MAT 135 – Intermediate Algebra & Applications
Fall 2011
Section 96655 – TR10am-11:50am
Instructor: Jamie Beth Fleischner
Email: Website:
Phone: (609)570-3807
Office Hours: LA121 • 10:30am - noon • Mondays/Wednesdays
LA121 • 9 – 10am • Tuesdays/Thursdays
Welcome to Intermediate Algebra & Applications. This course is meant to strengthen and expand your ability for solving equations and your approach in application problems.
Required Materials:
1) Mercer Mail – you must check your email weekly for any updates to/info about the class.
2) Notebook
3)Textbook – Algebra for College Students, 6th edition, by Mark Dugopolski.
4) Connect Math (packaged with the textbook)
***Alternative to textbook: Connect Math Plus, which includes the ebook***
5)Scientific calculator is required. A graphing calculator is recommended if you plan on taking
higher-level math courses. A cell phone is NOT a calculator!
Attendance is expected in every class andyou are responsible for all of the material covered whether you are there or not. If you miss a class, you are expected to follow the syllabus and be up-to-date on any and all material missed during your absence.
2 Late Arrivals (10 minutes+) = 1 Absence
3 Absences = meeting with instructor
After three consecutive missed classes, you may be withdrawn from the course by the instructor.
Extra Help
If you are having difficulties and need additional help beyond the classroom and group-work experience, get help immediately. Do not wait - you will only fall behind and this is to be avoided as much as possible.
You may seek assistance from any or all of the following sources:
- Your instructor during office hours (or by appointment)
- Tutors in the Learning Center(MLC) on both campuses: 2nd floor library-WWC/KC311-JKC
- Online web site like
Please note that there are no additional charges for any of the above help.
Homework is assigned each class meeting and your instructor will periodically check to see that it is done. There will also be graded take-home assignments that will be given throughout the semester.It is to your benefitto complete each homework assignment in full. Always check your answers in the back of the book.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given at the beginning of the class meeting and are assigned throughout the semester. If you are more than 15 minutes late to class, you will not get extended time to finish the quiz. If you arrive after all quizzes have been collected, you cannot take the quiz for full credit. You will be able to take the quiz home and complete it for partial credit, a maximum score of 50%.
If you miss a class in which a quiz is given, you will be allowed to do that quiz for partial credit only. Missed quizzes – youcan only earn a maximum score of 50%. (Make-up quizzes for full credit are granted at the discretion of the instructor or with a doctor’s note from the student for the missed class.)
How to earn partial credit on your graded quizzes:You may earn partial credit to be added to your original quiz score by completing the following steps on a separate piece of paper and handing it in with your original quiz paper.
1)For each incorrect problem, rewrite that problem with the correct answer.
2)Describe in your own words the mistake that you made for each incorrect problem.
3)Describe in your own words the correct way to complete each incorrect problem.
All corrections to quizzes must be handed in at the following class meeting.
Tests: There are four tests that will be given in the Academic Testing Center and the due dates are listed below. You must take ALL FOUR TESTS in order to pass the course. There is NO RETAKE on any testand no tests will be dropped! There will be NO EXTENSIONS!
Unit Tests will be returned approximately 1 week after the test deadline.
Make sure to bring:
- Student ID – you will not be admitted without a current ID!
- pencil – all tests must be taken using pencils only
- calculator – your cell phone is not a calculator! AND you cannot share your calculator!
Test 1 must be taken by September 27th.Test returned after October 5th.
Test 2 must be taken by October 20th.Test returned after October 29th.
Test 3 must be taken by November 10th.Test returned after November 19th.
Test 4 must be taken by December 6th.Test returned after December 10th.
Academic Testing Center (WWC) hours are as follows:
Monday – Thursday9am – 7:30pm
FridayCLOSED
Saturday9am – 2:30pm
Final Exam: The final exam is cumulative and is worth 25% of the final grade. You must earn a minimum of 50% on the final exam. The final exam will be given in class on Thursday, December 15th, 10:15am-12:15pm.
Grading:
Unit Tests….…………50%
Quizzes……………....15%
HW/Connect….……...10%
Final Exam..……….…25%
Attendance…..3 or fewer absences will replace your lowest quiz score with 100%
Grading Scale
The grades will be assigned as follows:
A93 - 100
A-90 – 92
B+87 – 89
B83 – 86
B-80 – 82
C+77 – 79
C70 – 76
D60 – 69
F0 – 69
Statement of Appropriate Classroom Conduct
Mercer County Community College welcomes all students into a learning environment that creates a sense of acceptance, pride and respect. With that as our goal, students need to be aware of their responsibilities and follow common rules of courtesy during all class sessions. Behaviors that disrupt or distract from the learning process are unacceptable.
- Prompt arrival to class is expected, along with being properly prepared with all requiredmaterials.
- Electronic devices should be turned off or set to silent before entering the classroom.
- Differing viewpoints, strengths, and learning styles among fellow classmates should beacknowledged,respected and appreciated. All students should be made to feel
comfortable in expressing opinions andinasking questions.
- Students should never:
- Knowingly represent the work of others as their own.
- Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in the execution of any academic work.
- Give fraudulent assistance to other students.
Violators of the above actions will be penalized.
Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Documented Disabilities
Mercer County Community College is committed to supporting all students in their academic and co-curricular endeavors. Each semester, a significant number of students document disabilities, which may require learning, sight, hearing, manual, speech, or mobility accommodations to ensure access to academic and co-curricular activities. The college provides services and reasonable accommodations to all students who need and have a legal entitlement to such accommodations.
For more information regarding accommodations, you may visit the Office of Academic Support Services in L14 (2nd floor library) or contact them at 609.570.3422 or .
Day / T/R / Section / Homework Assignments(all odd problems, unless indicated) / Quiz & Connect Assignments
1 / 8/30 / 2.1, 2.2 / 1st Day Diagnostic
2.1: 33-43,51-65,67-73
2.2: 3,7,11,13-27,35-39,45,47,53,87,88
2 / 9/1 / 2.3 / 2.3:15,19,21,27,29,35,39,41,45,47,49,53,55,57
3 / 9/6 / 2.5 / *2.5: 15-25,29,33,35,37,39,41-45,49,77,83 / Quiz 1: 2.1, 2.2
4 / 9/8 / 2.6 / 2.6: 1-11,15,21-25,29,31,51-61,85,87,90
5 / 9/13 / 3.2, 3.3 / *3.2: 15-29,33-49,55,57,61,65
3.3: 1-11,13-21,27,29,39,41-45,49-53,57-61,67,73
6 / 9/15 / 3.5 / 3.5: 19-33,63-79,81-87,97 / Quiz 2: 2.3, 2.5, 2.6
7 / 9/20 / 4.1,4.2 / 4.1: 9,13,17,19,37,39,55,57,61,63,81,85,89,91,93
4.2: 3,7,11,17,25-29,31,33,55,57,63,65,67 / Connect assignment: 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2
Test 1 must be taken by September 27th
Test 1 review HW due 9/27
8 / 9/22 / 5.3,5.4 / 5.3: 19,21,23-29,39-49,65,69,75,77,93,97
5.4: 7,11,13,21,23,25,31,33,35,45,49,51,71,73,77,99,101
9 / 9/27 / 5.5, 5.6 / 5.5: 11,13,17,21,23,25,31-35,41,45,49-53,55,69,71,79,91
5.6: 3,5,7,11,13,15,19,21,27,29,33,37-41,47,49,83,89,99
10 / 9/29 / 5.7 / 5.7: 13-19,29,30,55-71,75,78,79,81,85,101 / Quiz 3: 5.3, 5.4
11 / 10/4 / 5.8 / 5.8: 3,5,7,9,11,15,17-21,31,33,35,39,41,59,61,77,81,85,87
12 / 10/6 / 6.1,6.2 / 6.1: 1-11,19,23,25,27,29,31,35,39,41,45,47,87-91
6.2: 7-11,13,15,17,23-31,33,35,37,49-53,69,71
13 / 10/11 / 6.3 / 6.3: 7,9,11,35-39,43-47,49-53,55,57,61,99,101,103 / Quiz 4: 5.5 – 5.8
14 / 10/13 / 6.5 / 6.5: 7-11,13-17,21-29,31,39,47,53,59-63(regular division),
69,73-77,83-87,89,91 / Connect assignment: 6.1-6.3, 6.5
Test 2 must be taken by October 20th
Test 2 review HW due 10/20
*Sections that students should review on their own:
2.4: 37-55,61,63,81,873.1: 17,27-31,35,41,45,49,65-79
(all odd problems, unless indicated) / Quiz & Connect Assignments
15 / 10/18 / 6.6 / 6.6:1,5,7,11,13,17,19,25,27,35,39,41,45,47,57,69,
71,73,81,83,87
16 / 10/20 / 6.7 / 6.7: 5,7,11,13,29-51 / Quiz 5: 6.6
17 / 10/25 / 7.1 / 7.1: 5,9,15,19,21,23,27,37-41,49,51,55,65-71,77,79,83,87,
89,93,97-103
18 / 10/27 / 7.2 / 7.2: 1-7,17-23,25-35,37,39,43,45,47,51,55-59,
67,73,75,79,99
19 / 11/1 / 7.3 / 7.3: 7,9,11,17,21,23,25,31,33,35,37,41,43,49,53,57-63,
67-71,91,93,95 / Quiz 6: 6.7, 7.1
20 / 11/3 / 7.4 / 7.4: 9-27,31,33,37,39,43,45,47,49,51,55,57,
59-69,99,101,103 / Connect assignment: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Test 3 must be taken by November 10th
Test 3 review HW due 11/10
21 / 11/8 / 7.5 / 7.5: 3,7,11,15,17,19,21,27-33,39-43,45,51,57,63,65,69,71,
73,79,87,95,97
22 / 11/10 / 7.6 / 7.6: 11-25,27-31,47-57,63,67,69,71,73-77,79-85
23 / 11/15 / 8.1 / 8.1: 3,5,15-19,21-27,43,45,47,49,51,53,55,59,63,
65-73,79,85,101 / Quiz 7: 7.5
24 / 11/17 / 8.2 / 8.2: 5,7,9,13,15,19,21,25,29-39,73,75,85,87,89
25 / 11/22 / 8.3 / 8.3: 5,7,11,17-23,27,29,31,37,41,43,45,47,51,81,83,87 / Quiz 8: 7.6, 8.1
26 / 11/29 / 8.4 / 8.4: 13,15,17,21,37-45,55,57,59,61 / Connect assignment: 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Test 4 must be taken by December 6th
27 / 12/1 / 9.1 / 9.1: 1,5,7,13,19,25,27,33,35,37-43,45,47,51,53,68
28 / 12/6 / 9.2 / 9.2: 3,5,7,9,10,11,12,21,23,25,27,29,33,37,39,45,57-61
29 / 12/8 / 10.4 / 10.4: 3,5,9,13,15,17,19-25,41,43,44,45,47,49,50
AND Supplement
30 / 12/13 / Final Exam Review
Final exam is scheduled for December 15th in class: 10:15am – 12:15pm