,
the student’s percent score on the departmental comprehensive minimal competency
exam, or,MT 122-13
Class #45856
Intermediate Algebra
4 credit hours
Room G207
Office: 208J(Goodpaster bldg.)
Office hours: MW 4:00-5:00, TTH 9:30-11:00 & 1:00-3:30
Telephone: 1-800-928-4256 ext. 62097
e-mail: cindy.shelton@kctcs.edu
Required material: workbook, mathxl & scientific calculator
Web page: http://webs.ashlandctc.org/cshelton
Midterm exam 20% 90-100% P(A)
Chapter exams 40% 80-89% P(B)
Final Minimal competency exam 20% 70-79% P(C)
Homework 20% 60-69% P(D)
0-59% F
In addition to the above requirements, the student must pass the final minimal competency and midterm exams with an average of 60% as described in the division syllabus.
Attendance policy:
If you wish to pass the class you must attend regularly. Therefore, attendance is required for successful completion of this course.
Makeup work: Makeup exams and quizzes are generally not given. If you miss an exam or your final exam grade is higher than your lowest exam grade, then your final exam grade will be used in place of that exam. If you miss more than one exam, zeros will be used in place of those grades.
Late work policy: Late homework is generally accepted for partial credit
MT 122
INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH
I. Course Description (catalog): Functions, linear and quadratic equations, polynomials, exponents and radicals, and applications. Not available for students with credit in MAH 080, MAH 083, MA 108, MT 120, MA 109, MT 109, or any MT math course numbered above 140.
II. Objective: The student, on completing the course, will be proficient in all aspects of intermediate algebra and many applications in geometry.
III. Text: Beginning and Intermediate Algebra, 4th Edition, Lial/Hornsby/McGinnis; Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2008.
IV. Prerequisite: MT 065 (formerly MAH 070) or the equivalent as determined by exam scores.
V. Calculators: Scientific calculators may be used for both the MT 122 class and for the minimal competency exams.
VI. Course Content (by chapter headings)*: Very little time should be spent in class on a review of the basics from MT 065 except as they relate to the concepts in MT 122.
6. Rational Expressions: All
7. Equations of Lines and Functions: Sections 7.1 - 7.3
8. Linear Systems: Sections 8.1 - 8.5
10. Roots and Radicals: All *
11. Quadratic Equations, Inequalities, and Graphs: Sections 11.1 – 11.6
*Note: graphing portion of section 10.1 is optional
VII. Competencies (catalog)*:
Upon completion of this course, the student can:
1. Recognize functions and use function notation.
2. Specify the domain and the range of a given function.
3. Add, subtract, multiply, divide and factor polynomials in one variable.
4. Simplify expressions containing algebraic fractions.
5. Solve literal equations containing algebraic fractions.
6. Solve linear equations.
7. Graph linear equations.
8. Write linear equations from given appropriate data, verbal description or graph.
9. Use the properties of exponents and radicals.
10. Solve quadratic equations and graph quadratic functions.
11. Solve linear and quadratic application problems.
12. Solve systems of linear equations in two unknowns
* This represents the minimum content/competencies for this course. Additional content/competencies are entirely at the discretion of the instructor.
VIII. Testing: All students in MT 122 are required to take a departmental minimal competency exam approximately at midterm. This exam covers Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.
A departmental comprehensive minimal competency exam will be given to all students on or before the last regular class meeting of the term and must be taken by all students in order to receive a passing grade. This comprehensive exam will be used, in part, to determine the course grade. Students should be aware that they are responsible for taking this comprehensive exam at the time designated by their instructor. The instructor must submit the results of this exam along with the final course grade to the Division Chair.
In order to be eligible to take the comprehensive minimal competency exam, all students are required to demonstrate their mastery of two concepts: solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula and basic graphing techniques. These concepts will be assessed by the use of two separate “Gateway” exams. These exams will be administered by the instructor and may be taken as many times as necessary to achieve the required level of mastery. Instructors will provide students at least four opportunities to be successful on gateway exams. It is the student’s responsibility to be in class during these opportunities. Grading will be done by the individual instructor.
IX. Grade Requirements: In order to receive a grade of A, B, C, or D in MT 122, a student must satisfy the instructor’s grading requirements AND achieve a score of at least 80% on each of the two Gateway exam AND achieve a Minimal Competency Score of at least 60.0%. The Minimal Competency Score is the greater of the following:
1.
,
the student’s percent score on the departmental comprehensive minimal competency
exam, or,
2.
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with being
the student’s percent score on the departmental comprehensive minimal competency
exam and 
being
the student’s percent score on the departmental midterm minimal competency
exam. This is a weighted average with the comprehensive exam weighted twice as
much as the midterm exam. In this case, it will not be necessary to achieve
any particular minimum on either exam, but the weighted average must be at least
60.0%.
If a student is passing otherwise but does not achieve the 60.0% Minimal Competency Score requirement at the time of the comprehensive exam, he or she will be given one opportunity to retake an equivalent exam during Finals Week. At the time of this retake exam, the student may be required to provide personal identification (a photo ID such as a driver’s license). After the retake, any student NOT achieving a Minimal Competency score of at least 60.0% will be given a grade of E.
X. General Education Competencies:
COURSE SPECIFIC GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES FOR 122MT: Upon the completion of this course the graduate can think critically, learn independently and examine relationships in diverse and complex environments by employing mathematics. The students will demonstrate this competency through their success in solving the applied and abstract problems inherent in the course content.
ACROSS THE CURRICULUM COMPETENCIES: 122MT will facilitate the advancement of the student in the four general education competencies: Communicating effectively, thinking critically, learning independently, and examining relationships in diverse and complex environments. This will be accomplished by providing the following opportunities:
Communication will be address by in class discussion of assigned content.
Critical thinking, independent learning and examination of relationships in diverse and complex environments will be addressed by out of class assigned homework problems as well as in class discussions of application problems.
XI. Disabilities Statement:
Ashland Community and Technical College is committed to ensuring that all students with disabilities have an equal opportunity in the pursuit of their educational objectives. If you have any type of disability and need accommodations, contact the Disabled Student Services Coordinator at 606.326.2051 or in Room 220. You MUST also inform your instructor(s) of your needs at the beginning of the semester.
06:12
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT: Students are expected to adhere to the behavior outlined in The Community College Code of Student Conduct. Each student should familiarize themselves with the definitions of academic offenses (plagiarism, cheating) and the sanctions for academic offenses (up to expulsion from the college).
Homework:
Students may complete the following homework assignments or use specifically designed computer lab assignments (available at mathxl.com) for any particular section.
Homework problems can be found in Workbook
Students who choose workbook assignments will need to complete at least 20 problems per section.
Review:
Factoring review 1: P148 (9-16,19,27) p151 (1-4, 20-24) p155 (1,2,7,8,13,14,22)
Factoring review 2: p166: 17,18,23,26
CH 6:
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
CH 7:
7.1
7.2
7.3
CH 8:
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
CH10:
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
CH 11:
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6
Note: all homework sections count 10 points each, additional worksheets may be assigned for homework credit.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
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8-14 SYLLABUS/FACTORING REVIEW & 6.1 |
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8-19 FACTORING REVIEW / 6.2 |
8-21 6.3,6.4 |
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8 – 26 6.5 |
8 -28 6.6,6.7 |
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9-2 REVIEW CH 6 |
9 – 4 CHAPTER 6 TEST CH 6 and factoring review Homework due |
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9 – 9 RESULTS OF CH 6 COVER 7.1 & 7.2 |
9-11 Cover 7.3 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDES TO BE HANDED OUT |
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9-16 11.6 REVIEW & GRAPHING GATEWAY |
9 – 18 Review and graphing gateway Chapter 7, 11.6 homework due |
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9 – 23 MIDTERM EXAM Covers chapters 6 & 7 |
9 – 25 8.1, 8.2 |
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9 – 30 8.3 |
10-2 8.4, 8.5 |
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10 - 7 REVIEW CH 8 |
10 -9 Ch 8 test/ ch 8 homework due |
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10 – 14 Fall |
10 – 16 Break |
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10-21 10.1,10.2,10.3 |
10- 23 10.4,10.5 |
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10 – 28 10.6,10.7 |
10-30 11.3 / CHAPTER 10 REVIEW & QUADRATIC GATEWAY |
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11-4 Election day-no class
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11-6 Ch 10 test/Ch 10 homework due Quadratic gateway |
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11-11 11.1,11.2 |
11-13 11.4,11.5 |
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11-18 Chapter 11 review |
11-20 Chapter 11 and/or 7 test Chapter 11 homework due |
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11- 25 Review for Minimal Competency exam |
11-27 No class- Thanksgiving |
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12-2 Minimal Competency Final Exam |
12-4 Review for retake if necessary |
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