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MTH 060 Elementary Algebra I

MTH 060 Elementary Algebra I. Ron Wallace. Course Web Site. http://cs.bluecc.edu/mth060/wallace. Syllabus Assignments Other materials. Integrity. Attend ALL classes Prepare for class Ask questions Answer questions. Expectations. Student Instructor Others. Grading Components.

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MTH 060 Elementary Algebra I

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  1. MTH 060Elementary Algebra I Ron Wallace

  2. Course Web Site http://cs.bluecc.edu/mth060/wallace • Syllabus • Assignments • Other materials

  3. Integrity

  4. Attend ALL classes • Prepare for class • Ask questions • Answer questions Expectations Student Instructor Others

  5. Grading Components • Practice makes perfect … • … only if you practice correctly! • do a problem • check your answer • if wrong … why? “Daily” Homework (10%) • Due VS. Submitted • HW is due the next class period. • HW is submitted the day of the chapter test. Solutions Manual and/or Tutors?

  6. Grading Components “Daily” Homework (10%) “Daily” Quizzes (10%) Tests (80%) Exit Exam • Due VS. Submitted • HW is due the next class period. • HW is submitted the day of the chapter test. Must score 80% or above to pass this class (A, B, or C). Can improve your lowest test score.

  7. Partial Credit Life Doesn’t Give Partial Credit You get charged for a bounced check. The bridge collapses. The patient dies. The bank forecloses/repossesses. You get fired. But yes … there will be partial credit on tests. (but not the exit exam)

  8. Take Notes! 95% of what you hear is forgotten within 72 hours. The more you become engaged in the class, the more you will remember and get out of it.

  9. Understandingvs.Processes Why? vs. How? • Definitions • Properties (accepted truths) • Theorems (proven truths)

  10. TerminologyandNotation Correctly and Accurately Communicate Mathematics

  11. What is Algebra?

  12. What is Algebra? • A generalization of arithmetic. Mathematics Dictionary, 4th Ed. by James/James Therefore, you need to know and understand arithmetic!

  13. What is Algebra? • A generalization of arithmetic in which symbols, usually letters of the alphabet, represent numbers or members of a specified set of numbers and are related by operations that hold for all numbers in the set. • A set together with operations defined in the set that obey specified laws. The American Heritage Dictionary, 2nd College Edition

  14. What is Algebra? • A branch of mathematics in which symbols, usually letters of the alphabet, represent numbers or members of a specified set and are used to represent quantities and to express general relationships that hold for all members of the set. • A set together with a pair of binary operations defined on the set. Usually, the set and the operations include an identity element, and the operations are commutative or associative. www.dictionary.com

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