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Full Course Syllabus: 

M114MW (20341) and M5W (29018) Syllabus.pdf

 

Course Description:

This course is designed for students majoring in life or social sciences. The main topics to be covered include linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions and their graphs, systems of linear equations, matrices, sequences and series, combinatorics, and the Binomial Theorem. 

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of linear, non-linear and functions, and use them to evaluate expressions, solve equations, and solve applications
  2. Use technology appropriately to explore and analyze linear, non-linear and functions
  3. Use simple linear algebra techniques to solve systems of equations
  4. Explore and analyze conic sections
  5. Differentiate between arithmetic and geometric sequences and series and use the binomial theorem to expand the power of a binomial

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
College Algebra from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-12-3

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IMPORTANT DATES:

LAST DAY TO GET A REFUND/INSTRUCTOR INTIATED ADD: Friday, August 30

LAST DAY TO DROP WITH NO “W” GRADE: Friday, September 6

LAST DAY TO ELECT P/NP GRADING OPTION: Friday, September 20

LAST DAY TO DROP WITH A “W” GRADE: Friday, November 22

Important Notes:

  • Students not in attendance for the first two weeks of classes will be dropped from the course. Any student who misses an excess of 10% of the total class hours are subject to be dropped from the course (total class hours is 72 and 10% of 72 is 7.2 hours, which is the 4th class missed). The day you enroll in the course you are signing a contract to come to class every day and on time. Also, arriving late or leaving early is not acceptable behavior and disruptive to the instructor and fellow classmates.   If more than 15 minutes of class is missed, then you will be marked as absent.

  • Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the DSPS Center [http://www.cerritos.edu/dsps/]early in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. Students may contact the DSPS by visiting the Center (located in LA Building) or by phone (562-2451 ext. 2335). All information will remain confidential.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material, from whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and, indeed, phrases but it also includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc.  Please see the Cerritos handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc. [http://cms.cerritos.edu/academic-affairs/academic-honesty.htm]
  • Cerritos College Food and Housing Insecurity Taskforce seeks to improve student’s ability to access food and housing resources. The taskforce is committed to fostering community partnerships, increasing awareness, advocating for resources, and addressing barriers to create a safe and supportive campus for our students to be successful. [https://www.cerritos.edu/basic-needs/]

Course Summary:

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