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501 West College Drive
Brainerd, MN 5640
Pierz Healy High School
112 Kamnic Street
Pierz, MN 56364
Course #1506/ Course Syllabus
Beginning College Algebra
Instructor: Mrs. LeBlanc
Office:226
Office Hours:
Email:[email protected] Office Phone:320-468-6458 ext#1275
Course Information
Course Title: Beginning College Algebra
Credits: 4
Term: Fall Semester 2014
Prerequisites:
Students must meet at least one of the following prerequisite requirements in order to enroll in this course: • Accuplacer score of 52 or higher on the Elementary Algebra exam, OR • Accuplacer score of 65 or higher on the Arithmetic exam, OR • ACT Math score of 21 or higher Course Description: This course will review many introductory topics as well as introduce some
new topics in algebra. Topics taught in this course include linear equations, linear inequalities,
equations of lines, graphing exponents, polynomials, factoring, systems of equations, quadratic
equations, rational expressions and equations , complex numbers, radicals, absolute value equations
and inequalities, and functions. Additional topics may also be covered.
Course Purpose
Beginning College Algebra is a prerequisite to several college-level math courses. Students who successfully
complete MATH 1506 will earn elective credit and may take MATH 1470, College Algebra, or MATH 1460,
Intro to Statistics in future semesters. This course does not fulfill Goal 4 of the Minnesota Transfer curriculum.
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Course-Specific Learning Outcomes
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Simplify algebraic expressions
Solve linear equations and inequalities
Graph linear equations in two variables
Write equations of lines
Determine if a relation is a function
Evaluate functions using function notation
Solve application problems using linear functions
Solve systems of equations
Solve application problems using systems of equations
Simplify expressions involving exponents
Perform operations on polynomials
Factor polynomials
Solve higher degree equations by factoring
Simplify and perform operations with rational expressions
Simplify and perform operations with radicals
Perform operations with complex numbers
Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
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Analyze and follow a sequence of operations
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Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations
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Utilize appropriate technology
Topical Outline
Basic Properties and Definitions
Chapter – Prerequisites (1)
• Simplify numerical expressions using order of operations
• Algebraic expressions by applying the distributive property and combining like terms
Exponents
• Apply the properties and rules for exponents
• Solve problems using scientific notation
Chapter – Prerequisites (2)
Equations (in One Variable)
• Solve linear equations
• Solve application problems using linear equations
• Solve problems using literal equations
Chapter - 1.1
Inequalities (in One Variable)
Chapter - 1.7
• Solve simple and compound inequalities
• Graph the solution set to an inequality on a number line
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State the solution set to an inequality using interval notation
Solve application problems using inequalities
Functions
• Define a relation and a function
• Identify the graphs of basic functions
• Use function notation
Chapter - 2.1, 2.2
Linear Functions
Chapter - 1.4
• Graph linear equations by finding intercepts or making a table
• Graph horizontal and vertical lines
• Graph linear equations using the slope and y-intercept
• Determine the slope of a line from the graph, the equation, or two points on the line
• Determine the equation of a line from a graph, story, or description of point(s)
• Determine if two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
Inequalities in Two Variables
• Graph linear inequalities in two variables
Chapter - 1.7
Systems of Linear Equations (in two variables)
Chapter - 8.1, 8.2
• Solve systems of linear equations by graphing (by hand)
• Solve systems of linear equations using elimination
• Solve systems of linear equations using substitution
• Solve systems of linear equations using a graphing calculator
• Solve application problems using a system of equations
Polynomial Operations
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide polynomials
• Factor polynomials completely
Chapter – Prerequisites 4 and 5
Rational Expressions and Equations
Chapter – Prerequisites 6
• Add and subtract rational expressions (with common denominators)
• Multiply and divide rational expressions
• Solve basic rational equations
Rational Exponents and Roots
• Simplify expressions involving rational exponents
• Apply properties of radicals
• Write radical expressions in simplest form
• Solve basic radical equations
Chapter – Prerequisites 3
Complex Number Operations
• Add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers
Chapter - 3.2
Quadratic Functions
• Solve quadratic equations by factoring
• Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula
• Solve application problems using quadratic equations
• Graph a parabola
Chapter – 1.6 and 2.2
Required/Recommended Textbooks, Materials/Supplies
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College Algebra and Trigonometry, Third Addition: Mark Dugopolski: ISBN #0-201-75525-4
Grading Criteria/Course Evaluation:
Quarter Grade
Tests
40%
Quizzes
30%
Homework
15%
Reading and Research Projects 15%
Semester grade will be on a weighted system
Quarter 1
50%
Quarter 2
50%
Grading Scale
A
93%
A90%
B+
87%
B
83%
B80%
C+
77%
C
73%
C70%
D+
67
D
63%
D60%
Student Requirements
Most students will need to invest about 6 hours per week into homework. Beginning College Algebra
builds on previous algebra skills. You will need to invest additional time reviewing and practicing if
your skills are not strong coming into the class.
Statement of Accommodation - ADA
As an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator, Central Lakes College is committed to a
policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity and works to provide reasonable
accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Accommodations are provided on an individualized, asneeded basis, determined through appropriate documentation of need. The accommodations authorized in
your plan should be discussed with your instructor. All discussions will remain confidential.
For details specific to CLC, please contact Andria Belisle, Disability Coordinator, [email protected] or
218-855-8175, office E138.
Affirmative Action Statement
Central Lakes College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity.
No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or
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access to and participation in programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion,
age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or sexual orientation.
Emergency Procedures
Emergency information and procedures can be found in each classroom. Please take time to review these
procedures.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is one of the most important values in higher education. This principle requires that
each student's work represents his or her own personal efforts and that the student acknowledges the
intellectual contributions of others. The foundation for this principle is student academic honesty.
Central Lakes College expects all students to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and acts of
dishonesty will not be tolerated. See the student handbook for more detailed information.
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Professional Conduct and Communication are expected.
Formal and professional conduct is expected of you at all times in lecture, lab and on campus. Your practice
of study, communication, politic, inter-personal and group interaction skills, generally accepted and
expected of a medical-professional, begins and / or continuously improves in this class. Pro-actively shared,
cooperative assistance is highly valued in the professional setting because it is a critical factor in providing
quality health care and quality science. Because unprofessional, disruptive, and / or rude behavior
demonstrated by you is harmful to the quality of health care in the professional setting to which you aspire,
its demonstration in this educational setting toward anyone, including me, is unacceptable and will result
in your immediate discharge from the classroom / lab. Your grade and your continued membership in the
course will be negatively affected based upon the severity of the offense.
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Cheating / Plagiarism - Cheating / Plagiarism are not tolerated in any form.
Cheating defined:
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Copying, in part or in whole, from another’s test or other evaluation instrument or obtaining answers
from another person during the test.
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Submitting work previously presented in another course, if contrary to the rules of either course.
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Using or consulting, sources or materials not authorized by the instructor during an examination
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Altering or interfering with grading or grading instructions
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Sitting for an examination by a surrogate, or as a surrogate
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Any other act committed by a student in the course of his or her academic work, which defrauds or
misrepresents, including aiding or abetting in any of the actions defined above
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Talking or consulting during the test with another person
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Giving / providing in any way, information to other students that allows the student an undeserved
advantage on an exam or quiz, such as telling a peer what to expect on a make-up exam or prepping a
student for a test in another section of the same class.
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Plagiarism defined:
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The act of incorporating the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs or parts thereof, or the specific
substance of another’s work, without giving appropriate credit, and representing the product as one’s
own work
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Representing another’s artistic/scholarly or similar works as one’s own
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Plagiarism may either be deliberate or unintentional, but it must be avoided with all due diligence
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Consequences of academic dishonesty, un-acceptable behavior:
Upon the first infraction of academic dishonesty, the instructor may do one or more of the following:
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Give a lower or failing grade on the assignment or exam
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Give a lower or Fail grade in the course
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Refer the student to the Vice President of Student Services for student disciplinary action.
School Closings: Follows District 484’s Schedule
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