Course Syllabus

MAT1033 Syllabus
Term: Fall 2022
Reference Number
Professor:Christian Jarquin
E-mail: cjarqui2@mdc.edu
Office Location:
Office Hours: MWF 8-10am   TR 10-12

WELCOME, BIENVENI, Bienvenido

Before anything, welcome to the course.  You are safe and valued in this course.  Math is a foreign language that needs to be practiced daily.  I encourage you to reach out to me by email if you have any challenges because together we can overcome. I look forward to your success. 

Course scope: This course is run with ALEKS, an adaptive learning software that teaches student from wherever they are ready to learn.   The content itself is linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, radical expressions and rational equations, quadratic equations, and complex numbers. Students will use business concepts as the context for learning mathematical content. A fundamental level of marketing, entrepreneurship, and finance makes algebra concepts applicable in real-life situations. This approach allows for a strong mastery of a foundational and conceptual understanding of college mathematics. This course will also familiarize the student with basic Microsoft Office Excel skills. To complete the course successfully, you must obtain at least a letter grade of C, as outlined in the grading policy below.

Materials: The following required instructional materials will be provided to students at NO EXTRA cost: ALEKS.com subscription for one semester, and a Student Consumable Text.

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Students are required to attend two hours of Recitation Hall (RH) per week, during which they are expected to complete their Co-Requisite materials. This required attendance counts as part of a student’s grade. The students will be quizzed on the material in the Co-Requisite packet each week. NOTE: This course provides an additional person to assist student mastery of concepts taught by faculty. The Instructional Learning Assistant (ILA) will facilitate the Recitation Hall and the completion of the co-requisite activities.

Grading policy: The final grade in the course will be calculated as follows:

Open Math Lab:
Room:2223
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am to 10am

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Tests: This course has five tests and a final exam at the end of the term. The score you earn on the cumulative final exam may replace your lowest test score, provided that it is higher.
Make-Up Policy: The final exam is the only makeup allowed in this course – it can make up one test only.
Extra Credit: Participation in a 2-hour Remediation or Acceleration Session scheduled in RH during Open Lab Hours after each Unit Test is designed to incentivize mastery. The work of the student can earn up to 10 points to will be added to the student's Unit Test Score. Grant staff will certify which students participate at which point level, and communicate that directly to the professor.
My Math Connection Homework Average: My Math Connection homework will be assigned throughout the semester. The homework is due on the day of the Unit Test. Late work is not accepted. Thus, it is the student’s responsibility to keep track of test dates:

Unit 1: Week 4
Unit 2: Week 6
Unit 3: Week 9
Unit 4: Week 12
Unit 5: Week 15

Grades will be assigned as follows: A: 90-100%; B: 80-89%; C: 70-79%; D: 60-69%; F: 0-59%

Calculator: A basic scientific calculator is recommended for this course. No graphing calculator is allowed on tests. Any wireless communication device should be silent and stowed away during tests or retrieval practices (quizzes). Calculators may not be shared or borrowed during tests.
Attendance: It is the student’s responsibility to attend each lecture and keep records of assignments and other information delivered during class. The instructor reserves the right to drop any student who has more than three consecutive absences (excused or unexcused) from either class or recitation. Attendance will be taken at random times during the class – if the student is not present at roll call, the student will be marked absent for the entire class period. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are enrolled in this course in order to receive a final grade.

Academic dishonesty: An instance of academic dishonesty may result in a grade of F for the course and can carry an even more severe penalty such as suspension or expulsion.

Disability Accommodation: The student should provide documentation from the ACCESS Center prior to receiving accommodation. The student may receive extra time on tests only if the test is taken at the Testing Center. This may be done by submitting the blue scheduling form to the professor at least one week prior to the date of the test. The test may be taken at the Testing Center during the same day that the rest of the class is taking the test.

Email Communication: Communication with students will take place via MDC e-mail. Check your email regularly!
Incomplete: A grade of I (incomplete) will be considered only in documented extenuating circumstances and if the student is passing the class and has completed the course past the last date to drop the course with a “W” grade. Note: Student may drop the course ONLY with consent from project directors.

Respectful Classroom Atmosphere:
This class is to be a “judgment-free zone” at all times. This means that if you disagree with somebody’s opinion about a subject, please voice disagreements in a polite and respectful manner. The professor reserves the right to withdraw from class any student who does not maintain a respectful atmosphere in interactions with peers or professor.

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MAT1033 for Business Majors Tentative Schedule:
Please note: This schedule may be altered at the discretion of the professor. It is the student’s responsibility to verify dates and topics.
Week/Dates
Topics
Quizzes/Unit Tests
Recitation Hall
Week 01:
Aug 27-31
Introduction to the Course
Unit 1 Introduction: Linear Equations Unit 1: Learning Activity (LA)#1 and LA#2
RP 1: Unit 1 LA 1-2
Aug 27 & 29Unit 1 Co-Requisites
Saturday-Monday, September 2-4: Labor Day, MDC will be closed
Week 02:
Sept 03-07
Unit 1: LA#3
RP 2: Unit 1 LA 3
Sept 05
Unit 1 Co-Requisites
Week 03:
Sept 10-15
Unit 1: LA#4 &LA#5
Review for Test 1
RP 3: Unit 1 LA 4-5
Sept 10 & 12
Unit 1 Co-Requisites
Review for Unit 1 Test
Week 04:
Sept 17-21
Review for Unit 1 Test
Unit 2 Introduction: Linear Inequalities
Unit 2: LA#1 and LA#2
Unit 1 Test:
Linear Equations
Sept 17 & 19
Unit 2 Co-Requisites
Week 05:
Sept 24-28
Unit 2: LA#3 and LA#4
RP 4: Unit 2 LA 1-2
RP 5: Unit 2 LA 3-4
Sept 24 & 26
Unit 2 Co-Requisites
Review for Unit 2 Test
Week 06:
Oct 01-05
Review for Unit 2 Test Unit 3 Introduction: Rational Expressions and Equations Activation of Prior Knowledge: Factoring
Unit 2 Test:
Linear Inequalities
RP 6: Factoring
Oct 01 & 03
Unit 3 Co-Requisites
Week 07:
Oct 08-12
Unit 3: LA#1 and LA#2
RP 7: Unit 3 LA 1-2
Oct 08 & 10
Unit 3 Co-Requisites
Week 08:
Oct 15-19
Unit 3: LA#3 and LA#4
Review for Test 3 (Midterm Madness)
RP 8: Unit 3 LA 3-4
Oct 15 & 17
Unit 3 Co-Requisites
Midterm Madness
Week 09:
Oct 22-26
Review for Unit 3 Test
Unit 4 Introduction: Radical Expressions and Equations Unit 4: LA#1
Unit 3 Test:
Rational Expressions and Equations
Oct 22 & 24
Unit 4 Co-Requisites
Week 10:
Oct 29-Nov 02
Unit 4: LA #2 and LA#3
RP 9: Unit 4 LA 1-2
Oct 29 & 31
Unit 4 Co-Requisites
Week 11:
Nov 05-09
Unit 4: LA #4
Review for Unit 4 Test
RP 10: Unit 4 LA 3-4
Nov 05 & 07
Unit 4 Co-Requisites
Review for Unit 4 Test
Saturday-Monday, November 10-12: Veteran’s Day, MDC will be closed
Week 12:
Nov 12-16
Review for Unit 4 Test
Unit 5 Introduction: Quadratic Equations
Unit 4 Test:
Radicals
Nov 14
Unit 4 College Alg-Ready
Week 13:
Nov 19-23
Unit 5 LA #1 and LA#2
RP 11: Unit 5 LA 1-2
Nov 19 & 21
Unit 5 Co-Requisites
Thursday-Sunday, November 22-25: Thanksgiving Day, MDC will be closed
Week 14:
Nov 26-30
Unit 5: LA#3
RP 12: Unit 5 LA 3-4
Nov 26 & 28
Unit 5 Co-Requisites
Review for Unit 5 Test
Week 15:
Dec 03-07
Unit 5: LA#4
Review for Test 5
Unit 5 Test: Quadratic Equations
Dec 03 & 05
Unit 5 Co-Requisites
Review for Final Exam
Week 16:
Dec 10-14
Review for Final Exam
Final Exam Date:
Dec 10 & 12
Review for Final Exam
Last day to drop with 100% refund: Thursday, August 30th, 2018
Last day to withdraw with a “W” grade: Monday, November 5th, 2018
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Course Competencies:
Competency 1:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the slope of a line by:
a. Determining the slope of a line given two points that lie on the line.
b. Determining the slope and intercept(s) of a line given its equation.
c. Determining the slope of a line from a graph.
d. Finding the slope of a line that is parallel to a given line.
e. Finding the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a given line.
Competency 2:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of linear equations and inequalities in two variables by:
a. Solving literal equations.
b. Finding an equation of a line given two points.
c. Finding an equation of a line given a point on the line and information about the slope of the line.
d. Writing an equation of a line in standard form.
e. Writing an equation of a line in slope-intercept form.
f. Graphing linear equations in two variables using the slope and y-intercept of the line.
g. Graphing linear inequalities in two variables.
Competency 3:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of equations in two variables by:
a. Solving direct variation problems.
b. Solving inverse variation problems.
Competency 4:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of systems of linear equations by:
a. Solving a system of linear equations in two variables using the addition method.
b. Solving a system of linear equations in two variables using the substitution method.
c. Solving a system of linear equations and inequalities in two variables by graphing.
d. Solving applications involving systems of linear equations.
Competency 5:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of rational expressions and equations by:
a. Performing operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on rational expressions.
b. Simplifying complex fractions.
c. Solving equations involving rational expressions including literal equations.
d. Dividing polynomials.
Competency 6:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of radicals and rational exponents by:
a. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing expressions involving radicals.
b. Simplifying expressions containing rational exponents.
c. Applying the properties of exponents to expressions with rational exponents.
d. Solving radical equations.
Competency 7:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of complex numbers by:
a. Knowing the meaning of 𝑖𝑖.
b. Writing the square root of a negative number in terms of 𝑖𝑖.
Competency 8:
The student will demonstrate knowledge of quadratic equations by:
a. Solving quadratic equations by factoring.
b. Solving quadratic equations by the square root method.
c. Solving quadratic equations by the quadratic formula.
d. Solving quadratic equations by completing the square.