Course Syllabus for Math 206 Online

Read this entire document very carefully. It contains all the details on how the course
works and how you are graded.

General requirements for this course
Course Description
Prerequisites
Required Text
Academic adjustment for students with disabilities
Evaluation of students
Final grade

General requirements for this course
The fol lowing are a must to succeed in this course:
1) A working computer with good Internet connection that would allow you to download
programs, send or receive e-mails (that includes a workable email address )
2) 8- 10 hours of available time every week (spread over 2 or 3 days) to read, complete
as signments and solve problems for this course
3) There are no face-to-face meetings but diligence and self-discipline are necessary to work
earnestly and at a regularly-paced schedule each week, and be prompt in meeting
deadlines

Course description
This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, graphing algebraic and
transcendental functions and Analytic Trigonometry.

Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry (MAT 056) or the equivalent with
department approval.

Required text
Precalculus, seventh edition; Roland E. Larson & Robert P. Hostetler; Houghton Mifflin
Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004.

Academic adjustment for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments for
this course must contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (Room N769, 220-
8180). BMCC is committed to providing equal access to all programs and curricula to all
students.

Requirement of students
Students should check for new announcements on a daily basis. Your attendance to the class
session is based on the time that you log in to the course page (minimum two times per week).
Students should read the relevant sections of the textbook and try to understand the sample
problems given in each section. They should be prepared to work out the practice problems in
the text, sample problems in the lecture notes, and solve the assignment questions between
lectures to develop a better understanding of the material.
Always check for new assignments on a weekly basis.

Evaluation of students
Quizzes
There will be a lecture quiz at the end of each chapter. Study the chapter material very
thoroughly before you attempt the quiz. Take all the chapter quizzes online in a timely fashion.
A missed quiz will be recorded as a zero grade. You may do the quizzes as many times as you
want before you submit the final result - each time, you will get instant feedback from
Blackboard for your work. However, you must submit the quiz before the final submission
deadline (date and time of submission is recorded precisely for each quiz).

Assignments
There will be a set off assigned homework problems each week. The due date for these
assignments is very important. All the homework assignments need to be submitted on or before
the due date. Solutions will be posted and the homework assignments will not be accepted after
the solution is posted.

This class has the following kinds of assignments
1. Discussion questions
The discussion questions will be posted each week under the Discussion Board button on the
main course menu. Before submitting your first discussion board, read about how to submit
your discussion board by clicking here.

Post your first response to the discussion board by the first discussion board deadline. Make
sure to read the posts by other students before the final deadline – you can use their ideas,
thoughts, suggestions, etc. either to correct your own post or if you feel the other student is
making an error to help guide your fellow classmates (without giving away answers). Make
sure you respond to students’ and professor’s questions and comments on your post.

2. Weekly assignments
Each week you will be assigned specific problems from your textbook. Before submitting
your first homework assignment read the instructions for submitting the homework carefully.
Finish all the online homework on time.

3. Technology assignments
Students are expected to do mathematical projects using technology either with a graphing
calculator or computer software.

Examinations - Midterm and Final
The midterm and final exam will be online exams during the middle of the semester and the final
week of the semester, respectively. The questions will be in Microsoft Word format. There will
be a deadline for final submission by way of time and date for each exam.

Final Grade
The final grade will be will be determined in the following manner.
Student online participation - virtual attendance and online discussion (10%)
Lecture quizzes (20%)
Assignments - weekly homework (20%)
Technology assignment - projects (10%)
Midterm and Final (40%)

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