Instructor: Robert Hanson

Office: TBA

email: bhanson@westminstercollege.edu  (this is the best way to contact me)

Office Phone: TBA

Office Hours: TBA

Class:
 
 

Text

Elementary Algebra,  3^rd Edition; Larson, Hostetler.
 
 

Prerequisite

Math 85 or placement test.
 

Objectives

This course is for students needing an understanding of elementary algebra.
Topics covered: properties of real numbers, variables, operations with algebraic expressions, factoring,
solving linear equations, and graphing linear equations and inequalities.
 

Coverage

1 The Real Number System

2 Fundamentals of Algebra

3 Linear Equations and Problem Solving

4 Graphs and Functions

5 Exponents and Polynomials

6 Factoring and Solving Equations
 

Method

The course content will be covered by lectures and examples which closely follow the text.  Assignments will be given on each section. I will check each day to see if the assignment has been completed. Your grade will be based on 4 one hour tests and the final exam, which is comprehensive. Each test will count 20%, and the final will also count 20%. If you are unable to be present for a test, prior arrangements must be made; otherwise your score will be reduced by 10%. No test score will be dropped. If you have completed all your homework, two points will be added to your final average at the end of the semester.
 

Grading

The grading scheme is as follows:

The +/- scores will be awarded at the fringes of these intervals.
 

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires accommodations be provided for students with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities.  Students with disabilities (including learning disabilities) should contact the START Center.