Instructor: James B. Dressler

Email: James.Dressler@SeattleColleges.edu

Prerequisites: Mat 098 with a 2.5 or better or one and one-half years of high school algebra and placement exam within 3 years.

Course Purpose/Overview/Goals: To have students acquire the mathematical skills needed for success in their next math course.

Instructor's Educational Philosophy: I as an instructor will do all I can to assist in the learning process, but the ultimate responsibility lies with each individual student to do what is needed to acquire knowledge, advance and achieve one's goals. To benefit most from the concepts and techniques presented, the student should practice until all assignments are completed and full understanding of the material is grasped.

Tutoring: You will find assistance at the MATH TUTORING LAB (room SAM 100, offers "drop in" help, open daily). Also check out COLLEGE WIDE TUTORING (room BE 2103 2nd floor above Latte stand, by appointment).

Special Needs: Students with documented disabilities who need course accommodations, have emergency medical information, or require special arrangements for building evacuation should contact the instructor within the first two weeks of class.

Topics Covered:

Week One:
Chapter 1 / Real Numbers/Exponents, Roots, & Radicals/Polynomial Facotring/Rational Expressions

Week Two:
Chapter 1 / Linear and Quadratic Equations / Linear Inequalities/Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value//Other Types of Equations

Week Three:
Chapter 2 / Coordinate System: Lines and Theirs Graphs/ Coordinant Geometry/Circles & Other Equations/Functions
Exam 1 - Chapter One (100 points)

Week Four:
Chapter 2 / Graphs of Functions/Analyzing Graphs of Functions/Algebra of Functions/ Transformations of the Graph of a Function / Linear Functions and Models; Variation
Quiz 1 - Chapter Two (5 points)

Week Five:
Chapter 3 / Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs / Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs / Division of Polynomials The Remainder and Factor Theoroms.
Exam 2 - Chapter Two (100 points)

Week Six:
Chapter 3 / Real Zerosof Polynomials;Solutions of Equations / Complex Numbers / The Fundamental Theorom of Algebra / Rational Functions/ Quadratic, Polynomial, and Rational Inequalities
Quiz 2 - Chapter Three (5 points)

Week Seven:
Chapter 4 / Inverse Functions/ Exponential Functions / Logarithmic Functions / Properties of Logarithims
Exam 3 - Chapter Three (100 points)

Week Eight:
Chapter 4 / Exponential and Logarithmic Equations / Exponential, Logistic, and Logarithmic Models
Final Exam - Exam Four (100 points) / 10:30 - 11:30 AM on Wednesday, 08/18/2016

Student Assignments: There is one assignment per week. The maximum points that are available on each assignment are 7, for a total of 56 assignment points.

Exams: Four Exams including one Final Exam (100 points each) for a total of 400 Exam points and Three Quizzes (5 points each) for a total of 15 points.

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