PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYSchool of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communicationsathematics !e"a#tment S$lla%usElementa#$ Al&e%#a IITH ''(P)EPA)ATION !ATE:August 2015Instructor: Ms. Kimberly A. Calvert Phone: 32!3"1 e#t. "$$ %&uring o''ice hours( or "251 %Integrate& )tu&ies(*''ice: Aca&emic Center+ ,oom 131-mail: .a'5/0ct.e&u *''ice 1ours:2ues&ay 3:30 4 10:30 a.m. 2hurs&ay 3:30 4 10:30 a.m. *ther 2imes by A00ointmentCO*)SE !ESC)IPTION)tu&y &esigne& 'or stu&ents 5ith a limite& bac.groun& in algebra in 0re0aration 'or M21 1$0. 2o0ics inclu&e systems o' linear e6uations+ 0olynomial &ivision an& s0ecial 0ro&ucts+ 'actoring+ rational e#0ressions+ ra&ical e#0ressions+ 6ua&ratic e6uations+ 'unctions an& a00lication 0roblems. -m0hasis on math stu&y s.ills. 2echnology is use& to enhance thin.ing an& un&erstan&ing+ to solve 0roblems an& to 7u&ge8veri'y results. 9erbal+ numerical+ gra0hical an& symbolic a00roaches assist in the &iscovery an& communication o' mathematical conce0ts.Course &oes not satis'y any course or elective re6uirement+ regar&less o' aca&emic ma7or.3 Cre&its %2 :ecture ! 3 :ab( Prerequisite(s): MTH005 or Placement by Examination.CO*)SE )ATIONALE)ome stu&ents enter the College 5ith a limite& bac.groun& in high school algebra.)uch stu&ents re6uire more teacher &irection an& &isci0line because their 'oun&ational .no5le&ge inmathematics is too 5ea. to allo5 them to rea& an& com0rehen& the material in a sel'!0ace& course.2hese stu&ents o'ten nee& more &irect instruction+ cou0le& 5ith su''icient time+ to &evelo0 an a&e6uate un&erstan&ing o' the 'un&amental conce0ts an& s.ills o' algebra.)tu&ents 5ho satis'actorily com0lete this course are 0re0are& to enter college!level algebra.)E+*I)E! ST*!ENT O*TCOES;0on success'ul com0letion o' this course+ the stu&ent shoul& be able to:1.)olve systems o' linear e6uations using the gra0hing+ a&&ition+ an& substitution metho&s.2.actoring %00. === 4 ==5(

.3 2rinomials o' the 2y0e 2ax bx c + +-#clu&ing itting Polynomial >unctions to unctions-#clu&ing 9ertical Asym0totes %00. 50$ 4 503(".2 Multi0lication an& unctions+ an& Mo&els-#clu&ing ormulaCha0ter 5Polynomials5.$ &uring this meeting.3. A stu&ent 5ith&ra5n 'rom a assumesall 'inancial res0onsibility 'or tuition an& 'ees.=. 2he a00eal 0rocess is the same as in the general College Atten&ance Policy regar&ing PennCollege classes.N*6E) OF TIES ST*!ENT AY )EPEAT A !EVELOPENTAL CO*)SE)tu&ents may ta.e a &evelo0mental course no more than t5o times, 5hether to im0rove a 0assing gra&e or to re0eat a course in 5hich a gra&e o' HI+J H>+J or H2J 5as earne&.I' a stu&ent cannot com0lete a &evelo0mental course a'ter t5o attem0ts+ that stu&ent can be &isenrolle& 'rom the ma7or re6uiring the course an& can be 0rohibite& 'rom enrolling in any other ma7or re6uiring the uncom0lete& &evelo0mental course.5NOTE6OO7 )E+*I)EENT>or 'uture success in mathematics+ it is im0ortant that you &evelo0 a strong 'oun&ation o' algebraic s.ills an& conce0ts.It is e6ually im0ortant 'or you to &evelo0 the necessary stu&y s.ills to continue success'ully 5ith the stu&y o' college algebra an& trigonometry.An im0ortant tool to the stu&y o' mathematics is a noteboo..Fou 5ill be #e8ui#e2 to maintain a com0lete an& com0rehensive noteboo..2he noteboo. 5ill+ in an organiCe& 'ashion+ contain all home5or. assignments+ class notes+ grou0 activities+ an& any han&outs.Fou 5ill nee& to &ivi&e the noteboo. into various sections an& be able to insert han&outs.A th#ee-#in& note%oo9 is #e8ui#e24All mate#ials shoul2 %e 9e"t in one note%oo942he noteboo. 5ill be chec.e& 0erio&ically.A score 5ill be &etermine& base& on com0leteness+ organiCation+ an& 6uality o' 5or..)0eci'ic &ates 'or noteboo. chec.s 5ill be announce& in class.Four noteboo. shoul& be &ivi&e& into the 'ollo5ing 5 sections:14 )efe#encea. )yllabusb. 2entative sche&ule o' sections covere&:4 P#e-Lectu#e Gui2e2 )ea2in& sheetsa. Put in or&er by sectionb. Pre!:ecture Aui&e& ,ea&ing sheets shoul& be com0lete& by the stu&ent 'or each section be'ore the lecture an& revie5e& a'ter the lecture;4 Notesa. Put in or&er by sectionb. Inclu&e notes ta.en in classc. Alossary ! Inclu&e any vocabulary8terminology that you nee& to stu&y/4 Home1o#9a. ;nit Assignments 0ut in or&er by sectionb. Inclu&e assignments 'rom the te#t

61. Boteboo.s re6uire &aily maintenance.2. -arly in the semester stu&ents can bring noteboo.s 'or hel0 5ith organiCation.3.Boteboo.s shoul& be brought to every class.=.Instructor may as. to see the noteboo. at any time.5. 2here shoul& be evi&ence that you are ta.ing notes.CALC*LATO) )E+*I)EENT>or success in college!level mathematics classes at Penn College+ stu&ents must .no5 ho5 to use a gra0hing calculator. All stu&ents are re6uire& to 0urchase the 2I!$= Plus gra0hing calculator. 2he instructor in this course 5ill be 0rimarily using the 2I!$= Plus gra0hing calculator 'or class &emonstration.HOE5O)7 )E+*I)EENT1ome5or. 5ill be chec.e& 0erio&ically.A score 5ill be &etermine& base& on com0leteness+ organiCation+ an& 6uality o' 5or..>ollo5 the 0roce&ure outline& belo5 'or com0leting your home5or.:! Put your 'irst an& last name in the u00er right!han& corner o' each 0age.! Inclu&e the cha0ter+ section number+ an& 0age numbers in the u00er right!han& corner o' the 'irst 0age.! Clearly i&enti'y each 0roblem.! Inclu&e the 0rocess or 5or. 'or each 0roblem+ not 7ust the ans5er.! ;se 0encil or erasable 0en.! ).i0 s0aces bet5een 0roblems.! ;se a ruler 'or all gra0hs.! Irite legibly.! Chec. your ans5ers in the bac. o' the te#t 5hen 0ossible.! 1ave a system to mar. incorrect 0roblems or 0roblems you have a 6uestion on so you can stu&y these 0roblems.! I' assigne&+ give your cha0ter revie5 an& cha0ter test 0roblems a Hgra&e.J! Kee0 all home5or. neatly organiCe& in the a00ro0riate section o' your noteboo..All stu&ents are e#0ecte& to com0lete 5or. outsi&e o' class.Ihen com0leting home5or.+ you shoul& star %L( 0roblems 'or 5hich you have 6uestions or nee& instructor clari'ication so that you may as. about them in class.71ome5or. assignments are &ue as announce& in class.Bo late assignments 5ill be acce0te& 5ithout 0rior a00roval.TA7ING TESTS2ests 5ill be given:! in the Mathematics 2esting Center %ACC8133(+ or! in the Aca&emic )uccess Center.2ests ta.en &uring class time in the Mathematics 2esting Center 5ill be gra&e& 0 unless s0ecial0ermission is 0rovi&e& by the instructor.G)A!INGFou must com0lete 'our e#ams+ home5or.+ 6uiCCes+ labs+ noteboo.s+ 0re!lecture gui&e& rea&ings+ an& a com0rehensive 'inal e#amination.2he 'our e#ams 5ill cover the 'ollo5ing material:-#am 1: Cha0ter =.1 4 =.=-#am 2: Cha0ter .1 4 ."-#am 3: Cha0ter ".1 4 "."-#am =: Cha0ter 10.1 4 10.5+ 10." an& Cha0ter 11.1+ 11.22he A,A-C2 atten&ance+ I 5ill &ro0 an a&&itional 2 more &aily gra&es.I' you only miss *B- class+ I 5ill &ro0 1 a&&itional gra&e %both e#clu&ing the noteboo. gra&e(.8O""o#tunities to im"#o0e e,am a2es>!'' am - BB>'' am B:CBB ACC /B' S*PPO)T SE)VICES)ome o' the resources available to you are as 'ollo5s: your instructor+ available &uring o''ice hours or by a00ointment. the 2utoring Center+ locate& in ACC 1=5.Math tutors are available at any time thecenter is o0en.Bo a00ointment necessary N no chargeO1. Aca&emic )uccess Center:a. Walk-in Tutoring general hours:Mon&ay!2hurs&ay3:00 am 4 :00 0m>ri&ay 3:00 am 4 1:00 0m)un&ay1:00 0m 4 =:00 0m 9N MA21 *B:F on )un&ays :00 0m 4 $:00 0m in the Ma&igan :ibrary+ 1st 'loor.b. Small Group Tutoring in ACC 1= 'rom the Aca&emic )uccess Center 'or M21 00=+ 005 N 00.Mon&ay N Ie&nes&ay 2:00!=:00 0.m.2ues&ay N 2hurs&ay2:00!3:00 0.m.c. One-on-one tutoring is available! ,e6uest it on the )I) system un&er Aca&emic )uccess Center+ select a00ointment tutoring lin. on the le't! May re6uest no more than t5ice in one 5ee. an& each 5ee. must be re6ueste& se0arately.&. Smarthinking- online tutoring service:2he online tutoring service+ calle& )marthin.ing+ 0rovi&es online tutorial su00ort in math.Access this online tutoring by clic.ing on the )marthin.ing icon on the 'ront 0age o' the P:A2* siteP you 5ill be ta.en &irectly to )marthin.ing+ 5ith no a&&itional login nee&e&. 2his resource is available 2= hours a &ay+ " &ays a 5ee.. Any 0roblems contact Aca&emic )uccess Center+ e#t "2=2 or go to ACC 1=5.e. Any stu&ent+ 5ho 'eels she8he may nee& an accommo&ation base& on theim0act o' a &isability+ shoul& contact me 0rivately to &iscuss your s0eci'ic nee&s. 1o5ever+&etermination o' your eligibility 'or accommo&ations 5ill be base& u0on the &ocumentation that you must submit to the