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ACADEMIC, ENRICHMENT, ADVISEMENT AND ORIENTATION
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
DSPM
0800, Section ____
ELEMENTARY
ALGEBRA
COURSE SYLLABUS
AND GUIDE
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TO THE STUDENT:
Although your instructor may go over this document
with you in class, it is recommended that you read it carefully as well. It
contains valuable information concerning rules, regulations, and policies which
govern the operation of Developmental Studies and this course. As a student in
this class, it is important that you know this information and that you use it
as a guide.
COURSE DESCRIPTION DSPM0800 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
(3 credits)
Developmental Studies Mathematics (DSPM
0800), ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA, is a three-hour course. This course is
designed to develop mathematical competencies that are prerequisites for
studying DSPM0850. This course will provide the student with a foundation in
the following topics for fulfilling the requirements of elementary algebra;
fundamental operations on real numbers, linear equations and inequalities,
graphing, exponents, and polynomials.
If you are enrolled in an
Emerging Scholars Learning Community, other assignments and activities from the
Learning Community classes will be used as springboards for math assignments and
discussion periodically.
RATIONALE
Elementary Algebra is a course which strengthens mathematical skills which are
necessary for success in intermediate algebra, and in careers which students
will enter after graduation.
DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES
To help students master skills
necessary for college mathematics.
GENERAL COURSE GOAL
To help students master skills in
elementary algebra that have not been mastered.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
1. The student will develop the ability to perform the four basic operations on
integers and rational numbers.
2. The student will develop the ability to solve equations and inequalities
with one variable.
3. The student will develop the ability to evaluate and simplify algebraic
expressions.
4. The student will develop the ability to solve verbal (word) problems.
5. The student will develop the ability to perform the basic operations with
polynomials.
6. The student will develop the ability to factor polynomial expressions.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Each student is required to have a
textbook for the course/lab and is required to bring that text to each class/lab
meeting. Dugopolski; Elementary and
Intermediate Algebra. New York: McGraw-Hill, Pub. 2002.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Each student is required to have
materials listed below and bring them to each class/lab meeting.
1. A supply of loose-leaf paper (No spiral notebook paper will be accepted for
class assignments.)
2. A
supply of pencils
for doing class assignments.
CAMPUS MAILBOX/E-MAIL
At the time of enrollment, all students
are provided a campus mailbox and a computer account. Students are required to
check their mailboxes and e-mails at least once per week, as these will be
important means for instructors to communicate about class matters.
PREPARATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
Students are expected to submit
all assignments when they are due and make sure that they are in an appropriate
form and condition.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
Instructional methods for DSPM 0800 will
involve a number of traditional and non-traditional methods, including
lecture-discussion, small group discussion, individualized programs and
conferences, and media presentations which involve both in and out-of-class
activities and preparations.
CLASS PROCEDURES
For success in DSPM 0800, the student
should follow these class procedures:
1. attend class meetings regularly and on time;
2. purchase required textbooks and materials;
3. submit all class assignments and take all examinations on the announced
dates;
4. utilize instructor's office hours and math lab as necessary or advised;
5. participate in class discussions and activities;
6. prepare all assignments according to directions of the instructor, and keep
all written work in a folder for review.
SUPPORT SERVICES
Review for Exams: A
copy of all Chapter Test Reviews and the Final Exam Review may be obtained via
the TSU website,
www.tnstate.edu/library
“Click” Online Reserve Materials
Type (beside search): DSPM0800
“Click” Search
“Click” DSPM0800
“Click” Accept
“Click” The name of the Review that you wish to copy
Tutorial Assistance.
For students who require additional assistance in math, the
Developmental Studies Program offers a tutorial program. You may obtain
assistance by contacting Mrs. Barbara Kannard at 963-7421 or 963-7419. You may
also contact one of the assistants in the Math Lab, LRC 218. Also, if a student
received an IP or an F on their mid-term grade he/she is required
to attend two hours of tutorial each week.
Academic Advisement.
Students who are enrolled in two or more courses in the Developmental Studies
Program should address questions concerning courses and advisement to the
Advisement Center located on the first floor of the LRC, room 108, Mrs. Juliet
Mason is the Coordinator (963-5564).
ATTENDANCE: Class
attendance is mandatory and monitoring of class attendance
is ongoing. Because attendance is mandatory, only excused absences
will be allowed. That is, an absence will be allowed only with
documented proof that the absence was unavoidable. This documentation
must be presented to the instructor within three days after returning
from an absence. Students with excused absences will be allowed a
reasonable amount of time (at least three days) to make up missed work.
Students with unexcused absences may not
make up work which they missed.
EXIT CRITERIA
Diagnostically Advanced Candidates
Students who score 90% or
above on the pretest. Students who meet these
requirements will be placed in the next level course. This process
must be completed by the end of the first week of class.
Note: No student can
diagnostically advance to a college level course having any high
school math deficiency
Early Exit Candidates
Students who score between 80% - 89% on the pretest.
These students will be given a prescribed program to
complete. The students are expected to attend class each day until
their program of study is completed. If the work is completed by
the third week of the semester, the student may early exit and be
placed in the next level course. If the work is not completed the
student will have to remain in the class and work along with the
class. Students completing all course work at
the next level must enroll for that course the following semester
and be diagnostically advanced to the next level course.
Note: Students who are
placed in the next level must complete all course work including
final exam, in order to receive credit for the course.
GRADES AWARDED IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES
The
following grades for class assignments, tests, laboratory activities, and final
grades are awarded in remedial and developmental courses:
With a
Range of
Grade
1000 - 900 A
899 - 800 B
799 - 700 C
699 - or below F
An IP or "In
Progress"--is awarded only as a mid-term or final grade when a student
had good class attendance, done required assignments, but needs more time to
master certain concepts. During the semester following the awarding of the IP
grade, the student receiving that grade
must re-enroll in
the course in which the IP was received.
An I
or Incomplete -- is awarded only as a final grade. It is awarded to a
student who has had good attendance and completed all assigned work
satisfactorily but who has been unable to take the final examination. The final
exam should be taken within the first two weeks of the following semester and
the students must obtain an I Removal Card from the Office of Admissions &
Records and present it to the instructor of the course for the grade to be
officially changed from I to the grade awarded for the course. Failure to have
the instructor change the grade will result in a grade of F and the student must
repeat the course.
AW or Withdrawal is
awarded only when there are extenuating circumstances. A remedial or
developmental course is required to meet a demonstrated deficiency and
should be completed during the student's first semester at the
University to assure success in later courses. If students begin to
experience difficulty with a remedial or developmental course, they
should seek assistance of their class / lab instructor and Dr. Grimes,
Director of R/D Tutorial Program. If difficulty continues, they should
consider dropping the courses to allow more time for the remedial or
developmental course. Withdrawal from a remedial or developmental course
is seen as a final option and is allowed only when there are
extenuating circumstances and no other options. This withdrawal must
be approved by the instructor, coordinator of the discipline, and Dr.
Reaves, the director of the Academic Enrichment, Advisement, and
Orientation Program. This grade is not considered a failed attempt.
GRADING CRITERIA
500 chapter tests
200 labs
250 final exam
50 quizzes, homework, etc.
REQUIREMENT FOR READMITTED
STUDENTS
Academic Enrichment Readmission program is a
holistic retention program for students who have been readmitted after
suspension. For that reason, for a student to experience successful recovery
from suspension and make a passing grade in the R/D course for which he/she was
suspended:
1. The student must comply with all conditions for readmission and must attend
all labs(including ORN 102), classes, sessions, and tutorials as
prescribed
(extra lab or tutorial hours specified by the instructor)
2. If you have been readmitted to the University after academic suspension, you
are required to enroll in and pass the Academic Recovery course
(ORN102) as a
requirement for successfully completing the enhanced version of DSPM0800
or DSPM0850. If you are not in compliance with this
requirement, immediately
contact Ms. Winfree in the Advisement Center, LRC RM 108, 963-5531
3. If any students are in recovery class DSPM0800, they must register for
DSPM0850 recovery class also.
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS REPEATING
DSPM0800
1.
If you are repeating
DSPM0800, you are required to do extra lab or tutorial hours (as specified by
the instructor) per week.
2. Students repeating DSPM0800 cannot
attempt diagnostic advancement during the first week of the semester or during
mid-term.
Testing Policy for Chapter Tests
Students are required to show the
right methods (specific methods) and proper steps related to each question.
Credit will not be given without proper steps shown.
1. Tests on each chapter will be given in class as announced by the instructor.
Each test will contain some material covered in previous chapters.
Students not
taking the test when it is given in class must immediately meet with their
instructor upon their return to the class.
2. There will be one test per chapter given in the classroom.
3. If the student's average after the final exam is 70% or above, he/she may
exit the course. Students participating in Academic Recovery must satisfy all
conditions for re-admission to exit the course.
4. In case of emergencies, see the course instructor.
5. Students who are officially excused for illness (with medical
documentation), etc., must arrange with course instructor to make up all
tests and
class/laboratory work immediately.
ACADEMIC AND CLASSROOM CONDUCT (FROM TSU
STUDENT HANDBOOK)
1. The instructor has the primary
responsibility for control over classroom behavior and maintenance of academic
integrity and can order temporary
removal or exclusion from the classroom of any student engaged in disruptive
conduct or conduct in violation of the general rules and regulations of
the
institution.
2. Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are
prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or
indirectly through participation or
assistance, are immediately responsible to the
instructor of the class. In addition to the other possible disciplinary
sanctions which may be imposed through the regular
institutional procedures as a result of academic misconduct,
the instructor has the authority to assign an "F" or a zero for the exercise or
examination or to assign an "F" in
the course.
DISABLED STUDENT
The R/D Math Department, in
conjunction with the Office of Disabled Student services, make reasonable
accommodations for qualified students with medically documented disabilities.
If you need an accommodation, please contact Dan Steely of TSU’s Disabled
Student Services Office at 963-7400 (phone) or 9635051 (fax), preferably [the 4th
class day]. Also let your instructor know, so he/she can work with you.
MATH
LAB POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The
math lab provides educational opportunities to meet the needs of our students
and for students who need extra practice with mathematical problems
outside of the class atmosphere. The
hours of operation for the Tennessee State University (TSU) Math Lab are from
8:00 am until 4:30 PM. Monday through Friday.
Make-up
lab session. Allow one hour per lab to
complete the tutorial session. It is the students’ responsibility to
acquire a make-up form from the instructor. The form should be completely
filled out by the instructor and the student. Students
have two weeks from the time of the lab to make it up with documented excuse.
Once the two weeks have passed, the lab can no longer be made up.
Extenuating circumstances will be handled individually.
Attendance.
Completing the weekly lab is mandatory for the
class. Those students missing a Lab will be asked to make up the lab assignment.
Grading.
The lab counts as 200 points of your class grade. Labs cannot be redone to
remove low scores.
Lab is very important to overall grade.
Please take the sessions seriously.
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
DSPM0800
Orientation/Pretest
CHAPTER
ONE
Section 1.2- Fractions:
Homework Problems: 7, 13, 9, 23, 27, 31, 35, 41, 47, 55, 57, 63, 67, 69
Section 1.3- Addition and Subtraction of Real Numbers:
Homework Problems:
9, 13, 15, 21, 27, 37, 41, 47, 59, 71
Section 1.4-Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers:
Homework Problems:
7, 11, 17, 21, 25, 37, 45, 63, 83
Section 1.5-Exponential Expressions and the Order of Operations:
Homework Problems:
7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 31, 37, 39, 55, 65, 75, 79, 87, 91, 97, 105, 113
Section 1.6-Algebraic Expressions:
Homework Problems:
19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 49, 63, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85
Section 1.7-Properties of Real Numbers:
Homework Problems:
7, 14, 15, 23, 35, 45, 51, 57, 67
Section 1.8-Using the Properties to Simplify Expressions:
Homework Problems:
15, 23, 31, 35, 43, 51, 55, 59, 67, 75, 81, 87, 93, 95, 99, 105, 109
Review
TEST #1 (Ch.
1)
CHAPTER TWO
Section 2.1-The Addition and Multiplication Properties
of Equality:
Homework Problems:
7, 11, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 37, 39, 47, 49, 53, 57, 61, 67, 87
Section 2.2-Solving General Linear Equations:
Homework Problems:
11, 21, 29, 37, 43, 49, 61, 65, 73, 77, 87
Section 2.3-Identities, Conditional Equations, and Inconsistent Equations:
Homework Problems:
7, 11, 13, 27, 35, 41, 45, 53, 59, 65, 79
Section 2.4-Fomulas:
Homework Problems:
7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 35, 45, 65, 66
Section 2.5-Translating Verbal Expressions into Algebraic Expressions:
Homework Problems:
3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31, 35, 93
Section 2.6-Number, Geometric, and Uniform Motion Applications:
Homework Problems:
14, 21
Review
TEST # 2
(Ch. 2)
CHAPTER THREE
Section 3.1-Inequalities:
Homework Problems:
7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 50, 51, 53, 54, 73, 74
Section 3.2-Compound Inequalities:
Homework Problems:
11, 12, 19, 20, 32, 33, 44, 45, 67, 68, 77, 78
Section 3.3-Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities:
Homework Problems:
10, 11, 25, 26, 53, 54, 57, 58, 66, 67
Review
TEST # 3
(Ch. 3)
CHAPTER FIVE
Section 5.1-Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials:
Homework Problems:
7, 8, 18, 19, 33, 34, 47, 48, 65, 66, 77, 78
Section 5.2-Multiplication of Polynomials:
Homework Problems:
7, 8, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 37, 38, 49, 50, 71, 72, 75, 76
Section 5.3-Multiplication of Binomials:
Homework Problems:
9, 10, 19, 20, 27, 28, 44, 45, 63, 64, 65, 66
Section 5.4-Special Products:
Homework Problems:
17, 18, 27, 28, 39, 40, 45, 46, 55, 56, 63, 64
Section 5.5-Division of Polynomials:
Homework Problems:
29, 30, 35, 36, 72, 73, 75, 76, 82, 83
Section 5.6-Positive Integral Exponents:
Homework Problems:
6, 7, 15, 16, 25, 26, 37, 38, 55, 56, 65, 66
Section 5.7-Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation:
Homework Problems: 10, 11, 25, 26,
39, 40, 51, 52, 73, 74
Review
TEST # 4
(Ch. 5)
CHAPTER
SIX
Section 6.1-Factoring out Common Factors:
Homework problems: 21, 22,
33, 34, 59, 60, 66, 67, 80, 81, 83, 84
Section 6.2-Factoring the Special Products and Factoring by Grouping:
Homework problems: 13, 14,
26, 27, 35, 36, 37, 51, 52, 66, 67, 81, 82
Section 6.3-Factoring Ax2 + Bx + C with A=1:
Homework problems: 11, 12,
21, 22, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 54, 72, 73
Section 6.4-Factoring Ax2 + Bx + C with A=1:
Homework problems: 23, 24,
25, 53, 54, 55, 56, 69, 70, 77, 78
Section 6.5-The Factoring Strategy:
Homework problems: 17, 18,
27, 28, 31, 32, 49, 50, 64, 65
Section 6.6-Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring:
Homework problems: 7, 8, 15,
16, 22, 23, 33, 34, 47, 48, 51, 52, 63, 64, 66
Review
TEST #5 (Ch. 6)
Course
Evaluation
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
FINAL EXAMINATION
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