Math 152A -1 Basic Algebra (Part I)                                    4 Units            Fall 2004

Math 183 -1            Supplement For Basic Algebra (Part I)            1 Unit                                     

Meeting Times:  Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 – 12:07 PM

                            Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:08 – 12:25 PM

Meeting Place: A209

Instructor: Bic Ha Olson                                              Phone:  541-4660  Ext. 368

Email: Olson@ltcc.edu                                              Office:  A 204

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Website:            http://www.ltcconline.net/olson/

Office Hours:              Monday:             9 – 9:30 AM @ Office: A204

                                                            1 – 2 PM @ GMC

                                    Tuesday:       9:30 – 10 AM @ Office: A204

                                                            3:30 – 4 PM @ A204

                                    Wednesday:  9 – 9:30 AM @ Office: A204

                        1:00 - 2:00 PM @ Office: A204

Thursday:              9:00 – 10:00 AM   @ Office: A204  

                                                            12:00 – 12:30 PM @ Office: A204

                                    Or By Appointment

The best way to contact me is to call my college extension, 541-4660 EXT 368.  If I am not in my office, please leave me a message with your name and phone number. 

Required Text:  Elementary and Intermediate Algebra 1^st Edition by Mark Dugopolski

Optional Text:  Student Manual for Elementary and Intermediate Algebra by Mark Dugopolski

Check out the Student Manual for Student Manual for Elementary and Intermediate Algebra  at the library before buying it to see if it fulfills your needs.

As a Courtesy to everyone in class, please turn off your cell phones.  Thank you.

Course Description:  This course is an introduction to algebra.  I will be presenting the Real Numbers and their properties and operations, absolute value equations, simplifying algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities, applications with formulas, the rectangular coordinate system, graphing linear equations and inequalities, polynomials and their operations, integral exponents, scientific notation, and an introduction to functions.  This course will connect math with the “real” world.  It is my desire to reduce math anxiety and build self-confidence in every student by the end of this class.

Prerequisite:  A grade of "C" or better in Math 187B, or equivalent or appropriate skills demonstrated through the Math Assessment process.

 How to succeed in a Math class:

1.  Come to every class meeting.

2.  Arrive early, get yourself settled and be ready when class starts.  Sit where you won’t be                    distracted and take notes.

3.  Do all the homework

4.  Do some math every day.

5.  Start preparing for exams at least one week in advance.

6.  Ask questions, especially if you don’t understand a concept.

7.  Take advantage of tutors and my office hours.

8.  Study in groups and do your homework with a classmate.

The Gateway Math Center has free tutoring for all registered students.  Please Log In and Out so that the facility gets the funds it needs.

Math 183 must be taken Credit */ No Credit

*In order to receive Credit for this one unit course you have two options: 

1. A paper may be written on your experiences and thoughts about math.  The written assignment must be typed, double-spaced and at least two pages long, but no more than three pages. 

2.  You may keep a journal about this Math 152A class.  The journal must have at least seven (7) entries and be a paragraph for each entry. 

All papers or journals are due by Wednesday, November 24, 2004.

Grading:  Your class letter grade will be based on the usual grading scale:

A:  90% and above, B: 80 - 89%,    C: 70 - 79%,       D: 60 - 69%,                F: 59% and under

                        Homework Even Problems:                                 110 points

                        3 Quizzes @ 30 points each:                               90 points

3 Midterm Exams @ 120 points each:    360 points

                        Comprehensive Final Exam:              200 points

                        Total                                                               760 points

I have given practice problems for each section.  These exercises are for you to improve your understanding of the material and to prepare you for quizzes and exams.  Do these problems after each of their lectures.  I DO NOT collect practice problems. 

Homework:  The Even problems to be turned in are in bold and are due weekly in class.  Their sections and due dates are on the lecture schedule of the syllabus. These problems are considered late if they are not turned in by 1 PM the day they are due in the box outside my office.  If you will be absent, either turn in the homework early or have someone turn in the homework for you.  Homework that is turned in late within one week of the due date receives half credit.  Homework turned in after this receives no credit. 

Quizzes:  There are no make-up quizzes.   I give 4 quizzes but only 3 are counted so the lowest score will be dropped.  Quizzes are given at the beginning of class.  Please be on time because I lecture after the quizzes.

Midterm Exams:  You must notify me before an exam if you will miss the exam (541-4660 EXT 368).  Exams must be made up within 3 school days after the scheduled date, with a penalty of 10% (except with written medical excuse). You may take an exam up to 3 school days before the scheduled date without penalty.  Arrangements must be made with me one week in advance.

Calculators are not allowed during testing.  Please practice the homework without them.
Student Outcomes
The successful student will:
1. Exhibit a proficiency in the topics covered in the course;
2. Engage in logical and critical thinking;
3. Read technical and graphical information; and
4. Demonstrate the solution to problems by translating written language into mathematical statements, interpreting information, sketching relevant diagrams, analyzing given information, formulating appropriate math statements, and checking and verifying results.

Odd means do the Odd problems.

EOO means do Every Other Odd problem.

Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 152A -1

Date          Section          Subject                                                          

Sept. 20            1.1, 1.2            Introduction, Syllabus, Real Numbers, Fractions.

1.1 Practice problems: pages 7–8 # 1 – 11 Odd, 15 – 63 EOO.

1.2 Practice problems: pages 16–18 #1 – 7 Odd, 17 – 23 Odd, 37 – 97 EOO

Sept. 22            1.3                   Addition & Subtraction of Real Numbers (Handouts)

1.3 Practice problems: pages 23 – 24 #9 – 43 EOO, 63 – 83 EOO, 93, 95.

HW 1 Due Friday, Sept. 24, Sections:             1.1            #22, 32, 50.

10 points                                                         1.2            #28, 42, 68

                                                                        1.3            #22, 26, 42

Sept. 24            1.4, 1.5            Multiplication & Division of Real Numbers,

                                                Exponential Expressions and Order of Operations.

1.4 Practice problems: pages 28 – 29 #7 – 55 EOO, 69 – 79 Odd.                                      

1.5 Practice problems: pages 35 – 36 #7 – 17 Odd, 19 – 41 EOO, 55 – 63 Odd,

                                                            71, 75, 79, 91, 117.

Sept. 27            1.6, 1.7            Algebraic Expressions, Properties of Real Numbers

1.6 Practice problems: pages 41 – 43 #7 – 51 EOO, 59, 67, 71, 83.

1.7 Practice problems: pages 50 – 51 #1 – 9 Odd, 17 – 65 EOO, 75 – 97 Odd.

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 152A -1

Date                Section                      Subject/Assignment                                                             

Sept. 29           Quiz 1 (1.1 – 1.6)

1.8                     Using the Properties to Simplify Expressions

1.8 Practice problems: pages 56 – 58 #1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 29 – 89 EOO, 103, 105.

HW 2 Due Friday, Oct. 1, Sections:            1.4                   #12, 26, 28

10 points                                                         1.5                   #16, 68, 84

                                                                        1.6                   #32, 38, 52

Oct. 1              2.1                   Addition & Multiplication Properties of Equality,

2.1 Practice problems: pages 71 – 72 #5 – 11 Odd, 19 – 89 EOO. 

Oct. 4              2.2                   Solving General Linear Equations

2.2 Practice problems: pages 77 – 79 #3 – 65 EOO, 85, 87, 93.

Oct. 6              2.3                   Identities, Conditional Equations, and Inconsistent Equations.

2.3 Practice problems: pages 83 – 84 #1 – 11 Odd, 17 – 41 EOO, 65 – 75 Odd, 87.      

HW 3 Due Friday, Oct. 8, Sections:             1.7            #24, 28, 44

10 points                                                         1.8            #28, 76, 84

                                                                        2.1            #54, 74

                                                                        2.2            #18, 46

Oct. 8              Review Exam 1 (Sections 1.1 – 1.8, 2.1, 2.2)

Oct. 11            Exam 1 (Sections 1.1 – 1.8, 2.1, 2.2)

Oct. 13                        2.5                   Translating Verbal Expressions into Algebraic Expressions (Handouts).

2.5 Practice problems: pages 99 – 101 #1 – 29 EOO, 35 – 51 EOO, 53, 65, 67, 73, 77, 85, 87.

HW 4 Due Friday, Oct. 15, Sections:             More of 2.2   #42, 50

10 points                                                         2.3            #14, 38, 72

                                                                        2.5            #32, 58, 78

Oct. 15                        2.6                   Number, Geometric, and Uniform Motion Applications (Handouts).

2.6 Practice problems: pages 106 – 108 #7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 33. 

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 152A -1

Date                Section                      Subject/Assignment                                                             

Oct. 18                        2.7                   Discount, Investment, and Mixture Applications (Handouts).

2.7 Practice problems: pages 112 – 114 #3 – 9 Odd, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 35, 39.

Oct. 20                        3.1, 3.2            Inequalities, Compound Inequalities (Handouts).

3.1 Practice problems: pages 129 – 132 #5 – 61 EOO, 73 – 79 Odd, 85.

3.2 Practice problems: pages 138 – 141 #1 – 57 EOO, 59, 71 – 83.

HW 5 Due Friday, Oct. 22, Sections:            2.6            #10, 18, 22

10 points                                                         2.7            #14, 22, 36

                                                                        3.1            #52, 56, 60

Oct. 22            Quiz 2, (Sections 2.3, 2.5 – 2.7, 3.1)

                        3.3                   Absolute Value Equations,

3.3 Practice problems: pages 147 – 150 #1 – 9 Odd, 13, 15, 21, 27 – 33 Odd.

Oct. 25                        4.1             Graphing Lines in the Coordinate Plane

4.1 Practice problems: pages 165–169 #1 – 11 Odd, 17 – 45 EOO, 47, 57 – 63 Odd, 75 - 79Odd

Oct. 27             Review Exam 2 (Sections 2.3, 2.5 – 2.7, 3.1 – 3.3, 4.1)

HW 6 Due Friday, Oct. 29, Sections:             3.2            #32, 38, 52

10 points                                                         3.3            #12, 28, 32

                                                                        4.1            #34, 50, 78

Oct. 29            Exam 2 (Sections 2.3, 2.5 – 2.7, 3.1 – 3.3, 4.1)

Nov. 1             4.2                   The Slope of a Line (Handouts)

4.2 Practice problems: pages 177 – 180 #1 – 13 Odd, 17 – 29 EOO, 37 – 45 EOO, 47, 49, 51.      

Nov. 3             4.3                   Equations of a Line in Slope-Intercept & Standard Form   

4.3 Practice problems: pages 185 – 189 #1 – 17 Odd, 21 – 69 EOO.

HW 7 Due Friday, Nov. 5, Sections:             4.2            #28, 34, 42, 50

10 points                                                         4.3            #10, 30, 64, 66

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 152A -1

Date                Section                      Subject/Assignment                                                 

Nov. 5             4.4, 8.6            The Point-Slope Form, Graphing Linear Inequalities (Handouts)

4.4 Practice problems: pages 194 – 196 #1 – 7 Odd, 13 – 37 EOO.

8.6 Practice problems: pages 441 – 443 #1 – 7 Odd, 13 – 45 EOO.

Nov. 8             Finish 8.6,

4.5                     Applications of Linear Equations

4.5 Practice problems: pages 200 – 203 #1 – 13 Odd, 19, 23, 25, 29.                                    

Nov. 10            Quiz 3 (4.2 – 4.4, 8.6),

                         4.6                   Introduction to Functions (Handouts)

4.6 Practice problems: pages 209–213#1 – 37 EOO, 47 – 55 Odd, 65 – 75 Odd.

HW 8 Due Friday, Nov. 12, Sections:            4.4            #28, 40, 42

10 points                                                         8.6            #24, 28, 40

                                                                        4.5            #12, 16, 28

Nov. 12            5.1                   Addition & Subtraction of Polynomials (Handouts)                               5.1 Practice problems: pages 228–231 #1 – 11 Odd, 13 – 53 EOO, 83, 85, 87.

Nov. 15            5.2, 5.3            Multiplication of Polynomials, Multiplication of Binomials

5.2 Practice problems: pages 235 – 237 #1 – 29 EOO, 39, 43, 47, 65 – 89 EOO.

5.3 Practice problems: pages 240 – 241 #7 – 27 EOO, 53 – 59 Odd, 67.

Nov. 17            Review Exam 3 (Chapter 4, 8.6, 5.1, 5.2)

HW 9 Due Friday, Nov. 19, Sections:             4.6            #14, 56, 68

10 points                                                         5.1            #28, 42, 58

                                                                        5.2            #28, 44, 86

Nov. 19            Exam 3 (Chapter 4, 8.6, 5.1, 5.2)

Continued Tentative Lecture Schedule Math 152A -1

Date                Section                      Subject/Assignment                                                 

Nov. 22            5.4, 5.5            Special Products, Division of Polynomials

5.4 Practice problems: pages 245 – 247 #1 – 45 EOO, 71.

5.5 Practice problems: pages 252 – 253 #1 – 11 Odd, 17 – 41 EOO, 73 – 83 Odd.

**HW 10 Due WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, Sections:            5.3            #10, 26

5 points                                                                       5.4            #24, 36, 64

Nov. 24            5.6, 5.7            Positive Integral Exponents, Negative Exponents & Scientific Notation

5.6 Practice problems: page 258 #1 – 73 EOO.

5.7 Practice problems: pages 265 – 267 #1 – 11 Odd, 17 – 85 EOO, 99.

Nov. 26            Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend NO CLASSES

Nov. 29            Finish 5.7, 11.3             Combining Functions,

                        Begin Review Comprehensive Final

11.3 Practice problems: page 607 #1, 5 – 15 Odd.

**HW 11 Due WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, Sections:              5.5            #26, 30, 36, 82

15 points                                                                     5.6            #16, 26, 34, 68

5.7            #32, 46

                                                                                    11.3            #6, 14, 16

Dec. 1             Quiz 4 (Sections 5.3 – 5.7).

Continue Review Comprehensive Final Exam

Dec. 3              Continue Review Comprehensive Final Exam

Monday, December 6          Comprehensive Final Exam 10:00 – 11:50 AM