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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up to 10
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Time Management Worksheet/Activity
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10%
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up to 10
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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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up to 3
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Advising Activity
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5%
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Grade Scale: 70 – 100% = P; Below 70% = F
No late work will be accepted.
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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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)
2. Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
3. From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
4. 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.
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 being placed on academic hold at North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.
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 teaching College Preparatory courses 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. After a student receives an F/W in the same College Prep course twice, the student will receive an academic hold so that the student is blocked from enrolling in any other course except the required College Prep courses in the subsequent semester. This hold will be enforced even in summer.
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.
Fall2018
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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Aug 27, 2018
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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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Introduction
Syllabus
TSI Form
Worksheets:
Notebook Coversheet
Anticipating and Planning for Courses
Outside of class READ: How to read a math textbook
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Week 2
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September 3
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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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Labor Day- Sept 3 No Class only that day.
Worksheets:
Note taking
Taking Exams
5-day test Preparations plan
*Discussion of How to read a math book Financial Aid in the Book Store ends
September 7
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Week 3
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September 10
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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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Worksheets:
The Difference between High School and College Math
Time Management
Stress Management
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Week 4
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September
17
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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?
Worksheets:
Concentrating
Learning Styles
***Calculators allowed after Chapter 1 test***
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Week 5
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September
24
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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.
Notebook Check # 1
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Week 6
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October
1
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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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October
8
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2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities
Quiz Chapter 2 & Section 1.4 Review
Test Chapter 2 & 1.4
**Group Activity: Investigating Averages?
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Check assignment completion.
Did you check your email accounts?
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Week 8
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October
15
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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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October
22
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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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October
29
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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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Notebook Check #2
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Week 11
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November
5
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Hw Reading tables and graphs
Quiz Reading Tables and graphs
Hw Mean, Median, Mode (Appendix F)
Hw Range & Midpoint
Hw Simple Probability
Quiz Intro to Statistics Review (Must have completed the day before the test.)
**Activity: Mean, Median, & Mode?
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**Last Day to Drop with a W is Thursday, November 8**
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Week 12
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November
12
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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?
Test Chp 3.1-3.4 and Statistics Review
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Have you checked your email accounts?
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Week 13
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November
19
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Test Chp 3.1-3.4 and Statistics Test
9.4 Graphing Inequalities
Quiz Sections 3.5 & 9.4
3.5 Equations of Lines
3.6 Functions
Quiz Sections 3.5 & 3.6
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Check assignment completion.
Thanksgiving Holiday November 21-24
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Week 14
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November
26
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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 3.5-3.6 & 4 & Section 9.4
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Notebook Check #3 (if needed)
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Week15
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December
3
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Hw Review for final
You may take one missed or failed test.
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Week 16: Final week starting December 10
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**Final exam is scheduled: _____________________________________
Helpful suggestions for passing the class:
- Do not miss any lectures. If you miss a lecture, you need to review the completed lecture sheets located in Canvas to see how to do the assignment(s). Remember it may take 5-15 hours to complete assignments for a class you missed.
- Print off lecture sheets in Canvas before you come to class. Note: Week 1, Chapter 1 review is not a lecture in class. You are to complete these assignments on your own over the first weekend. The chapter 2 assignments will be locked until you make at least 70% on each of the Chapter 1 reviews. These reviews will count as homework grades.
- Take notes in class. While working the math concepts in class, students make the mistake of thinking it’s easy, and they will remember the how’s and why’s of each concept later at home. At home, most students find they are lost on how to do the problems, SO, take notes in class. The secret to taking good notes is to write the important facts in class. Then re-read and fill in the notes later that day.
- Homework. If you use “View an Example” to solve a homework question, click on “Similar Question” until you solve the question without looking at your notes.
- Quizzes. Do not use any notes while taking a quiz. If you do poorly on a quiz, go into the Gradebook in MathLab, click on Review and see what you missed. Use “View an Example” to learn the concept(s) that you missed. You may take a quiz up to 15 times
- Complete all assignments before taking the chapter test. I noticed over the semesters that most students that fail my class do not do their homework or quizzes. YOU must complete all homework and quizzes before taking each chapter test.
- RULE of THUMB: for every one hour of sitting in a math class, expect to do homework for 3 -5 hours. This means a class meeting 3 hours per week, expect to do 9 to 15 hours of homework each week. A class meeting 5 hours per week, you need to expect doing 15 to 25 hours of homework per week.
- It is your responsibility to pass this class. If you do not understand the concepts: get help ASAP!
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, November 8, 2018.
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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/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html.
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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M W 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
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M W 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
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M W R 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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T 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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T R 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
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T 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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R 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
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F 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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F 9:00 am – 12:00 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/catalog/north-central-texas-college-student-handbook/section-i/special-accommodations-office-students-with-disabilities/osd-department-contacts.html.
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://www.nctc.edu/catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook/nctc-student-handbook.html.
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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 236
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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 Flusche
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Office Location:
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Gainesville 1306
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Telephone Number:
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940.668.3351
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E-mail Address:
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sflusche@nctc.edu
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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: Effective August 1, 2017, a license holder may carry a concealed handgun on or about the license holder's person while the license holder is on the campus of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/police/campus-carry.html.
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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