NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title:		College Algebra			Course Modality:	ONLINE
Course Prefix & Number:		MATH 1314	Section Number:	0321	Class Day/Time: Not Mandatory	Webex: Hw/reviews (weekly TBA)
Semester Credit Hours:		3	Lecture Hours:	48	Semester/Year:	Summer 2021
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.
Course Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for College Algebra; or equivalent
REQUIRED **MyMathLab access code (e-text included in MML) wait until first class meeting Wednesday, July 14 @ 9 pm in Webex before you buy the code.  This meeting will be recorded if you cannot attend. TESTS: Students will take test using MyMathLab in a proctored setting.   **Proctored testing: You must have a webcam or take your test while using your cell phone as your webcam.  If students do not have a webcam or cell phone they may test on the closest campus near them that has a Testing Center. **Ear phones:  Many of the assignments have video lectures that students must view.  Having earphones/buds will help to listen without disturbing others. Notebooks: Spiral notebook(s) do homework/quizzes/test reviews.  Loose leaf notebook paper to show work for tests.  Test must be taken on notebook paper that is not in a binder or in a spiral notebook (torn out pages are acceptable).  Homework is all online, having a computer and internet connect that students may use is required for this course. There are computers in the college library that students may use to complete required assignments.  Recommended Course Materials: **College Algebra, Lial/Hornsby/Schneider/Daniels, 12th edition, Pearson, 2017 If you need to turn pages. ** Scientific calculator: The TI-36X Pro (Has an easy to use fraction button) or the TI-30X IIS is recommended Graphing calculators and phone calculators will not be allowed on exams.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Kathryn Fritz
Campus/Office Location:	ONLINE Webex meetings FOR SUMMER. I will not be on campus.
Office Hours:	TBA after first meeting
Telephone Number:	Use Canvas emails for contact
E-mail Address:	kfritz@nctc.edu (Students must include their name and class)

 

 

All office hours will be held online this summer in either Webex or Canvas conferences.

 As a group, we will meet the first day to discuss times the majority of the class will be able to meet. 

The meetings will be recorded and located in the Canvas Cisco Webex tab.

 Students will need to select Recording to view past meetings.  We will go over test reviews and homework questions in these meetings.

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
Up to 36	Homework	10%
Minimum 26	MML Quizzes-13/Test Reviews-5/ Attendance -6/ Discussion posts-6+	10%
4	Chapter Unit Tests	60%
1	Mandatory Final (The final may also replace one failed test)	20%

Grade Scale:   90 – 100% = A;   80 – 89% = B; 70 – 79% = C;  60 – 69% = D;  Below 60% = F

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*The final exam is a departmental comprehensive algebra exam and must be taken by all students. The final exam will also replace the lowest fail unit test grade. 

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE:

 

COLLEGE ALGEBRA SUMMER 2021

Tentative Schedule 7/14 -8/19

 

Assignments Due	Dates	Assignments: Due dates are set in MyMathLab Quiz due dates are listed in MML.	Check when completed.
Week 1	July 14 -17	Introduction Video, Syllabus, Expectations Sign into MyMathLab today and buy code today.
Wed	July 14	Webex meeting @  9 pm
Wed	July 14 -15	1.1 Linear Equations
		1.2 Motion & Mixture
		1.3 Complex Numbers & Simplifying Radicals
		1.4 Quadratic Equations & Factoring
Fri -Sat	July 16-17	1.5 Modeling with Quadratic Equations
		1.6 Solving Rational and Radical Equations
		1.7 Inequalities – linear & 3-part
		1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Week 2	July 18 - 24	This week at a glance
Sun	July 18	Test 1 Review Sections 1.1 to 1.8: Webex 9 pm
Mon-Tue	July 19 - 20	Test 1 covers sections 1.1 to 1.8
Wed - Thur	July 21 - 22	2.1 Rectangular Coordinate System/Midpoint & Distance
		2.2 Circles & Section 1.5 Completing the Square
		2.3 Functions (domain, range, increasing & decreasing)
		2.4 Linear Functions (Graphing lines, slope)
Fri - Sat	July 23 - 24	2.5 Equations of Lines and Linear Models
		2.6 Graphs of Basic (parent & piecewise functions)
		2.7 Graphing Techniques (Transformations)
		2.8 Function Operations and Composition
Week 3	July 25 - 31	This week at a glance.
Sun	July 25	Test 2 Review Sections 2.1 to 2.8: Webex 9 pm
Mon- Tue	July 26 - 27	Test 2 covers sections 2.1 to 2.8
Wed -Thur	July 28 - 29	3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
		3.2 Synthetic Division
		3.3 Zeros and Polynomial Functions
		3.4 Polynomial Functions
Fri - Sat	July 30-31	3.5 Rational Functions
		3.6 Variation
		4.1 Inverse Functions
		4.2 Exponential Functions
		4.3 Logarithmic Functions
Week 4		This week at a glance.
Sun	Aug 1	Review Test 3 Sections 3.1 to 4.3: Webex 9 pm
Mon - Tue	Aug 2 - 3	Test 3 covers sections 3.1 to 4.3
	Aug 4 -7	4.4 Evaluating Logarithms and Change of Base
		4.5 Exponential and Log Equations
		4.6 Exponential Growth and Decay
Week 5	Aug 8 - 14	This week at a glance.
Sun	Aug 8	5.1 Systems of Linear Equations
Mon- Tue	Aug 9 - 10	5.2 Solving systems with matrices
		5.3 Determinants & Cramer’s Rule
		5.5 Non-Linear Systems of Equations
Wed - Thur	Aug 11 - 12	5.7 Properties of Matrices
		7.1 Sequences & Series & Section 1.5 Applications
Fri	Aug 13	Test 4 Review Sections 4.4 to 7.1
Week 5.5	Aug 15 - 19	This week at a glance.
Sun- Mon	Aug 15-16	Test 4 covers sections 4.4 to 7.1
Tue	Aug 17	Review for Final Exam Webex @ 9 pm
Wed-Thur	Aug 18 -19	The Final

 

Please allow up to 15 hours a week to do math assignments.  This class moves very fast. We cover the complete class in 36 days. 

 

 

 

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1	Demonstrate and apply knowledge of properties of functions, including domain and range, operations, compositions, and inverses.
2	Recognize and apply polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and solve related equations.
3	Apply graphing techniques.
4	Evaluate all roots of higher degree polynomial and rational functions.
5	Recognize, solve, and apply systems of linear equations using matrices.

 

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)

Expectations for attendance in an online class:

1. Students must complete each week’s assignments in MyMathLab as listed on the class calendar with the minimum grade of 65%. Please try to have 100% on homework assignments and 90% on quiz assignments.
2. Students will need to post in the weekly discussions.   Note: Weeks of testing there may be more than one discussion board.

Note: There is no extra credit for this class.  The discussion board post is use to pad your overall grade. You will need to post at least once as a main comment to receive your points.

Testing will be proctored for online classes:

In-person proctored testing is required by all students whether they chose either testing in Webex meeting or in a Testing Center on campus.

 

1.   Online testing will have several times over two days in which students may test using Webex meeting.  Since online testing is used, students are required to use a webcam while testing during the Webex meeting.  Students are to show the view of their working area while they are testing.   Students are not allowed to log out of Webex until they uploaded their shown work in the Canvas testing module.  Students will be required to make a pdf file and upload supporting documents (shown work of each test question) within 15 minutes of completing their test.  Only question that have shown work will be graded unless the question may be answered in two steps (easy questions).

NOTE:  Students may be asked to demonstrate their knowledge/skills in a one-on-one conference if deemed necessary by the instructor. 

 

2. On site testing may be done in an NCTC Testing Center, or testing locations provided on campus.   Students are required to make an appointment at least 24 hours before testing date.

You may make an appointment https://www.nctc.edu/testing-center/class-and-make-up-exams.html

 

TENTATIVE TEST SCHEDULE

This schedule is tentative and may 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	Tentative Date
Test 1  July 18 -24	Test 1 covers sections 1.1 to 1.8 times to be posted in Discussion board
Test 2  July 26- 27	Test 2 covers sections 2.1 to 2.8 times to be posted in Discussion board
Test 3  Aug 2 -3	Test 3 coves sections 3.1 to 4.3 times will be posted in Discussion board
Test 4  Aug 15 - 16	Test 4 covers sections 4.4 to 7.1 times will be posted in Discussion board
Final Exam Aug 18 - 19	Final times will be posted in Discussion board

 

Last day to withdraw from a Summer II course with a “W” is Thursday, August 5, 2021.  Do not withdraw from this class before you speak to your instructor. You maybe doing better than you think.

 

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. 

 

 

 

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  

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)________           

            Communication

            Mathematics                  

            Life and Physical Science

            Language, Philosophy & Culture

            Creative Arts

            American History

 

            Government/Political Science

            Social and Behavioral Sciences

            Component Area Option

 

            Critical Thinking

            Communication

            Empirical and Quantitative

 

            Teamwork

            Personal Responsibility

            Social Responsibility