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Text: Basic Mathematics, Bittinger, Keedy, 7th edition

Prerequisite: none

Welcome to Basic Math Skills. When you have successfully completed this course, you will be ready to go on to Prealgebra (DVM 1153). You will also have taken your first step towards preparing yourself for the TASP exam.

To succeed in this course, there are several basic requirements:

a. have the prerequisite knowledge

b. devote the requisite time and effort:

i. attend all classes

ii. do all of the reading and problems which are assigned and do them on time

iii. review the material and prepare yourself for exams

Requisite Time and Effort

The only way for you to learn mathematics is by doing it. You should expect to study two - three hours outside of class for each hour you spend in class. That means you will probably need at least 6 - 9 hours per week outside of class to study the book and do the homework. If you do not have that amount of time to spend on this course, then you have overloaded yourself and will probably need to drop a course or two. If you are required to take this course, you will probably want to drop another course.

Regular attendance is required

If you are absent more than three times (more than once for those weekend classes which meet once a week), you may be withdrawn. When you miss a class, it is your responsibility to try to find out what you missed (or guess on the basis of the syllabus) and work on that material before the next class.

Homework

Homework is an essential part of the course. Doing homework is the way to learn mathematics.

Tests

There are generally four major tests during this course and a final exam at the end. Your instructor may give additional tests as well. He/she will inform you of the exact dates for each test and what it will cover.

Some or all of the tests may be given in the Testing Center. You will be given a period of several days in which to take each exam. You will be expected to find time to do this outside of class since the whole purpose of this is to save class time for teaching and working examples.

Tests in the Testing Centers are not timed so you may take as long as you like (if you arrive early enough). You should allow yourself extra time so you have no problem finishing the test.

Final Exam

The final exam will be a departmental exam. You wil be tested on material covered in the course that you must know if you are to continue your studies in mathematics.

HELP: Learning Lab

ACC offers free tutoring at most campuses and sites on a first come first served basis. In addition, computers with tutorial software for this course are available. If you are having difficulty with the course, you should see a tutor or your instructor at once.

Diagnostic Test

A test is given during the first week of class to determine your strengths and weaknesses. If you miss the day it is given in class, you will be asked to take it in the Testing Center. If you do very well, you might wish to discuss with your instructor the possibility of moving up to Prealgebra (DVM 1153).

Switching classes

If you wish to switch to Prealgebra (or a higher class), you must do so within the appropriate time period. Ask your instructor when the deadline is.

Withdrawal policy

If you are thinking about withdrawing from this course, talk to your instructor first. Perhaps he or she may have some helpful suggestions. Make sure that you understand the consequences. If you wish to withdraw and stop attending, you must realize it is your responsibility to formally withdraw from the class by filing the official form with the Admissions Office by the withdrawal date. While your instructor has the right to withdraw you for lack of attendance, lack of progress toward the course objectives, failure to do required work in the course, or other reasons, he/she is not required to do so. If neither you nor the instructor has withdrawn you by the final withdrawal date, the instructor will be forced to give you a performance grade (probably an F) for the course.

TASP Warning: If you are taking this course to comply with Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) requirements*, Texas law requires that:

i) if you are not "continually in attendance" and "making progress" in this course, you should be withdrawn from the course by your instructor,

ii) if you withdraw yourself from this course or are withdrawn by your instructor, you will be automatically withdrawn from all of your other college courses if this is the only TASP-mandated course you are taking.

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

Note: If you are among those students who cannot drop this course without being withdrawn from school, then you should be particularly careful to not begin at a level which is too difficult for you given your current knowledge and the time you have to devote to this course.

Suggested Schedule (16-Week Semester):

Week 1 Introduction to the course, skills test

Chapter 1 Sections 1, 2

Week 2 Chapter 1 Sections 3, 4, 5, 6

Week 3 Chapter 1 Sections 7, 8, 9 Test 1

Week 4 Chapter 2 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4

Week 5 Chapter 2 Sections 5, 6, 7

Week 6 Chapter 3 Sections 1, 2, 3

Week 7 Chapter 3 Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 Test 2

Week 8 Chapter 4 Sections 1, 2, 3

Week 9 Chapter 4 Section 4

Chapter 5 Sections 1, 2

Week 10 Chapter 5 Sections 3, 4, 5 Test 3

Week 11 Chapter 6 Sections 1, 2, 3

Week 12 Chapter 6 Sections 4, 5

Chapter 7 Section 1

Week 13 Chapter 7 Section 2, 3, 4

Week 14 Chapter 7 Section 5, 6, 7, 8 Test 4

Week 15 Chapter 8 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4

(Look at Chapter 9 - Sections 3, 4, 6 if time permits)

Week 16 Review Cumulative Final

Suggested Schedule (11-week semester):

Week 1 Introduction to the course, skills test; Chapter 1, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Week 2 Chapter 1, Sections 6, 7, 8, 9; Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2

Week 3 Chapter 2, Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Test 1; Chapter 3, Section 1

Week 4 Chapter 3, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Week 5 Chapter 4, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4; Test 2

Week 6 Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Week 7 Chapter 6, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4

Week 8 Chapter 6, Section 5; Test 3; Chapter 7, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (optional)

Week 9 Chapter 7, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8; Test 4; Chapter 8, Sections 1, 2

Week 10 Chapter 8, Sections 3, 4; Chapter 9; Sections 3, 4; Chapter 9, Section 6

Week 11 Review; Cumulative Final

Suggested Schedule (6-Week Semester):

Week 1 Introduction to the course, skills test; Ch. 1, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Week 2 Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Test 1; Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4

Week 3 Ch. 3, Sections 5, 6, 7; Ch. 4, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4; Test 2; Ch. 5, Sections 1, 2

Week 4 Ch. 5, Sections 3, 4, 5; Ch. 6, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Test 3

Week 5 Ch. 7. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (optional); Ch. 7, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8; Test 4; Ch. 8, Sections 1, 2

Week 6 Ch. 8, Sections 3, 4; Ch. 9, Sections 3, 4, 6; Review; Cumulative Final

CHAPTER 1

p. 7 Section 1.1: 1 - 47 odd

p. 15 Section 1.2: 1 - 9 odd, 17, 23, 27, 31, 41, 47, 61 - 64 all, 65

p. 23 Section 1.3: 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 41, 44, 53, 59, 65, 67, 69, 70

p. 29 Section 1.4: 1 - 63 odd

p. 37 Section 1.5: 1 - 19 odd, 23, 27, 32, 39, 51 - 65 odd, 64

p. 47 Section 1.6: 1 - 25 odd, 31, 35, 43, 53, 67 - 69 all

p. 53 Section 1.7: 1 - 19 odd; 27 - 37 odd, 58 - 61 all

p. 63 Section 1.8: 1 - 39 odd; 41, 42; Extra Credit 43, 44

p. 71 Section 1.9: 1 - 61 odd; 63 - 66 all

p. 73 - 76: Extra Credit: all or some of the problems

p. 77 - 78: Extra Credit: Chapter Test: all problems

CHAPTER 2

p. 87 - 88: 1, 3, 11, 15, 19, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 55, 59, 63, 71, 75

p. 93 - 94: 1 - 8 all, 21, 23

p. 99 - 100: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 31, 40, 43, 47, 51

p. 105 - 106: 1, 5, 13, 17, 21, 31, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 49

p. 111 - 112: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 62

p. 115 - 118: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 35, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61

p. 123 -124: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 55

Critical Thinking: p. 125 - 126: Calculator Connection: 1 - 4; Extended Synthesis Exercises: 1 - 5;

Triangular Numbers: 6; Consecutive Numbers: 12, 13; Primes: 15, 16; Exercises for thinking and

writing: 1, 2, 4. Summary and Review Exercises: Chapter 2: p. 127 - 128: 1, 5 - 13, 17, 18, 19, 25,

27, 30, 31, 36, 39, 40, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55, 59, 60

Chapter 2 Test: p. 129 - 130: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 2: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 3

p. 141 - 142: 1, 5, 13, 25, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49

p. 147 - 148: 1, 5, 15, 19, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 41, 43, 48, 49, 50

p. 153 - 154: 1, 5, 7, 15, 19, 33, 37, 39, 51, 55, 57, 60, 64, 65, 66

p. 159 - 160: 1, 9, 17, 27, 33, 41, 57, 63

p. 165 - 168: 1, 5, 9, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 58

p. 173 - 176: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 53, 57

p. 179 - 180: 1, 5, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 35

p. 181 - 182: Extended Synthesis Exercises: 2 a, b, 3, 4, 6, 10

p. 183 - 184: 1, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 27, 31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 53

Chapter 3 Test: p. 185 - 186: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 3: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 4

p. 195 - 196: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 23, 31, 35, 39, 43, 57, 60

p. 199 - 200: 1, 5, 11, 15, 19, 23, 31, 37, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 65

p. 205 - 208: 1, 5, 9, 15, 19, 25, 29, 33, 41, 47, 60, 65, 71, 73, 77

p. 211 - 214: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 43

p. 217 - 218: 1, 3, 6, 7, 16, 19, 21, 27, 29, 34, 35, 39

Chapter 4 Test: p. 219 - 220: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 4: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 5

p. 231 - 232: 1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 25, 33, 40, 49, 55, 57, 59, 63, 67

p. 239 - 242: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 18, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 62, 65, 67, 69, 72, 74, 76

p. 247 - 248: 1, 3, 4, 13, 15, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 39, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, 69, 73 - 78 all

p. 253 - 254: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25

p. 259 - 262: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41

p. 264: Critical Thinking: 7 a, b, c, d; Exercises for thinking and writing: 2, 3

p. 265 - 266: 2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 29, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49 - 54 all

Chapter 5 Test: p. 267 - 268: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 5: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 6

p. 275 - 276: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 45, 46

p. 279 - 282: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 43 a, b

p. 287 - 288: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43

p. 293 - 294: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21

p. 297 - 298: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19

p. 299 - 300: Calculator Connection: 3, 5, 7; Extended Synthesis Exercises: 4, 5, 6

p. 301 - 302: 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Chapter 6 Test: p. 303 - 304: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 6: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 7

p. 313 - 314: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 51, 63, 64

p. 319 - 322: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49,

51, 55, 59, 61, 65, 67

p. 327 - 328: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 31

p. 333 - 334: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 41, 42

p. 341 - 344: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31

p. 347 - 348: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15

p. 353 - 354: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19

p. 359 - 360: 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17

p. 363 - 364: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31

Chapter 7 Test: p. 365 - 366: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 7: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 8

p. 375 -376: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21

p.383 - 386: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 39

p. 393 - 396: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35

p. 401 - 402: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

p. 405 - 408: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 44, 47, 48

Chapter 8 Test: p. 409 - 412: Do all problems

Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 - 8: Extra Credit Assignment: Odd problems

CHAPTER 9: 9.3, 9.4, and 9.6

p. 435 - 436: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19

p. 439 - 440: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 27

p. 451 - 454: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41