Math 30 Pre-Algebra Syllabus Fall 2011
This syllabus along with grades and supplemental support material can be found at www.flc.losrios.edu/pietrod additionally you should be able to log onto https://d2l.losrios.edu/ for quizzes and information pertaining to the course. It is expected you can navigate the internet to access material and information pertaining to the course
Disclaimer: All information in the syllabus is subject to change if the instructor finds it necessary. Any changes will be announced during a class session. Absent students are still responsible for any announced changes.
Instructor: Dean Pietromonaco, web page www.flc.losrios.edu/~pietrod, Phone & voice mail: 608- 6990, E-mail: pietrod@flc.losrios.edu
Text: "Internalizing Mathematics an Arithmetic Approach to Building a Better Student Pre-Algebra", Author Dean Pietromonaco
Handouts: There will be a substantial number of handouts.
Prerequisite: Math 20 or equivalent with a C or better or appropriate placement from assessment test.
Attendance: As this is a beginning course, attendance is critical to your success, thus roll will be taken and you may be dropped from the course if you miss more than 3 class meetings. If you are late more than 10 minutes, or you miss any ten minute period of class it will be counted as an absence. If you miss more than 3 classes and it is after the drop deadline your grade will be recorded as an F. You are responsible for any work/worksheets that you miss, I do not hold onto worksheets, so if you miss a day make sure a class mate gets a worksheet for you. If you are absent when I hand a test back please request test after class or during my office hour
Special Note: If your cell phone rings on two separate
occasions then you lose your make up privileges. If you answer the phone or you
are text messaging on your phone, your highest test during the semester will be
recorded as a zero. If you leave the class to talk on your phone it will be
counted as an absence and your highest test score will be recorded as a zero.
Additionally all rules of the school both behaviorally and academically will be
enforced. In attentiveness will be considered a disruption, if you are
disrupting the learning environment you will be asked to leave the class for
the day and will be marked absent. There will be a quiz almost every class
session except on days a test is given. There will also on occasion be a quiz
at the end of a class session. If you leave earlier or come late on a day a
quiz is given your score will be recorded as a zero No exceptions. Between 0 and 2 of your lowest quiz scores
will be dropped (With a maximum of 15% of quizzes dropped). I do because I
understand not everyone can make it to every class meeting, and I also know
sometimes we just don’t score well on a quiz. You may not under any
circumstances drop more than 2 quizzes. Homework will typically be checked
during the administration of each exam. At times progress in book will be
randomly evaluated Late homework
will be accepted only once and only if you were not in attendance for the exam.
Worksheets not from book need to have your name, page number,
assignment number, and class at the top right hand corner of the page. Quizzes
need to have your name the date and class number on the upper right hand corner
of paper. All assignments need to be placed in the order they were
assigned. Your homework will be graded for completeness and
correctness. If you are not in class when work is passed back you may
stop by my office to pick up work. One class session at the end of the course
will be used for a make -up exam. One and only one test may be made up
and only if you scored 70% or above on all other exams.
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:30-3:30
Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 to 1:00
Friday from 11:30-12:30 (virtual office hour)
Tutorial Help: The hours and locations tutors are available are posted online, go to the FLC homepage and click on the Tutorial Services link for further information.
The Course Math 30 is a Pre-Algebra course, that will cover operations with real numbers, polynomials, equations, inequalities, exponents, factoring and word problems. no calculators or tables are allowed. A complete course description can be found in the FLC Mathematics and Statistics brochure or the College Handbook. It is highly recommended that you see a counselor as part of your college planning. All problems and sections from the book will be covered. The course is intended to increase your ability to do basic operations mentally and with paper and pencil. The ability to use a diagram to simplify and calculate fractional expressions will be emphasized. No credit will be given for correct answers when the directions state to use a diagram if your diagram is not correct. Many of you have learned how to use algorithms you do not understand to get correct answers, the understanding of the mathematics you learn will be critical to your success in math 30. Note: Please do not ask “can I do it this way”, I am aware of all possible ways to do problems and am teaching them in such a way as to help you succeed in math in subsequent math classes.
Course Objectives: To help students develop an understanding of fractions decimals and percentages and how to apply and manipulate the aforementioned, both mentally and in written form, along with developing problem solving skills and all the required skills to be successful in math 100 Algebra
Grading: Letter grades will be calculated based on the percentage of the total points, below is an approximate list of the points available during the semester
A: 90%-100% B: 80%-90% C: 70%-79% D: 60%-69% F: below 60%
Class/Homework: 5-40 points
Quizzes: 10 to 20 points, must attend entire class session for credit
Tests: 60-100 points, final exam ...................................100-200 points
Final Exam will be
on Monday December 12th from 1:00-2:50 p.m.
Student Learning Outcomes
Math 30
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Resources: Classmates are the best resource, links to useful websites, can be found on my homepage www.flc.losrios.edu/~pietrod and the FLC math homepage www.flc.losrios.edu/~flcmath.