TEXT: College Algebra, by Larson and Hostetler  5th Edition,  IAE soft cover special edition for Kansas State University, Houghton Mifflin 2001.  (Available at K-State Union Book Store and Varney's Book Store).

CALCULATOR: TI-83 (required!)

WEB PAGE:   http://www.math.ksu.edu/math100

ATTENDING CLASSES:  Each student is required to be enrolled in a lecture (LEC) and  a recitation (REC).  Since  many of the exam problems will  be taken from lecture examples  it is important that students attend the lectures. All the lecturers know what problems will be on the exams.

GRADING:  You may earn 704 points in this course: 100 points on each of the three evening hour exams, 200 points on the comprehensive final exam, 104 points on the weekly homework, and 100 points for recitation work. Your recitation instructor will administer your exams and determine your final grade. Not doing homework or not attending recitation will lower your final letter grade.

HOMEWORK: Homework is due by 6 p.m. each Tuesday. The homework should be turned in to the homework box of your recitation instructor (not your lecturer).  Homework boxes are located in the first floor hall way of Cardwell. Many instructors have more than one box so check that the box  has the correct day and time.  Note that the first homework is due  on Tuesday 16th January.  If you  have not had a recitation  yet (because of the Monday holiday) and do not know your recitation instructor's name there will be a list posted on the College Algebra notice board further down the hall way (if not on the boxes themselves) showing the instructor for your course number and class time. You must show work for every problem; a correct answer alone will not receive any credit. There will be 2 graded problems per lecture; each graded problem is worth 2 points. Write your name and your recitation instructor's name and the recitation day & time at the top of the front page and staple your homework. The  homework will be graded and returned to you during your next recitation class. If there is a mistake or oversight in the grading, see your recitation instructor. Late homework will not be accepted.

RECITATION GRADE:  The 100 recitation points will be assigned at the discretion  of  your recitation instructor. Make  sure you understand  your instructor's  grading scheme and expectations (this might for example involve quizzes, presenting problems on the board,  or asking and answering questions).

EXAMINATIONS: Room assignments for the examinations will be announced in class and posted on the web page. Exam room assignments will be by recitation class and not by lecture class. Be sure to know your exam room assignment the week beforethe first exam and again before the final exam.  Picture ID must be brought to the exam and shown when turning in your paper.  Students should follow the proctors instructions  during the exam and sit  at least one seat apart.  Write clearly  and show all your work - A correct answer alone may not  receive any credit. The exams will be returned in your recitation class. If there is a mistake or oversight in the grading, see your recitation instructor first.  Your recitation instructor has the authority to change blatant errors in grading. If the error is subtle, you must appeal to the original grader.

Missed Examinations: If you miss or expect to miss an hour examination for a legitimate reason (for example, a serious illness), then notify your recitation instructor as early as possible prior to the examination. If your recitation instructor excuses your absence from an hour exam, then your score on that exam will be the weighted average of your other exam scores. If your recitation instructor does not excuse your absence from an hour exam, then your score on that exam will be zero. There will be no make-up exams. If you miss more than one hour exam or the final exam, for verifiable personal emergencies, then it is possible to receive the grade of ``incomplete'' for the course. It is your responsibility to work out the details with your recitation instructor before final grades are made out. Under no circumstances will the grade ``incomplete'' be awarded simply because a student is failing the course.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam, paper or project, failure in the course and/or expulsion from the University. For more information refer to the academic conduct policy in ``Student Life Handbook''  and the honor web site.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Exam rooms, exam solutions, exam grading scales will be posted on the web page as well as on the College Algebra bulletin board located in the First Floor Hall Way of Cardwell Hall.

If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify  me,  the coordinator Chris Pinner,  CW113, as well as your recitation instructor, within the first two weeks of classes. Bring to me the documentation provided by disabled student services and provide me with an email  address (or other means of contacting you). It is your responsibility to check with me the location and time of the special exams and report to the  assigned room at the instructed time.

HELP SESSIONS:  Help sessions will be held  Monday through Thursday in 145 Cardwell Hall. A help session schedule with specific times will be posted across from the Math office in Cardwell and at http://www.math.ksu.edu/math/helpsession.htm. Several instructors will be present to assist you. Your recitation instructor will also announce office hours during which you may seek help.

ONLINE LECTURE NOTES:  Professor Burckel's  Math 100 lecture notes are on reserve at the Hale Library and online at http://online.ksu.edu/H-MATH_100. Anyone registered for any section of the course  (not just Prof. Burckel's class) has access to these (though you will need to chose a password and `create an account' the first time you use K-State Online:  http://online.ksu.edu), those not registered can be added by request.

VIDEOS:  There are 18 video tapes of lectures  held at the Reserve Desk of Hale Library.  Tapes can be watched  in the Library or checked out overnight. These lectures are based on the text book, but are not by K-State Faculty so may not contain all the material required for the exams (though they are a useful way to make up missed lectures on certain sections).

STUDY ADVICE:  Students are  expected to attend all classes. Missing class will seriously effect your course grade.  It is important that students learn to manage time and have  the assignment done well before the deadline.  College algebra classes move faster than high school algebra. Don't fall behind. Prepare for the lectures by reading  the book before class, take notes and ask questions during class.  Try the homework problems before going to recitations.  Practice is the easiest way to learn  the material so work lots of problems. If you find you can't do something ask for help. All the exam problems will be based on lecture examples or the homework; so it is important that students attend the lectures  and make  good lectures notes, do the homework and not  throw away the returned homework! Your old homework and lecture notes will be your study guide for exams.   Although the exam could be completely different, past college algebra exams and solutions which are available in Hale Library reserve desk could be a good way to practice.  There will be a link on the web-page to last semester's exams.

TUTOR INFORMATION: Students may apply for a College Algebra tutor in the Academic Assistance Center (101 Holton Hall, phone 532-6492) and can get tutoring in the Tutoring Center (201 Leasure Hall, phone 532-5703).   Academic Assistance Center offers Group Tutoring Sessions in College Algebra, as well as academic skills  instruction and direct application of study techniques to College Algebra.  Students may enroll in an EDCEP 111, Enhanced University Experience Lab, linked to College Algebra.   A list of individual tutors (who charge $5 to $20 an hour) for College Algebra is  also available in the information box outside Cardwell 138.
 
 

LEC. Date	SECTIONS	HOMEWORK  problems	DUE Date
1/17-U	P.1  Real Numbers P.2   Integer Exponents	P.1  6, 14, 22,  32, 36, 38, 40, 56, 64, 70, 80, 114, 120, 124. P.2  4, 6, 10, 12, 20, 30, 34, 40, 42.	Cancelled
1/22-T	P.2   Radicals  P.3  Polynomials	P.2  44, 50, 56, 64, 72, 82, 86(b), 106, 112. P.3 10, 24, 32, 46, 50, 56, 60, 62, 76, 88.	1/29-T #2
1/24-U	P.4  Factoring	P.4 10, 22, 28, 30, 34, 44, 46, 56, 60, 66, 82, 90, 104.	1/29-T #2
1/29-T	P.5  Rational Expressions P.6   Common Algebra Errors P.7  Distance Formula	P.5  6, 14, 20, 24, 26, 28, 42, 50, 54, 58, 64, 66, 84. P.6   4, 6, 10. P.7   46.	2/5-T #3
1/31-U*	1.1  Graphs of Equations Suppl:, equation editor,  table, window	1.1 4, 12, 16, 18, 24,  28, 30 , 40, 44, 46, 58, 64. (End of Syllabus): C1, C2.	2/5 -T #3
2/5-T	1.2  Linear Equations in One Variable 1.3  Modeling with Linear Equations	1.2  30, 34, 42, 56, 58, 64, 68. 1.3  18, 40, 46, 54, 58, 68.	2/12 -T #4
2/7-U*	1.4 Quadratic Equations.	1.4  4, 14, 30, 40, 68, 74, 80, 116.	2/12 -T #4
2/12-T	REVIEW	EXAM I:  7:30PM-8:20PM
2/14-U*	1.5  Complex Numbers	1.5   2, 8, 20, 34, 40, 50, 54, 66, 76.	2/19-T #5
2/19-T *	1.6  Other types of Equations	1.6  2,  6, 8, 10, 16, 24, 34, 42, 46, 64, 66, 68.	2/26-T  #6
2/21-U	1.7  Linear Inequalities 1.8  Other Types of Inequalities	1.7   6, 12, 14, 20, 26, 34, 38, 48, 52, 54. 1.8  8, 14, 22, 28, 38, 44, 54	2/26-T  #6
2/26-T *	2.1 Linear Equations in Two variables	2.1  4, 8, 12, 26, 32, 44, 54, 58, 60,  76, 102, 110.	3/5-T #7
2/28-U*	2.2  Functions 2.3  Analyzing Graphs of Functions	2.2   14, 22, 26, 36, 64, 66. 2.3   6, 12, 22, 38(a),  42(a), 54, 76, 96.	3/5-T  #7
3/5-T *	2.4  Shifting, Reflecting, and Stretching Graphs 2.5  Combinations of Functions	2.4    8, 12, 24, 28, 38. 2.5  6, 38, 40, 42, 50, 58.	3/12-T #8
3/7-U*	2.6  Inverse Functions	2.6  4,  10, 20, 30, 42, 50, 58, 68.	3/12-T #8
3/12-T	REVIEW	EXAM II:  7:30PM-8:20PM
3/14-U*	3.1  Quadratic Functions	3.1   6,  12, 20, 24, 26, 32, 40, 46, 82, 84.	3/26-T #9
3/26-T *	3.2  Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree	3.2    6, 12, 18, 36, 38, 64, 68, 74.	4/2 -T #10
3/28-U	3.3  Polynomials Divisions	3.3    8, 10, 16, 22, 30, 40, 62, 76, 86.	4/2 -T #10
4/2-T *	3.4  Zeros of Polynomials	3.4   6, 8, 12, 18, 26, 32, 44, 62.	4/9 -T #11
4/4-U*	4.1  Rational Functions and Asymptote 4.2  Graphs of Rational Functions	4.1   6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18. 4.2   2, 22, 28, 30, 48, 52.	4/9 -T #11
4/9-T	REVIEW	EXAM III:  7:30PM-8:20PM
4/11-U*	5.1  Exponential Functions and Their Graphs  5.2  Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs	5.1   6, 8, 14, 16, 20, 44, 56, 70. 5.2   2,  4, 12, 18, 20, 28, 30, 48, 54.	4/16-T #12
4/16-T *	5.3  Properties of Logarithms 5.4  Exponential and Logarithmic Equations	5.3   4, 12, 22, 30, 32, 38, 42, 48, 54, 56, 60, 66, 68, 72, 78. 5.4   8,12,14, 22, 24, 30, 38, 52, 54, 94, 96, 100, 104.	4/23-T #13
4/18-U*	5.5  Exponential and Logarithmic Models	5.5   2,  4, 8, 12, 14, 18, 26, 28, 36, 42.	4/23-T  #13
4/23-T *	6.1  Solving System of Equations 6.2  Two Variable Linear Systems	6.1  2,  8, 14, 16, 26, 46, 54. 6.2  2, 6, 14, 18, 24, 32, 38, 46, 54, 64.	4/30-T #14
4/25-U	6.3 Multivariable  Linear Systems	6.3  4, 10, 12, 16, 26, 28, 54.	4/30 -T #14
4/30-T *	7.1  Matrices and System of Equations	7.1  4, 10, 12, 14, 22, 28, 40, 52,  60, 66, 72, 74, 76.	5/7-T  #15
5/2-U	4.3  Partial Fractions	4.3  2, 4, 10, 18, 20, 24, 26, 36, 42.	5/7-T  #15
5/7-T		Review
5/9-U		Review
5/15-W		FINAL EXAM: 7:00PM-8:50PM

* Lectures that require calculators.
 
 

C2.  For the equation  y=2x^3-8x^2-290x+665 you graphed in C1:
    (1) Use [TRACE] to evaluate the y-value corresponding to x=-3.
    (2) Use [2nd] [CALC] [2:zero] to find  all  three  x-intercepts  (record your left and right bounds and give your answer to four decimal places).
    (3) Use  [ZOOM][2:Zoom In] (repeating as necessary) and [TRACE] to find the left-most x-intercept to 3 decimal places. Record your final window settings and graph.
    (4)  Repeat (3) using [ZOOM] and [ZBOX] .

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