MATD 0360

Topics in Developmental Mathematics

Information for Students *, page 1 of 2

2001-2002

Text: Developmental Mathematics, 4th edition, by Bittinger and Beecher

Prerequisite: C or better in Basic Math Skills, MATD 0330, its equivalent knowledge, or a passing score on the MATD 0370 placement test. (The first few chapters of the text cover topics from the Basic Math Skills course, but those will not be covered those in this course.)

Syllabus: This course covers a selection of topics from high school algebra and geometry courses. It also covers some topics in statistics and general problem-solving.

Course Purpose: To prepare students to take MATH 1332, Topics in Mathematics; MATH 1333, Mathematics for Measurement; or MATH 1342, Elementary Statistics. (This course will not prepare students for MATH 1314, College Algebra, or MATH 1324, Math for Business and Economics, nor is it the best preparation for MATD 0390, Intermediate Algebra. Students who wish to prepare for Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, College Algebra, Math for Business and Economics, or Trigonometry should enroll in the MATD algebra sequence 0370-0390.)

Syllabus and Suggested Schedule (16-week semester)

Week

Chapters

Sections

Topics

Week 1

Introduction to Course, Skills Test

A, B

Appendix C, D

Week 2

Chapter 4

Review

Percents

Chapter 5

Review

Graphs

Chapter 6

6.1

Geometry

Week 3

Chapter 6

6.2 -- 6.5

Geometry

TEST 1: Covers percent problems, graphs and Chapter 6

Week 4

Chapter 6

6.6 -- 6.9

Geometry

Week 5

Chapter 7

7.1-7.8

Introduction to Real Numbers

Week 6

Chapter 8

8.1 -- 8.6

Linear Equations and Applications

Week 7

Chapter 8

8.7 -- 8.8

Linear Inequalities and Applications

Chapter 9

9.1 -- 9.3

Exponents and Polynomials

TEST 2: Covers Chapters 7 and 8

Week 8

Chapter 9

9.4 -- 9.6

Polynomials

Week 9

Chapter 9

9.7 -- 9.8

Polynomials

Week 10

Chapter 10

10.1 -- 10.4

Factoring

Week 11

Chapter 10

10.5 -- 10.7

Factoring

TEST 3: Covers Chapters 9 and 10

Week 12

Chapter 11

11.1 -- 11.5

Radical Expressions

Week 13

Chapter 12

12.1 -- 12.3

Linear Equations in Two Variables and Graphs

Week 14

Chapter 13

13.1, 13.2, 15.6

Graphs, Systems of Equations

TEST 4: Covers Chapters 11, 12, and 13.1

Week 15

Chapter 14

14.1, 14.6

Simplifying Radicals and Right Triangles

Chapter 15

15.1, 15.3

Introduction to Quadratic Eqns. & the Quadratic Formula

Week 16

Review and FINAL EXAM

*Additional information about ACC's mathematics curriculum and faculty is available on the Internet at <http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/math/>

TASP: While this course is not designed to cover all the topics on the mathematics portion of the TASP test, all the topics in it are relevant to the TASP. Many students who successfully complete this course will be able to pass the TASP, especially if they have done some work in the TASP Study Guide in addition to the work in the course. Ask your instructor or the tutors in Learning Lab for a diagnostic test and some suggested material to review.

Supplemental Materials: Scientific calculator. Usually this will cost between $13 and $20. Although you will not need all the features of such a calculator in this course, you will need several of them in your later math courses. If you will be taking the statistics class later, you will need two-variable statistics on your calculator. If you will be taking the Math for Measurement later, you will need trigonometric functions on your calculator. Many, but not all, calculators in this price range have both of these types of functions.

Attendance is expected. Students may be dropped by their instructor for excessive absences or for disciplinary reasons. However, if you decide to withdraw from the course, do not expect your instructor to do it for you. You must fill out the withdrawal slip BEFORE THE DEADLINE, which is usually about three or four weeks before the end of the semester.

TASP Warning: If you are relying on this course to meet a requirement that you be in mandatory remediation in mathematics this semester*, then you are required to stay in remediation in order to remain enrolled in your other courses. If you find that you are not able to keep up in this course or that you have missed several classes, talk with your teacher at once about how you can catch up or establish a different acceptable remediation plan. If you withdraw or are withdrawn from this course without participating in an acceptable remediation plan, you will be automatically withdrawn from all of your college courses if this is the only TASP-mandated remediation course that you are taking.

* If you are unsure whether or not this warning applies to you, see an ACC advisor immediately.

Reinstatement Policy: Students who withdrew or were withdrawn generally will not be reinstated unless they have completed all course work, projects, and tests necessary to place them at the same level of course completion as the rest of the class.

Incomplete grades (I) are given only in very rare circumstances. Generally, to qualify for a grade of "I", a student must have completed 13 weeks of classes, including all exams, homework, and assignments, have a passing grade, and have a personal tragedy occur within the final three weeks which prevents course completion.

Your instructor will provide you with an additional handout which details testing, homework, and grading procedures.

Free tutoring is available at the Learning Labs at most ACC campuses. <http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/rvslab/ll.html> Audio and Video Tapes that follow each chapter and cover all topics can be checked out for use in the Learning Resource Centers at various campuses. The Computer Centers at Rio Grande, Northridge, Riverside, Cypress Creek, Pinnacle, and Eastview provide computer tutorials.

 

Suggested Homework for MATD 0360

 

Appendixes

C,D

margins

 

4.1

p. 173

1-39 odd

 

4.2

p. 179

1-61 odd

 

4.3

p.185

1-73 odd

 

4.4

p.193

1-41 odd

 

4.5

p. 199

1-37 odd

 

4.6

p. 207

1-27 odd

 

4.7

p. 217

1-37 odd

 

Ch. Summary & Rev

p. 221

1-43 all plus 46-53

 

Ch. Test

p. 223

1-25 all plus 27-30

 

5.1-5.4

  

margins

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 259

1-53 all

 

Ch. Test

p. 263

1-31 all

 

6.1

p. 275

1-55 odd

 

6.2

p. 291

1-25 odd

 

6.3

p.285

1-31 odd

 

6.4

p. 291

1-25 odd

 

6.5

p. 297

1-53 odd

 

6.6

p. 305

1-41 odd

 

6.7

p. 317

1-18 odd

Partial *

6.8

p. 325

45-53 odd

Partial *

6.9

p.329

Margins plus 13-23 odd

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 335

1-35 all

Test 1

Ch. Test

p. 339

1-24 all

 

7.1-7.6

 

margins

 

7.7

p. 395

1-119 odds

 

7.8

p. 403

1-87 odd

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 407

1-58 all

 

Ch. Test

p. 409

1-43 all

 

8.1-8.2

 

margins

 

8.3

p. 431

1-87 every other odd

 

8.4

p. 441

1-35 odd

 

8.5

p. 449

1-31 odd

 

8.6

p. 453

1-35 odd

 

8.7

p. 461

1-91 odd

 

8.8

p. 465

margins
 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 469

1-54 all

Test 2

Ch. Test

p. 471

1-33 all

 

9.1

p. 481

1-97 odd

Partial *

9.2

p. 491

1-43 odd plus 61-65 odd

 

9.3

p. 495

margins

 

9.4

p. 509

1-61 odd

 

9.5

p. 517

1-61 every other odd

 

9.6

p. 520

margins

 

9.7

p. 529

margins

Partial *

9.8

p. 541

1-21 odd

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 543

1-53 all

 

Ch. Test

p. 545

1-49 all

 

10.1

p. 553

1-51 odd

 

10.2-10.3

  

margins

 

10.4

p. 569

1-49 odd

 

10.5-10.8

  

margins

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 603

1-51 all

 

Ch. Test

p. 605

1-30 all

Test 3

 

 

 

 

11.1-11.3

 

margins

Partial *

11.4

p. 627

1-7 margin

Partial *

11.5

p. 639

1-13 odd

Partial *

11.6

p. 643

margins 1-5

 

11.7-11.9

 

margins

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 671

1-21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36

 

Ch. Test

p. 673

1-9, 11-14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25-28

 

12.1-12.5

 

margins

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

p. 727

1-39 all

 

Ch. Test

p. 729

1-27 all

 

13.1-13.2

 

margins

 

15.6

p. 859

1, 2, 3 margins

 

Ch. Summary & Rev.

 

1-14, 24-26, 28

 

Ch. Test

p. 775

1-5, (10, 11)

Test 4

 

 

 

Partial *

14.1

p. 779

margins

Partial *

14.2

p. 785

1-13 margins

Partial *

14.3

p. 793

1-9 margins

Partial *

14.4

p. 801

1-5 margins

Partial *

14.6

p. 817

1-5 margins

Partial *

15.1

p. 827

1-7 margins

Partial *

15.3

p. 841

1-3 margins

Partial *

15.5

p. 851

1-2 margins