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Math 1065: College Algebra
Prerequisite: A score of 70 or better on the Accuplacer Mathematics Placement Test OR a score of 540 or better on the math section of the SAT OR a score of 20 or better on the math section of the ACT OR successful completion of MATH 0001/0045.
Course Design Overview
· Class meets once a week for fifty minutes.
· Lab participation in the CAVE (College Algebra Virtual Environment) for a minimum of three flexible hours per week is required.
· All homework, quizzes, tests, and the final exam will be completed online using a web-based learning and assessment system called MyMathLab. If you have difficulty accessing MyMathLab through www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com, try accessing your assignments through www.mathxl.com/login_mml.htm .
· A minimum score of 60.00% is required on all practice tests PRIOR to all scheduled tests.
· If you need technical assistance, contact MML student technical support at 1.855.875.1797 or 1.800.677.6337 or http://www.mymathlab.com/contactus.html .
· For additional information, refer to http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/math1065/.
· Email communication with your instructor from anywhere other than your ECU official account will not be given any consideration and will be discarded.
Required Materials
/ A College Algebra/TestCal package, ISBN 978-0-321-92374-5, is required. This code will give you access to the eText, which you should read regularly. Please note you may get temporary access for a few days at no charge.Your ECU email address must be entered in the email address field during the registration process in MyMathLab even if it is not the email address you use most often.
· A Math 1065 College Algebra Course Pack is required and should be brought to every class. It may be purchased from the Dowdy Student Store. Your course pack will be checked EVERY class to ensure that you have purchased and are completing the “Before Going to Class,” and “Outside of Class” sections. If you are repeating Math 1065 you will need to purchase a NEW Math 1065 Course Pack.
· You will need the course ID# ______. Please note there is a different course ID for each section of MATH 1065.
· A non-graphing calculator with logarithmic and exponential capabilities is required; we recommend the TI-30XS MultiView calculator. A cell phone may not be used as a calculator.
· Headphones to listen to the video lectures in the CAVE are required.
· 4 Big Blue Books (or Big Green Books) 8.5”x11” can be purchased at Dowdy Student Store. Blue books must be in “like new” condition for testing purposes. An instructor can refuse to accept your blue book if it is in poor condition (water damage, folded, torn, etc.).
Email Communication
· Email communication with your instructor from anywhere other than your ECU official account will not be given any consideration and will be discarded.
· Expect faculty to respond to emails between 9am and 5pm on Monday through Friday with a forty-eight hour lag time.
· Your instructor can not resolve technical issues. If you need technical assistance, contact MML student technical support at 1.855.875.1797 or 1.800.677.6337 or http://www.mymathlab.com/contactus.html .
Class Attendance
· Attendance is mandatory on the first day of class. If you do not attend the full 50 minute lecture and sign the roll sheet, then you will automatically be dropped from the course. Any student who needs to be added back into the course must email AND meet with Ms. Church () prior to the end of ECU’s drop/add period. He/she will need to bring his/her Math 1065 Course Pack and his/her College Algebra/TestCal package to the scheduled meeting. Ms. Church will go over the material covered during the first class and the student will complete a set of questions about important course policies. Once all requirements have been satisfied, Ms. Church will give the student an add form that must be brought to Mrs. Sandy Godley in Austin 124 prior to the end of ECU’s drop/add period. If a seat is still available, then Mrs. Godley will add the student back into a class. Note: If you are dropped for not attending the mandatory first day of class, then fulfilling all requirements and receiving an add from does NOT guarantee you a seat in Math 1065 as seats are filled on a first come first serve basis.
· Class meets once a week for fifty minutes at the scheduled time (check your student schedule on Banner for this information).
· During class it is expected that you will:
o Attend for the FULL 50 minutes
o Take notes, pay attention, and stay awake throughout the 50 minute class
o All cell phones, computers and any other electronic devices must be turned off and put away (out of sight)
o If you fail to meet ANY of the above requirements, then you might be asked to leave the classroom and you will not receive credit for attending the full 50 minute lecture.
Course Packs
· Your course pack will be checked each class meeting.
· To earn a 100% for your course pack work you must meet ALL of the below requirements:
o Attend for the FULL 50 minute lecture
o Complete ALL “Before Going to Class and/or Outside of Class” pages by due dates (see course calendar for specific due dates and times)
o You must show ALL work on every problem in your course pack
o All work and answers must be correct in your course pack
o If you fail to meet ANY of the above requirements, then you will receive a grade of 0% for that course pack check.
· Only students with a documented university excuse, issued by the Dean of Students Office, and have emailed their instructor, preferably before the class absence occurs or immediately thereafter, will be permitted to schedule a course pack check outside of the missed class period. If you do not schedule this meeting or do not have the course pack work completed at the time of the meeting, then you will receive a 0% for that course pack check even if your class absence was excused. You have 1 week from the class absence to schedule this meeting with your instructor.
· NOTE: A letter from Student Health does NOT qualify as a university excuse for this course.
CAVE Attendance
· The Pirate CAVE is located in the basement of Joyner Library.
· To gain entry to the CAVE you must have your ECU OneCard (or photo ID with Banner #) AND your Math 1065 Course Pack. If you do not have one or both of these items, then you will NOT be permitted to enter to the CAVE.
· When you enter and leave the CAVE, you will present your OneCard and Math 1065 Course Pack to the desk assistant and he/she will swipe your card so that your time in the CAVE may be recorded for each visit. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are signed in when you enter and signed out when you leave. (If you need to use the restroom, you will have to sign out.)
· CAVE participation for a MINIMUM of 3 flexible hours per week is required, but you should plan to spend at least 5-6 hours per week either in the CAVE or elsewhere in order to master the material. Instructors and tutors will be in the CAVE ready to provide you with personalized help.
· You are strongly encouraged to interact with instructors, tutors and other students in the CAVE in order to get individualized, immediate answers to your questions.
· In general, your CAVE week starts at 9am on the day your class meets and ends at 9pm on the night before your next class meeting. For example, if your class meets on Wednesday, then your week starts on Wednesday morning at 9 AM and ends the following Tuesday at 9 PM. Some exceptions may be made to accommodate holidays, test weeks and school breaks. See your CAVE Time Sheet, located in the front of your course pack, for specific details.
· You will receive a CAVE participation grade for each week. You must work in the CAVE a MINIMUM of 3 hours each week following all rules to earn a grade of 100%. If you fail to meet this requirement for a specific CAVE week, you will receive a grade of 0% for that week.
· 2 hours and 59 minutes does not equal 3 hours and will result in a grade of 0% for that week.
· You are allowed to do only your Math 1065 work or your math-related activities (such as reading the eText or watching a math video) while you are in the CAVE. The penalty for violating this rule will be you are asked to leave the CAVE and you will receive a zero for CAVE participation that week even if all required hours have been completed.
· No cell phones in the CAVE. If we see or hear your cell phone, then you will be asked to leave the CAVE and you will receive a zero for CAVE participation that week.
· Students may only use NON-graphing calculators while in the CAVE. Graphing calculators, cell phone calculator, ipod calculator, ipad calculator, etc. may not be used. If you forget your non-graphing calculator, then you may check one out with a photo ID.
· No food, drinks, gum, candy, tobacco products, or weapons are allowed in the CAVE. Bottled water is permitted, but it must be in a bottle with a screw on cap.
· You must keep track of your CAVE participation. The tutor at the time clock can only tell you your time for that particular visit as you leave the CAVE. The tutor can NOT tell you your total hours for your specific CAVE week.
· The CAVE is closed on test days, holidays, school breaks, and when ECU cancels classes. Please refer to your CAVE Time Sheet, located in the front of your course pack, for your weekly lab requirement.
· A CAVE absence (missing an entire week in the CAVE) will NOT be excused, but can be made up (in a timely manner) ONLY if a student has a documented university excuse issued by the Dean of Students Office excusing them from the entire week. Note: A letter from Student Health does not qualify as a university excuse.
Syllabus Quiz
· There is a syllabus quiz in MyMathLab that covers the contents of the syllabus. Read the syllabus carefully before attempting this quiz.
· You must complete the syllabus quiz with a score of 100% before you will be able to open any graded assignments in MyMathLab.
· You may not give nor receive help while you are taking the syllabus quiz.
· The Syllabus Quiz does not count towards your course average.
Homework
· If you rely on the MyMathLab learning aids or other help to get an exercise correct, then use the Similar Exercise feature and rework the exercise repeatedly until you can get it correct without any help. Many students who become overly dependent on the learning aids or other assistance to get a score of 100% on the homework assignment find out that they score much lower on the tests.
· Your homework answers can be saved, click “SAVE” button, after each exercise is completed so you can exit your homework and return to it any time prior to the due date.
· You should check the course calendar for homework due dates and times.
· Graded homework for each section has a due date and will close, but the same homework assignment (labeled Practice Homework) is open throughout the semester to be used for studying.
· Practice Homework does not count towards your course average.
Quizzes
· Quizzes can be taken anywhere using MyMathLab.
· Quizzes can be attempted up to ten times prior to its due date (check your course calendar for due dates and times).
· Only your best quiz score for each quiz will be counted in your semester average.
· You may not give nor receive help while you are taking a quiz (treated as cheating under ECU’s Academic Integrity clause); tutors will be glad to review it with you once you have completed it.
· If you rely on help to get a good score on the quizzes, you will score much lower on the tests.
· You will not get feedback after each exercise is entered. You must work through the entire quiz and submit it before seeing your score. You can review your quiz in your MyMathLab grade book under “Results”, and the MyMathLab learning aids will appear for the review.
· It is recommended that you take a quiz at least four times even though you earn a score of 100% before that. This will ensure that you see a cross-section of the exercises drawn from the exercise pools from which the questions are drawn.
· There will be a Review Quiz at the end of the semester (check your weekly schedule for its due date). The Review Quiz is cumulative and covers material that students typically struggle with on the Final Exam. The Review Quiz can be attempted up to ten times prior to its due date. Only your best score will be counted in your semester average.
Amnesty Day
· The first Amnesty Day will be held on October 15th. Homework assignments R3 through 3.2 and Quizzes 1 through 7 will be reopened from 11am-11pm. This will be your only opportunity to improve your grades on these assignments.