{"id":436,"date":"2016-01-06T01:40:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T01:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2017-01-04T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:06:27","slug":"spring-2016-discrete","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/past-courses\/spring-2016-discrete\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2016 College Algebra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>***************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2016<br \/>\nSEMESTER COURSE OFFERED:\u00a0Fall<br \/>\nDEPARTMENT: Mathematical and Computer Sciences<br \/>\nCOURSE NUMBER: MTH\u00a01110<br \/>\nNAME OF COURSE: College Algebra<br \/>\nNAME OF INSTRUCTOR: John Carter<br \/>\nCONTACT EMAIL*: jcarte11@msudenver.edu<br \/>\nOFFICE: SCI 1050<\/p>\n<p>WEBSITE: <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\">http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*My office phone is the absolute worst way to contact me, don\u2019t use it. I will not answer email on weekends, after 5pm, or before 10 am. Feel free to email me outside of those times, I will get to it, just don\u2019t expect an immediate answer.<\/p>\n<p>***************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>The information contained in this class syllabus is subject to change without notice. Students are expected to be aware of any additional course policies presented by the instructor during the course.<\/p>\n<h3>Office Hours:<\/h3>\n<p>Monday and Wednsday\u00a010am-11am, or by appointment<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Objectives:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Upon successful completion of MTH203 College Algebra, the student should be able to do the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Solve linear, quadratic, and other nonlinear equations and be able to graph the solutions, using pencil and paper as well as the graphics calculator.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize equations and graphs involving the conic sections.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize graphs and properties of functions and their inverses and interpret data involving graphs.<\/li>\n<li>Perform operations and procedures on polynomials, rational expressions, and numbers (real and complex).<\/li>\n<li>Use exponential and logarithmic functions in practical applications.<\/li>\n<li>Solve systems of equations using two and three variables by various methods, including the graphic calculator.<\/li>\n<li>Perform factorial notations and the binomial expansion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Major Assignments\/Exams:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Midterm Exam(s)&#8211;20%<\/li>\n<li>Final Exam&#8211;25%<\/li>\n<li>Attendance\/participation&#8211;10%<\/li>\n<li>Daily Homework&#8211;20%<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes&#8211;25%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Daily assignments:<\/h3>\n<p>You can find the daily assignments at<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/collegealgebraflip\/\"> http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/collegealgebraflip\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Required Reading:<\/h3>\n<p>TEXT: Michael Sullivan, College Algebra, 10th Edition, plus MyMathLab with eText, Pearson, (2016). ISBN: 0321979494.<br \/>\nMyMathLab can be purchased separately online. MyMathLab contains the eText and the Student Solutions Manual. You will have access to both MyMathLab and Blackboard on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Optional: Student Solutions Manual, 10th Edition, ISBN: 0321979583.<br \/>\nGraphing Calculator: A TI-84 Plus (or TI-83 or equivalent) graphing calculator is required for this course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-document su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?embedded=true&url=http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/01\/LAS-Syllabus-Policies-2016.pdf\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"su-document\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*************************************************************************** YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2016 SEMESTER COURSE OFFERED:\u00a0Fall DEPARTMENT: Mathematical and Computer Sciences COURSE NUMBER: MTH\u00a01110 NAME OF COURSE: College Algebra NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: John Carter CONTACT EMAIL*: jcarte11@msudenver.edu OFFICE: SCI 1050 WEBSITE: http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11 *My office phone is the absolute &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/past-courses\/spring-2016-discrete\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":562,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/jcarte11\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}