MA114  Intermediate Algebra

 

Instructor: Michael (Mike) A. Turco
Phone: 705 - 759 - 9127
Email: mturco@bmcc.edu
   
Course Credits 4
   

Course Description

This course is designed for students who have a minimum of 1 1/2 - 2 years of High School Algebra
  Topics covered:

number systems
    first degree equations
    inequalities
    polynomials
    exponents
    radical expressions
    radicals 
    linear equations
    quadratic equations
    functions
    graphing
    logarithmic functions
 

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Prerequisite MA102 with a "C" or better, or permission of Instructor
   
Transfer Potential For transferability information, please consult the Transfer Equivalency List located in the Registrar's Office, or phone 906 - 248 - 5580
   
Class Materials/Textbook

INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA - Sixth Edition.

  Houghton Mifflin Publishers, ISBN 0 - 618 - 72267X
  Authors - Aufmann, Barker, Lockwood
   
Home Requirements A computer capable of downloading normal files including JPEG graphics
   
Course 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 perform all of the following objectives:
    To understand systems of equations and inequalities in one and two variables
    To perform mathematical operations on polynomials, rational expressions, exponents and radicals
    To investigate the properties of and graph Quadratic Functions
    To investigate the properties of logarithms
    To study conic sections - parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas
    To explore systems of equations, and solve them using substitution, elimination and matrices
    To investigate sequences and series
     
Disability Related Accommodation If you have a need for a disability related accommodation or service, please inform me. Reasonable accommodations will be provided if the request is made in a timely manner, with appropriate documentation, in accordance with the Federal, State and College guidelines
   
Native Culture Where possible, application assignments will relate to Native American Studies
   

Attendance Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance for MA114 on-line course means doing the course work on a regular basis and completing the tests at the end of each lesson. Since there are no classes as such, you are expected to complete the course in a maximum of 15 weeks from the time you receive your password. This works out to an average pace of one chapter (one lesson) every ten days including the mid-term and final exam. Since everybody learns at a different rate, then each one of you will proceed at a different pace. Regular progress is expected and the instructor will contact you if your progress seems to be unusually slow.

At the mid point of the course (after the eighth week), BMCC requires that you be dropped from the course if you have not completed half of the assignments. You will receive a warning email from me. If you decide to drop or are dropped, you will receive a "W" on your transcript and you will not be refunded any tuition money.

If you can work faster, that's great. If you are experiencing difficulty with this pace due to illness or any other valid reason, please contact the instructor as soon as possible
   
Plagiarism and Cheating The instructor reserves the right to fail any student for cheating on any assignment or plagiarizing (copying) the work of others. The BMCC Administrative board may also discipline students who plagiarize or cheat.
   
BMCC Policies It is important that you click on the following links and read about the BMCC policies.
 

All students please review the following policies and procedures

Student Handbook : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html).
Drop or Add a Class : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html#course).
Book Refund and Book BuyBack Policies:(http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/vbookstore.html)
Billing or an outstanding bill: (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/billingProcedures.html).
Information about class schedules and transcripts:(http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/transcripts.html).
       
Grading Policy Lesson Tests: - 60% of the final grade. Each lesson covers one full chapter. 
  Mid Term - 50 multiple choice questions, (chapters 1 - 6) - 20% of the final grade.
  Final Exam - Mostly Chapters 7 - 12, 20% of the final grade.
   
Grading and Evaluation
Final Mark Calculation
   Letter Range Grade Point
 
Chapter
Test
Points Towards Final
  

A

94 - 100 %
4.0
 
Ch 1
20
4.38
  

A-

90 - 93 %
3.7
 
Ch 2
20
4.38
  

B+

87 - 89 %
3.3
 
Ch 3
30
6.57
  

B

84 - 86 %
3.0
 
Ch 4
14
3.07
  

B-

80 - 83 %
2.7
 
Ch 5
33
7.23
  

C+

77 - 79 %
2.3
 
Ch 6
20
4.38
  

C

74 - 76 %
2.0
 
Mid Term
50
20
  

C-

70 - 73 %
1.7
 
Ch 7
20
6.19
  

D+

67 - 69 %
1.3
 
Ch 8
17
5.26
  

D

64 - 63 %
1.0
 
Ch 9
15
4.64
  

D-

60 - 63 %
0.7
 
Ch 10
15
4.64
  

F

0 - 59 %
0.0
 
Ch 11
15
4.64
  
Withdrawal
0.0
 
Ch 12
15
4.64
     Incomplete
0.0
 
Final Exam
50
20
        
               
 
Final Grade
Total
100
  
 

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