MATH 101.56 - College Algebra, Fall 2010

students’ understanding of the course material and may result in absentees being dropped
from the course roster by the Registrar’s Office. Many of the graded assessments in this
course will be completed on-line and thus absences from class should have little impact on
their timely completion.
Homework: In addition to the course specific objectives outlined above, successful students will
also acquire study habits necessary for continued success in college-level mathematics courses.
One of these study habits is diligent attention to homework. Students are expected to do their
homework and participate in class. Students should expect to spend a minimum of three hours
outside of class on homework and review for every hour spent in class. Homework exercises
help students review and reinforce concepts covered in class. The textbook exercises are
arranged in generally increasing level of difficulty. Working only the low-numbered exercises
will not prepare a student sufficiently for the test and final examination exercises. All assigned
homework exercises must be worked until successful completion.
In addition to practice exercises from the textbook, graded homework problems will be administered
on-line through the Hawkes Learning Systems software. To receive credit for an
assignment you must solve the required problems (you will be granted unlimited attempts)
before the deadline and upload the certificate of completion to the Hawkes website before the
deadline. Since computer hardware and software problems, website availability, and network
problems are often unpredictable you should start all assignments as early as possible. Every
student will be allowed one, and only one, 48-hour extension to the deadline of one graded
homework assignment. If you need the deadline extension, you must request it before the
deadline. Requests made after the deadlines will not be granted.
Schedule: Numbers following the dates refer to the sections of the textbook to be covered on that
day.
Tuesday Thursday
08/31: Orientation 09/02: 1.4, 1.5
09/07: 1.6, 1.7 09/09: 2.1, 2.2
09/14: 2.3, 2.4 09/16: 3.1, 3.2
09/21: Review 09/23: Test 1
09/28: 4.1, 4.2 09/30: 4.3, 4.4
10/05: 4.5, 4.6 10/07: 4.7, 4.8
10/12: Fall Break 10/14: 5.1, 5.2
10/19: 5.3, 5.4 10/21: 5.5, 5.6
10/26: Review 10/28: Test 2
11/02: 6.1, 6.2 11/04: 6.3, 6.4
11/09: 6.6, 6.7 11/11: 7.1, 7.2
11/16: 7.3, 7.4 11/18: 7.5, 7.6
11/23: 8.1, 8.2 11/25: Thanksgiving
11/30: 8.3, Review 12/02: Test 3
12/07: 8.4, 8.5 12/09: 8.6, 8.7
12/14: Review 12/16: Final Examination
Tests: There will be three tests and a comprehensive final examination. The tests and the final
examination will be taken on-line through the Hawkes Learning Systems website. There will
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