MATH-1314-02 - College Algebra
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | McQueen, Sarah Anne | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6574 | ||||||||||||
mcqueensa@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 90112 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | 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 Prerequisites | MATH 0332 or satisfactory score on approved test. | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Beecher, Penna, & Bittinger, 5th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., 2016. MyLabsPlus Access *The book is not required. Access to MyLabsPlus is. |
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Attendance Policy | Research shows a positive correlation between attendance and course success. Thus, attendance will be taken but is not mandatory. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what they missed in class. Missed content will not be re-taught in class. Please see me during office hours for such help. The instructor will not provide copies of notes. | ||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale |
A 90 - 100 B 80 - 89 C 70 - 79 D 60 - 69 F Below 60 |
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Determination of Final Grade | Tests: 60% Quizzes: 20% Homework: 20% | ||||||||||||
Final Exam Date | December 8, 2017 - 11:00 AM Through December 8, 2017 - 1:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Syllabus; 1.1 - 1.2 Week 2: 1.3 - 1.4, Orientation Quiz Due Online, Quiz 1 Week 3: 1.5 - 1.6, Quiz 2 Week 4: 2.1 , Exam 1 Week 5: 2.2 - 2.3, Quiz 3 Week 6: 2.4 - 2.5, Quiz 4 Week 7: 3.1 - 3.2, Exam 2 Week 8: 3.3 - 3.4, Quiz 5 Week 9: 3.5, Quiz 6 Week 10: 4.1 - 4.2, Exam 3 Week 11: 4.3 - 4.4, Quiz 7 Week 12: 4.5, Quiz 8 Week 13: 5.1 - 5.2, Thanksgiving Break Week 14: 5.3 - 5.5, Quiz 9 (Take-Home) Week 15: 5.6 |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Approximate Exam Dates (subject to change): Sept 22, Oct 13, Nov 3 Final: Dec 8 Quiz Due Dates: Sept 8, Sept 15, Sept 29, Oct 6, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 17, Dec 1 Homework will be assigned each week via MyLabsPlus and will be due the day of the appropriate Exam. |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrate comprehension of content-area material. PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills - Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis. PSLO 2: Communication Skills - Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. PSLO 3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills - Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of properties of functions, including domain and range, operations, compositions, and inverses. (PSLO 1, 3, ALPHA) Measured by embedded questions in tests, quizzes, or homework labs as well as pretest and post-test. 2. Recognize and apply polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and solve related equations. (PSLO 1, 3, ALPHA) Measured by embedded questions in tests, quizzes, or homework labs and pretest and post-test. 3. Apply graphing techniques. (PSLO 3) Measured by embedded questions in tests, quizzes, or homework labs. 4. Evaluate all roots of higher degree polynomial and rational functions. (PSLO 1, 2,3) Measured by embedded questions in tests, quizzes, homework labs and group discussion. 5. Recognize, solve and apply systems of linear equations using matrices. (PSLO 3)Measured by embedded questions in tests, quizzes or homework labs. |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information |
I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person. If you send an e-mail, please include the class name and section in the subject. Please use proper e-mail etiquette and grammar. |
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Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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