Course: Prealgebra (Computer Assisted - All homework will be on the computer)
CRN: 21170, 1:00-2:10 p.m., MWF, room SC-336. On Wednesdays, room SC-338A.
Developmental Mathematics Coordinator: Carol Olson
Office: SC-351 Phone: 479-986-6906 Email: colson@nwacc.edu
Mathematics Department Secretary: Jill Witt
Office: SC-351 Phone: 479-986-6900 Email: jwitt@nwacc.edu
Your Instructor: Barbara Rademacher
Office: SC-326 Phone: 479-986-6926 Email: brademac@nwacc.edu
Important Dates:
January 12 - First Day of Classes.
January 19 - Martin Luther King Day - College Offices Closed.
January 20 - Last Day to Drop and Receive 100% Refund. Presidential Inaugural in Washington, D.C.
January 23 - Exam #1
January 26 - Last Day to Drop and Receive 80% Refund.
January 26 - Last Day to Drop and Not Receive "W" on Transcript.
February 16 - Exam #2
March 9 - Exam #3
March 13 - Learner Services offices will be closed.
March 23-27 - Spring Break for Faculty & Students.
March 30 - Classes resume.
March 31 - Last Day to Withdraw with "W" on Transcript with 0% Refund.
March 31 - Last Day to Change Schedule (Withdraw) on the Web with 0% Refund.
April 3 - (Tentative)College Conversation Day - College Closes at 11:50am.
April 15 - Exam #4
May 1 - Last day for this class.
May 4 - Final Exam: 2:15-4:15 p.m.
May 8 - Commencement.
May 9 - Nursing Pinning Ceremony and Adult Ed Graduation.
May 11 - Grades due to Registrar by 12:00 Noon.
May 13 - Grades available to students online.
Required Materials:
Textbook: -Prealgebra-An Integrated Approach. Lial. Pearson Education, Boston, MA (Addison-Wesley): 2007.
My Math Lab Class Code: rademacher65445
Other materials: TI-83+ graphing calculator (a limited number of TI-82 graphing calculators are available for rental from the Math Department); colored pencils; regular pencils; erasers; notebook paper; graph paper.
Grading:
90% -100%=A, 80%-89% = B, 70%-79%=C, 60%-69%=D, <60%=F
Four exams worth 100 points each (EMPACTS projects count as one exam). Homework which must be done on the computer worth 100 points. Required Final Exam worth 100 points. If one of the midterm exams is missed (project cannot be made up), the percent grade on the Final Exam can substitute for it. Total points for this class: 600.
Where to find help:
Your textbook is accompanied by DVD's which can be checked out free-of-charge from the NWACC Library in Burns Hall.
You can find tutoring at the Learning Lab in Burns Hall.
The publisher of your textbook offers materials like a Student Solutions Manual which can be purchased at the NWACC Bookstore in the Student Center.
If you believe you might have a learning disability or handicap, you can contact the Disabilities Office: (479) 619-2660
NWACC, Division and Department Information
Academic Dishonesty: CAUTION: Directly copying someone else’s work or allowing someone to copy yours will result in the loss of that score and will be dealt with according to the policy on Academic Dishonesty as outlined in the NWACC catalog. DO NOT ask to copy and say NO if someone asks to copy from you. Using unapproved technology or formula sheets including inappropriate calculators, calculator programs, or unapproved formulas stored in your calculator is cheating and will be dealt with accordingly. The use or even presence of a cell phone, pda or non-authorized electronic device during an exam will be considered academic dishonesty; your exam will be taken, and you are liable to suspension or expulsion.
FERPA: NWACC is committed to your right to privacy as outlined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. This means that I can only communicate with you in person or on My NWACC Connection.
Required Section Coverage: Appendix A, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 , 1.4 , 1.5 , 1.6 , 1.7 , 1.8 , 2.1, 2.2 , 2.3 , 2.4 , 2.5 , 3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 , 4.4 , 4.5, 4.6 (Obj 1 & 2) , 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6 (Obj 3, 4, & 5), 7.1 , 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2 (emphasise Obj 3), 9.3 , 9.4 (emphasize Obj 1)
+ at least one Calculator Tip from this list: p 61 & 62, p 87, p 347, p 355 & 357, p 374, p 389 & 391, p 510-511
Catalogue Description: This course builds a strong number sense by emphasizing integers, decimals, percent, fractions, ratio and proportion. It also prepares a student to move forward with confidence into a first developmental algebra course by introducing variables, evaluating variable expressions and solving first degree equations. Elementary geometry, reading graphs, critical thinking, and problem solving skills support the AMATYC and NCTM standards. Some calculator use is incorporated. Upon successful completion, a student may take Beginning Algebra.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite. Exit Criteria: A student needs a final grade of A, B or C to proceed to Beginning Algebra.
Credit/Contact/Load Hours: 3 credit hours count toward student’s g. p. a., none counting toward any degree requirements.
Target Audience and Transfer: This course precedes a first full semester algebra course and is intended for college students who have had little or no algebra instruction and need a review of arithmetic and basic geometry concepts. PreAlgebra is a non-transferable course.
Developmental Education Program:
Through placement and advisement, developmental education courses may be required prior to taking college-level courses at NWACC. The program goal is to enable learners to acquire competencies needed for success in mainstream college courses and to attain career and life goals.
Developmental Education Performance Reports indicate that students who are successful at Intermediate Algebra succeed in College Algebra at a rate comparable to students placed directly into that course.
Goals for student thinking encourage intellectual risk-taking, mental math, organization of data, modeling and problem solving to help prepare the PreAlgebra student as a productive worker and citizen.
CORE COURSE OBJECTIVES - CONTENT:
A student successfully completing PreAlgebra, MATH 0013, will demonstrate these primary competencies:
1) Perform operations on integers using the order of operations.
2) Simplify and evaluate variable expressions.
3) Solve a one variable first degree modeling problem situation.
4) Perform operations on fractions and decimals.
5) Solve percent and proportion problems.
6) Strengthen core entry skills, which are:
a) Perform the four basic operations with whole numbers, and
b) Demonstrate decimal numerical sense, which includes being able to:
i) Use estimation, ii)Multiply/divide by powers of 10, iii)Compare magnitudes of whole numbers.
COURSE OBJECTIVES - ADDITIONAL CONTENT EMPHASIS– A student successfully completing Prealgebra, MATH 0013, will also be able to:
1) Find the perimeter and area of rectangles.
2) Construct various graphs.
3) Solve and check equations in one variable using integers.
4) Recognize number sets: compare magnitudes, graph on the real number line.
5) Simplify square roots of perfect squares and approximate square roots of non-squares using a calculator.
6) State ratios and rates and find unit rates.
7) Convert units of measure (includes American and Metric systems).
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