Mac 1105 101 - 2157 - College Algebra

MAC 1105 – 101 - 2157 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA SPRING 2018 – TR – 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM – BB 001

INSTRUCTOR: Name: Dr. Lakshminarayan Rajaram Email: [email protected] Office Phone 727-712-5242 Office Hours: Posted outside my office and on MyCourses Office Location: BB 023 – Tarpon Springs Campus

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT: Dean: Jimmy Chang Office Location: SA 215B (St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus) Office Number: (727) 341 - 4305 Academic Chair: Beth Goodbread Office Location: BB 020A (Tarpon Springs Campus) Office Number: (727) 712-5754

COURSE INFORMATION: Course Description: Major topics include: functions and functional notation; domains and ranges of functions; graphs of functions and relations; operations on functions; inverse functions; linear, quadratic and rational functions; absolute value and radical functions; exponential and logarithmic properties, functions and equations; systems of equations and inequalities; applications such as curve fitting, modeling, optimization, exponential and logarithmic growth and decay. Course Objectives: The student will demonstrate; (1) knowledge of fundamental concepts of algebra when determining characteristics and properties of relations and functions and performing processes, (2) the ability to solve and graph a variety of equations and inequalities, relations and functions, and (3) understanding of the concepts of this course particularly those which will be pertinent in calculus. Prerequisites: MAT 1033 or satisfactory score on placement test.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE INFORMATION: Required Text: Blitzer, College Algebra Essentials – Text – 4th Edition ISBN: 9780321833655 MyMathLab CourseID: We will not use MyMathLab in this course. Library: http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline/.

MEETING INFORMATION: Classes will meet two days per week in BB 001 Class will meet Tuesday & Thursday from 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

IMPORTANT DATES: Course Dates: January 8, 2018 – May 4, 2018 Last day to drop with refund: January 12, 2018 Last Day to Withdraw and receive a letter grade of “W”: March 21, 2018 (Wednesday) (60% point) Holidays (no classes): Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day January 15, 2018 (Monday) Spring Break 3/4 - 3/11/2018 Spring Holiday 3/30 – 4/1/2018 Financial Aid: http://www.spcollege.edu/getfunds/

1 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC INFORMATION: Calculator Policy: There may be some restrictions on the type of calculator used in class so that students with high-powered calculators do not have an unfair advantage over other students. Some pre-programmed calculators will not be permitted on tests because students are required to be able to perform these tasks by hand. Please use a scientific calculator (No graphing calculators are allowed during the exams/tests/quizzes)

Conduct/ Integrity: Cheating in any form will NOT be tolerated at St. Petersburg College. The College has an official policy on academic honesty. Please refer to SPC’s Academic Honesty Policy for further details. http://www.spcollege.edu/academichonesty/

Homework: Homework assignments are “EVERY OTHER ODD PROBLEM, starting from exercise 1”in each section. Assignments done correctly and on time are the key to your success in this course. You are strongly encouraged to do all ODD numbered exercises in the textbook to succeed in the course. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE COLLECTED and HAS NO GRADE ATTACHED TO IT.

ATTENDANCE AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION: The college-wide attendance policy is included in the Syllabus Addendum http://www.spcollege.edu/webcentral/policies.htm The policy notes that each instructor is to exercise professional judgment and define “active participation” in class (and therefore “attendance”), and publish that definition in each syllabus. For this class, active participation/attendance is defined below:

For this class, active participation means that (1) you do not miss more than 2 weeks of class, (2) you have taken all scheduled exams and (3) you are not in violation of the Attendance, Conduct, or Integrity policies described in this document.

If you do not attend class at all during the first week and second week of the session you will be reported to the college as a “No- Show” and you will automatically be withdrawn. Students considering a voluntary “W” are expected to withdraw themselves no later than October 20, 2016 and must do so online in My SPC found at www.spcollege.edu.

GRADING: Your grade will be based on 4 in-class tests, each worth 100 points and a mandatory comprehensive final exam worth 100 points. The final course grade will be determined by the total points accumulated according to the following scale: FINAL AVERAGE FINAL POINTS FINAL GRADE 90-100% 450 - 500 A 80-89% 400 - 449 B 70-79% 350 - 399 C 60-69% 300 - 349 D* 0-59% less than 300 F* *You will need a grade of C or better for this course to fulfill one of your math requirements.

STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATION: Students are expected to arrive on time and stay for the entire class. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to learn what was missed. Please refrain from using cell phones and texting during class as it is a disruption to the other students in the class. For every one hour in class, you will need to spend three hours outside of class preparing for class. Try to read the material in the textbook before you come to class and take notes during class. Ask questions in class or come to my office for additional help.

STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION: The student survey of instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement.

2 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

WEEK OF WEEK SECTIONS TESTS January 8 1 *Ch. P, 1.1, 1.2 January 15 2 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 1/15 – No Class January 22 3 1.6, 1.7 January 29 4 2.1 Test 1-CH. 1 February 5 5 2.2,2.3 February 12 6 2.4,2.5 February 19 7 2.6,2.7 February 26 8 3.1 Test 2-CH. 2 March 5 9 SPRING BREAK March 12 10 3.2, 3.3 March 19 11 3.5, 3.6 March 26 12 4.1 Test 3- CH. 3 April 2 13 4.2, 4.3 April 9 14 4.4, 4.5, April 16 15 5.1, 5.5 April 23 16 5.5 Test 4- CH. 4,5 17 FINAL EXAM

* The chapter P Review or Practice Test will be assigned as a review of prerequisite knowledge.

SIGNATURE PAGE:

I have read, understand, and agree to abide fully by the parameters set in this syllabus and Syllabus Addendum.

Student Signature: ______Date: ______