Math 245 College Algebra
Spring 2009 section #7923
Contact Information:
Instructor:
Dr. Anna Bakman
Office:
K-203-h
Phone and Voice Mail: (213) 763-7299
Office Hours:
MW 12:20 - 1:20pm , TTh 11:35am - 1:00pm and/or by appointment
Email address:
bakmanaa@lattc.edu
Students with disabilities who need any assistance or accommodations should contact the instructor. The DSPS office (213-763-3773) is available to assist in accommodating a disabled student.
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will reinforce
function and graphing concepts important in later courses of mathematics,
science, business, nursing, or computer science. Polynomial, rational,
radical, exponential, and logarithmic equations and both linear and nonlinear
systems are covered to allow students to solve a wide variety of real-life
applications.
SLO:
Analyze a rational function
1. Find domain and range
2. Find asymptote, if applicable
3. Find x- and y-intercepts
4. Test for symmetry
Required Course Materials for class:
Course Software:
In this course, we use MyMathLab software. The web address is www.coursecompass.com
Besides homework and tests assigned by your instructor, you will find a lot of help on this website:
For the online Math 245 class, there are 2 mandatory class meetings: Midterm exam, and Final exam. Other than the above class meetings, students are not required to be on campus. Students will read the textbook, watch power point presentation and video, work interactive exercises, and take chapter tests online. Students can reach the instructor through email. During traditional office hours, the instructor can be reached by the phone or in person.
Mandatory Meetings
Midterm exam will include the material of chapters 1, 2, and 3.
The final exam is comprehensive and will include chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6. Picture ID is required for all on-campus exams. You may arrange
to take them prior to scheduled date if absolutely necessary.
Optional Meetings
Orientation:
Tuesday, February 10, from 3:00 to 4:00pm Library
Basement, L-004.
Tuesday, February 10, from 4:00 to 5:00pm
Library Basement, L-004.
Wednesday, February 11, from 1:30 to 3:00am,
Library Basement, L-004.
Thursday, February 12, from 3:00 to 4:00pm Library
Basement, L-004.
Thursday, February 12, from 4:00 to 5:00pm
Library Basement, L-004.
Review for Midterm exam: Thursday, April
2, 2009 , from 1:00 to 2:30pm, Library
Basement, L004.
Review for Final exam:
Thursday, May 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 2:30pm,
Library Basement, L004.
This is not a self-paced course. Students interested in taking Math 245 online should schedule at least 9 hours a week for this class and meet due dates for assignments and tests.
Chapter Tests
Online tests will be available from the beginning of the semester until
11:45pm of due dates (see below) and timed. The time is set to 90
minutes. There will be a maximum of three attempts allowed for each chapter
test. The best score will be used. You cannot open a test, print it out,
and re-open the same test later. So, please be advised to open a test when
you are ready to take it, and devote 90 minutes to it without being interrupted.
Find the assigned tests under TAKE A TEST link of MyMathLab Menu
Tests Due Dates
| Test Chapter R | 2/28/09 |
| Test Chapter 1 | 4/4/09 |
| Test Chapter 2 | 4/4/09 |
| Test Chapter 3 | 4/4/09 |
| Test Chapter 4 | 6/6/09 |
| Test Chapter 5 | 6/6/09 |
| Test Chapter 6 | 6/6/09 |
Note: You may take Quiz Chapter R on or before 2/28/09 for extra credit. To practice on chapter R material, go to Study Plan on the left menu of the virtual course.
Quizzes:
On-line quizzes are 60 minutes long, a quiz per section. You cannot
open a quiz, print it out, and re-open the same quiz later. So, please
be advised to open a quiz when you are ready to take it, and devote 60
minutes to it without being interrupted. You may take up to five tries
for each quiz. Only the highest of the scores will count towards your grade.
Online quizzes for the sections you are taking the online test must be
done before each test.
Find the assigned quizzes under TAKE A TEST link of MyMathLab
Menu.
Skill Check:
There will be optional on-line sample tests to check your skills. They
will be instantaneously corrected so that the student can learn from the
experience and get familiar with the chapter test format. The skill checks
results will not be counted when the student’s final grade for the course
is calculated.
Find sample tests under TAKE A TEST link of MyMathLab Menu below
the assigned tests.
Homework
Homework (HW) is crucial for success in any math course. You learn
math by doing it. After each section, you will have interactive HW assignments
online, which will be graded. Chapter test, midterm and final exam questions
will be similar to homework problems. HW assignments don't have due dates
and there is no time limit. You may return to any of HW assignment as many
times as you wish. I hope you will do HW before taking a chapter test and
you will get a 100% on this portion of the coursework.
Find assigned HW under DO HOMEWORK link of MyMathLab Menu.
Grading:
Grading will NOT be done directly from MyMathLab Gradebook. It will
be calculated according to more favorable to you formula:
Final Exam (On campus) 30%Grading scale
Midterm Exam (On campus) 25%
Section Quizzes (On line) 15%
Chapter Tests (Online) 20%
Homework Assignments (On-line) 10%
Extra credit Test Ch R (Online) 4%
Total 100%+extra credit