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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 Modality:
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Online
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Course Prefix & Number:
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MATH 1314
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Section Number:
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0830
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Class Day/Time:
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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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Semester/Year:
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Spring 2021
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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 or MyMathLab access code (e-text included in MML)
Scientific calculator, TI-30X IIS is recommended
Graphing calculators and phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Name of Instructor:
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Sara Cooper
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Campus/Office Location:
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Online Canvas Conferences email to set up a meeting
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Office Hours:
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WebEx Tuesday and Thursday noon-3pm
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Telephone Number:
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Google Voice you can text 903-347-8472 (give name and class)
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E-mail Address:
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sacooper@nctc.edu (give name and class) or use Canvas inbox
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All office hours will be held online this semester. Students can schedule an appointment with their instructor by selecting the Cisco Webex option in Canvas and navigating to the “Office Hour” tab. The times that the instructor is available will be displayed there and a student may schedule a meeting by choosing a time and selecting “Confirm Meeting” at the bottom of the page.
GRADING CRITERIA
# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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34
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Homework
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10
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15
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Quiz
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20
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5
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Test
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50
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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; 60 – 69% = D; Below 60% = F
MyMathLab is an online system where you will be spending most of your time working on homework, quizzes, and tests. You will also have some test problems to work by hand and submit (in addition to submitting your scratch work from your test.) You will access MML through the Canvas course page using the MyLab and Mastering tab. It has video lectures, podcasts of lectures, PowerPoint notes, and other means of helping you learn the material. It also gives you access to the ebook, so you don’t need to purchase a textbook. MML is where you will work on homework, quizzes, and portions of your tests.
Homework
Homework is 10% of your grade. It will be divided into sections based on the sections of the textbook. For most of the homework problems, except some multiple choice problems, you will have 3 chances to get the problem correct. If you are not correct on the third try, it is marked wrong. However, you can click on the button at the bottom of the homework window that says “try again”. You will get a whole new problem (similar to the original), that you can have another 3 chances at (and if you get this one correct, then it is not marked wrong anymore). In other words, you have 15 chances to get most problems correct. So there really is little reason why you cannot get near 100% on all the homework assignments!
At the end of the semester, I will drop your 5 lowest homework grades.
Quizzes
Quizzes are 20% of your grade. You cannot check each problem separately in the quizzes as you can in the homework. You must complete the entire quiz and submit it. Then you will be told your grade, and you can review problems you missed. You may take each quiz five times, and your highest grade will be the one recorded. It is a good idea to try your quizzes without your notes to help you prepare for your exam. At the end of the semester, I will drop your 2 lowest quiz grades.
A scientific calculator is required for this class. The recommended one is the TI-30X IIS. You may not use your cellphone (iPad, tablet, etc.) calculators for tests.
Exams
Exams will be 50% of your grade. The exams will be on MML You will also have some problems that will be worked out by hand and submitted on test days. You are expected to do your own work. I reserve the right to schedule a conference with you and ask you to work a similar problem. You are expected to do your own work, notes are not allowed. Remember, you are in this class mainly to prepare for Calculus or another STEM track. You may take your test anytime between 7 am and 11 pm on the day of the test. You will have 2 hours to complete your test and should do so in one attempt. You will submit your scratch work which will be neat and numbered. If you fail to submit your work, your test grade may not be accepted. Tentatively, exams will be given on the following days.
Exam #1: February 10 (Chapter 1).
Exam #2: March 3 (Chapter 2).
Exam #3: March 31 (Chapter 3)
Exam #4: April 21 (Chapter 4)
Exam #5: May 5 (Chapter 5 and 7.1)
Final exam will be 20% of your final grade. It will also be given on MML and you will submit your scratch work. The final exam is a departmental comprehensive algebra exam and must be taken by all students. The final exam may also be used to replace the lowest unit test grade.
Final Exam: M1y 12 (Comprehensive).
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
Schedule: Online College Algebra (MATH 1314)
All assignments (not tests) are due at 11:59pm. You are always welcome to work ahead, but make sure you completely understand the material in the sections you’ve completed before you do. There are videos on MML to help you with the material. I have posted “fill in the blank” notes to help you focus on the material covered in each section (there are usually some topics in each section that we omit.) You are responsible for what is covered in the homework and quizzes. If you run into problems, contact me immediately so that I can help you!!
Unit 1
Week #1, ending Monday, January 25
- Chapter 0 (how to use MML)
- section 1.1
- section 1.2
- Quiz #1
- section 1.3
Week #2, ending Monday, February 1
- section 1.4
- Quiz #2
- section 1.5
- section 1.6
- Quiz #3
Week #3, ending Monday, February 8
- section 1.7
- section 1.8
- Quiz #4
- Review for test
TEST #1 Wednesday February 10th. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
Unit 2
Week #4, ending Monday, February 15
- section 2.1
- section 2.2
- section 2.3
- Quiz #5
Week #5, ending Monday, February 22
- section 2.4
- section 2.5
- Quiz #6
- section 2.6
- section 2.7
- Quiz #7
Week #6, ending Monday, March 1
- section 2.8
- Quiz #8
- Review for test 2
TEST #2 Wednesday March 3rd.. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
Unit 3
Week #7, ending Monday, March 8
- section 3.1
- section 3.2
- section 3.3
- Quiz #9
SPRING BREAK---MARCH 15-21
Week #8, ending Monday, March 22
- section 3.4
- Quiz #10
- section 3.5
Week #9, ending Monday, March 29
- section 3.6
- Quiz #11
- Review for test
TEST #3 Wednesday March 31st. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
Last day to withdraw with a “W”, April 5
Unit 4
Week #10, ending Monday, April 5
- section 4.1
- section 4.2
- Quiz #12
- Section 4.3
Week #11, ending Monday, April 12
- section 4.4
- Quiz #13
- section 4.5
Week #12, ending Monday, April 19
- section 4.6
- Quiz #14
- Review for test
TEST #4 Wednesday April 21st. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
Unit 5
Week #13, ending Monday, April 26
- Section 5.1
- section 5.5
- section 5.3
Week #14, ending Monday, May 3
- Quiz #15
- Section 5.7
- Section 7.1
- Review for test
TEST #5 Wednesday May 5th. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
Week #15, ending Monday, May 10
Final Exam: Comprehensive Wednesday May 12. Taken on MML between 7 am and 11 pm. Scratch work must be submitted by midnight for test grade to count. May use a non-graphing calculator. There will also be SHOW YOUR work questions what will also be due by midnight.
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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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)
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. When possible, in-person proctored testing is preferred. For in-person classes testing will occur during the designated class times. For online classes in-person proctored testing may be required. On site testing may be done in an NCTC testing center, at test locations provided by the math division, or at another authorized testing site. If online testing is used students may be required to use a webcam while testing. For online testing students will be required to scan and upload supporting documents. Students may be asked to demonstrate knowledge/skills in a one-on-one conference if deemed necessary by the instructor.
This schedule is tentative and will most likely change as the semester progresses. It is provided so that you have a general idea of the order and speed with which we will be covering the material.
Assessment name
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Tentative Date
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Test 1
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February 10
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Test 2
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March 3
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Test 3
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March 31
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Test 4
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April 21
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Test 5
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May 5
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Final Exam
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May 12
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Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course with a “W” is Monday, April 5, 2021.
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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