• Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.

• Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.

• Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.

• Introduction to Equations and Inequalities
• 2.1 The Rectangular Coordinate Systems and Graphs
• 2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable
• 2.4 Complex Numbers
• 2.5 Quadratic Equations
• 2.6 Other Types of Equations
• 2.7 Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities

• Introduction to Functions
• 3.1 Functions and Function Notation
• 3.2 Domain and Range
• 3.3 Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs
• 3.4 Composition of Functions
• 3.5 Transformation of Functions
• 3.7 Inverse Functions

• Introduction to Linear Functions
• 4.1 Linear Functions
• 4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions
• 7.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Two Variables

• Introduction to Polynomial and Rational Functions
• 5.1 Quadratic Functions
• 5.2 Power Functions and Polynomial Functions
• 5.3 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
• 5.4 Dividing Polynomials
• 5.5 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
• 5.6 Rational Functions

• Introduction to Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
• 6.1 Exponential Functions
• 6.2 Graphs of Exponential Functions
• 6.3 Logarithmic Functions
• 6.5 Logarithmic Properties
• 6.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Let x be the averaged final grade.

Policies:

-This syllabus is subject to change as needed throughout the semester. Any major changes will be accompanied by an announcement in class, via email, or posted on Blackboard.

-All relevant information about this course will be communicated to students using announcements posted on Blackboard. You will receive an email copy of each announcement but replies to those emails will not be monitored nor receive a response.

-Students should use their LSCPA email to communicate with the instructor; any communications from personal email accounts (gmail,yahoo,etc.) will be ignored.

-Students must use appropriate email etiquette when corresponding with the instructor; for example, complete sentences and a full subject line with your name and course name. Voice mail messages should be clearly spoken identifying students' name, course, and return phone number.

-Emails or messages determined by the instructor to be rude or disrespectful will not be responded to and will possibly be forwarded to the student’s department chair or program coordinator.

-Students may check their grades in their Blackboard gradebook. If the student wishes to discuss their grades, they may email the instructor and request an appointment to meet with the instructor or see the instructor during scheduled office hours. The instructor will not discuss any grades over email or phone calls.

-The instructor will not discuss a student’s grades with anyone besides the student unless the instructor is given permission by LSCPA officials to do so.

-Students are responsible for informing the instructor if they are unable to access any course materials. There will be no late work or credit given for assignments missed for this reason.

-No late work, extensions or make-up work will be accepted. Please do not ask. 

-If the instructor sees a need, she may require the quizzes and chapter tests be taken in a proctored environment. If this change occurs, the instructor will notify the students prior to the due dates. 

-Attendance (including that in online courses) will be taken into account when determining borderline grades. 

-While this is an online course, students will be required to come to LSCPA’s campus to take their final exam. All instruction will be delivered in an online format and all other assignments, besides the midterm and final exams, will be available online. Students are notified of this requirement on the first day of class to allow ample time for testing arrangements to be made. Please see course expectations in the course Blackboard. 

There will also be a comprehensive final exam  which will count as 30% of your final grade. The Final Exam must be taken on campus in the testing center located in the Student Success Center building. The testing center is open Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. You must arrive at least one hour before closing time or before the final deadline to take your exam. If you are unable to make it to campus due to any unusual yet verifiable circumstances (out-of-state travel for work, overseas military deployment, etc.), you must let me know as soon as possible (that is, during the first few days of the semester) so other exam proctoring arrangements can be made.

PLEASE NOTE:
 

As an online student, you are granted the freedom and  responsibility for scheduling and taking your exams at your convenience. Choosing to wait until the day of the deadline will not allow enough time to reschedule your exam in the event of an emergency. I highly recommend students schedule their exams at least 3 days prior to the deadline to allow themselves plenty of time in case something were to happen. (We all know that flat tires, car troubles, and illness wait for exam days). I will not offer any other make-up exams or testing alternatives once the exam deadlines have passed. There will be no extensions, make-up exams or extra credit. Please do not ask.