PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYSchool of Sciences, Humanities
& Visual Communicationsathematics !e"a#tment S$lla%usElementa#$
Al&e%#a IITH ''(P)EPA)ATION !ATE:August 2015Instructor: Ms.
Kimberly A. Calvert Phone: 32!3"1 e#t. "$$ %&uring o''ice
hours( or "251 %Integrate& )tu&ies(*''ice: Aca&emic
Center+ ,oom 131-mail: .a'5/0ct.e&u *''ice 1ours:2ues&ay
3:30 4 10:30 a.m. 2hurs&ay 3:30 4 10:30 a.m. *ther 2imes by
A00ointmentCO*)SE !ESC)IPTION)tu&y &esigne& 'or
stu&ents 5ith a limite& bac.groun& in algebra in
0re0aration 'or M21 1$0. 2o0ics inclu&e systems o' linear
e6uations+ 0olynomial &ivision an& s0ecial 0ro&ucts+
'actoring+ rational e#0ressions+ ra&ical e#0ressions+
6ua&ratic e6uations+ 'unctions an& a00lication 0roblems.
-m0hasis on math stu&y s.ills. 2echnology is use& to
enhance thin.ing an& un&erstan&ing+ to solve 0roblems
an& to 7u&ge8veri'y results. 9erbal+ numerical+ gra0hical
an& symbolic a00roaches assist in the &iscovery an&
communication o' mathematical conce0ts.Course &oes not satis'y
any course or elective re6uirement+ regar&less o' aca&emic
ma7or.3 Cre&its %2 :ecture ! 3 :ab( Prerequisite(s): MTH005 or
Placement by Examination.CO*)SE )ATIONALE)ome stu&ents enter
the College 5ith a limite& bac.groun& in high school
algebra.)uch stu&ents re6uire more teacher &irection
an& &isci0line because their 'oun&ational .no5le&ge
inmathematics is too 5ea. to allo5 them to rea& an&
com0rehen& the material in a sel'!0ace& course.2hese
stu&ents o'ten nee& more &irect instruction+
cou0le& 5ith su''icient time+ to &evelo0 an a&e6uate
un&erstan&ing o' the 'un&amental conce0ts an&
s.ills o' algebra.)tu&ents 5ho satis'actorily com0lete this
course are 0re0are& to enter college!level algebra.)E+*I)E!
ST*!ENT O*TCOES;0on success'ul com0letion o' this course+ the
stu&ent shoul& be able to:1.)olve systems o' linear
e6uations using the gra0hing+ a&&ition+ an&
substitution metho&s.2.actoring %00. === 4 ==5(
.3 2rinomials o' the 2y0e 2ax bx c + +-#clu&ing itting
Polynomial >unctions to unctions-#clu&ing 9ertical
Asym0totes %00. 50$ 4 503(".2 Multi0lication an& unctions+
an& Mo&els-#clu&ing ormulaCha0ter 5Polynomials5.$
&uring this meeting.3. A stu&ent 5ith&ra5n 'rom a
assumesall 'inancial res0onsibility 'or tuition an& 'ees.=. 2he
a00eal 0rocess is the same as in the general College Atten&ance
Policy regar&ing PennCollege classes.N*6E) OF TIES ST*!ENT AY
)EPEAT A !EVELOPENTAL CO*)SE)tu&ents may ta.e a
&evelo0mental course no more than t5o times, 5hether to im0rove
a 0assing gra&e or to re0eat a course in 5hich a gra&e o'
HI+J H>+J or H2J 5as earne&.I' a stu&ent cannot com0lete
a &evelo0mental course a'ter t5o attem0ts+ that stu&ent can
be &isenrolle& 'rom the ma7or re6uiring the course an&
can be 0rohibite& 'rom enrolling in any other ma7or re6uiring
the uncom0lete& &evelo0mental course.5NOTE6OO7
)E+*I)EENT>or 'uture success in mathematics+ it is im0ortant
that you &evelo0 a strong 'oun&ation o' algebraic s.ills
an& conce0ts.It is e6ually im0ortant 'or you to &evelo0 the
necessary stu&y s.ills to continue success'ully 5ith the
stu&y o' college algebra an& trigonometry.An im0ortant tool
to the stu&y o' mathematics is a noteboo..Fou 5ill be #e8ui#e2
to maintain a com0lete an& com0rehensive noteboo..2he noteboo.
5ill+ in an organiCe& 'ashion+ contain all home5or.
assignments+ class notes+ grou0 activities+ an& any
han&outs.Fou 5ill nee& to &ivi&e the noteboo. into
various sections an& be able to insert han&outs.A
th#ee-#in& note%oo9 is #e8ui#e24All mate#ials shoul2 %e 9e"t in
one note%oo942he noteboo. 5ill be chec.e& 0erio&ically.A
score 5ill be &etermine& base& on com0leteness+
organiCation+ an& 6uality o' 5or..)0eci'ic &ates 'or
noteboo. chec.s 5ill be announce& in class.Four noteboo.
shoul& be &ivi&e& into the 'ollo5ing 5 sections:14
)efe#encea. )yllabusb. 2entative sche&ule o' sections
covere&:4 P#e-Lectu#e Gui2e2 )ea2in& sheetsa. Put in
or&er by sectionb. Pre!:ecture Aui&e& ,ea&ing
sheets shoul& be com0lete& by the stu&ent 'or each
section be'ore the lecture an& revie5e& a'ter the lecture;4
Notesa. Put in or&er by sectionb. Inclu&e notes ta.en in
classc. Alossary ! Inclu&e any vocabulary8terminology that you
nee& to stu&y/4 Home1o#9a. ;nit Assignments 0ut in
or&er by sectionb. Inclu&e assignments 'rom the te#t
61. Boteboo.s re6uire &aily maintenance.2. -arly in the
semester stu&ents can bring noteboo.s 'or hel0 5ith
organiCation.3.Boteboo.s shoul& be brought to every
class.=.Instructor may as. to see the noteboo. at any time.5. 2here
shoul& be evi&ence that you are ta.ing notes.CALC*LATO)
)E+*I)EENT>or success in college!level mathematics classes at
Penn College+ stu&ents must .no5 ho5 to use a gra0hing
calculator. All stu&ents are re6uire& to 0urchase the 2I!$=
Plus gra0hing calculator. 2he instructor in this course 5ill be
0rimarily using the 2I!$= Plus gra0hing calculator 'or class
&emonstration.HOE5O)7 )E+*I)EENT1ome5or. 5ill be chec.e&
0erio&ically.A score 5ill be &etermine& base& on
com0leteness+ organiCation+ an& 6uality o' 5or..>ollo5 the
0roce&ure outline& belo5 'or com0leting your home5or.:! Put
your 'irst an& last name in the u00er right!han& corner o'
each 0age.! Inclu&e the cha0ter+ section number+ an& 0age
numbers in the u00er right!han& corner o' the 'irst 0age.!
Clearly i&enti'y each 0roblem.! Inclu&e the 0rocess or 5or.
'or each 0roblem+ not 7ust the ans5er.! ;se 0encil or erasable
0en.! ).i0 s0aces bet5een 0roblems.! ;se a ruler 'or all gra0hs.!
Irite legibly.! Chec. your ans5ers in the bac. o' the te#t 5hen
0ossible.! 1ave a system to mar. incorrect 0roblems or 0roblems you
have a 6uestion on so you can stu&y these 0roblems.! I'
assigne&+ give your cha0ter revie5 an& cha0ter test
0roblems a Hgra&e.J! Kee0 all home5or. neatly organiCe& in
the a00ro0riate section o' your noteboo..All stu&ents are
e#0ecte& to com0lete 5or. outsi&e o' class.Ihen com0leting
home5or.+ you shoul& star %L( 0roblems 'or 5hich you have
6uestions or nee& instructor clari'ication so that you may as.
about them in class.71ome5or. assignments are &ue as
announce& in class.Bo late assignments 5ill be acce0te&
5ithout 0rior a00roval.TA7ING TESTS2ests 5ill be given:! in the
Mathematics 2esting Center %ACC8133(+ or! in the Aca&emic
)uccess Center.2ests ta.en &uring class time in the Mathematics
2esting Center 5ill be gra&e& 0 unless s0ecial0ermission is
0rovi&e& by the instructor.G)A!INGFou must com0lete 'our
e#ams+ home5or.+ 6uiCCes+ labs+ noteboo.s+ 0re!lecture
gui&e& rea&ings+ an& a com0rehensive 'inal
e#amination.2he 'our e#ams 5ill cover the 'ollo5ing material:-#am
1: Cha0ter =.1 4 =.=-#am 2: Cha0ter .1 4 ."-#am 3: Cha0ter ".1 4
"."-#am =: Cha0ter 10.1 4 10.5+ 10." an& Cha0ter 11.1+ 11.22he
A,A-C2 atten&ance+ I 5ill &ro0 an a&&itional 2 more
&aily gra&es.I' you only miss *B- class+ I 5ill &ro0 1
a&&itional gra&e %both e#clu&ing the noteboo.
gra&e(.8O""o#tunities to im"#o0e e,am a2es>!'' am - BB>''
am B:CBB ACC /B' S*PPO)T SE)VICES)ome o' the resources available to
you are as 'ollo5s: your instructor+ available &uring o''ice
hours or by a00ointment. the 2utoring Center+ locate& in ACC
1=5.Math tutors are available at any time thecenter is o0en.Bo
a00ointment necessary N no chargeO1. Aca&emic )uccess Center:a.
Walk-in Tutoring general hours:Mon&ay!2hurs&ay3:00 am 4 :00
0m>ri&ay 3:00 am 4 1:00 0m)un&ay1:00 0m 4 =:00 0m 9N
MA21 *B:F on )un&ays :00 0m 4 $:00 0m in the Ma&igan
:ibrary+ 1st 'loor.b. Small Group Tutoring in ACC 1= 'rom the
Aca&emic )uccess Center 'or M21 00=+ 005 N 00.Mon&ay N
Ie&nes&ay 2:00!=:00 0.m.2ues&ay N 2hurs&ay2:00!3:00
0.m.c. One-on-one tutoring is available! ,e6uest it on the )I)
system un&er Aca&emic )uccess Center+ select a00ointment
tutoring lin. on the le't! May re6uest no more than t5ice in one
5ee. an& each 5ee. must be re6ueste& se0arately.&.
Smarthinking- online tutoring service:2he online tutoring service+
calle& )marthin.ing+ 0rovi&es online tutorial su00ort in
math.Access this online tutoring by clic.ing on the )marthin.ing
icon on the 'ront 0age o' the P:A2* siteP you 5ill be ta.en
&irectly to )marthin.ing+ 5ith no a&&itional login
nee&e&. 2his resource is available 2= hours a &ay+ "
&ays a 5ee.. Any 0roblems contact Aca&emic )uccess Center+
e#t "2=2 or go to ACC 1=5.e. Any stu&ent+ 5ho 'eels she8he may
nee& an accommo&ation base& on theim0act o' a
&isability+ shoul& contact me 0rivately to &iscuss your
s0eci'ic nee&s. 1o5ever+&etermination o' your eligibility
'or accommo&ations 5ill be base& u0on the &ocumentation
that you must submit to the