College Algebra- Fall 2024 - MW 10:30-11:45am - Room 228

Instructor: Ted Wetherbee

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
2101 14th Street
Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

Office: W217
Phone: 218-879-0840
Email: ted@fdltcc.edu

Fall 2024 Class Schedule:
   9:00 -10:20am M_W__  Office Hours    W217
  10:30 -11:45am M_W__  College Algebra  228
  12:30 - 1:45pm M_W__  Statistics       228
   2:00 - 2:50pm M_W__  Statistics Prep  228

Text (online: Free)

College Algebra, by Jay Abramson (senior author)
Openstax:  college-algebra

From the textbook website you can view the textbook online using their viewer, you can download the entire book in PDF format, or you can download for Kindle. You can also download the entire textbook in PDF format from this local server directory:

College_Algebra_Abramson.pdf

Calculator

You may have a calculator already, but make sure that it is a scientific calculator. If you need to buy one, I recommend a cheap calculator like a TI-30XS Multiview. This does what you need, and the bookstore sells them for under $20 . If you have a problem getting one, let me know. You need to have it available for all assignments. You do not need a more expensive graphing calculator, but, if you have one, it will be fine.

Exams and Grading

3 tests     3x100 = 300
1 final             150
25 homework 4x25 =  100
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                    550 total

90-100%   A
80-90%    B
70-80%    C
60-70%    D
0-60%     F

Scores from tests are posted on D2L here: 
https://fdltcc.learn.minnstate.edu/

The Course

This course addresses FDLTCC liberal education requirements (Competencies Across the Curriculum) in problem solving and technology. You should come to class everyday! This is the easy way to do well in any course, and it is especially true for math classes. There are exercises in the text for you to do, and these are usually answered at the end of each chapter. You will also get homework assignments on handouts, and you should complete then hand these in at the beginning of the next class. You homework grade is based on completing and turning in these homework handouts. You will also get sample exams which will be similar in length and content to the in-class exams. Let me know if there is are accommodations you need for the class.

Tentative Schedule

Mon aug26  1 1.1 real numbers
             1.2 exponents and scientific notation
             H1
Wed aug28  2 1.3 radicals and rational expressions


Mon sep02  H Holiday
Wed sep04  3 1.4 polynomials
             1.5 factoring polynomials

Mon sep09  4 1.6 rational expressions          
Wed sep11  5 2.1 Cartesian plane
             2.3 models and applications


Mon sep16  6 2.4 complex numbers
             2.5 quadratic equations
Wed sep18  7 2.7 linear and absolute value inequalities


Mon sep23  8 Review Test 1
Wed sep25  9 Test 1


Mon sep30 10 3.1 Functions
             3.2 domain and range
             3.4 composition
             3.5 tranformation
             3.7 function inverses
Wed oct02 11 4.1 Linear Functions
             4.2 modeling with linear functions


Mon oct07 12 4.3 fitting linear models to data
             Linear Regression Calculator
             Review: Test 2
Wed oct09 13 Test 2
             

Mon oct14 NC No Classes
Wed oct16 14 5.1 quadratics
             5.2 polynomials
             5.3 graphs of polynomial functions


Mon oct21 14 5.4 dividing polynomials
             5.6 rational functions
Wed oct23 16 Conic Sections: parabola and ellipse, graphing with Desmos.com
             NASA Maven Mars
             Kepler's Laws Orbits
             Halley's comet 


Mon oct29 17 6.1 exponential functions
             6.2 graphs of exponential functions
Wed oct30 18 6.3 logarithmic functions
             6.4 graphs of log functions


Mon nov04 19 calculation with logarithms, and uses of
Wed nov06 20 6.5 properties of logs
             6.6 exponential and log equations
             radio-carbon dating


Mon nov11  H Holiday
Mon nov13 21 6.7 exponential and log models and applications

Mon nov18 22 7.1 systems of linear equations in 2 variables
Wed nov20 23 7.2 systems of linear equations in 3 variables
             triangulation in games

Mon nov25 24 Test 3
Wed nov27 25 7.5 matrices and operations
             7.7 matrix algebra and inverses, solving systems

Mon dec02 26 7.8 determinants and Cramer's rule
Wed dec04 27 8.1 The Ellipse
             Conic Sections: circle, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola

Mon dec09 28 9.1 sequences and series
             9.2 arithmetic sequences
Wed dec11 29 9.3 geometric sequences and series
             9.5 counting

Mon dec16 30 9.6 binomial theorem
             9.6 binomial probabilities
             Applications of the binomial theorem

Tue dec17 T1 
Wed dec18 T2   (math1030 11-12:50 room 228)
Thu dec19 T3
Fri dec20 T4   math1010 10-11:50 room 228, (math0025 12-1:50  room 228)


Plagiarism
Plagiarism, or presenting the writing of another as your own (a.k.a. “copying”), results in an F for this course and is subject to any other disciplinary actions mandated by this institution and the Minnesota State system.

Accessibility Services Notice
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities for all students. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehab Act, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College provides students with disabilities (e.g., mental health, attentional, learning, chronic health, sensory or physical) reasonable accommodation to participate in educational programs, activities or services. Students with disabilities requiring accommodation to participate in class activities or meet course requirements must first complete an intake form and necessary requirements with Trish Berger, Accessibility Services coordinator, to establish an accommodation plan. She can be reached at trish.berger@fdltcc.edu or 218-879-0819.

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Please be aware that all FDLTCC employees are required to report any incidents of sexual violence and, therefore it cannot guarantee the confidentiality of a report, but it will consider a request for confidentiality and respect it to the fullest extent possible. If you wish to report sexual misconduct or have questions about school policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct, please contact Jesse Stirewalt, Director of Housing and Student Activities at 218-590-3345 or jstirewalt@fdltcc.edu.

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