Math 130 College Algebra
Syllabus
(x+2)2=x2
+4.
-- Student folklore.
- Time and Place:
MWF 1:00-1:50 at 518 Smith Hall
- Instructor:
Peter Saveliev (call me Peter)
- Office:
741A Smith Hall
- Office Hours:
MW 2:30-5:00, or after class, or by
appointment- Office Phone:
x64639
- Home Phone:
697-7827 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
- E-mail:
saveliev at marshall dot edu
- Class Web-Page:
http://users.marshall.edu/~saveliev/m130.html
- Prerequisites:
solid algebra skills, some knowledge of Cartesian coordinates, familiarity with basic functions
- Texts:
College Algebra by Bittinger, Beecher, Ellenbogen,
Penna 3rd edition (Chapters 1-5)- Computer Requirements: graphic calculator TI-83 or TI-83+
- Goals:
understanding of functions, good familiarity with major
classes of functions, graphing, solving equations -- being
prepared for the calculus sequence
- Quizzes:
based on the practice problems assigned daily,
several times a week
- Grade Breakdown:
TOTAL=.05×A+.20×Q+.15×E1+.15×E2+.15×E3+.30×F
- attendance and participation: 5%
- quizzes: 20%
- 3 exams: 15% each
- final exam: 30% (multiple choice, department
wide)
- Letter Grades:
A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: <60
From the Catalogue:
130 College Algebra. 3 hrs.
Polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Graphs,
systems of equations and inequalities, sequences. (PR: Math ACT 21 or above)