Syllabus for MAT1033C-21Spring 0002

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MAT1033, Section 2: Intermediate Algebra

Math Department , College of Science

3 Credit Hours

General Course Information
Course Description
Course Materials and Resources
Student Learning Outcomes
Course Activities
Grading Information
Course Schedule
Policy Statements

Instructor Information

Instructor: William Plemmons
Office Location: MSB 402
Office Hours: Monday 14:30-16:30, Tuesday 09:29-11:29, Wednesday 14:30-15:30 (ZOOM links provided via announcements)
Phone: 407-823-6284
Digital Contact: william.plemmons@ucf.edu

Instructor Communication

The best way to get in touch with me is via email. Please expect a reply in 1 to 2 business days so if you have a technical problem please use the support links provided.

Teaching Assistants

GTA: Tracy Bosch
Email: Teresa Bosch <Teresa.Bosch@ucf.edu>

Course Information

Term: Spring 2021
Course Number & Section: MAT 1033-0002
Course Name: Intermediate Algebra
Credit Hours: 3
Class Meeting Days: Tuesday, Thursday currently meeting via ZOOM
Class Meeting Time: 11:30-12:50 EST
ZOOM meeting link sent via webcourse announcements
Course Modality: V1

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None.

Course Description

Reinforcement and development of algebra skills. Operations with polynomial, rational expressions; radicals; rational exponents; linear and quadratic equations, linear inequalities, and applications.

This course is a "bridge course" which may be applied towards a degree as elective credit. This course will not satisfy either the GEP or Gordon Rule.

Course Materials and Resources

Required Materials/Resources

ALEKS 360 access code Intermediate Algebra 5th Edition by Miller/O'Neill/Hyde. Access code to purchased through the First Day Program or University Bookstore. (Note; First Day Program is cheaper than the bookstore price) ALEKS is attributes personalized adaptive learning.
TI30XA calculator is the preferred calculator for this course, however any non-graphing non-programmable calculator is allowed. Note phone apps are not allowed.
UCF ID must be shown during all tests and quizzes, in the event you do not have a UCF ID a driver's license can be substituted. ID must have a picture and be written in English. You must hold the ID right side up and close enough to the camera that it can be read.
This course uses Respondus and Respondus monitor for quizzes and tests therefore your computer must have a webcam. That webcam must be operational during all tests and quizzes. Any test or quiz taken without the webcam will be given a zero grade and maybe referral to student conduct.

The first day program

To enhance your learning experience and provide affordable access to the right course material, this course is part of an inclusive access model called First Day™. You can easily access the required materials for this course at a discounted price, and benefit from single sign-on access with no codes required in UCF Webcourses.

This program will make sure you get the right course materials at a discounted price starting from the very first day.

We will discuss this program and how to get set up in it during our first class. We will then go over getting registered in ALEKS and start our initial knowledge check. Please see the ALEKS module for more detailed information.

Optional Materials/Resources

Compatible web browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer Note: Safari is NOT compatible
Blank paper to be used as scratch paper on tests.

Notes:

The 24 hour clock is used in this syllabus. (example: 01:00 is 1 AM and 13:00 is 1 PM)
The TI30xa is the preferred calculator for this course but any non-graphing calculator is allowed.
Expect problems with the software and the internet start your assignments on the day they open and not on the day due.
In case of anyone is found adopting unfair means (cheating), the student will earn zero for the test(s), and all three tests will count, and no test score is dropped or an F for the course and referral to student conduct. Also, read UCF's Academic Integrity section.

All tests will use Respondus monitoring, Your computer will be required to have a camera either built in or added via USB

Support:

For respondus support please use Respondus this link
For webcourses support please use UCF webcourses
For math tutoring at UCF please use UCF math tutoring
A link to the Math Success Center
For help with UCF services please click UCF student services
If you are having difficulty with Zoom please click here UCF Zoom Guide

ZOOM:

Zoom is used in this course for some synchronous class meetings. Meeting dates and time will be posted is course announcements. Please take time to familiarize yourself with Zoom by visiting the UCF ZOOM Guide.

You must sign into ZOOM sessions using your UCF NID and password
ZOOM class sessions are recorded. Please keep your camera turned off during class sessions
ZOOM office hours are not recorded.
Improper class room behavior will not be tolerated within ZOOM sessions and may result in a referral to the Office of Student conduct.
You can contact UCF webcourses support for any technical issues accessing ZOOM.

Review the following troubleshooting tips for Zoom meetings. Remember, you can always contact Webcourses@UCF SupportLinks to an external site. (Links to an external site.) for assistance.

You must sign in to my Zoom session using your UCF NID and password.
The Zoom lectures are recorded.
You can contact Webcourses@UCF Supportat <https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/webcourses/> if you have any technical issues accessing Zoom.
Dial-in to a Zoom meeting. If your microphone is not working, use the phone number listed in the Zoom invitation when you set up a Zoom call. You can use your phone as the microphone and audio source for your call rather than your computer’s built-in microphone if necessary.
Turn off your web camera during lecture. If your Internet connection is slow or lagging, consider temporarily turning off your video stream and only maintaining the audio stream. Sometimes, running the web camera on your computer will use up the Internet’s bandwidth in a way that might make communication challenging. Turning off the video should improve communication quality and consistency.
Wear earbuds or headphones. If you have earbuds or a headphone set, wear them! Wearing earbuds or headphones will reduce the amount of noise that your computer will pick up and improve the session quality.
Mute microphones when not speaking.
Keep an eye on chat.
Improper classroom behavior is not tolerated within Zoom sessions and may result in a referral to the Office of Student Conduct. Treat your zoom lecture as you would an actual face to face lecture.

How do I access Zoom?

You will see a Zoom link in the course navigation menu. Take the following steps when you access Zoom for the first time:

Click Zoom link sent via announcements
If you have not previously accessed Zoom with your account, you will be instructed to check the email address associated with your Webcourses@UCF account. This email will contain a link to activate your account.
Click the activation link in the email to access Zoom.
Click Sign In With SSO.
Log in with your NID and NID password.
Return to Webcourses@UCF and refresh the Zoom page.
Click Authorize to allow Zoom access to your Webcourses@UCF account.
You only have to do this the first time you access your UCF Zoom account. In the future, just click the Zoom link and you will have access.

Internet outage problems

The use of the internet is essential for the proper operation of this class. In order to avoid difficulties with internet outages, interruptions, or technical difficulties effecting the completion of the assignments of this class, the student must have a back-up plan to put into effect on encountering any of these difficulties. This is the responsibility of the student, to have such a back-up plan and to put it into effect if problems arise. This might include using phone data plans or other mechanisms to resolve the problems.

It is recommended that students consider making sure they can use their phone’s data plan to provide internet access in case of any network disruption. They should also make sure that their computer and phone are charged before any assessment. Access to a power brick to provide emergency power may also be an option.

Since these issues can be prevented with proper planning by the student there will be no makeups or extensions due to interruptions or loss of power or internet access.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify the differences between expressions, equations, inequalities, functions and relations;
Factor algebraic expressions;
Simplify arithmetic and algebraic expressions including those containing polynomials, rational expressions, integer exponents, rational exponents, radicals, or complex numbers;
Solve equations in one variable, including linear, quadratic, quadratic in form, and those containing rational expressions, radicals, or absolute value;
Graph of basic functions including linear, quadratic, square root, and rational;
Graph and solve systems of two linear equations;
Find the equations and properties of lines and parabolas given certain conditions;
Accurately communicate mathematical terminology and notation, both verbally and in writing.

Course Activities

The Required Academic activity is located in webcourses and is not a droppable grade.
Every class will be followed with a Class Activity quiz this quiz is located in ALEKS and ALEKS will automatically submit the quiz/activity grades to webcourses after the due date has passed.
The Class Activity quiz will be password protected. The password will be disseminated during the zoom lecture.
Tests and the weekly Class quiz that require Respondus and Respondus monitor. Respondus monitor requires your computer have a webcam.
There is no Extra Credit in this course.
There are weekly objectives for this course and these objectives are in ALEKS. Merely working the week's quiz and class activity will not answer all the topics in the objective be prepared to work additional time as needed to fulfill the objective requirements.
There are 3 tests and a final in this course. Students must take the final.

Activity Submissions

The Required academic activity is located in webcourses and no submission is required. All other assignments, quizzes and tests are located in ALEKS . ALEKS will automatically submit grades from all assignments after the due date is passed. The students is not required to submit anything.

Attendance/Participation

Students who request absences for religious holiday must read, understand and follow the requirements of UCF's religious holiday policy.
Students who request absences for school related events must submit a signed Program Verification Form before their absence.
Severe weather conditions will be determined by UCF
Make-up for any activity that has an excused absence must be done within 7 days of the due date of the event.
Attendance while not required for class meeting is highly encouraged as class attendance and class performance are highly correlated.
Passwords for the class quizzes will given during zoom class and can be obtained either by being in class or watching the video. Dissemination of the password to students who did not attend the lecture is consider cheating and both students will be treated accordingly.

The Undergraduate Catalog states, “Reasons for acceptable absences may include illness, serious family emergencies, special curricular requirements (e.g., judging trips, field trips, professional conferences), military obligations, severe weather conditions, and religious holidays.” Please note that the definition of an emergency is "a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action." Making the statement that you are going to have an emergency next week is not a valid statement.

Make-up Exams and Assignments

Per university policy, you are allowed to submit make-up work (or an equivalent, alternate assignment) for authorized university-sponsored activities, religious observances, or legal obligations (such as jury duty please provide copy of jury summons) or military obligations (for military obligations please provide a copy of your military orders). If this participation conflicts with your course assignments, I will offer a reasonable opportunity for you to complete missed assignments and/or exams. The make-up assignment and grading scale will be equivalent to the missed assignment and its grading scale. In the case of an authorized university activity, it is your responsibility to show me a signed copy of the Program Verification Form for which you will be absent, prior to the class in which the absence occurs. In any of these cases, please contact me ahead of time to notify me of upcoming needs. Make-ups for excused assignments should be preformed within 7 days.

This course has built in drops instead of make-up's for non-authorized absence.

Test dates:

Test 1 opens 2/11/2021 at 11:30 Closes 2/14/2021 at 11:30

Test 2 opens 3/11/2021 at 11:30 Closes 3/14/2021 at 11:30

Test 3 opens 4/7/2021 at 11:30 Closes 4/10/2021 at 11:30

Final opens 4/29/2021 at 10:00 Closes 5/2/2021 at 10:00

Note these time are based on the 24 hour clock EST.

Assessment and Grading Procedures

The table shows the weight distribution for each assignment.
Assignment	Percentage of Grade
Weekly Objectives	15%
ALEKS pie Progress	3%
Class activities	15%
Class quiz	10%
ALEKS comprehensive assessment	2%
Tests	30%
Final	25%
Total	100%

The table shows the range for each letter grade and uses an A,B,C,D,F grading system.
Letter Grade	Points
A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
NC	30-69
F	29 or below

Please note that I use standard mathematical rounding i.e. 69.5 rounds up to 70.

Consult the latest Undergraduate or Graduate catalog for regulations and procedures regarding grading such as Incomplete grades, grade changes, and grade forgiveness.

Course Schedule

Objectives	date open	time	date closed	time
ExpProp 4.1(27 topics)	1/11/2021	0:01	1/17/2021	23:59
OperationsPoly 4.2-4.4 (24 topics)	1/18/2021	0:01	1/24/2021	23:59
Factorization 4.5-4.7 (26 topics)	1/25/2021	0:01	1/31/2021	23:59
Rational Exp. 5.1-5.4 (27 topics)	2/1/2021	0:01	2/7/2021	23:59
SimpRadicals 6.1-6.3 (22 topics)	2/8/2021	0:01	2/14/2021	23:59
OperRadical 6.4-6.6 (18 topics)	2/15/2021	0:01	2/21/2021	23:59
SolveLnrEq 1.1,1.3,5.6 (26 topics)	2/22/2021	0:01	2/28/2021	23:59
Solve 1.6,4.8,5.5,6.7 (18 topics)	3/1/2021	0:01	3/7/2021	23:59
Graphing 2.1-2.3 (28 topics)	3/8/2021	0:01	3/14/2021	23:59
Graphing 2.7,3.1,3.5 (17 topics)	3/15/2021	0:01	3/21/2021	23:59
Application 1.2,2.4,3.4,5.6 (13 topics)	3/22/2021	0:01	3/28/2021	23:59
Inequality 1.4-1.5,1.7 (20 topics)	3/29/2021	0:01	4/4/2021	23:59
Complex Quad 6.8,7.1-7.2 (14 topics)	4/5/2021	0:01	4/11/2021	23:59

University Services and Resources

Academic Services and Resources

A list of available academic support and learning services is available at UCF Student Services. Click on "Academic Support and Learning Services" on the right-hand side to filter.

Non-Academic Services and Resources

A list of non-academic support and services is also available at UCF Student Services. Click on "Support" on the right-hand side to filter.

If you are a UCF Online student, please consult the UCF Online Student Guidelines for more information about your access to non-academic services.

Policy Statements

Academic Integrity

Students should familiarize themselves with UCF’s Rules of Conduct. According to Section 1, "Academic Misconduct," students are prohibited from engaging in:

Unauthorized assistance: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise unless specifically authorized by the instructor of record. The unauthorized possession of examination or course-related material also constitutes cheating.
Communication to another through written, visual, electronic, or oral means: The presentation of material which has not been studied or learned, but rather was obtained through someone else’s efforts and used as part of an examination, course assignment, or project.
Commercial Use of Academic Material: Selling of course material to another person, student, and/or uploading course material to a third-party vendor without authorization or without the express written permission of the university and the instructor. Course materials include but are not limited to class notes, Instructor’s PowerPoints, course syllabi, tests, quizzes, labs, instruction sheets, homework, study guides, handouts, etc.
Falsifying or misrepresenting the student’s own academic work.
Plagiarism: Using or appropriating another’s work without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the student’s own.
Multiple Submissions: Submitting the same academic work for credit more than once without the express written permission of the instructor.
Helping another violate academic behavior standards.

For more information about Academic Integrity, students may consult The Center for Academic Integrity.

For more information about plagiarism and misuse of sources, see “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices”.

Responses to Academic Dishonesty, Plagiarism, or Cheating

Students should also familiarize themselves with the procedures for academic misconduct in UCF’s student handbook, The Golden Rule. UCF faculty members have a responsibility for students’ education and the value of a UCF degree, and so seek to prevent unethical behavior and when necessary respond to academic misconduct. Penalties can include a failing grade in an assignment or in the course, suspension or expulsion from the university, and/or a "Z Designation" on a student’s official transcript indicating academic dishonesty, where the final grade for this course will be preceded by the letter Z. For more information about the Z Designation, see http://goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/zgrade.

Course Accessibility Statement

The University of Central Florida is committed to providing access and inclusion for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need specific access in this course, such as accommodations, should contact the professor as soon as possible to discuss various access options. Students should also connect with Student Accessibility Services (Ferrell Commons, 7F, Room 185, sas@ucf.edu, phone (407) 823-2371). Through Student Accessibility Services, a Course Accessibility Letter may be created and sent to professors, which informs faculty of potential access and accommodations that might be reasonable.

Campus Safety Statement

Fully online course sections (W, V)

Though most emergency situations are primarily relevant to courses that meet in person, such incidents can also impact online students, either when they are on or near campus to participate in other courses or activities or when their course work is affected by off-campus emergencies. The following policies apply to courses in online modalities.

To stay informed about emergency situations, students can sign up to receive UCF text alerts by going to https://my.ucf.edu and logging in. Click on “Student Self Service” located on the left side of the screen in the toolbar, scroll down to the blue “Personal Information” heading on the Student Center screen, click on “UCF Alert”, fill out the information, including e-mail address, cell phone number, and cell phone provider, click “Apply” to save the changes, and then click “OK.”
Students with special needs related to emergency situations should speak with their instructors outside of class.

Sections with face-to-face components (M, RA, RV)

Emergencies on campus are rare, but if one should arise during class, everyone needs to work together. Students should be aware of their surroundings and familiar with some basic safety and security concepts.

In case of an emergency, dial 911 for assistance.
Every UCF classroom contains an emergency procedure guide posted on a wall near the door. Students should make a note of the guide’s physical location and review the online version at http://emergency.ucf.edu/emergency_guide.html.
Students should know the evacuation routes from each of their classrooms and have a plan for finding safety in case of an emergency.
If there is a medical emergency during class, students may need to access a first-aid kit or AED (Automated External Defibrillator). To learn where those are located, see https://ehs.ucf.edu/automated-external-defibrillator-aed-locations.
To stay informed about emergency situations, students can sign up to receive UCF text alerts by going to https://my.ucf.edu and logging in. Click on “Student Self Service” located on the left side of the screen in the toolbar, scroll down to the blue “Personal Information” heading on the Student Center screen, click on “UCF Alert”, fill out the information, including e-mail address, cell phone number, and cell phone provider, click “Apply” to save the changes, and then click “OK.”
Students with special needs related to emergency situations should speak with their instructors outside of class.
To learn about how to manage an active-shooter situation on campus or elsewhere, consider viewing this video (You CAN Survive an Active Shooter).

Deployed Active Duty Military Students

Copyright

This course may contain copyright protected materials such as audio or video clips, images, text materials, etc. These items are being used with regard to the Fair Use doctrine in order to enhance the learning environment. Please do not copy, duplicate, download or distribute these items. The use of these materials is strictly reserved for this online classroom environment and your use only. All copyright materials are credited to the copyright holder.

Third-Party Software and FERPA

During this course you might have the opportunity to use public online services and/or software applications sometimes called third-party software such as a blog or wiki. While some of these could be required assignments, you need not make any personally identifying information on a public site. Do not post or provide any private information about yourself or your classmates. Where appropriate you may use a pseudonym or nickname. Some written assignments posted publicly may require personal reflection/comments, but the assignments will not require you to disclose any personally identity-sensitive information. If you have any concerns about this, please contact your instructor.

Course Summary:

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May 2024

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Assignments are weighted by group:

Group	Weight
class activity please use in modules the McHill Campus link	15%
class quiz please use in modules the McHill Campus link	10%
objective	15%
ALEKS pie	3%
test	30%
Final	25%
Comprehensive assessment	2%
practice test	0%
Total	100%