Fundamentals of Algebra

Course Information
• Pre-requisite: By Placement Test or Minimum Grade in M001/001 of C- or better or equivalent . To register
for Math M118, M119, 130/136 you must receive a grade of a C- or better in Math 110. To register for Math
153 you must take Math 111.

• TEXTBOOK and OTHER MATERIALS:
• Fundamentals of Algebra, Custom Edition for IUPUI, Bittinger, Ellenbogen & Johnson
• Internet access

• ONCOURSE: I do not use ONCOURSE. Please do not send email or look for course handouts on this system.

• Course Description: This is a first course in the study of algebra intended for liberal arts and business majors.
The course includes solving equations , ope rations with polynomials , factoring, solving quadratic equations ,
operations with rational expressions , solving rational equations, solutions of systems of equations , radical
expressions, solving radical equations , the quadratic formula, exponential functions , and logarithmic functions

• Future Math Courses: To register for Math M118, M119, 130/136 you must receive a grade of a C- or better in
Math 110. Because Math M119 requires a greater understanding of algebra, it is recommended that a student take
M119 immediately after Math 110 and, if taking both, prior to Math M118. To register for Math 153 you must
take Math 111.

• Calculators and other Electronic Devices: Only scientific calculators (non- graphing and non -programmable)
may be used on any exam or quiz, including the final exam. The use of all other electronic devices is prohibited.
This includes, but is not limited to: graphing calculators, cellphones and related devices, computers, portable
audio/video players, pdas, and portable game systems.

• Email: All email should be directed to the address above . For privacy reasons, it is strongly recommended that
you should use your university provided email when corresponding with your instructor. Please include Math 110
in the subject line

Important Dates (may be altered at instructor's discretion)
• Tuesday, May 19  Exam #1 (Chapter R)

• Wednesday, May 20  100% Refund Period Ends

• Monday, May 25  NO CLASS – MEMORIAL DAY

• Thursday, May 28  Exam #2 (Chapters 7 and 10)

• Monday, June 8  Exam #3 (Chapters 8 and 9)

• Tuesday, June 9  LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASS

• Monday, June 15  Exam #4 (Chapter 11)

• Monday, June 22  Exam #5 (Chapter 12)

• Wednesday, June 24  Final Exam (All Chapters)

COURSE WORK
• Exams: There will be five in-class exams Students are expected to take all exams on the scheduled exam
days/times. In the event that you miss or score poorly on one of the five in-class exam (excluding the final), your
second lowest test score (including the final exam) will replace the lowest score earned on the five in-class exams

• Final Exam: The final exam will be given during the last day of class (Wednesday, June 24) . The final exam is
a departmental com prehensive exam . It will be worth 30% of your total class grade.

• MyMathLab Homework: All graded homework will be submitted on line using the MyMathLab homework
system. There will be one as signment for every section covered in the textbook. Beware that the due dates are not
flexible. If you do not submit your work by the deadline, you will only receive credit for questions you have
answered correctly by the deadline. At the end of the semester, slight adjustments may be made to your homework
average to allow for any computer-related problems you may have had during the semester. These assignments
are made in addition to the daily practice problems assigned, but not collected, from the text.

• Quizzes/Other: On most non-exam days, a short quiz may be given during class over material covered the day
before. Missed quizzes may not be made up. Instead, a few of the lowest quiz scores will be dropped at the end of
the semester.

• Practice Exercises: There will be daily assignments and it is important that you do them as the material is
presented. It is expected that you work every problem at the end of each section covered in your textbook. In
addition to the textbook exercises, it is strongly recommended that you create a study plan in MyMathLab by
taking the pre-test at the beginning of each chapter. Based on the results of this pre-test, a set of exercises will be
selected for you to work on. To succeed in this course, it is very important that you spend a considerable amount
of time working on problems in the textbook and/or study plan.

• Math Assistance Center: If your score on any exam is less than a C (73 percent), it is strongly recommended
that you attend mentoring or tutoring sessions sponsored by the Math Assistance Center (MAC).

GRADES: Your letter grade for the course will be de termined from your total scores which will be computed as follows.

• Your final grade will be based on the better of the two options :

Final grades will be based on a scale no worse than…
100 – 97 A+, 96 – 93 A, 92 – 90 A-
89 – 87 B+, 86 – 83 B, 82 – 80 B-
79 – 77 C+, 76 – 73 C, 72 – 70 C-
69 – 67 D+, 66 – 63 D, 62 – 60 D-
below 60 F

Other Important Information

• Attendance. Attendance is a key factor in academic success. Students who miss more than 50% of their class
meeting of a given section during the first four weeks of the semester without contacting their instructor or
department will be Administratively Withdrawn from that course. A student absent from class bears full
responsibility for all material covered in class.

Regular attendance is crucial for success in this course. We will meet 24 times during this summer . Six of these
classes are devoted to testing. There will be short quizzes at the end of the remaining classes, excluding the first and
last classes.

• Studying for the class: This is a college class and is much different than one taught in high school. We cover a
lot of material and have limited time in class. You should expect to spend at least two hours studying on your
own for each hour spent in class. Try to read the section to be covered in class before hand. Read the sections,
not like a novel, but like instructions for putting together a clock--very slowly and carefully. Make sure every
word makes sense. The most important part of your learning of the material will be the time you spend working
out of class. You cannot expect to digest the material from just seeing it explained in class. Sometimes it will
click and the lecture will have been useful--other times the lecture will not make sense until you go over the
material later. Talking about mathematics with classmates is very useful. You are encouraged to work on
homework together.

Note: We will be covering the same amount of material and taking the same number of tests /quizzes in six weeks
that a traditional fall/spring class would in 15 weeks. You cannot afford to get behind in this class.

• Homework: Homework is very important in any math course. There will be ungraded and graded daily
assignments and it is important that you do them as the material is covered. We will only have time to go over a
few problems from each section in class, but the answers to the odd numbered problems are in the back of the
book. All of your homework for this class should be kept in a 3-ring notebook along with your old quizzes and
exams. Periodically reviewing errors on old papers is a valuable study skill.

• Academic Integrity and Cheating: The IUPUI Department of Mathematical Sciences expects all students to
adhere to the regulations put forth in the "IUPUI Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct"
concerning academic misconduct or personal misconduct. Procedures for imposing academic and disciplinary
sanctions are outlined in the Code. The Code can be found on the Office of Student Life and Diversity Help
homepage. The usual penalty for a student caught cheating includes an F in the
course. Further penalties may include probation, suspension, or expulsion from the university.

• Special Services: Students needing accommodations because of a disability will need to register with Adaptive
Educational Services and complete the appropriate forms issued by AES before accommodations will be given.
The AES office is located in CA 001E, and they may be reached by calling 274-3241.

• Mathematics Assistance Center: The MAC is located in the University College on the first floor, room 102.
Students are encouraged to make use of the mentoring and tutoring available. There will also be streaming videos
and lap-top computers available to use in the MAC.

• Course Coordinator: All inquiries about this course and student/instructor rapport problems should be directed
to the course coordinator: Clay Hicks,  or the director of developmental
mathematics: Judy McBride