Professor Benjamin Early
MA091D - Beginning Algebra
Department of Mathematics
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Phone: 240-567-3978, Department Phone: 240-567-1434 Office Hours: MWF, 10:00AM-10:50AM Benjamin.Early@montgomerycollege.edu
WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to MA091D - Beginning Algebra,
Are you trying to manage both work and school? Perhaps you want more control over your instructional schedule and are willing to trade one day of classroom instruction for a distributed, more personal involvement away from the campus. In sociology we call this "role conflict."
This course is designed to give you such an opportunity during one-third of each week.
FACULTY INFORMATION
Instructor: Dr. Benjamin Early, Associate Professor of Mathematics, TP/SS
During the course you should contact me by WebCT email or post general questions in the Q & A section of our discussion board.
Office Location MP145 TP/SS
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
For students who need a review of arithmetic of nonnegative numbers and a thorough introduction to signed numbers and the basics of algebra. These basics will include polynomials, factoring, algebraic fractions, linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations, graphing, rational exponents, quadratic equations, and word problems related to all algebra skills. For computation of tuition, this course is equivalent to five semester hours. Five hours each week.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
Assessment level: RD 099/103.
TEXTBOOK
Bill Jordan, William Palow. Integrated Arithmetic & Basic Algebra, 4th Edition. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
ONLINE REQUIREMENTS
A typical week would start with an 85 minute in-classroom lecture with student participation on Monday, followed by a two-day period of an online discussion with student online participation, ending with an 85 minute in-classroom lecture with student participation on Friday. Your entire participation in the weekly online discussion is graded and is weighted more than the final exam.
Five quizzes
50 points each
Four exams
100 points each
Fourteen weekly of online discussion
25 points each
Final exam
300 points
Homework is scored as extra credit added to each quiz or exam score (except to the final exam.)
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
Technological ability to access Microsoft Word documents and to create documents in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format.
ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS
Our in-class sessions meet MF from 1:00 pm until 2:25 pm in SN 307
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
None.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more detailed course information, please read the course syllabus on my faculty web site. I look forward to assisting you to succeed in Beginning Algebra.
