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Instructor: Evan Innerst

Office: 18-306

Phone: (650) 306-3256

email: innerst@smccd.edu

web page: www.smccd.edu/accounts/innerst

Textbook: Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Martin-Gay 3rd edition or the "custom published version" Intermediate Algebra

Calculator: A scientific (not graphing) calculator such as the TI-30

This is an online class and to be successful in this class you must be self disciplined. Even though there are not specific hours when the class meets, you should schedule regular times to work on the material. It has been my experience that when a student falls behind in an online class they rarely catch up.

Math 120 covers 3.4 - 3.7, chapters 8 - 12 plus 4.4 and 4.5, Math 122 covers 3.4 - 3.7 and chapters 8 - 10, Math 123 covers chapters 11, 12, and sections 4.4 and 4.5.

Types of Assignments

Homework: (10% of your grade)

You should try as many of the odd problems as you can in each section that we cover. The answers to the odd problems are in the back of the book, and solutions to the odds can be found in the student solution manual (an optional book that can be purchased in the bookstore)

There is a homework assignment for each section that we will cover. You are to complete the homework as you go through the book. It will be turned in each time you take a test in the learning center. Homework set 1 will be turned in at Test 1, homework set 2 will be turned in at Test 2, homework set 3 will be turned in at Test 3, and homework set 4 will be turned in at Test 4. Each time you turn in HW it will be worth 25 points. To get full credit for the homework, you must turn in the work (not just the answers).

Quizzes: (15% of your grade)

There are 6 quizzes which are taken online. When you take a quiz and click on the submit button your quiz score will be sent to me electronically. You may only submit each quiz once.

Participation (5% of your grade)

You earn participation points by meeting the following requirements

• Attending the mandatory meeting on January 24th, 4 - 6pm in building 22 room 116 (5 points)
• Sending an email to me from the email address that you wish to use for the course by January 31st (5 points).
• During the semester I will send out email questions that you must answer by email. The email questions are sent in my weekly newsletter. The first newsletter will be sent out on February 2nd. You have one week to answer each email question. (1 point each)
• You will asked to complete a progress report every three weeks. (3 points each)

Tests (70% of your grade)

There are 4 tests to take for Math 120 (2 for Math 122 and 2 for Math 123). The tests are taken in the learning center (building 5 room 105). Tests 1 and 3 are worth 100 points and tests 2 and 4 are worth 200 points. You will be asked to show your ID when taking a test in the learning center. Tests must be taken in one sitting (you may not start a test, turn it in, and then come back to finish it).

The Learning center is open M - Th 8 am - 8 pm and F 8 am - 3 pm . Be sure to allow enough time for the test you are taking.

Test 2 is the Final exam for Math 122, and test 4 is the final exam for Math 120 and 123.

There is no deadline for taking the tests, except that all tests must be taken by May 18th.

Making Progress: You may be dropped from the class for any of the following reasons:

1. Not sending me your email address
2. Not attending the Mandatory Meeting
3. Falling more than 2 weeks behind (based on the schedule published on this site)

Getting Help: It is very imortant that you do not fall too far behind. If you are having trouble staying on schedule the following may help.

1. Send me an email and I can try to answer your questions through email. With all of the symbols, it is not always easy to write out algebra in emails.
2. Come to my office hours (see my main homepage for a schedule)
3. Visit the learning center (Hours are M - Th 8am to 8pm, F 8am - 3pm; Math lab M, Th 9am - 6:30pm, T 9am - 3:30pm, W 9am - 12:30 pm, F 9am - 3pm)
4. Look on the web. I have provided some links (click on Help Links above). Let me know if you find some pages or if some of the links are inactive.
5. Arrange to get a tutor. Free tutoring is available through the learning center.

The table below shows what you need to complete to get credit in each of these classes.

 

	120	122	123
Homework Set 1	X	X
Homework Set 2	X	X
Homework Set 3	X		X
Homework Set 4	X		X
Quiz 1	X	X
Quiz 2	X	X
Quiz 3	X	X
Quiz 4	X		X
Quiz 5	X		X
Quiz 6	X		X
Test 1	X	X
Test 2	X	X
Test 3	X		X
Test 4	X		X
Mandatory meeting	X	X	X
Sending me your email address	X	X	X
Progress reports	X	X	X
email questions	X	X	X

 

Grades are awarded based on the percentage of points earned

 

Percent	Grade
90 - 100%	A
80 - 89%	B
70 - 79%	C
60 - 69%	D
0 - 59%	F

Checkpoint bonuses and extra credit.

You can earn extra credit by having completed certain assignments before the designated checkpoints. Each time you have completed all of the required assignment for a checkpoint, you final grade will be increased by 1%. There will also be some extra credit problems from time to time in the weekly newsletter.

Checkpoint	Required for Math 120	Required for Math 122	Required for Math 123
Checkpoint 1 March 2nd	Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Test 1, and Homework Set 1	Quiz 1, Homework Set 1, and Test 1	Quiz 4, Homework Set 3, and Test 3
Checkpoint 2 March 30th	All of the above plus: Quiz 3, HW Set 2, Test 2 and Quiz 4	All of the above plus: Quiz 2	All of the above plus: Quiz 5
Checkpoint 3 May 4th	All of the above plus: Test 3, HW Set 3 and Quiz 5	All of the above plus: Quiz 3	All of the above plus: Quiz 6

Important Dates

January 24th	Mandatory Meeting 4 - 6pm in 22- 116
January 29th	Last day to Add
February 5th	Day I will drop students who did not attend the mandatory meeting and did not send me their email address.
February 9th	Last day to Drop without a "W"
February 16th - 19th	President's Days - Campus Closed
April 2nd - 8th	Spring Break - campus closed
April 26th	Last day to drop.**
May 18th	Last day to turn in assignments.

** A note on incompletes. I will not give incompletes for this course, except in very extreme documented cases and where the student has turned at least 75% of the work. If you feel that, due to some situation, you will not be able to complete the course, then be sure to withdraw by April 26th.