Orientation: You must complete the class orientation by March 28, 2011 at 11pm. This orientation can be found on my home page.

Prerequisite: The prerequisite for Math 101 is a grade of "C" or better in Math 830 or a qualifying score on the math competency exam (MCE).

Course Description: Topics include a sudy of radicals, exponents, rational expressions, concepts of relations and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and quadratic functions; and the solutions of equations from these topics.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Solve a variety of equations and determine the validity of solutions.
• Utilize function notations, determine the domain and range, perform the algebra of functions and compose functions.
• Analyze and graph linear and quadratic functions.

Textbook: Beginning and Intermediate Algebra, 3rd Ed. by K. Elayn Martin-Gay Note: This is an e-textbook delivered through the website http://www.coursecompass.com along with an online tutorial system, MyMathLab, which will be used to complete homework, quizzes, and tests. Students need to register with CourseCompass by midnight on March 28 and complete the orentation (which includes completion of the first homework assignment) or they will be dropped.

Calculators: Scientific calculators are required in this class. In case you own a graphing calculator, be aware that there will be tests in which you cannot use a graphing calculator. You may not use a calculator on a cell phone or ipod during a quiz or test. Calculators are available to check out for use in the Math Learning Center (MLC) if needed.

Course Evaluation and Grading: Your course grade will be determined by the following:

Note: The quizzes, midterm and final are proctored assessments which you must take in the Math Learning Center. Thus, you will need to come to campus 5 times (arrangements can be made to take a quiz on the same day as the midterm or final if you can only make it to campus 3 times) to complete this class successfully.

Extra Credit: Extra credit can be earned by mastering all the concepts in the Study Plan for each chapter. For each chapter successfully mastered, 3 points will be added to your final exam grade with a maximum of 15 total points added.

Workload:It is essential that you understand how much work is required for this course. This is an online class, not a self-paced class. There will be assignments due everyday (Mon - Friday) and you will be expected to keep up with the class calendar. There will be just as much work expected of you in this class as in any other Math 101 section. Since this class is taught in only 8 weeks, the expectation is that you will be spending approximately 27 hours per week studying, practicing, and doing math for this class. Falling behind in this fast-paced class section may result in you not being able to complete the course. Please think about your life at this point in time and decide whether or not you have the time to put into this class. I want you to set yourself up for success. If your life is too busy to add the workload of this class to it, you may decide that you should not take it now and take a full-length semester class later.

How to Procede through this class:

• Read the textbook. Your first assignment for each section will be to open the e-book and read the section.
• Watch the lecture video. Your second assignment (except for the appendix D and E sections) will be to watch a lecture on the topic, and then to practice problems associated with that section. You will have learning aides to help you work these problems. You must earn at least an 80% to go on to the section homework. You may work the problems as many times as you need to in order to master the material.
• Do the section homework. Next, you'll practice the section problems working on them without the learning aides. These learning aides (e.g. help me solve this, etc) are only available when reviewing your section homework. You must earn an 80% on each section homework in order to do the Chapter Homework (the graded homework assignment). You may work the problems as many times as you need to master the material.
• Do the Cumulative Chapter Homework: Once you have completed each section homework assignment in the chapter with a score of 80% or better, you are ready to do the Chapter homework assignment. This assignment has no learning aides available, and you will only have 3 attempts at each problem. The score you earn on the Cumulative Chapter Homework assignments will count toward your homework grade.
• Take the Quiz: Quizzes generally cover two chapters. Quiz 1 covers Ch. 7 and 8, Quiz 2 covers App. D and E and Ch. 10, Quiz 3 covers Ch. 11 and 12. Take the Ungraded Practice Quiz at home to help you prepare for the graded quiz. The practice quizzes may be taken an unlimited amount of times, however, the graded quiz may be taken only once. The graded quiz must be taken in the Math Learning Center at MiraCosta in a Proctored environment. You will not be allowed to use any learning aides, notes, or a textbook while taking the quiz. The quizzes generally have between 20 - 25 problems and should take about an hour to an hour and a half to complete, although there will be no time limit on them.
• Midterm and Final Exams: The Midterm will cover Chapters 7 - 10 and the Final exam will be cumulative and cover the entire course. These also will be taken in the Math Learning Center in a Proctored environment. No notes, textbook or other learning aides will be allowed. There will be a practice midterm and a practice final exam to study before taking the graded one also. There will be only one attempt on the graded tests. The midterm will have approximately 25 problems and the final exam will have approximately 50 problems. You should expect the midterm to take 1 1/2 hours and the final exam to take 2 hours to complete. However, there will be no time limit on either.
• Due Dates for assignments: All due dates are listed in MyMathLab. All Homework assignments can be completed after the due date but before the quiz covering that material, however quizzes and tests must be completed by the date in MyMathLab. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you know you will have a conflict with a due date, you can always work ahead so that you have the assignment completed before the due date. Saturday, May 21 is the last day of this class. All work must be completed by then.

Good luck to you all in this class! I'm Really looking forward to helping you learn Algebra this semester!