Grading:

There will be 4 exams and a comprehensive final during the term, each of which will count equally towards your grade.

You may earn bonus points on each test, except for the final test, by correcting all errors and submitting them to me within one week of receiving the graded test back. If you submit these corrections for every test that you make less than a 90, then I will replace your lowest test grade with your grade on the final exam (if it is higher). If you take any test late for any reason, there will be a penalty of 10% off your test grade. However, no late tests will be allowed after I hand the original test back in class (it could be a few days or it could be a week or more). All tests and assignments must be turned in on or before the last class meeting.

Points will be assigned as follows for your grade:

Test 1, 2, 3, and 4:

100 pts each (400 pts total)

Final:

100 pts

Homework and In-class work:

100 pts

Total:

600 pts

Grades will be assigned as follows:

A

540 - 600 pts and a minimum of 80 on the final exam

B

480 - 539 pts and a minimum of 70 on the final exam

C

420 - 479 pts and a minimum of 60 on the final exam

D

360 - 419 pts and a minimum of 50 on the final exam

F

below 360 pts

W

Withdrawn by student or instructor prior to last withdrawal date on school calendar

IP

"In Progress" - Given to students attending regularly, turning in all homework, taking all tests, and making progress, but not making a C or better. These students must take this course over again the following semester.

I

Incomplete (only given in extenuating circumstances)

Homework:

Homework will be collected regularly. You are responsible for all homework assigned in class.

Other Important Stuff

Attendance:

It is extremely important for you to attend class regularly. I MAY drop you from the course for excessive absences, although I make no commitment to do so. (If you decide to stop coming, you had best make sure that you drop the course. While I MIGHT do this, it is YOUR responsibility. If you fail to do so, you could receive an F on your permanent record.)

Prerequisites:

Please make sure you have the necessary prerequisites for this course. That means you need a C or better in Basic Math Skills (MATD 0330) taken in Spring 2000 or later, or C or better in Prealgebra (MATD 0350), or its equivalent knowledge, or a passing score on the MATD 0370 placement test. If I feel you are not prepared for this course, I may choose to withdraw you. If you have any questions about your preparation for the course, please come and talk to me about it.

Keeping up:

Please, try to keep up with the homework and with the lecture in class. There just isn't much time to catch up. This means you have to be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to do the homework and to study.

Ask questions:

Please, please, please, if you don't understand something, or you aren't clear about something, or if you think I (or the book) have made a mistake (it has been known to happen), or if you have any other questions, please ask. Don't let confusion accumulate. If you don't want to ask in class, come to my office hours (or call me) and ask. It is much easier to ask a question now than to miss it on the test.

Always show your work:

It is much more important that you understand the processes involved in solving problems than that you just give me the right answer. If I see from your work that you understand what you are doing, I will usually give partial credit for a problem, even if you made a mistake somewhere along the line. If you don't show your work (unless I believe you could reasonably do it in your head), I may not give you full credit, even if the answer is right. If you can really do something in your head, that's great, but when in doubt, write it down. It is also very important that you write what you mean. I will correct your notation the first few times, but I will start counting it wrong if you continue to write things incorrectly. In addition, please write clearly and legibly. If I can't read it, I won't grade it.

Cheating:

Don't. In fact, don't even think about it. Do your own work; copying or helping others to copy test questions or answers before, during, or after taking a test is cheating. Cheating is in violation of school rules and is dishonest. Any student found to be involved in cheating may be penalized. The nature of the penalty is at the discretion of the instructor. A report of the incident may be placed in the student's permanent record and the student may also be dismissed from ACC.

16 Week Schedule

Week 1 Intro., Pretest, 1.1 - 1.4

Appendix A & B

Week 2 1.5 - 1.9

Week 3 1.10, 2.1 - 2.3

Week 4 2.4 - 2.6, Exam 1

Week 5 3.1 - 3.3

Week 6 3.4, appendix C, 3.5

Week 7 4.1, 4.2

Week 8 4.3, 4.4, Exam 2

Week 9 9.1 - 9.3

Week 10 9.5(part), 5.1

Week 11 5.2, 5.4, 5.5 Exam 3

Week 12 6.1 - 6.3

Week 13 6.4, 6.5 Exam 4

Week 14 6.6 & quadratic formula

Week 15 5.3, 5.6(part)

Week 16 Review, Final Exam

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PROBLEMS

1.1

8

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17

1.2

17

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 38

1.3

29

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 55, 59, 61, 63, 67, 69, 79, 81, 85, 87, 91, 93, 95, 105, 106, 107

1.4

36

1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 33, 37, 41, 47, 49, 51, 57, 71

1.5

40

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 47, 50, 51, 56, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77, 87

1.6

48

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 105

1.7

56

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 67, 69, 73, 79, 81, 91, 93, 94, 95, 106, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 123

1.8

64

1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 81, 87, 91, 92, 93, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 110, 111, 115, 117, 119, 123, 124, 126, 131, 133, 135, 137, 149

1.9

76

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17,21, 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 41, 45, 53, 57, 61, 67, 73, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 99, 105, 109, 113, 115, 117, 119, 123, 137

1.10

83

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 65

2.1

99

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 21, 25, 29, 35, 37, 47, 49, 55, 57, 71, 79, 85, 91, 99, 101, 107, 111, 115, 117, 119, 121

2.2

109

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 35, 37, 41, 47, 57, 61, 71, 75, 77, 89, 91

2.3

118

1, 3, 5, 7, 19, 29, 31, 34, 35, 39, 41, 43, 51, 61, 63, 69, 73, 87, 88

2.4

125

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 23, 35, 39, 41, 45, 51, 63, 73, 77, 79, 93

2.5

133

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 19, 21, 29, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 81, 83

2.6

143

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 69, 71, 83, 87, 89, 100

3.1

162

1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 46, 49, 55, 59, 63, 77, 79, 81, 85, 91, 93, 97, 99, 109

3.2

174

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 19, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 65, 71, 73, 79, 83, 87, 89, 95, 109

3.3

188

1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 43, 49, 51, 67, 68

3.4

197

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 35, 36

3.5

209

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 29, 33, 39, 43, 45, 53, 55, 64, 65

4.1

230

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 61, 62

4.2

241

1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57, 61, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 79

4.3

248

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 52, 54

4.4

261

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 77, 78

9.1

537

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 47, 53, 55, 61, 63, 67, 81, 82

9.2

544

1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36

9.3

552

1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 21, 25, 27, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 46

9.5

568

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 27, 29, 33, 55, 56

5.1

278

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 37, 40, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 67, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 85, 87, 95, 99, 105, 111, 113, 115, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 141, 143, 149, 151

5.2

286

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 47, 51, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 79, 87, 93, 97, 101, 105, 107, 109, 113, 115, 127

5.4

300

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 36, 41, 49, 59, 61, 73, 79, 81, 89, 93, 97, 103, 105, 107, 117, 119, 127, 128, 130

5.5

311

1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 31, 35, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 59, 65, 73, 77, 79, 83, 87, 89, 93, 95, 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 113, 114, 115

6.1

336

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 31, 35, 39, 41, 45, 57, 63, 65, 67, 71, 77, 79, 87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 108, 109

6.2

341

1, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 25, 31, 37, 47, 55, 79, 80

6.3

350

1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 41, 45, 53, 57, 61, 63, 65, 71, 91, 92, 94

6.4

364

1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 51, 55, 63, 77, 78, 79, 80

6.5

370

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41, 47, 49, 51, 59, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 87, 99, 101, 102

6.6

380

1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 31, 37, 41, 47, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 82, 83

5.3

292

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 23, 25, 31, 33, 41, 42, 43, 45, 51, 67, 71, 77, 81, 87, 88, 89

5.6

321

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 21, 27, 33, 37, 41, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 65, 69, 101, 111, 112, 113, 114