Onondaga Community College
MAT 088 - 101: Beginning Algebra and Applications
(4 non-credit hours)
Summer 2017Monday toFriday8am until 10:20am
Room M214 - Main Campus
Instructor: Thy A. Bui
Office: M 210A
Office Phone: 498-2694
Email:
Office Hours:
After class
Textbook:
(OPTIONAL) Beginning Algebra (3rd custom edition for OCC), taken from Introductory Algebra, 11th edition by M. Bittinger, Pearson/Addison Wesley Publishing
(REQUIRE)MyMathLabAccess Code to do assignments online
CourseID to register or re-enroll for MyMathLab is bui61862
Calculator:
Basic or scientific calculators can be used for Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and parts of the final exam. Graphing calculators may not be used on tests and the final exam. If necessary, the teacher will replace a graphing calculator with a departmental scientific calculator. Students are expected to be able to manipulate integers and fractions without the use of the calculator. Therefore, the use of any calculator for the chapter one test is prohibited.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:Topics include real number systems, algebraic operations, linear equations, coordinate systems, powers and roots, polynomials and factoring. The skills and applications component provides students with an opportunity to practice newly acquired skills and to use these skills to solve practical problems. Math study skills will be infused throughout the course. Prerequisite: MAT 079 or equivalent based upon placement testing.
GRADING:
This is a pass/fail course. You must earn a minimum of 60% on the final exam to receive a passing grade (S: satisfactory). In addition to that requirement, a more specific grade will be assigned according to the following:
Homework/Classwork 20%,Quizzes 5%, Tests 50%, Final 25%.
SA: 90-100% SB: 80-89% SC: 70-79% U: average below 70% (unsatisfactory, fail)
Tests (50%):
- We will have 5 tests
- If school closes on the day of the test, you will have to take your test the next class.
- You are allowed to have one and only one re-take (or makeup) of the tests.
Homework/Classwork/Quizzes (25%):
- Homework/Classwork/quizzes assignments will be on and in class
Final Exam (25%):
- There will be a comprehensive Final Exam at the end of the semester and you need to earn
at least 60% to pass the class. Additionally, to register for MAT 114, you must earn at least a B for
the class.
Attendance Policy:
Experience demonstrates that regular attendance enhances academic success. Students are expected to attend each meeting of their registered courses, whether taught online or in the traditional classroom setting. Participation in classroom activities such as lectures, films, guest speakers, class discussions, labs, group activities, and online work contributes to student success in college level coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of an anticipated absence ahead of time. The instructor may require students to document their absence. Students are responsible for making up any missed work, as allowed by the instructor’s syllabus and/or course outline.
The College’s attendance policy and financial aid regulations require instructors to award the grade of “Never Attended” (NA) for students who never attend through the first three weeks of classes in a full semester. Additionally, for students who cease to attend after that time period, and who, in the professional judgment of the faculty member, are no longer de facto students in the course at the midpoint of the term, faculty shall assign an “X.” This shall remove the student from the course. The "X" grade will carry no quality points and will not be computed into the student’s grade-point-average, nor will the credit counts toward overall load (i.e. full-time).
A grade of X or a student-initiated withdrawal may affect a student’s current or future financial aid, veteran’s eligibility, and/or student visa status. Students should consult the Financial Aid Office to learn both short and long term consequences. Non-attendance does not relieve students of their financial responsibility for tuition and fees.
*Deadlines for courses other than 15 weeks in length are adjusted proportionally. For more information, visit
COURSE OUTLINE:
1) Study skills
2) Introduction to real numbers and algebraic expressions
3) Operations on real numbers and algebraic expressions
4) Solving equations and inequalities
5) Graphs of linear equations with applications
6) Operations with polynomials
7) Factoring polynomials
8) Simplifying square roots with numeric radicand
9) Solving Systems of Equations with Two Variables
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Use mathematical operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) to evaluate, interpret and simplify real numbers and algebraic expressions.
- Solve, graph and apply linear equations and inequalities.
- Solve and apply quadratic equations using factoring.
- Solve and apply systems of equations with two variables.
- Interpret and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
- Apply study skills strategies to improve success in mathematics.
Support:
If you need help with this course, please email me and/or stop by my office during office hoursTheLearning Center in the Gordon Student Center, Room G202 provides free tutoring everyday. Phone (315) 498-2103 or email
Learning Center Referral Statement:
Onondaga Community College has a Learning Center in the Gordon Student Center, Suite G202 (right next to the cafeteria), which is staffed with instructional personnel and equipped with computers to assist students. Services offered include tutoring, study skills help, writing skills tutoring, and services are offered both in-person and online. It is recommended that students use the Learning Center to get additional assistance with concepts learned in the classroom. For more information, visit
Accommodations for Students with disabilities:
The Office of Accessibility Resources (OAR) at Onondaga Community College is available to assist students who have a documented disability or who suspect they may have one. If you require an accommodation for this class please contact the office in the Gordon Student Center, Room G130 or at 315-498-2834. They will give you an accommodation form with copies to be shared with your professors.
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION:
The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics or carrier status, military service or veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. The College complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination laws. The complete policy can be found in the College’s centralized policy manual under l1: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy. For additional information, visit
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS:
College closing/delay announcements will be made via the OCC websites, social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and student email. Notification will also be made to local television stations (Channels 3, 5, 9 and YNN) and Syracuse.com. The College will make every effort to make decisions regarding any class cancellations or closings by 5:30 a.m. for daytime classes and by 4:00 p.m. for evening classes and events, with campus announcements and media notifications immediately following.
TITLE IX INFORMATION:
Onondaga Community College is committed to fostering a campus community where individuals are treated with dignity and where allegations of sexual violence, domestic or dating violence, sexual harassment, and stalking are treated seriously and timely resolved. The College offers options, resource referral, support, and assistance to community members targeted by these acts so that they may continue to participate in campus programs and activities. The College also offers assistance with referral to public law enforcement and campus conduct processes.
Consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Onondaga Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities. Any questions concerning Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator:
Anastasia L. Urtz, Vice President, Division of College-Affiliated Enterprises & Asset Management
207B Whitney Applied Technology
or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Current and prospective students at Onondaga Community College are expected to adhere to the values of intellectual and academic honesty and integrity. Violations of academic honesty will not be tolerated. Policies and penalties for violations of academic honesty are established by each academic department. For more information, visit
A. Definition
Academic dishonesty describes a wide range of behaviors; the following is offered as a working definition. Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to:
Cheating.
Intentionally using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any work submitted (e.g. using crib notes, copying another’s work during tests, or collaborating with others on out-of-class assignments without permission).
Fabrication.
Intentionally falsifying or misrepresenting information derived from another source in an assignment (e.g., making up sources for the bibliography of a paper or faking the results of a laboratory assignment).
Plagiarism.
Deliberately adopting or reproducing ideas, words, or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgement (e.g., paraphrasing or summarizing a source without acknowledgement, turning in a paper written by another person, buying a paper from a commercial source, failing to properly attribute quotations within a paper, or submitting the same paper for credit in more than one course without the instructor’s permission [self-plagiarism]).
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty.
Intentionally helping another engage in academic dishonesty.
Misrepresentation.
Providing false information to an instructor concerning an academic exercise (e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a test or deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted a paper).
Failure to Contribute.
Taking credit for participation in a collaborative project while failing to do one’s fair share.
Sabotage.
Preventing others from completing their work (e.g., disturbing someone’s lab experiment or removing materials from a reserved reading file so that others may not use them).