Prerequisite: Math 40 or Math 41B with a minimum grade of C, or the equivalent.

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1 MATH 80 Intermediate Algebra #0630 El Camino College Room: MCS 219A MTWTH 11:30 12:40pm Fall 2011 Instructor: GREG FRY Voice Mail: (5220) Office: MCS 104U Office Hours: MW 3:30-4:30pm, TTH 2:10-3:40pm Webpage: Text: Intermediate Algebra, Fourth Edition, Alan Tussy and David Gustafson, Brooks/Cole Cengage Publishing, Also, a scientific calculator is required for some sections. No calculators will be allowed on most exams and quizzes. Prerequisite: Math 40 or Math 41B with a minimum grade of C, or the equivalent. Attendance and Withdrawal Policy: Regular attendance is vital to success in this class. If you have excessive absences I may drop you from the class, but if you want to drop make sure that you take the initiative do NOT assume I will automatically drop you you can do it yourself via the phone or on-line. It is your responsibility to be aware of the school s drop policies and deadlines. If you miss the second deadline I must assign you a regular letter grade. Homework: You can do well in this class if you regularly do the homework. It is crucial that you are diligent about doing all of the problems and asking questions about what you do not understand. You should do enough problems so that you understand the key ideas of each section. I supplement the book s problems from time to time you are responsible for any supplementary problems that I hand out. Tutoring: Is available in the math tutoring center in MCS 106. Exams: There will be five exams and a final. No make-ups will be allowed. I will not drop any exams. If you have a verifiable and documented emergency then we will try to arrange for a make up exam, but this would require a doctor s note or legal document it is your responsibility to make time for such a make-up if you must miss work or another class, then that is better than getting a zero for the exam. Any make up would be more difficult than the regular exam. If it proves impossible to schedule a make-up, then I would replace a missed exam by your lowest exam score this can only happen once (with proper documentation). All exams are closed book / closed notes / no calculator. However, a scientific calculator will be allowed for some sections the calculator will be necessary on short calculator sections of some exams. Bring a photo id to each exam I may periodically check these. Quizzes: There will be occasional quizzes. They may be at any time during class and may be announced or unannounced. I may write a problem on the board for you to do on your own paper or I may use a handout. They may be open or closed book and notes. There are no make ups and you can t take it early. Some may be take-home. You must use 8x11 paper. Final Exam: The comprehensive final exam will be during the last week of class. If you don t get at least 60% on the final, then you can t earn an A, B or C as your semester grade. Note on Grading: All answers must be justified by showing work or clearly giving a reason. Partial credit is given at my discretion. You must use the method specified in the problem statement to get credit for a problem. Clearly indicate your final answer by circling it or underlining it. It is wise to use the procedures and notation that I like these things will be obvious if you attend lectures and study all handouts carefully.

2 Student Misconduct: Cheating will not be tolerated. Wandering eyes or other methods of cheating will not be tolerated. Please turn off all pagers and cell phones. Please do not talk while I am talking or while other students are asking questions. Disruptive students will be asked to leave. No sharing of calculators on exams or quizzes. You may not wear hats or caps or earphones during exams. Again, NO EARPHONES can be attached to your ears during exams. MATH 80 Fall 2011 Schedule (subject to change with notice) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8/ / / / /5 *LABOR DAY* no class 9/ / / /12 9/13 EXAM #1 9/14 9/ / / / / /26 9/27 9/28 EXAM #2 9/ /3 10/4 10/5 10/ / / / / /17 10/18 EXAM #3 10/ / /24 10/25 10/26 10/ /31 11/1 11/2 11/ /7 11/8 EXAM #4 11/ / /14 11/15 11/16 11/ / / / /24 *THANKSGIVING* 11/28 11/29 EXAM #5 11/30 12/ /5 12/6 12/7 12/ /12 12/13 12/14 12/15 Note: Schedule is subject to change, but we will cover all of the material Important Dates: Last drop day with no notation: Tuesday, July 5th Last drop day with a W : Thursday, July 28th

3 Grade Breakdown: Each score will be recorded as a percent from 0 to 100 Exams: 12.5% of semester grade for each of the five exams Quizzes: 12.5% of grade Final Exam: 25% of grade Letter Grades: A 90% B 80% C 70% D 60% Incomplete grades are issued only in the case of an emergency and only if these three conditions are met: i) student has missed the final exam, ii) student has a passing grade on all other work attempted and iii) a legitimate reason (with proof) is provided in the form of doctor s note, court document, car repair bill, etc. You must earn your Grade: You will have plenty of opportunities to show me that you understand the material. Do not beg for grades based on arguments about your GPA or your scholarship or transfer opportunities I do not give grades you earn them. If you have health, family, car, or legal problem, then you may discuss it with me, and I will try to accommodate you, but you must do all of the work. If the problems are too great, then it is best that you retake the class when you are not so burdened. Vacations are NOT a valid reason for missing work. Time Commitment: It is expected that for every hour of class lecture approximately two hours is required for homework and study time. Rescoring Exams/Quizzes: If you find that I have made an error in grading, then you may resubmit the exam or quiz do not write on the test write a note, attach it to the exam, and give it to me for evaluation. There is no danger of losing more points the score will either stay the same or it will increase. Math 80 Homework Tussy & Gustafson, 4 th Edition 1.2 Real Numbers p odd 1.3 Order of Operations p odd 1.5 Solve Equations p odd, odd 1.6 Solve Formulas p EOO 1.7 Word Problems p83 15, 21, 23, 27, 39, 41, Word Problems p97 25, 27, 37-53odd, 57-61odd 2.2 Graph Lines p EOO, 53-63EOO, Slope p odd, 59-63odd, 73, 74, Equations of Lines p odd 2.5 Functions p odd 2.6 Function Graphs p odd, 83-86all 3.2 System of 2 Equations p odd, Word Problems p odd, System of 3 Equations p odd 3.5 Word Problems p odd, Solve with Matrix p odd, 55, Inequalities p odd, Compound Inequalities p odd, 89, Absolute Value p odd, Inequalities Two Variables p odd, 63, Systems of Inequalities p odd, 61, 62, Exponents p odd, 131, Scientific Notation p odd 5.3 Polynomials p odd, 31-81EOO, 87, 89, Multiply Polynomials p EOO, 67, 69, EOO, odd 5.5 Greatest Common Factor p EOO, 123, 125

4 5.6 Factoring Trinomials p EOO, 121, Special Product Factoring p EOO, odd 5.8 Summary of Factoring p EOO, 75, Solve Equations by Factoring p EOO, 43, 45, 47-85EOO, 87, 99, 113, Rational Expressions p odd, 27-61EOO, 67-89EOO, Multiply/Divide Rationals p EOO 6.3 Add/Subtract Rationals p EOO, Complex/Compound Fractions p EOO 6.5 Polynomial Division p EOO 6.6 Synthetic Division p EOO 6.7 Solve Rational Equations p EOO, 103, Word Problems p odd, Proportions p odd, 47-61odd, 71, Radical Expressions p odd, 69, 71, 73-81odd, 85-95odd, Rational Exponents p odd, EOO 7.3 Simplify/Combine Radical Expressions p EOO, Multiply/Divide Radical Expressions p EOO, Solve Radical Equations p EOO, 41, 43, 45-95EOO, 117, Pythagorean Theorem p odd 7.7 Complex Numbers p EOO 8.1 SquareRootProperty/CompleteSquare p EOO 8.2 Quadratic Formula p EOO 8.3 Discriminant/QuadraticForm p EOO, Quadratic Functions/Graphs p EOO 8.5 Quadratic/Nonlinear Inequalities p odd, 47-61odd 9.1 Algebra/Compostion of Functions p EOO, 37-71odd 9.2 Function Inverse p848 19=67EOO 9.3 Exponential Functions p odd, 49-53odd, 57, Natural Exponential e p odd, 37, Logarithms p odd 9.6 Natural Logarithm p odd 9.7 Properties of Logs p odd, 87-93odd, all 9.8 Log Equations p odd, odd 10.1 Circles, Parabolas p EOO, 59-81EOO 10.2 Ellipse p odd, 37-51odd 10.3 Hyperbola p odd, 41-59odd 10.4 Systems of Nonlinear Equations p odd, 41-63odd Course description: This intermediate algebra course is designed for students who are considering further study in the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics. In the context of studying a large library of basic functions and their graphs, students strengthen and expand their algebra skills. This library includes linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions, as well as inverse functions and the absolute value function. Particular emphasis is placed on the operations on functions, as well as solving equations and inequalities. Other topics include solving systems of equations, operations on complex numbers, and applications. Note: Mathematics 80 serves as a prerequisite course for all transfer-level mathematics course sequences, INCLUDING the calculus sequence (Mathematics 170, 180, 190, 191 and 220).

5 Course Objectives: 1. Carry out numerical operations and manipulate algebraic expressions, including expressions with rational and negative exponents, complex numbers, and logarithms. 2. Recognize functional relationships in the form of graphs, data or symbolic equations. 3. Solve problems involving a variety of function types, including linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions. 4. Graph a variety of functions and relations and draw connections between these graphs and solutions to problems. 5. Solve a variety of equations and inequalities, as well as systems of equations and inequalities, using algebraic and graphical methods. Types of equations include linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic equations. 6. Using numerical, symbolic and graphical methods, model application problems, solve them and interpret the results in the contact of the problem. SLO Statements: 1. Students will be able to solve linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, absolute value, exponential and logarithmic equations. 2. Students will be able to solve linear, quadratic, polynomial,rational and absolute value inequalities. 3. Students will be able to graph linear, quadratic, polynomial, absolute value,radical, exponential and logarithmic functions. 4. Students will be able to evaluate numerical operations and manipulate algebraic expressions involving rational and negative exponents, radicals, complex numbers, exponents or logarithms. 5. Students will be able to solve application problems involving linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, exponential or logarithmic functions. 6. Students will be able to solve systems of linear and nonlinear equations as well as system of linear inequalities using algebraic and graphical methods. 7. Students will be able to graph conics sections.