I. COURSE LOCATIONS and TIME
| Section TV01E |
Main Campus |
Room L – 108 |
5:30 PM – 7:20 PM Tuesday and Thursday |
| Section TV02E |
Greenville Education Center |
|
5:30 PM – 7:20 PM Tuesday and Thursday |
| Section TV03E |
Salem Education Center |
|
5:30 PM – 7:20 PM Tuesday and Thursday |
II. COURSE IDENTIFICATION
MATH 102 – Elementary Algebra
4 Credit Hours
III. DIVISION TO WHICH COURSE IS ASSIGNED
Check with Advisor
IV. CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
A course intended for students with little or no background in algebra.
Covers concepts in whole numbers, fractions , decimals , polynomials,
and linear equations .
V. PREREQUISITES FOR THE COURSE
MATH 101 or testing criteria
VI. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture and Group Study
Distance Learning
VII. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
To prepare the student for subsequent courses in Algebra
VIII. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
TITLE: Introductory & Intermediate Algebra for College Students
AUTHOR(S): Robert Blitzer
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2009 EDITION: 3rd
PUBLISHING COMPANY: Pearson Prentice Hall
ISBN#: 0-13-602895-6
IX. SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND
ASSISTANCE
CD's (accompanies textbook)
Success Center - Room L-109 Main Campus
X. METHODS OF EVALUATION OF STUDENTS
Grading Scale:
90 – 100% = A
80 – 89% = B
70 – 79% = C
60 – 69% = D
Below 60% = F
The Final Exam will be given during the last class session
or according
to the college schedule and will count 20% of your total grade.
Tests will be given and will count for total
of 70% of your final grade.
Homework and Quizzes will count for 10% of your grade.
Homework will be collected before each test.
To two lowest test grades will be dropped. There are no makeup tests.
There may be a brief quiz during some class sessions.
No homework will be accepted late for a grade.
There will be no make up quizzes.
Homework turned in late will be checked, and returned but for no credit.
Students missing more that 3 classes may, at the discretion of the instructor,
may be dropped from the class.
XI. COURSE OUTLINE
CHAPTER 1: The Real Number System
Sections 1 - 8
CHAPTER 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable
Sections 1 - 7
CHAPTER 3: Linear Equations in Two Variables
Sections 1 - 5
CHAPTER 4: Systems of Linear Equations
Sections 1 - 5
CHAPTER 5: Exponents and Polynomials
Sections 1 - 7
CHAPTER 6: Factoring Polynomials
Sections 1 - 6
After successful completion of Math 102 a student should
be able
to perform the following at a 70% success rate. (C or better)
Solve a first degree equation and inequality and use the equation to solve
simple application problems.
Apply the rules of exponents to simplify expressions .
Apply the principals learned to solve ratios , proportions , and percent problems.
Solve systems of equations in two variables graphically and algebraically .
Also they should be able to solve a system of linear inequalities.
Use the rectangular coordinate system to graph linear equations and
inequalities.
Solve a system of linear equations and inequalities.
Perform the basic operations and factor polynomials..
