| SYLLABUS,
FALL,
2009
ELEMENTARY
ALGEBRA CERRITOS COLLEGE MATH 60 |
| CLASS NUMBER: 20960 DAYS:
MW TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
ROOM: LC 134 UNITS: 4.0 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. GRAHAM CHALMERS OFFICE: SB28 HOURS: Aug. 17 to Dec. 10: MW 1:15 - 1:45 PM, TuTh 3:45 - 4:45 PM. TELEPHONE: 562-860-2451 ext 2696 E-mail: gchalmers@cerritos.edu TEXT: Aufmann, Beginning Algebra with Applications, 7th edition, Houghton-Mifflin PREREQUISITE: Prealgebra (Math 40) with a 'C' or better, or satisfactory score on an appropriate placement test. Cerritos College must have your prerequisites in order for you to enroll. Any needed transcripts must be submitted to the admissions office well in advance. GRADE: See general course information. OBJECTIVE: To continue the study of algebra in preparation for Intermediate Algebra. This includes a Student Learning Outcome - Create, analyze and interpret linear models of real world applications. |
| You may be required to access course information, such as homework assignments, etc., on-line. Practice test questions found in a syllabus are in PDF format. To view them download the Adobe Acrobat® Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html |
| CALCULATOR: A scientific calculator is required. Graphing calculators, such as the TI-84, TI-83, or TI-86, are allowed. You must have your own calculator and bring it to every class and every test. There is no sharing of calculators allowed on tests. Cellphones and PDA's may not be used as calculators. |
| HOMEWORK (HW) & GROUPWORK (GW): Plan to spend eight or more hours per week outside of class reading, doing assignments and attending tutorial classes. Unless otherwise stated, the default selection for HW is every problem whose number ends in 1, (i.e. 1, 11, 21, 31, etc.) from the exercises at the end of each section in a chapter. Include all sections in the chapter, unless otherwise stated in the assignment. These should be completed by the due dates below, and have to be turned in. You may do other problems for your own practice. Work must be shown to get credit. For HW and GW ten percent of the value of the work will be deducted for each class late, and will not be accepted more than four classes late. Also, no late work will be accepted after Mon. Dec. 7, 2009. Students must read the textbook, including examples, and work additional problems as needed. |
| HELP:
See me in my office, SB28. It is a good idea to form study groups outside of class.
Enroll in Math AED 90.91. Go to the Learning
Resource Center in the lower level of the east side of the library building
to see about tutoring. Ask questions during the lecture. At the beginning of class you can ask questions about textbook problems and examples. |
| ENROLLMENT: Check My Cerritos for your enrollment status. Check daily for the first two weeks. I cannot override the decisions of the admissions office. I can submit adds Aug. 24 to Aug. 28, subject to admissions approval. Your enrollment will be blocked if the prerequisites are not on the computer, or if there is a time conflict or unit overload etc. Petitioners must give me a Cerritos ID number, and should also give me telephone and email contact information. Absence causes loss of place on wait list. Friday Nov. 20, 2009*, is the last day to withdraw from the class and receive a W. I cannot assign a W grade after that deadline. If you cease to attend, withdraw by using My Cerritos, telephone, or by going to Admissions and Records, to avoid getting an F. (*Date determined by admissions office - you must confirm with that office.) |
| We will follow the approximate schedule below. All dates/topics are subject to change. Check frequently for groupwork problems and any changes in dates/topics. |
| MON. Jan. 17 Lecture on 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2. Number line, order, absolute value, order of operations. Variable expressions. Properties of addition and multiplication. |
| WED. Aug. 19 Lecture on 2.1 - 2.3, 3.1 Properties of operations. Simplifying. Like terms. Equality. Solving linear equations. Applications. GW#1: p82 #64, p85 #162, p93 #80, p120 #64. |
| MON. Aug. 24 Lecture on 3.2, 3.3, 4.1 General linear equations. Applications. Inequalities in one variable. Solving application problems. Homework (HW) due for Chapter One and Two, sections 1.4 through 2.3, inclusive. GW#2: p139 #124, p140 #162, p153 #116, (126). |
| WED. Aug. 26 Lecture on 4.2 - 4.5. Formulas. Solving applications problems, including geometry problems. GW#3: p170 #22, p191 #12, (18). |
| Check My Cerritos to make sure you are enrolled in the class. |
| MON. Aug. 31 Lecture on 4.5 - 4.6. Applications to investment and mixture problems. Tips on solving application problems. Chapter Three HW due. (Note: All sections of Ch 3. OK if in by Sept. 9.) GW#4: p210 #14, (p210 #12). Show correct algebra, checking, sentence answer. |
| WED. Sept. 2 Lecture on 4.6 - 4.8. Motion & Mixture applications. Inequalities. GW#5: Do one of p226 #12 or p227 #24. Do both if late. Show correct algebra, checking, sentence answer. |
| MON. Sept. 7 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY |
| WED. Sept. 9 Lecture on 5.1 - 5.3. Rectangular coordinate system. Graphs and slope of straight lines. |
| MON. Sept. 14 Lecture on 5.3 - 5.5. Equations of straight lines. Functions. QUIZ ONE. Chapter Four HW due. |
| WED. Sept. 16 Lecture on 5.5, 5.6. Functions. Linear Inequalities. GW#7: p296 #48, p307 #64. |
| MON. Sept. 21 Review of 1.2 - 5.6. Chapter Five HW due. |
| WED.
Sept. 23 TEST ONE
on 1.2 - 5.5. Some sample test one questions.
Solutions to T1 sample. For our T1, study #1, 2acd, 3, 4, 5bcd, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Solutions to Test One, Spring, 2007. Study #1, 2c, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9. Solutions to Sample Test Two Problems. Study #9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Solutions to sample test three problems. Study #1, 2. Test one is not limited to these examples. Study GW, HW, Quiz and textbook examples, also. |
| MON. Sept. 28 Lecture on 6.1 - 6.3. Systems of linear equations. Solution by graphing and by substitution. GW#8 due: p312 #8, p313 #18. |
| WED. Sept. 30 Lecture on 6.3 - 6.4 Systems of linear equations. Solution by the addition method. Applications. GW#9: p340 #14, p347 #14, (42). |
| MON. Oct. 5 Lecture on 7.1 - 7.3. Polynomials. Addition, subtraction and multiplication. GW#10: p354 #10. |
| WED. Oct. 7 Lecture on 7.3 - 7.5. Multiplication of polynomials. Exponents. Scientific notation. Long Division. Synthetic division may be used to show long division work. Chapter Six HW due. GW#11: p373 #30, 50, p386 #30, 50, p387 #74, (p388 #104, 110). |
| MON. Oct. 12 Lecture on 8.1 - 8.3 Polynomials. Factoring. GW#12: p398 #58, p400 #116, 122, p405 #28, p406 #50. |
| WED. Oct. 14 Lecture on 8.3 - 8.5 Factoring. Equations. Chapter Seven HW due. GW#13: p422 #72, p433 #112, p430 #54, p439 #38. |
| MON. Oct. 19 Lecture on 11.1 - 11.3. Quadratic equations solved by completing the square and the quadratic formula. QUIZ TWO on 6.1 - 7.5. Chapter Eight HW due. Golden Ratio. GW#14: p441 #132, p448 #82, 98, p454 #24. |
| WED. Oct. 21 Lecture on 11.3, 9.1. Quadratic formula. Rational expressions. Review of 5.1 - 7.4. GW#15: p598 #10, 26 complete squares, p605 #50 using the quadratic formula. |
| MON. Oct. 26 Lecture on 9.2 - 9.3 Operations on rational expressions. HW on 11.1 - 11.3 due. GW#15: p474 #26, p475 #50, p477 #84. |
| WED. Oct. 28 Review of 6.1 - 8.5, 11.1 - 11.3. Some sample test two questions. Solutions to Sample Test Two Problems. Synthetic division may be used to show long division work. |
| MON. Nov. 2 TEST TWO on 5.6, 6.1 - 8.5, 11.1 - 11.3. Solutions to one version of test two. |
| WED. Nov. 4 Lecture on 9.3 - 9.5. Operations on rational expressions. |
| MON. Nov. 9 Lecture on 9.5 - 9.7 Operations on rational expressions. |
| WED. Nov. 11 VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY |
| MON. Nov. 16 Lecture on 10.1, 10.2. Radical expressions. Chapter Nine HW due. |
| WED. Nov. 18 MAKEUP TEST on 1.1 - 9.3. (Score can replace one of test one or test two scores.) Multiple choice - 882ES Scantron required. |
| FRI. Nov. 20 Last day to withdraw with 'W'. If you do not plan to complete the course, withdraw using MyCerritos, or go to admissions to withdraw if you cannot do it by internet or telephone. |
| MON. Nov. 23 Lecture on 10.3, 10.4. Square roots. Simplifying radicals. Operations on radicals. Solving radical equations. QUIZ THREE on 9.1 - 9.7, 10.1, 10.2. |
| WED. Nov. 25 Lecture on 10.3, 10.4. Solving radical equations. Applications. Higher order radicals. Rational exponents. |
| MON. Nov. 30 Review of 9.1 - 10.4. Some sample test three questions. Solutions to sample test three problems. Chapter Ten HW due. |
| WED. Dec. 2 TEST THREE on 9.1 - 10.4. |
| MON. Dec. 7 Review of all sections. Last day to turn in work. There will be an SLO question to be completed in class. Some sample final exam questions. Solutions to sample final. |
| WED. Dec. 9 Prefinal exam. Multiple choice - 882E Scantron required. Covers all sections. Required SLO question may be done at this time, or on Thursday. SLO question will be 10% of final exam score. Sample SLO questions: PDF, Word. |
| MON. Dec. 14 No class. |
| WED. Dec. 16 FINAL EXAM 4:00 - 6:00 pm, in the classroom. Covers all sections. Regular exam format. SLO question required if you have not done it yet. |