| DAY # |
MATERIAL COVERED |
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Introduction ( During this
half-hour introduction, the instructor should hand out the
course syllabus and give a thorough explanation of the course. Many of
the students do
not really understand the concept of the course and might have questions
pertaining to
the requirements. Students should be made aware that there is an
additional lab
requirement in this course for the first five or six weeks of the
semester |
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1.1
Whole Numbers (For this section, one could cover the basics of whole
numbers,
including: place value , reading and writing, rounding, estimating,
trouble spots in
operations, such as zeros in subtraction , multiplication and division,
exponents , order of
operations and word problems. This must obviously be a very brief
review. Instructors
often assign Worksheet #1, found in the Course Materials section of the
lab manual to be
handed in at the next class.)
Diagnostic Test – Students should take the
20-question Diagnostic Test at the end of this
session. Using the results of this test, you should fill out a
triplicate prescription sheet.
One copy goes to Lab Coordinator, one copy goes to the student and you
keep a copy. |
| 2 |
1.2 (Addition of Signed Numbers)
Fractions ( Usually half of the class is spent on reviewing fraction
concepts, defining
proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers, reviewing simplifying
fractions ,
equivalent fractions and ope rations with fractions , including mixed
number operations.
Worksheet #2 can be assigned. Because worksheet #2 covers word problems
as well,
which isn’t covered until the next class, you would probably not want to
collect
worksheet #2 until you have finished reviewing fraction word problems).
Students should sign the course contract during this session.
Math Lab Tour( Your class has been scheduled to have a lab
orientation in Main Hall
142 for the last hour of this first session. During this time, one of
the staff members in
the lab will introduce the students to the rules and regulations and
mechanics of the lab
and will go over some of the software which is available, including
helping students to
register for various software programs. The software available and the
instructions for
using this software is available in both the student and instructor lab
manuals) |
| 3 |
more 1.2 ( subtraction of signed
numbers) Fraction Word Problems
(fraction word problems are notoriously difficult for students.
You might want to hand out supplements on these types of problems). |
| 4 |
more 1.2 (multiplication and
division of signed numbers)
Decimals (Usually about 30-40 minutes is spent review decimals,
including: reading,
writing and rounding decimals, operations with decimals, and changing
fractions to
decimals and decimals to fractions, and squaring decimals and square
roots of decimals .
You might want to assign worksheet #3 to be handed in at the next class. |
| 5 |
1.3 ( Because percents have
not been reviewed up to this point, percent skills should be
omitted when teaching this section)
Ratio and Proportion (Students usually have little trouble with
this section. Worksheet
#4 includes both ratio and proportion and percent . You might want to
assign the worksheet for the class following the completion of percents.
Students can get started on
the ratio and proportion part of this worksheet). |
| 6 |
1.4
Percent Notation (For this review include converting percent
notation to fraction and
decimal notation and converting fraction and decimal notation to percent
notation). |
| 7 |
Percent Word Problems (This is
another area in which students notoriously have
trouble and anxiety. Because the final exam in basic mathematics is
getting close at this
point of the course, you might want to hand out one of the Mat-010
review available in
Center 2. You might want to start with the percent word problems to
solidify percent
review. Again, remind students that they must put in their 12 ½ hours of
lab time and
complete their mastery quizzes. At this time, they should make an
appointment for the
final exam in the Testing Center. |
| 8 |
Review for Test #1 (Chapter 1 in
the algebra book )
TEST #1 (Chapter 1 in the algebra book) (There are no standardized
tests)
Review for Basic Mathematics Cumulative Final Exam ( You might want
to go over
the first review you handed out and give a second review as well). |
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NOTE:
Once you have graded the final exam and gathered
all of the mastery quiz results lab
hour records, you will be able to give students a grade in the MAT-009
part of the
course. The roster for this course is not filled out until the end of
the semester, but the
students should be made aware of their grade at this time. If there are
any students who
have not passed the MAT-009 at this time, at your discretion, they may
be given an
extension to keep working on their skills in the lab or with you and
then retake the final
exam. If there are students who have no chance of passing the MAT-009
course, they
should be advised to with draw before the deadline for withdrawals. If
there are students
who are clearly struggling with the MAT-009 portion of the course and
are not mastering
the MAT-013A portion of the course, it would be wise to advise them to
keep working on
the basic mathematics portion and withdraw from the MAT-013A course
before the
deadline for withdrawals. Some of this must be dealt with on an
individual basis
9. Final Exam (this exam might be later than the 9th class meeting,
depending upon the |
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Final Exam (this exam might be
later than the 9th class meeting, depending upon the
semester. Each semester instructors will get information about the
latest date for
administering the Final Exam). |
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NOTE:
Students who have not completed all of their
required hours in the lab
will not be allowed to take the final exam. The names of these students
will be submitted by the instructor to the Dr. DeLucia, who will
administratively withdraw the students from both MAT-009 and MAT-
013A. |
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2.1 |
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2.2 |
| 12 |
2.3 and 3.1 |
| 13 |
more 3.1 |
| 14 |
3.2 |
| 15 |
Review for Test #2 (Chapters 2 and
3 of the algebra text) |
| 16 |
TEST #2 (Chapters 2 and 3 of the
algebra text) |
| 17 |
4.1 |
| 18 |
4.2 |
| 19 |
4.3 |
| 20 |
Review for Test #2 ( some
equations and Chapter 4 of the algebra text |
| 21 |
TEST #3 (some equations and
Chapter 4 of the algebra text |
| 22 |
7.1-7.2 |
| 23 |
7.3 |
| 24 |
7.4 |
| 25 |
7.5 |
| 26 |
Review for Test #4 (Chapter 7 of
the algebra text) |
| 27 |
TEST #4 (Chapter 7 of the algebra
text |
| 28 |
Review for Final Exam |
