Section Syllabus for MATH 1513 - 013

C o l l e g e   A l g e b r a

Wed. 5:30 – 8:00p.m., SEM 1B5

Spring 2009, O C C C

 

Instructor                 Chuck Oates

Office                        Adjunct Math Faculty Office, SEM 2F8(a), near Entry 22, adjacent to Parking Lot G, the lot south of the Main Building

Phone                          (home) 321-8504,  9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

E-mail, Website        (official e-mail) Charles.L.Oates@email.occc.edu
(convenient e-mail) Chuck@ChuckOates.com,   
(website) http://www.ChuckOates.com 

Office Hours           

Monday

8:05 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. near the back of the Math Lab,

SEM 2F8(a) (try classroom SEM  2A7 at 7:55 p.m.)

Wednesday

8:05 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. near the back of the Math Lab, SEM 2F8(a) (try classroom SEM  1B5 at 7:55 p.m.)

Sunday

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., on-line via e-mail at Charles.L.Oates@email.occc.edu or Chuck@ChuckOates.com

Others

By appointment

Required

Materials                    Graphing Calculator.  A TI-83/84/84+ graphing calculator, or equivalent is required.

                                    Online Access.  Each student must have an access code for the Course Compass website.  The access codes are sold in the OCCC bookstore.  The codes may also be purchased online by registering at www.CourseCompass.com.

Required

Materials (cont’d.)  Notebook.  Students must maintain and bring to each class a notebook containing the departmental Math 1513 syllabus, this section syllabus, and all worked homework problems.  These notebooks will be checked periodically and grades will be recorded for this work.

Optional

Materials                    Text.  Bittinger, Beecher, Ellenbogen, and Penna: College Algebra: Graphs and Models, 4th Edition.  There is an online (“e-book”) version of this text available within the Course Compass website; therefore, the hard copy of the textbook is optional for this class.  However, since many individuals find e-books difficult to read and use, the text is, nonetheless, highly recommended.

Grading Policy           Grades will be determined from homework assignments, in-class activities, notebook assignments, quizzes, regression project, and five written tests.  Grades will be calculated as follows:

                                    Homework                             200  points  ( = 5 sets x 40 pts/set)

                                    Tests                                      700  points  ( = 5 tests x 140 pts/test)

                                    Activities,  Notebooks, 
Quizzes and Project            100  points     

                                    Total                                    1000  points

Tests                          Five one-hour tests will be given during scheduled class time.  There will be no make-up exams for the hour tests.  An optional comprehensive final test will be given the last day of class, Wednesday, 13 May 2009.  The optional final test grade will replace a missed test.  If no test has been missed, the final test grade can replace the lowest grade made on the hour tests.

Homework                 Homework will be done on the Course Compass / MyMathLab system.  Homework assignments will be due each week before class time.  Online homework items can be attempted multiple times until either the student has achieved 100% or until the assignment deadline has passed.  Students receive immediate feedback upon submitting online assignments, as well as tutorial help items while working the problems. Grades are recorded immediately in the online grade book, which students may access at any time to check their grades.

                                    Students will see written assignments in the printed course syllabus.  While these are helpful for extra practice and in test preparation, they are NOT required assignments for this class.

Attendance                Attendance will be recorded at the end of each class.  Regular attendees who actively participate in class discussions will receive special consideration in the event their final averages are slightly below a letter grade cutoff.  For example, regular attendees with 89.5% final averages will often be awarded an “A.”  Those whose attendance is irregular are, unfortunately, most often no longer enrolled in the class at the time final grades are awarded, but in any case, they do not receive special consideration.

End of Semester      To be considered for credit, all work must be completed and submitted no later than 5:30 p.m., Friday, 15 May 2009.

Calculator Help         An excellent set of TI-83/84/84+ help materials is available on the OCCC Website at www.occc.edu/college_algebra .

Tutoring                     You’ve already paid for tutoring.  It’s available for the asking in the Math Lab.  The hours of operation for the Math Lab are displayed below.

Math Lab Hours       

Math Lab Hours

Monday – Thursday

8:00 a.m.  – 9:30 p.m.

Friday

8:00 a.m.  -  4:00 p.m.

Saturday

8:00 a.m.  -  2:30 p.m.

Sunday

(closed)

                                    These hours are usually extended during the last week of the term.

Math Lab Location   The Math Lab is located at SEM 2G4/2G5 near Entry 22, adjacent to parking lot G.   The Lab provides free services intended to supplement mathematics learning for college students and the community.

Math Lab

Contact Info.            (405) 682-1611, Ext. 7291  or

                                    http://www.occc.edu/SM/mathlab.html

Tentative Schedule of Class Discussions and Tests

College Algebra, Math 1513-013

Spring 2009

Week #

Class Dates

Reading Assignments and Tests

1

Wed., Jan 21

Introductions,  1.2

2

Wed., Jan 28

1.3,  1.4   (Note:  last day to drop with refund:   Friday, 30 January.)

3

Wed., Feb 4

1.5,  Review

4

Wed., Feb 11

Module I Test, 2.1

5

Wed., Feb 18

2.2,  2.3, 2.4

6

Wed., Feb 25

Review,  Module II Test

7

Wed., Mar 4

3.1,  3.2

8

Wed., Mar 11

3.3,  4.1

HOLIDAY

Mar 16 – Mar 22

S p r i n g   B r e a k

9

Wed., Mar 25

4.2,  4.3

10

Wed., April 1

4.4,  Review,  Module III Test

11

Wed., Apr 8

5.1,  5.2

12

Wed., Apr 15

5.3,  5.4

Note

Friday, April 17

Last day to drop fall courses--no refund

13

Wed., Apr 22

5.5,  5.6

14

Wed., Apr 29

Module IV Test, 6.1,  6.2 

15

Wed., May 6

6.3,  6.6

16

Wed., May 13

Module V Test, (Optional) Comprehensive Final Test

Note

Friday, May 15.

Deadline to submit work for credit, 5:30 p.m.