PVCC: Professor Stephen Nicoloff

PVCC MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE DIVISION EXPECTED
STUDENT BEHAVIOR FOR SUCCESS

As a college student you need to discipline yourself as to your study habits and classroom behavior. Get to class at least a couple of minutes early. You are expected to at least be on time for each class and remain seated for the entire class. If you must leave early, it is considered only common courtesy to leave quietly and to have informed your instructor beforehand. Please leave beepers, ipods, cell phones and other electronic devices off. Inattentiveness, disruptiveness or extensive tardies/absences may affect a student's grade.
If for some reason you decide to drop this course, you are advised to discuss it first with your instructor. If you are having difficulties, please see your instructor before giving up or dropping the class. You will not be automatically dropped. It is your responsibility to get the appropriate paperwork signed. A grade of W will be assigned if you drop before 10/02/2009. If you are dropped after that date (your instructor has the right to refuse to drop you after 10/02/2009) your drop grade will reflect your status at that time, you will get a W if you are passing and a Y if you are failing. If you are still on the class roster at the end of the semester, you will be assigned a grade of A, B, C, D or F, based on your class average.
Undergraduate study is time consuming. You can anticipate spending two or more hours of study, reading and research for every hour you spend in the classroom. To earn three hours of academic credit, classes must meet for a minimum of forty-five (45) classroom hours. Take these demands seriously as you plan your academic schedule.
Have your homework completed before class starts. Please feel free to contact me whenever you run into difficulty, and make use of the LSC.
Have questions ready from the previous night's homework and be seated when class begins.
Continuously self test.
Make it a goal to attend all classes and stay the entire class period. There is a high correlation between regular class attendance, punctuality, and good grades. Even though you are absent for any reason, you are still responsible for all homework and material covered in class. Get notes from another student for classes missed.
Ask questions – participate, don't wait for someone else to ask questions.
Be prepared as if you expect a quiz every day.
It is the student's responsibility to understand and follow all of the policies found in the College Catalog and Student Handbook.
The student is responsible for all information contained in the syllabus.
Make note of Article III, Section B, paragraph 15, page 171 in the PVCC Student Handbook regarding the college’s policy on the misuse of computer technology.
Make note of the college’s policy on Academic Misconduct Section 2.3.11 found on pages 149 through 150.
Students with disabilities who believe that they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Resource Center in the Gina Kranitz Student Center, Room119 or call 602–787–7170

ALL PROVISIONS IN THIS SYLLABUS ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR. SUCH REVISIONS, IF ANY, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS AND POSTED ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
https://www2.paradisevalley.edu/~nicoloff/changes.html

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

DATE OF CLASS MEETING

SECTIONS TO BE COVERED

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

ASSIGN # DUE DATE

(M) 8/25

Introduction
1.1

Introduction
Numbers, Data, and Problem Solving

#1 8/27

(R) 8/27

1.2
1.3

Visualizing and graphing Data
Functions and Their Representations

#2 9/1

(M) 9/1

1.4
1.5

Types of Functions
Functions and Their Rates of Change

#3 9/3

(R) 9/3

2.1
2.2

Linear Functions and Models
Equations of Lines

#4 9/8

(M) 9/8

2.3

Linear Equations

#5 9/17

(R) 9/10

REVIEW

(M) 9/15

TEST I

CHAPTER 1 & SECTIONS (2.1 & 2.2)

(R) 9/17

2.4
2.5

Linear Inequalities
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

#6 9/22

(M) 9/22

3.1
3.2

Quadratic Functions and Models
Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving

#7 9/24

(R) 9/24

3.3
3.4

Complex Numbers
Quadratic Inequalities

#8 9/29

(M) 9/29

3.5
4.1

Transformations of Graphs
More Nonlinear Functions and Their Graphs

#9 10/1

(R) 10/1

4.2

Polynomial Functions and Models

#10 10/13

(F) 10/2

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR’S SIGNATURE

(M) 10/6

REVIEW

(R) 10/8

TEST II

SECTIONS (2.3 - 2.5) & CHAPTER 3

(M) 10/13

4.3
4.4

Division of Polynomials
Real Zeros of Polynomial Functions

#11 10/15

(R) 10/15

4.5
4.6

The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Rational Functions and Models

#12 10/20

(M) 10/20

4.7
4.8

More Equations and Inequalities
Radical Equations and Power Functions

#13 10/22

(R) 10/22

5.1

Combining Functions

#14 11/3

(M) 10/27

REVIEW

(R) 10/29

TEST III

CHAPTER 4

(M) 11/3

5.2

5.3

Inverse Functions and Their Representations
Exponential Functions and Models

#15 11/5

(R) 11/5

5.4
5.5

Logarithmic Functions and Models
Properties of Logarithms

#16 11/10

(M) 11/10

5.6

5.7

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Constructing Nonlinear Models

#17 11/12

(R) 11/12

6.1
6.2

Functions and Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Inequalities in Two Variables

#18 11/24

(M) 11/17

REVIEW

(R) 11/19

TEST IV

CHAPTER 5

(M) 11/24

6.3
6.4
6.5

Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables Solutions to Linears Systems using Matrices
Properties and Applications of Matrices

#19 12/1

(R) 11/26

NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK

(M) 11/30

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH INSTRUCTOR’S SIGNATURE

(M) 12/1

6.6
6.7

Inverses of Matrices
Determinants

#20 12/3

(R) 12/3

REVIEW

(M) 12/8

TEST V

CHAPTER 6

(R) 12/10

REVIEW

(M) 12/15

COMPREHENSIVE
FINAL EXAM

7:30 AM-9:20AM

COLLEGE ALGEBRA MAT 151 COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2009

COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MAT 151 COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL 2009