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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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College Algebra
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH1314
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Section Number:
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408
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Semester/Year:
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Fall 2020
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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48
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Class Time:
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TR 8 – 9:20am
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): In-depth study and applications of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations using matrices. Additional topics such as sequences, series, probability, and conics may be included.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for College Algebra; or equivalent
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
- College Algebra, Lial/Hornsby/Schneider/Daniels, 12th edition, Pearson, 2017 (Optional]
- MyMathLab access code (e-text included in MML) [Required]
- A scientific or graphing calculator is required. The TI-30X IIS, TI-83 and TI-84 calculators are recommended.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Name of Instructor:
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Jason Rutledge
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth – Room: 206
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Office Hours:
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Email instructor for all questions and concerns. Video and audio conferences can be set upon request through WebEx or Canvas.
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Phone Number:
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(214) 814 – 5634 (Google number to my cell phone)
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E-mail Address:
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jrutledge@nctc.edu
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Demonstrate and apply knowledge of properties of functions, including domain and range, operations, compositions, and inverses.
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Recognize and apply polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and solve related equations.
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Apply graphing techniques.
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Evaluate all roots of higher degree polynomial and rational functions.
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Recognize, solve, and apply systems of linear equations using matrices.
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GRADING CRITERIA
MML Quizzes: (20% of Overall Average)*
All of the quizzes are done online using MyMathLab (MML), which should be accessed through Canvas. You will be able to attempt each quiz at most 5 times before the due date and time. All of the due dates and times for the quizzes are given in Canvas under the “Assignments” tab as well as through the “My Labs and Mastering” tab.
The quizzes are built to be a starting point for each chapter and as a nice way to wrap up what you have learned. So if you only work the quizzes without using the MML homework and the handouts/videos I have provided in Canvas, you can rest assured you will fail the tests. Use ALL of the materials at your disposal to master the material.
Tests and the Final Exam: (80% of Overall Average)
There will be 3 tests and a comprehensive Final Exam. Each test is worth 20% of your overall average and the Final will also be worth 20%, for a grand total of 80%. You want to make sure you are super ready for each test. NO MAKE-UP TESTS.
Each test will be a traditional pen/pencil and paper test. (These will NOT be administered online using MML.) Each test will be posted in Canvas under the Assignments tab. You will open the PDF provided (you can print it if you want, but don’t have to), answer all of the questions on paper, scan those solutions in as a single PDF document and submit that file into a dropbox in Canvas. (If any part of that seems daunting or confusing for you, reach out to the instructor ASAP.) You have a full 48 hours to complete and submit each test, so ALL LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL RECEIVE A ZERO REGARDLESS OF TEASON. Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time to allow for internet and computer problems. There is a document entitled “All About the Tests!!” with more in-depth details.
Test #1: (Chapter 1 and Sections 2.1 to 2.3) Opens at 12am on Friday, September 25th
Closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, September 26th
Test #2: (Sections 2.4 to 2.8 and Chapter 3) Opens at 12am on Friday, October 23rd
Closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, October 24th
Test #3: (Chapter 4) Opens at 12am on Friday, November 13th
Closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, November 14th
Final Exam: (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) Opens at 12am on Monday, December 7th
Closes at 11:59pm on Tuesday, December 8th
Homework (NOT FOR A GRADE)
The online homework is not a graded component of this course. However, choosing not to do them will GREATLY increase your chances of failing the course. Use these as practice to better understand the material and a source to ask questions for clarification. Quality is better than quantity. A limitation of MML is that the final answer is all that matters. As you will soon learn, on my tests the work that supports that final answer is FAR more important. (To be honest, on the tests I am far less concerned with whether or not your final answer is right or wrong. How well does the work you supply support that response?)
*The lowest five (5) quiz grades will be dropped from the calculations of the final grade.
Grade Scale: 90 – 100% = A; 80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
Tentative Schedule
Quiz 01 – Factoring Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, August 26th (Unofficially, you will until 9/29 to
complete this quiz.)
Quiz 02 – Section 1.1 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, August 29th
Quiz 03 – Section 1.7 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, August 29th
Quiz 04 – Section 1.3 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 2nd
Quiz 05 – Section 1.4 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 2nd
Quiz 06 – Section 1.2 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, September 5th
Quiz 07 – Section 1.5 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 9th
Quiz 08 – Section 1.6 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, September 12th
Quiz 09 – Section 1.8 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 16th
Quiz 10 – Section 2.1 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, September 19th
Quiz 11 – Section 2.2 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, September 19th
Quiz 12 – Section 2.3 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 23rd
Test #1: (Chapter 1 and Sections 2.1 to 2.3)
Opens at 12am on Friday, September 25th and closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, September 26th
Quiz 13 – Section 2.4 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 30th
Quiz 14 – Section 2.5 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 30th
Quiz 15 – Section 2.6 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 3rd
Quiz 16 – Section 2.7 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 3rd
Quiz 17 – Section 2.8 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 7th
Quiz 18 – Section 3.1 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 10th
Quiz 19 – Section 3.2 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 10th
Quiz 20 – Section 3.3 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 14th
Quiz 21 – Section 3.4 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 17th
Quiz 22 – Section 3.5 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 21st
Test #2: (Sections 2.4 to 2.8 and Chapter 3)
Opens at 12am on Friday, October 23rd and closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, October 24th
Quiz 23 – Section 4.1 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 28th
Quiz 24 – Section 4.2 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 28th
Quiz 25 – Section 4.3 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, October 31st
Quiz 26 – Section 4.4 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 4th
Quiz 27 – Section 4.5 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, November 7th
Quiz 28 – Section 4.6 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 11th
Test #3: (Chapter 4)
Opens at 12am on Friday, November 13th and closes at 11:59pm on Saturday, November 14th
Quiz 29 – Section 5.1 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 18th
Quiz 30 – Section 5.5 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, November 21st
Quiz 31 – Section 5.3 Due before 11:59pm on Wednesday, November 25th
Quiz 32 – Section 5.7 Due before 11:59pm on Saturday, November 28th
Final Exam: (Chapters 1 to 5)
Opens at 12am on Monday, December 7th and closes at 11:59pm on Tuesday, December 8th
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 any school policy. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email as well as the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college-sponsored activities are also excused absences. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless the absence is documented and excused by the instructor. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
FOR OUR CLASS: Every Wednesday, I will check your progress in MML, attendance to our virtual class times, completion of any tests (as it pertains to that week) and/or any correspondence to verify you are currently engaged in the course. As long as there sufficient evidence that you are putting time and effort into the class each week, you will be counted as present.
All testing will be online this semester except for classes that meet face to face. Testing may be administered in a variety of ways and the mode of testing may change during the semester as deemed appropriate by the instructor. Students may be required to use a webcam while testing. Students may be asked to demonstrate knowledge/skills in a one-on-one conference if deemed necessary by the instructor.
Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Monday, November 2, 2020.
Students who need help with any math class can visit the NCTC Mathematics Lab to receive assistance. Sign up for an appointment or see the most current tutoring hours for all campuses at http://www.nctc.edu/student-services/student-success/tutoring/mathematics-lab.html.
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
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). https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/student-services/office-students-with-disabilities.html
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