Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Summer I 2015 Course Syllabus

MATH-0313-02 - Introductory Algebra

Faculty Information
Semester	Summer I 2015
Instructor	Steele, Sherry Gale
Phone	(409) 984-6321
E-mail	steelesg@lamarpa.edu
Department	Developmental Education Chair: Sherry Steele Phone: (409) 984-6321 E-mail: steelesg@lamarpa.edu
Office	Hours: by appointment Building: Madison Monroe Education (MMED) Room: 207A
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Course Information
Course Number	60047
Course Description	Concepts of basic algebra. Operations on real numbers and polynomials, solving equations, inequalities and systems, graphing, factoring polynomials and problem solving are included. Prerequisite: MATH 0312 or placement examination.
Course Prerequisites	Students are allowed to register and remain in this course when they have passed the previous developmental math course or by direct placement through the TSI Assessment Test.
Required Textbooks	Math 0313        MyMathLab Plus to accompany Beginning & Intermediate Algebra 5th Edition by Elayn Martin-Gay
Attendance Policy	Attendance Requirement Emergency Absences 300 minutes USE THEM WISELY LSC-PA maintains attendance and participation requirements for all students enrolled in developmental courses. These requirements apply to all developmental students: THEA, non-THEA, and THEA-exempt. Use your allocated absences for ALL of your personal needs. Employment, personal appointments and continuing legal/medical appointments are not exemptions from these guidelines. If this class conflicts with your work schedule, continuing medical/legal appointments, or other activities see an admissions advisor immediately. We offer a variety of day, evening, hybrid, and online courses. Class begins as scheduled and does not end until the instructor dismisses the class. The student will be penalized for any instructional time that is missed. This includes arriving late, leaving early, sleeping, and exiting the classroom for any reason. If a student leaves the classroom a second time during the same class period, he/she will not be allowed to return and these minutes will be deducted from the semester total. Attendance counting begins on the first day the student is enrolled regardless of schedule changes. If a schedule change is made, absences that have been accumulated will carry over to the new section. If a student is enrolled in only one developmental course and is not TSI complete, the student may not drop the course without withdrawing from all courses at LSCPA. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting and turned in to the Attendance Compliance Office each week. No distinction will be made between excused and unexcused absences. All absences will be used to determine attendance penalties and are outlined as follows. Attendance Penalties After a student misses 300 minutes of class, the semester grade will be lowered according to the following scale: 301- 375 minutes: One letter grade 376- 450 minutes: Two Letter grades More than 450 minutes: Three letter grades If the grade is lowered to a “DD” or “FD”, the student will be required to repeat the course and take EDUC 1300 concurrently. The student may also be dropped from the course due to nonattendance or nonparticipation.
Course Grading Scale	Grading Scale AD 90-100 BD 80-89 CD 70-79 DD 50-69 FD Below 50
Determination of Final Grade	Determination of Final Grade Homework        25%         Exams        50%         Final Exam        25%         If a student does not pass (course grade “DD” or “FD”) a developmental course the student must be enrolled in EDUC 1300 and/or Student Success Center Lab concurrently when the course is retaken.
Final Exam Date	July 9, 2015 - 12:00 PM
Major Assignments	Week 1 Chapter 1 Test Week 1 Chapter 2 Test Week 2 Chapter 3 Test Week 3 Chapter 4 Test Week 4 Chapter 5 Test Week 5 Chapter 6 Test Week 5 Final Exam
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates	1st Exercise                Course Pre Test         2nd Exercise                Syllabus Review         Lecture Section        Section Title         Date                Chapter 1-Review of real Numbers         Week 1        1.2        Symbols and sets of Numbers         Week 1        1.3        Fractions         Week 1        1.4        Variable Expressions         Week 1        1.5        Adding Real Numbers         Week 1        1.6        Subtracting Real Numbers         Week 1        1.7        Multiplying and Dividing real Numbers         Week 1        1.8        Intro to Algebraic expressions         Week 1                Chapter One Review                                                  Chapter 2-Equations and Problem Solving         Week 1        2.1        Simplifying Algebraic Expressions         Week 1        2.2        Equations using Addition and Mult Properties         Week 1        2.3        Solving Linear Equations         Week 1        2.4        Intro to Problem Solving         Week 1                Chapter Two review                         Cumulative Review Chapters 1-2                                                  Chapter 3: Graphs and Linear Equations         Week 2        3.1        Rectangular Coordinate System         Week 2        3.2        Intro to Graphing Linear equations         Week 2        3.3        Intercepts and Graphing          Week 2        3.4        Slope and Graphing         Week 2        3.5        Equations of Lines         Week 2        3.6        Functions         Week 2                Chapter Three Review                         Cumulative Review Chapters 1-2-3                                                  Chapter 4: Systems of equaions         Week 3        4.2        Substitution Method         Week 3        4.3        Addition Method         Week 3        4.4        Systems with 3 variables         Week 3        AF        Determinants and Cramer’s Rule         Week 3        4.5        Problem Solving         Week 3                Chapter Four Review                                                  Cumulative Review Chapters 1-2-3-4                                                          Chap 5:Exponent Rules         Week 4        5.1        Rules of Exponents         Week 4        5.2        Functions and Adding/Subtracting Polynomials         Week 4        5.3        Multiplying Polynomials         Week 4        5.4        Special Products         Week 4        5.5        Negative Exponents         Week 4        5.6        Dividing Polynomials         Week 4        5.7        Synthetic Division and Remainder Theorem         Week 4                Chapter Five Review                         Cumulative Review Chapters 1-2-3-4-5                                                  Chap 6: Factoring Polynomials         Week 5        6.1        Factoring :GCF and Grouping         Week 5        6.2        Factoring Trinomials         Week 5        6.3        Factoring Trinomials and Squares         Week 5        6.4        Factoring Trinomials by Grouping         Week 5        6.5        Factoring Binomials: squares and Cubes         Week 5                Chapter 6 Review                                  Week 5                Cumulative Final Exam Review Chapters 1-6                                  Week 5                Final Exam
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes	Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. 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. Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	MATH 0313 INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion. PSLO 2: Communication Skills – Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression for the task. PSLO 3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills- Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions. Identifies mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task; uses mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task; analyzes how to use the principles; and applies problem-solving skills in mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task with correct informed conclusions.
Course Student Learning Outcomes	MATH 0313 INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA (PSLOs 1,2 and 3) Course objectives (CSLOs): •        Students will determine the slopes, intercepts, equations and graphs of lines •        Students will solve systems of equations in two and three variables by substitution, addition and determinants •        Students will add, subtract, multiply, divide and factor polynomials •        Students will translate, develop a strategy and solve related application problems •        Students will utilize an online learning system to demonstrate math proficiency
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	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor. Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions. Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom. Departmental policy states that the top of the desk should be cleared of all items not pertaining to this course. This would include purses, backpacks, books, and notes.
Additional Information	Calculators are not allowed except through an accommodation from Special Populations.
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.
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.
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. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given. Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students. The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.
College-Level Perspectives	This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways: Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world. Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society. Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives. Developing personal values for ethical behavior. Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments. Using logical reasoning in problem solving. Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.
Degree Plan Evaluation	A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account. Click on the “My Services” tab. Click on the “Student” tab. Click on Student Records. Click on Degree Evaluation. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring) Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen. Click the radio button next to Program Click on the Generate Request button. 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.
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur Mission Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life. Core Values Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity Principles Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be: treated with dignity and respect; afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience; given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and, provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

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