COURSE OUTLINE
Course
Name: Basic Algebra
Credit Hours: 4
Course
Number: MATH101
Prerequisite: Place into MATH101 with
approved and documented math placement test scores or by completing
DEVM099
with a grade of C or S or by completing DEVM100 with a grade of C or S
(or better). Notes: Course offered for S/U Grade Only
Instructor:
Kathy
R. Sturgeon
Office:
MMC280.
Office Hours posted outside of door. If the times are not
convenient
for you, feel free to call and arrange an appointment. Remember,
concepts
build on each other. Leaving some gaps in understanding now may not
seem
too important, but it will seriously impair performance later. I
encourage
all students to come and visit with me; in the minutes of a one-on-one
interaction I can probably help more than in several hours of lecture!
Phone:443-8829
Voice
Mail: 829
Textbook Companion Site
Textbook
and Required Materials
Course Description:
This course is a basic introduction to Algebra. It will start
with
a quick review of operations of numbers and move quickly to skills such
as but not limited to: Simplifying, Solving, Word Problems,
Factoring,
Graphing, and Radicals. For a complete list of course objectives and
topics
see: Math
101 Syllabus.
Philosophy
of the Course. YOU are in charge of your own learning. Unless
you
take an active role in learning, we will not be successful. I do want
my
students to succeed in this course! I want my students to be interested
in what goes on in class, to conquer new concepts, to continue
developing
the skills exercised in other science and math classes, and to better
understand
application of science and mathematics to their own interest (and there
are many!). But, this will not happen without your enthusiastic
participation.
Attendance, Withdrawal Policy,
and Course Policies: See
the Course
Policy link at http://www.dacc.edu/~kjenkins/welcome2.html.
The course policy is also distributed on the first day of class (orange
sheet). You are expected to review the material as you will be
quizzed
over the content of the course policy.
Grading Criterion:
| Evaluation (90%) |
Citzenship (10%) |
Exam (at least 5 exams 60% total)
Comprehensive Midterm (15%)
Comprehensive Final Exam (15%) (Covering
material after midterm)
|
Quizzes
Homework (collected randomly)
Daily Activities
Group Activities
Board Work
TBA |
Grading Scale: Traditional letter grades are not
submitted
to the records office, rather you will recieve a S or U. 70%-100%
S PASSING, Below 69.9% U FAILING (no rounding--grades are assigned by
my
computer and are based on
your scores). The student must obtain
a 70% competency of the material to receive a passing grade.
Posting Scale: As mentioned traditional letter grades
are
not sumitted; however when posting grades, students perfer to see
letter
grades. They will be posted according to: 90-100 A,
80-89.9
B, 70-79.9 C, 60-69.9 F, Below 60 FF.
Student
Conduct
Code: Membership
in the DACC community brings both rights and responsibility. As a
student at DACC, you are expected to exhibit conduct compatible with
the
educational mission of the College. It is the student’s responsibility
to become familiar with and adhere to the Student Conduct Code and the
Academic Integrity Policy, as contained in the DACC Student Handbook.
The
Student Handbook is available in the Information Office in Vermilion
Hall.
Disabilities:
Any
student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of
a disability should contact the Student Support Services Center at
217.443.8862
(TTY 217.443.8701) or stop by Cannon Hall Room 113.Please speak with me
privately to discuss your specific accommodation needs in this course.