MATH 095–1 ARITHMETIC CLINIC (ONLINE)

Professor

Mrs. Jean Marquez

Spring, 2008

Office Number:

V-171

 

Credit Hours: 3 

Contact Hours:  3

Office Hours:

                 9:30 - 11:15 on M, W, & F;

and Tu & Th by appointment

 

Time:  10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. on Tu & Th

Place:  V-247

 

 

Office Phone:

Home Phone:

e-mail:

574-239-8373

269-695-7129

jmarquez@hcc-nd.edu

 

1.       PREREQUISITES

 

            Demonstrated scores within a selected range on Holy Cross College’s placement test.

 

 

2.       TEXTBOOKS AND/OR EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES (purchased by student)

 

A.       Required

Basic College Mathematics, A Text/Workbook, Charles P. McKeague, Second Edition, Brooks/Cole, 2007

Your book may contain a card with a special ID number!!!!  If it does, be sure to keep this card!  Your book contains a CD that may also be helpful.

 

B.       Optional

Scientific or Graphing Calculator

                                                       Colored pencils or pens

 

 

3.       COURSE DESCRIPTION 

 

The Arithmetic Clinic is a one-semester course.  It covers a review of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, and percent.  Emphasis will be placed on mathematical terminology.

 

Students who successfully complete this course with a grade of C or better will have the skills necessary to advance to MATH 099 (Basic Algebra).

 

This online course is designed to provide convenience and flexibility as to when you work on your class content.  Coursework for this class can be accessed through a website found at www.ilrn.com through the iLrn (pronounced eye-learn) front porch. 

 

Online learning is a unique opportunity.  The learning is in a different form than in a face-to-face classroom approach.  As in a traditional classroom setting, the responsibility for learning lies with you.  The content is the same as in a traditional classroom setting, and you should allow 9 - 12 hours per week to work on your class. 

 

You are expected to complete five (5) chapters and the final exam.  You will earn a letter grade for this course (see grading scale on next page).  However, since this is a remedial level course (095), your

grade from this class will not affect your grade point average.    

 

There is a suggested timeline included in this syllabus, but you may take your tests earlier if you are ready.  If you finish the course before the end of the semester, you will not be required to attend classes for the remaining weeks of the semester.    

 

 

4.    GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 

A.      General

            Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able:

                        To read the math textbook

                        To perform the mathematical objectives stated in each lesson

                        To work independently as a learner

                        To follow written directions

                        To give clear and logical explanations of objectives mastered

 

B.       Content

            Content objectives are listed in this syllabus after the assignment sheet.

 

C.       Transferable skills

Transferable skill objectives are listed in this syllabus after the assignment sheet and content objectives.

 

 

 

5.    GRADING SCALE

 

Percent            Grade                                                  Percent            Grade 

92-100              A                                                          78-79                C+                   

90-91                A -                                                        75-77                C                     

88-89                B+                                                        70-74                C-                    

82-87                B                                                          60-69                D                     

80-81     B -                                                        0-59                  F         

 

     *Note:  A grade of C or better is required to progress to Math 99.         

 

 

6.       GRADING CRITERIA  AND REQUIREMENTS

 

You will be required to attend class from 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday until you complete the course work.  Tardiness or early departures will be computed in your attendance grade.   

 

You will be expected to work through the sections of assigned material on computers in the computer classroom or from any other location where you can access the Internet using Internet Explorer.  Besides the computer assignments, you will be required to take paper-and-pencil tests, including the final exam, by specified deadlines.  Otherwise, your grade may be lowered.  There is a suggested timeline included in this syllabus, but you may take your tests earlier if you are ready.  If you finish the course before the end of the semester, you will not be required to attend classes for the remaining weeks of the semester.    

 

o        Online work:  (30%) Your online work will count as 30% of your grade.  Many assignments may be redone if you wish to improve your scores.  Your grades may be accessed at any time through the iLrn website.

 

o        Tests: (50%) Think of our paper-and-pencil chapter tests as opportunities to excel.  Tests must be completed by the deadlines listed in the syllabus for optimal scores.  Please complete the tests in pencil, and of course, you must show all scrap work neatly numbered.  If you wish to take a test early, arrangements must be made with me in advance.

 

o        Exam: (20%) The final examination may be taken when the coursework is completed.  If you have not completed your final exam earlier, it must be taken on Tuesday, May 6 from 8:00 - 10:00 in the morning.          

 

 

 

7.  MAKE UP POLICY

           

Some assignments may be repeated an unlimited number of times, others may be done up to three times, and some assignments may be taken only once.  Look on the website under the ‘Assignments’ tab to determine the number of times individual assignments may be attempted.  

 

 

8.  ATTENDANCE POLICY/ WITHDRAWAL POLICY

 

You will be required to attend class from 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday until you complete the course work.  Tardiness or early departures will be computed in your attendance grade.   

Attendance will be factored into your final grade if you are absent when required to be present.  Three tardies and/or early departures count as an absence.

 

January 21 is the last day to add or drop a class.  March 14 is the last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W.  May 2 is the last day for class withdrawal with a WP or WF.  

 

 

9.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

·         Online Learning:

Students who are successful in a self-paced course like this should:

o        Be self-motivated

o        Be self-disciplined

o        Have strong reading skills

o        Possess superb time-management skills

             Additionally, you should have:

o        Access to a good, up-to-date working computer

o        Basic computer skills

o        A true understanding of what distance education is all about

 

·         Academic honesty policy/classroom conduct policy: 

The student should consult the student handbook if he has questions about these issues.

 

·         Reminder:

In order to be successful, you need to be a participant, not a spectator.  YOU are responsible for your own education.  I will facilitate, encourage, counsel, guide, and support your learning.  Merely being present expecting someone to feed you information does not mean you are learning.  You must be actively engaged.  Together, we can decide how much practice you need to be successful. 

 

·         Special Needs/ Learning Disabilities:

You are encouraged to make known to us any problems that may make it difficult for you to learn math.  We will do our best to work with you to help you succeed.  Any special accommodations must be requested in advance, and will be granted only after the appropriate paperwork has been received by me from Brother Chris Dreyer, Director of Counseling and Health Services. 

 

·         Good Advice

            If you are ever discouraged or have concerns or questions, do not hesitate to talk with me.  Please call or email me, make an appointment, drop by during office hours, or see me at the Learning Resource Center. 

 

·                     Tutoring:

            You are encouraged to make use of the Learning Resource Center in the faculty office area.  Hours are posted.    Peer tutors, adult tutors, and teachers are available to help you FREE OF CHARGE.  Videotapes of all lectures are also available at the library for viewing in the LRC or your dorm.  A CD is included with your text that has a video lesson for each section from the text, as well as practice problems.  You have 24/7 web access to text-specific tutorials, and live, one-on-one help from a qualified instructor on the web during specific hours.

 

·                     Important Dates:

                  January 21                                is the last day to add/drop a class

                  March 1 - 9                                is spring break

                  March 14                                   is the last day for class withdrawal with W

                  March 21 - 24                            is Easter break

                  May 2                                       is last day for class withdrawal with WP or WF

                  May 5 – 8                                  are final exams

                  May 6                                       Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. is your math final exam

 

PLAN AHEAD:  Your computer assignments, chapter tests, and final exam must be completed on or before the date listed above!

 

10.        SUGGESTED ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

 

Date

 

Classroom / Lesson

Section Titles

 

 

 

 

Tues

1/15

Introduction

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 1:  WHOLE NUMBERS

 

 

 

 

Thurs

1/17

1.1 and 1.2 

1.1  Place Value and Names for Numbers

 

 

 

1.2  Addition with Whole Numbers and Perimeter

 

 

 

 

Tues

1/22

1.3 and 1.4

1.3  Rounding Numbers, Estimating Answers, and

 

 

 

       Displaying Information

 

 

 

1.4  Subtraction with Whole Numbers

 

 

 

 

Thurs

1/24

1.5 and 1.6 

1.5  Multiplication with Whole Numbers and Area

 

 

 

1.6  Division with Whole Numbers

 

 

 

 

Tues

1/29

1.7 and Review 

1.7  Exponents and Order of Operations

 

 

 

 

Thurs

1/31

Test 1:   Chapter 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 2:  FRACTIONS & MIXED NUMBERS

 

 

 

 

Tues

2/5

2.1

2.1  The Meaning and Properties of Fractions