College MAC1105 Algebra Fall 2010
Section:
Course Instructor:
Oce:
Phone:
E-mail:
83004
Pablo Crespo
Building 51 Room 3127
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[e-mail]
URL: http://www.unf.edu/~pablo.crespo/
Oce Hours:
Meeting times:
Meeting location:
Prerequisite:
Textbook: College Algebra Second Edition
MW 1:30-2:30 PM and TR 11:00AM-12:00PM
MW 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Building 45 Room 2412
Intermediate Algebra
by Paul Sisson, Hawkes Learn-
ing Systems
Homework:
Homework will be assigned regularly, you are responsible for
their completion. The weekly quizzes will contain problems similar to the homework. Your lowest two homework grades will be dropped from the nal homework grade, hence no late homework is accepted. Please present homework in
the rst 10 minutes of the due date or it will no longer be accepted. Homework
in multiple pages that has not been stapled will automatically receive a grade
of zero.
Online Quizzes
:These quizzes will be accessible through the Hawkes portal
and it will be due every sunday. You can practice as much as you like before
taking them and each quiz will allow you to use as many chances as you can to
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get a perfect score so take full advantage of it.
Quizzes:
Weekly quizzes will be taken in the last 20 minutes of class each
Monday. The two lowest grades will be dropped from the nal quiz grade. No
make up quizzes will be given, in case you are to miss a quiz, please provide
documentation (e.g. Doctor's note) that justies your absence during a quiz.
No notes or books will be allowed during a quiz.
Exams:
No make up exams will be given. If your absence from an exam
is absolutely necessary please provide documentation (e.g. a Doctor's note to
justify it).
You will be allowed to use a scientic only calculator, this means
calculators such as the TI-83, TI-84 and TI-89 and any others able to perform
algebraic operations are strictly forbidden. No notes or books will be allowed
during the exam.
For Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities who seek
reasonable accommodations in the classroom or other aspects of performing
their coursework must rst register with the UNF Disability Resource Center
(DRC) located in Building 10, Room 1201.
DRC sta members work with
students to obtain required documentation of disability and to identify appropriate accommodations as required by applicable disability laws including
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). After receiving all necessary documentation, the DRC sta determines whether a student qualies for services
with the DRC and if so, the accommodations the student will be provided.
DRC sta then prepares a letter for the student to faculty provide advising
them of approved accommodations. For further information, contact the DRC
by phone [phone], email ([e-mail]), or visit the DRC website
(http://www.unf.edu/dept/disabled-services).
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Important dates:
Labor Day: 09/06/ 2010
Last day to withdraw: 11/05/ 2010
Veteran's Day: 11/11/2010
Thanksgiving Holiday:11/25/2010-11/27/2010
Exam 1: on or near 9/27/2010
Exam 2: on or near 11/01/2010.
(Dates are approximate and may be slightly shifted due to unforeseen circumstances.)
Final exam: Wednesday, 12/08/2010, ( 11:00 am -12:50pm)
Grading:
Exam I: 20%
Exam II: 20%
Comprehensive Final: 20%
Homework: 15%
Quizzes: 15%
Online Quizzes: 10%
Total: 100%
Grades
100 - 90 A
89 - 80 B
79-70 C
60 - 69 D
59 - Below F
Note: + and - grades will only be assigned to help the letter grade of the
student, in no way diminish it.
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Course Content to be Covered(Might see minor changes)
Chapter 1: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Chapter 2: Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
Chapter 3: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
Chapter 4: Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
Chapter 7 : Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Chapter 8: Section 8.1
General Education Outcomes
MAC 1105 is designed to satisfy the following criteria from the Student
Outcomes of General Education:
Know the world.
Demonstrate knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, arts, and human societies.
This course focuses on the mathematics portion of this out-
come. The whole course contributes to satisfying this outcome.
Think Critically.
Read, analyze, and understand complex texts or quantitative information.
This course focuses on the quantitative information portion of this outcome. The whole course contributes to satisfying this outcome.
Solve Problems.
Formulate and/or apply models to evaluate problems and draw conclusions.
We will reach this goal by setting up and solving linear, quadratic, exponential,
and logarithmic word problems and equations.
Plan for dealing with disruption of normal activities
In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency
such as hurricane, pandemic or other unforeseen event or combination of events,
the format of this course may be modied in order to enable completion of the
course requirements. In that event, you will be provided an addendum to this
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syllabus that will supersede this version. It is your responsibility as a student
participant to be proactive during any emergency to nd instructions that I
will post on Blackboard and/or be sent through email (or posted to the osprey
website) as determined by the instructor as appropriate for the circumstances.
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