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M011 Course Syllabus Provides the course outline, grading rubrics, textbook, and student material requirements.

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M011 Course Topics

Algebraic topics essential for success in technical careers. Topics include the decimal number system, fractions, decimals and percentages, exponents and radicals, algebraic expressions, and linear equations.

• Use the decimal number system.
• Demonstrate knowledge of powers of ten.
• Convert between various units and prefixes.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of algebraic terms: roots and powers.
• Perform calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percents.
• Solve algebraic equations with numerical and literal coefficients.
• Describe and resolve linear equations.
• Solve and graph linear equations.

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GRADING

  The final grade for this course is determined as follows:

  35% -- Weekly Homework/Activities/Projects

  55% -- Tests

  10% -- Participation

  A grade of 90 percent or higher earns an A grade; 80 to 89 percent earns a B grade; 70 to 79 percent earns a C grade; 60 to 69 percent earns a D grade. If you receive a D grade in a class that is a prerequisite for future classes, you will have to repeat the course.

  There is provision for ONE makeup opportunity for tests. Also, your instructor may periodically give pop quizzes, collect lab work, homework, or assign a class activity unannounced. Heald does not grant "extra credit" points.

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TEXTBOOK

"Introduction to Technical Mathematics, 4th Edition" Washington & Triola, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1988 ISBN 0-8053-9538-8

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STUDENT MATERIALS

 

Casio ƒx-115W handheld calculator equipped with exponential and logarithmic functions and memory

Loose-leaf binder, paper, and pencils

Students will maintain homework in a notebook. See M011 Notebook and Homework Requirements for details.

 

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