Spring 2008

MAT 063      4 credits
Section 41637  2:00-3:00 p.m.  M-Th

  Instructor:        Mark Ubelhor
  e-mail:       mubelhor@eicc.edu
  Phone:  441-4333   Office: Rm 2407

OFFICE HOURS:
M:    4:20 - 5:20
T:    (10:30 - 11:00*) & 4:20 - 4:50
W:   4:20 - 5:20
Th:  (10:30 - 11:00*) & 4:20 - 4:50
F:    10:30 - 11:30

        (*in the Math Center)

Exams

1:   Chapter 1
2:   Chapter 2
3:   Chapter 3
4:   Chapter 4
5:   Chapter 5
6:   Chapter 6

Grading Scale

A:   90% - 100%
B:   80% - 89%
C:   70% - 79%
D:   60% - 69%
F:   Less than 60%

Final Grade

     Homework = 10%
          Quizzes = 10%
 Test Average = 80%

Course Description:

A beginning course for students with little or no background in algebra. Covers basic concepts, linear equations and inequalities, graphing and linear equations in two variables, exponents and polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, and roots and radicals. Scientific Calculator Required. (Graphing Calculator Recommended).

Prerequisite:

MA050, Basic Math, with a grade of C or better, or minimum math placement scores as determined by the district.

Other Requirements:

The text is Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, Fourth Edition, by Lial, Hornsby, and McGinnis , © 2008 Pearson Education. You will also need a MathXL account and a scientific calculator (preferably a TI-83 or TI-84).

Attendance and Makeups:

Please have your cell phones and pagers turned off during class time. Regular attendance is expected and will be checked at the beginning of each class. If you miss class, you are still responsible for all material covered, announcements made, homework due, and tests given during your absence. In addition to time in class, you should expect to spend an average of eight hours outside of class each week working with the material.

Notify me promptly if you must miss a test. It might be possible for you to take the test in advance or before the next class meeting. Otherwise, you must take a makeup test later in the semester. You are allowed only one makeup test, and it will be a comprehensive exam at the end of the term that covers material from the entire semester.

Homework and quizzes

I will be assigning odd-numbered exercises from the textbook and exercises in MathXL. Quizzes will consist of a combination of MathXL quizzes and selected problems from the assigned textbook exercises. I give no credit for problems turned in late or for miscopied problems.

Extra Help!

If you are having trouble with any of the material, please make a point to see me promptly. In addition to my office hours, you can get help in the Math Center (room 2015), or by using Math XL.

Elementary Algebra

Spring 2008

Exams

Grading Scale

Final Grade