COURSE SYLLABUS
AE109 - Fundamentals of Algebra
Department: Math and Science
Instructor: Michael (Mike) A. Turco
Instructor's E-mail: mturco@bmcc.edu
Telephone: (705) 759-9127
Course Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Successful completion of AE108 70% or better.
Text Book: The textbook for the course is Aufmann, Barker &
Lockwood, Basic College Mathematics, An Applied Approach, Eighth Edition,
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006, ISBN# 0-618-50305-6 . This same textbook is used for both AE108
and AE109.
Course Description: This course is a continuation of AE108.
Topics covered include signed numbers, basic algebra operations, exponents,
word problems, charts, basic graphing and English-Metric methods of measurement.
Placement in this class is based on the results of assessment scores, successful
completion of AE108, or permission of the instructor.Students must meet minimum
requirements before enrolling in college level mathematics courses. If minimum
requirements are not met, the student receives a grade of "Incomplete"
(I) and repeats the course.
BMCC Policies:
All students please review the following policies and procedures
Student Handbook : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html).
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Information about class schedules and transcripts:(http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/transcripts.html).
Plagiarism and Cheating: The instructor reserves the right
to fail any student for cheating on any assignment or plagiarizing the work
of others. The BMCC Administrative board may discipline students who cheat
or plagiarize.
Objectives: In relationship with the college mission and
objectives to provide Native American Tribes of Michigan and their surrounding
community with educated and trained human resources and to prepare and encourage
students to pursue further education at the end of this course the student
will be able to:
- To identify the order relation between two numbers
- To write whole numbers in words and in standard form
- To write whole numbers in expanded form
- To round a whole number to a given place value
- To add whole numbers
- To subtract whole numbers--with and without borrowing
- To multiply whole numbers
- To divide whole numbers--with and without remainders
- To simplify expressions that contain exponents
- To use the Order of Operations Agreement to simplify expressions
- To factor numbers
- To find the prime factorization of a number
Course Length: The course lasts 15 weeks from when you receive your password and text. There are 35 lessons, each of which will take about 2 - 3 days to complete, followed by a 10 question multiple choice assignment. The instructor will monitor your pace, and remind you if you seem to be falling behind.
Student Grading Standards:
Lesson Assignments: Lesson assignments make up 50% of the final grade. Each assignment is made up of 10 multiple choice questions, based on the material in the lesson.
Chapter Tests: The Chapter tests are worth 30% of your final grade.
Final Exam: The material on the final exam will be based on the work in all six chapters. It will count 20% towards your final grade.
Grading Summary Chart: Final Mark Calculation
Lesson Assignments 36 lessons Individual Chapter Tests 6 chapters Final Comprehensive Exam All 6 chapters Total Possible Points
A
94 - 100 %
A-
90 - 93 %
B+
87 - 89 %
B
84 - 86 %
B-
80 - 83 %
C+
77 - 79 %
C
74 - 76 %
C-
70 - 73 %
D+
67 - 69 %
D
64 - 63 %
D-
60 - 63 %
F
0 - 59 %
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