Common Website:
http://www.math.uconn.edu/ClassHomePages/Math1011/math1011f13/
Math 1011Q: Introductory
College Algebra and Mathematical Modeling Fall 2013
Course Information and
Syllabus
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Office:
MSB 127 Office Hours:
MWF 9:00-10:00 or by appt. |
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Class Meeting Times/Place: TuTh/W 3:30-5:00/3:35-5:45 MSB
415 (+ a 3 hour
Review Class before Final Exam) Class Web Page:
http://www.math.uconn.edu/~glaz/math1011f12 |
Textbook: Intermediate
Algebra, by K. Elayn Martin-Gay, 5th ed. Other Requirements: A simple Scientific Calculator, for
example TI-30Xa |
Homework:
Individual homework will be assigned after every section,
collected every Monday, and returned the following class.
Homework assignments will consist of the individual
assignments from your textbook listed in the Syllabus Table
below, and weekly Group Projects provided as handouts in
class. Group Project assignments will be graded, individual
assignments will carry exam points – each section's homework
assignment is worth one point (this will be explained in more
details in class). The majority of homework assignments will
be done outside of class, but we will devote 30 to 50 minutes
each week (usually on Monday) to questions related to
difficulties in the homework. You are encouraged to work with
other students in this class on all your homework assignments.
Exams Schedule: There
will be three semester, in-class exams and a Final Exam. None
is strictly cumulative, but there will be overlap of material
between the exams. NO MAKE-UP EXAMS unless there is a very
serious emergency for which you provide proof.
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Exam 1: Thursday September 12 in
class |
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Exam 2: Thursday October 3, in class |
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Exam 3: Thursday November 7, in
class |
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Final Exam: TBA |
Grading Policy:
Homework, Quizzes, and Group projects about 12%. Each Exam
(including the Final Exam) is of equal weight, that is, about
22%.
**Please turn off cell phones during
class time—no texting or calls.**
Special
Days:
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First Day of Classes: Monday
August 26 Last Day of Classes: Thursday
December 5 |
Final assessment week for fall
2012 takes place from Monday, December 10th through Sunday,
December 16th. Students are required to be available for their
exam and/or complete an assessment during the time stated in
the Registrar's Office Schedule. If you have a conflict with
this time you must visit the Office of Student Services and
Advocacy to discuss the possibility of rescheduling this
assessment.
**NEW THIS YEAR** OSSA is
REQUIRING that students who have a conflict about which they
have or should have had advanced notice (bunched, religious
obligation, legal/medical appointments…) MUST seek permission
to reschedule their assessment NO LATER THAN November 30th.
Please note that vacations,
previously purchased tickets or reservations, graduations,
social events, misreading the assessment schedule and
over-sleeping are not viable excuses for missing a final
assessment. If you think that your situation warrants
permission to reschedule, please contact the Office of Student
Services and Advocacy (2nd floor Wilbur Cross) to
meet with a staff member.
Syllabus Outline and Individual Homework
Assignments
Each
week: 2 to 4 sections from the text-book, and 1 or 2 group
projects selected from the table below:
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Section |
Topic |
Individual
Homework Assignments |
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Introduction |
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Math-Autobiography |
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Chapter 1 |
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1.2 |
Algebraic Expressions and Sets of Numbers |
page 14-16:
1,5,7,31-36,59,61,67,77,82-84 ,87 |
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1.3 |
Operations
With Real Numbers |
page 26-29:
1,9,11,17,21,27,31,35,37,45, 47,53,67,73,79 |
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1.4 |
Properties of
Real Numbers |
page 37-39:
3,9,15-20,45,51,53,61,83,87, 99 |
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Conversion
Rectangle |
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1
.Calculate
15% of 723. 2. If 9.8
is 12% of your grade, find
your grade. 3. Find
the height in metes of a person 5'6" tall. |
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Group Project |
Are Rationals
Irrational? |
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Group
Project |
Calculate Your
BMI |
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Group
Project |
Analyze Newspaper
Circulation |
If time permits |
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Chapter 2 |
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2.1 |
Linear
Equations in One Variable |
page 54-55:
1,11,13,17,23,26,35,43 |
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2.2 |
Introduction
to Problem Solving |
page 62-67: 1,5,11,13 |
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2.3 |
Formulas
and Problem Solving |
page 72-75:
1,5,49 |
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2.4 |
Linear
Inequalities and Problem Solving |
page 84-87:
1,3,7,11,43,45,55,63 |
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2.6 |
Absolute
Value Equations |
page 99:
5,9,15,21,53,61 |
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Group
Project |
Algebraic
Poetry - Lilavati’s Swarm |
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Group Project |
Algebraic Poetry
- The Rose-Red City |
If time permits |
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Group
Project |
Calculate
Your Income |
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Chapter 3 |
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3.1 |
Graphing
Equations |
page 126-129:
1,3,5,7,9,17,19,27,33,37 |
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3.2 |
Introduction
to Functions |
P page 141-145:
1,3,11,23,25,29,35,37,55,57, 59,61 |
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3.4 |
The
Slope of a Line |
page 163-166:
5,19,25,27,37,39,61,63,67, 70, 91 |
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3.5 |
Equations
of Lines |
page 173-177:
1,13,25,41,42,44,47 |
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Group
Project |
Hurricane
Season (and Tracking Chart) |
If time permits |
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Group
Project |
Three
Swimmers |
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Group
Project |
Cigarette
Ads |
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Group
Project |
Life
Expectancy |
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Chapter 4 |
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4.1 |
Linear
Equations in Two Variables |
page 212-215:
1,3,7,13,17,21 |
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Group
Project |
Which
Honda Should You Buy? |
If time
permits |
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Group
Project |
Photos
of All Sizes |
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Chapter 5 |
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5.1 |
Exponents |
page 263-265:
1,7,13,19,27,43,63 |
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5.2 |
More
Exponents |
page 269-271:
1,7,9,19,39,55 |
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5.3 |
Polynomials
and Polynomial Functions |
page 280-283:
17,23,37,39,43 |
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5.4 |
Multiplying
Polynomials |
page 289-291:
1,5,19,23,27 |
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5.5 |
The
Greatest Common Factor |
page 295-297:
3,9,11,13 |
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5.6
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Factoring
Trinomials (Use Quadratic Formula for Roots from 8.2
and/or Handout) |
page 304-305:
15,25,27,47 |
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5.7 |
Factoring
Special Products |
page 310-312:
1,9,39,53 |
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5.8
(partial) |
Solving
Quadratic Equations (Via Quadratic Formula and Roots) |
page 324-328:
5,9,13 |
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Group
Project |
The
Largest Box |
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Group
Project |
Free
Falling From Bridges |
If time permits |
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Group
Project |
Factoring
Trinomials Completely |
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Chapter 6 |
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6.1 |
Multiplying
and Dividing Rational Expressions |
page 348-350:
1,17,37,41,47,63 |
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6.2 |
Adding
and Subtracting Rational Expressions |
page 357-359:
3,17,26,27,29 |
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Group
Project |
Calculate
Your Lottery Winning
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Chapter 7 |
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7.1 |
Radicals
and Radical Functions |
page 419-420:
3,9,19,25,39,43,45,53,75,100,109,110 |
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7.2 |
Rational
Exponents |
page 426-428:
1,11,19,29,39,41,47,51,61, 65 |
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7.6
(partial) |
Radical
Equations |
page 456-459:
1,9,11,13 (with 7.2),53,59 (with 7.1) |
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Group
Project |
Skid
Marks |
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Chapter 9 |
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9.3 |
Exponential
Functions |
page 563-565:
1,5,18,20,21,27,35,37 |
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9.4 |
Logarithmic
Functions |
page 571-572:
29,31,41,45,51,69 |
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9.5 |
Properties
of Logarithms |
page 577-578:
1,9,17,21,35,43,53,55,57 |
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9.7
(partial) |
Exponential
and Logarithmic Equations |
page 589-590:
13,14,15,27 (with 9.4), 31,32,33 (with 9.5) |
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Group
Project |
The
Black Bear Population |
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Group
Project |
Puzzled by Logs? |
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Topics |
(Optional) |
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5.1 |
Scientific
Notation |
page 263-265:
104,109,111,121 |
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5.2 |
More
Scientific Notation |
page 269-271:
69,73 |
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Group
Project |
Very
Large and Very Small Numbers |
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4.2 |
Linear
Equations With Three Variables |
page 221-222:
5,7,9,13 |
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Group
Project |
Tacos
Anyone? |
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9.6 |
Logarithms
and Change of Base |
page 583-584:
17-27 |
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Group
Project |
How
Long it Takes to Double Your Money? |
If time permits |