Elementary Algebra - Distance Learning

Weekly Class Schedule and Assignments: (detailed form)

MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra
PLATO (may also be called "Academic Systems") Interactive Mathematics

This weekly schedule and schedule of tests is to help you pace yourself so that you may take your tests on time and complete the course during the semester. You may work ahead of this schedule and finish early if you like (though remember that you must ask me at least a week in advance if you want to take a test early). If you get behind, you must contact me.

NOTE: All assignments are from your textbook (PAN - "Personal Academic Notebook") unless otherwise indicated. Do the textbook Practice test before you try the online Evaluate quiz for any section.

You should do the homework assigned here from your book and not the book homework suggested in the software. If the page and/or problem numbers do not seem to be matching those in your book, it is possible you have an earlier version of the book. If so, please contact the ACC bookstore where you bought it to find out what to do.

Week #	Dates	Section If the section number is a link, click on it for instructor's notes on that section		Pages All links are to Adobe Acrobat files. Go here for other formats.	Problems	Approximate time needed on computer (before you start your homework)
1	Jan. 17 through Jan. 22	Pretest Review
		Getting Started
		1.1	Homework	73	1 - 11 odd	2 hours
			Apply	74 - 75	1 - 23 odd
			Evaluate	76	1 - 8
		Exercise Set 1.1*		Handout	All
		1.2	Homework	98	1 - 23 odd	3 hours
			Apply	99 - 100	23 - 55 odd
			Evaluate	101	1 - 12
2	Jan. 23 through Jan. 29	1.3	Homework	119	1 - 17 odd	2 hours
			Apply	120	1 - 7 odd, 13, 17 - 27 odd
			Cumulative Review	122 - 123	1 - 29 odd
		2.1	Homework	137	1 - 11 odd	2 hours
			Apply	138	1 - 27 odd
			Evaluate	139	1 - 8
		2.2	Homework	161	1 - 29 odd	3 hours
			Apply	162 - 163	15 - 59 odd
			Evaluate	164	1 - 12
3	Jan. 30 through Feb. 5	2.3	Homework	180 - 181	1 - 23 odd	4 hours
			Apply	182 - 184	1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29 - 45 odd, 53, 55, and 34 (answer: 8", 5", 7")
			Evaluate	185	1 - 8
			Cumulative Activities	202 - 203	1,9,11,15,17,23,25,27,29
		Exercise Set 2.3*		Handout	All
		Review for Test 1		Handout	All
	Feb. 2 - Feb. 9: Test 1 (covers through section 2.3) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your Pretest Review and your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above).
4	Feb. 6 through Feb. 12	2.4	Homework		1, 5, 7, 9, 13	2 hours
		2.4	Apply		1 – 21 odd
		3.1	Homework	226 - 227	1 - 25 odd	3 hours
			Apply	229 - 231	1 - 59 odd
			Evaluate	234 - 235	1 - 9
			Cumulative Activities	236 - 237	1 - 9 odds, 13 - 19 odds, 31, 33
		Exercise Set 3.1*		Handout	All
5	Feb. 13 through Feb. 19	4.1	Homework	260 - 261	1 - 35 odd	5 hours
			Apply	262 - 264	3, 9, 15 - 21 odd, 31, 35, 39, 41 - 51 odd, 61 - 81 odd
			Evaluate	265	1 - 10
		Exercise Set 4.1*		Handout	All
		4.2	Homework	281 - 282	1 - 27 odd	3 hours
		4.2	Apply	283 - 285	7, 9, 15, 17, 21, 25, 33, 35, 37, 41 - 55 odd
6	Feb. 20 through Feb. 26	4.2 cont.	Evaluate	286	1 - 12
		4.2 cont.	Cumulative Activities	299 - 300	1 - 5 odds, 17 - 23 odds, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39
		Review for Test 2		Handout	All
	Feb. 22 - Mar. 1: Test 2 (covers through section 4.2) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above).
7	Feb. 27 through Mar. 5	5.1	Homework	322 - 323	1, 7, 11, 13 - 23 odd	3 hours
			Apply	325 - 328	1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 31, 33, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51, 53, 55
			Evaluate	329 - 330	1 - 12
		5.2	Homework	343	1 - 11 odd	3 hours
8	Mar. 6 through Mar. 12	5.2 (cont.)	Apply	344 - 345	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
			Evaluate	346	1 - 8
			Cumulative Activities	363 - 364	1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35
		Exercise Set 5.2*		Handout	All
Mar. 13 - Mar. 19 : Spring Break
9	Mar. 20 through Mar. 26	6.1	Homework	380	1 - 11 odd	2 hours
			Apply	381	1 - 27 odd
			Evaluate	382	1 - 8
		6.2	Homework	397 - 398	1 - 23 odd	4 hours
			Apply	399 - 400	3 - 55 odd
			Evaluate	401	1 - 8
10	Mar. 27 through Apr. 2	6.3	Homework	419 - 420	3 - 17 odd, 21, 23	4 hours
			Apply	421	11, 13, 19, 25 - 55 odd
			Evaluate	422	1 - 12
			Cumulative Activities	423 - 424	1 - 13 odd, 19 - 33 odd, 37
		Review for Test 3		Handout	All
	Mar. 29 - Apr. 5: Test 3 (covers through section 6.3) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above).
11	Apr. 3 through Apr. 9	7.1	Homework	439	1 - 23 odd	4 hours
			Apply	440 - 441	3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 23, 25, 31, 37, 41, 43, 49, 53
			Evaluate	442	1 - 8
12	Apr. 10 through Apr. 16	7.2	Homework	462	1 - 23 odd	4 hours
			Apply	463 - 464	3 - 21 odd, 27 - 61 odd
			Evaluate	465	1 - 12
		7.3	Homework	478	1 - 11 odd	2 hours
			Apply	479	1 - 27 odd
			Evaluate	480	1 - 8
			Cumulative Activities	481	1 - 7 odd, 17 - 35 odd, 41 - 49 odd
13	Apr. 17 through Apr. 23	10.1	Homework	655	1 - 17 odd	2 hours
		10.1	Apply	657	1 - 49 odd
		Exercise Set 10.1*		Handout	All
		8.1	Homework		1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23	3 hours
14	Apr. 24 through Apr. 30	8.1 (cont.)	Apply		1 – 21 odd, 29 – 41 odd, 49, 51
	Apr. 24 through Apr. 30	Review for Test 4		Handout	All
	Apr. 25 - May. 2: Test 4 (covers through section 8.1, including 10.1) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above).
15	May 1 through May 7	8.2	Homework	529	1 - 11 odd	3 hours
			Apply	531	1 - 27 odd
			Evaluate	534	1 - 4
		Exercise Set 8.2 *		Handout	All
		Review for Comprehensive Final Exam		Handout	All
16	May 8 through May 14	Review for Comprehensive Final Exam (cont.)		Handout	All
	May 3 - May 9: Comprehensive Final Exam (covers everything) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above). Notice the earlier deadline on this test. Due to the deadline for submitting final grades, you may not take this test late. (If you are taking your exam at the Fredericsksburg, Round Rock, or San Marcos Center Testing *Centers, you must* take your Final Exam on the first possible day they are open during the exam period.) If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the Northridge Testing Center for you through Friday, May 12**. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)
	May 15	*All homework, test reviews, etc., must reach* me absolutely no later than this date for you to receive credit for it.**

*Exercise Set Handouts are required materials for the course.

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Important Information about Taking Tests in the Testing Center

You must take each test at your designated ACC testing center during the dates it is scheduled to be available. Visit http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/ for information about testing center locations, policies and procedures. Remember that:

You will need to know the following information about your course.

Synonym number: Can be found here
Course Number: MATD 0370
Test Number: Test #1 (will change with each test)
Instructor Name: Marcus McGuff
Instructor Home Campus: Northridge

You will need to show a valid photo ID (driver’s license) AND a valid ACC ID. Often students don't receive their ACC ID in the mail in time for the first test. You can use your fee receipt for the first test if you have it. Or obtain your ID from a campus Admissions and Records office after the first week of classes. You may get a copy of your fee receipt from a campus Cashier's Office.

You must use the testing center that you selected on your online orientation form. If you need to change that, send me an email message asking to do so.

You need to bring pencils and eraser. Paper will be provided for you at the testing center. You will also need to bring a scientific calculator.

You should make up some practice tests for yourself from the Test Review so that you will have plenty of practice before taking the actual test. The test will look like that. It WILL NOT be graded in the Testing Center -- they will send the tests to me after the deadline and I will grade all of them at the same time. Those grades will usually be posted within a week after the deadline. You'll find those posted in the online gradebook on Blackboard.

Important note about the final exam:

You will notice that the deadline for the final exam is kind of early compared to the other exams. This is because I have an absolute deadline when I have to turn in your final grades for the course and I have to allow time for the final exams to get to me from the Testing Centers. If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the Northridge Testing Center for you for a few extra days. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)

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