Video Based Math 20 Syllabus

Last Updated: 1/11/2009

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• TEXT AND STUDY GUIDE

• LECTURES
  
  
• OFFICE HOURS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
  
  
• HOMEWORK

• GRADES

• TESTS and QUIZZES

• CELL PHONES AND CALCULATORS
  
  
• SLO's - STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

   

TEXT AND STUDY GUIDES

• Carson's Prealgebra 3rd editiopn(required)  This is available in the MJC Pirates Book Store. 

• Author's Study Guide (optional)
  

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LECTURES

• Daily lectures can be viewed on a computer in FH124, Sierra Hall 214, and the Library Computer Lab.

• Daily tapes of the direct broadcast can be viewed in the library at the reference desk.

• Daily lectures can be viewed on your computer using a broadband Internet connection;  see The Semester Schedule

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OFFICE HOURS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR

• Office hours are from 1 -2:30 PM on M W, and 2:30 - 4 PM Th 
  (note: There are no office hours during summer,)

• My office is in Founder's Hall 270 C

• Voice mail can be left at 209-575-6111

• At the beginning of each week you should check the The Week At A Glance to check on what is due for the week.

• At the end of each week you should send an e-mail message to jccurl@sonnet.com briefly summarizing what you have done for the week in relation to the lectures, homework, and labs. If you do not check in each week, you may be dropped for non participation.

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HOMEWORK

• Home work assignments are done on the computer.  You can redo each problem as many times as you wish and get 100% on each hw assignment.  However, you will do a practice test on the computer, with out help, for each of the three exams.  Note that you will be allowed to take each practice test three times and keep your high score.  Your home work average will be calculated by taking three times your My Math Lab hw average plus your three Practice Test scores and dividing the sum by 6. 
  
  If you do not wish to do your hw on the computer, you should do the problems assigned from the text, checking your answers in the back of the text.  Your homework average will only be the average of your three Practice Test Scores.  Please note that it is in your best interest to do your homework on the computer.
  
  
• Doing Homework on coursecompass.com
  
  1.  Go to http://www.coursecompass.com

  2. Click the “Register” button on the right side of the screen under the STUDENT section.  

  3. You will need the Course Name and Course ID for our class and a Student Access Code. 
  Your new textbook should be bundled with a Student Access Code. If you have a used book, 
  you will need to purchase an online access.

  Course Name: Math 20 Bridge

  Course ID: curl38625

  4. Once you have entered all the required information and obtained the online access, 
  you will need to log in every day to check if there are new homework assignments.

  5. DO HOMEWORK is the second button on the left side of the screen.New homework will show up every time we cover a new section, so you should check each day.

  6. You will have immediate feedback on whether you have worked a problem correctly  and you will be allowed to try again on problems you got wrong.

  7. If you really get stuck on a problem, print it out and bring it to the next class. 
  We will discuss these problems as time permits. 

  8. You should do the problems on notebook paper with a pencil, showing all steps, just as we do in class, before entering the answer into the computer. Keep your written work in a notebook.

  Note: There are open labs available in FH 124, and in the Library

  The “Math Department” computer lab is on West Campus in Sierra B214. If computerized homework systems are new to you, go to this lab. Clorinda Otte, the lab supervisor, will be able to provide lots of help for you. There are also math tutors in this lab.

• Solutions to the problems should include the statement of the problem, formulas, substitutions, and intermediate steps.

• The homework problems are an essential part of the course.

• The homework for the semester is worth 100 points.

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TESTS and QUIZZES

• There are three one hour exams each worth 100 points.
  
  
• You will have a quiz each week during the final 20 minutes of the Friday Tutorial.
• There is a two hour comprehensive final worth 200 points.

• You are expected to use a new blue book for each exam and final.
  

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GRADES

• The semester grade average is determined by dividing the sum S 
  by 7 where

  S = sum of 3 exam scores + final exam score + hw average + quiz average

• The semester grade is then determined as follows:

  A (90 to 100%) --- B (80 to 89%) --- C (65 to 79%) --- D (55 to 65%) --- F (0 to 55%)
  

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CALCULATORS AND CELL PHONES

• You will not be allowed to use a calculator for tests.
  
  
• Cell Phones should be left in your back pack during class time and should not be used during class.

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SLO's - STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

• As a result of a satisfactory completion of the course, the student should be prepared to
  work with algebraic concepts and applications..
  
  
• A detailed listing of the course objectives can be found in the Math 20 Course Outline.
  
  
  

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