MA094 (Math Prep)
Mathematics Department
I. General Course Information: 0 credits
Description: For
students who need review of the fundamentals of arithmetic, a thorough introduction
to signed numbers, and a presentation of the basic concepts of algebra. Topics include proportion and percent,
polynomials, factoring, inequalities in one variable, linear equations,
systems, graphing, integer exponents and quadratic equations. Applications are included throughout the
course. This self-paced course has no
lecture and incorporates independent computer use; in order to advance through
course topics, students must achieve required level of mastery. Students scoring below 46 on the Accuplacer
Algebra Placement Test are expected to complete the course in two semesters;
students scoring 46 or higher are expected to complete in one semester. Assessment
level: RD 099/103. For computation of tuition, this course is
equivalent to three semester hours.
II. Class
Format:
This course incorporates independent computer use and requires a level
of mastery in order to advance through the course topics.
III. Software,
Textbook, and Other Supplies:
Required:
MyLabsPlus access code which includes an electronic form of
the textbook
TWO
SEPARATE NOTEBOOKS - ONE for homework and ONE for notes
Headphone/ear phone – for video lectures
Calculator Use: Allowed ONLY after Test
#4.
Optional: Textbook: Prealgebra
and Introductory Algebra by Martin-Gay, 3rd edition
IV. Grading
Policy and Criteria:
Homework: You
are required to use the online software, MyLabsPlus
to complete homework assignments at your own pace. Once you achieve
100% on each homework assignment, you will be allowed to progress to the next
one, and so on, until you reach the test on that unit. TWO personal notebooks are required… one
notebook to show all work on homework assignments and a SEPARATE notebook to
take notes from media assignments. It is expected that students watch all media
in their entirety AND take notes just as if they are in an on-campus class. Not
doing so is equivalent to skipping class.
Tests: All
online tests MUST be taken in one of the
In order to move forward in the course, you must
achieve 80% on each test through test 9.
Retakes will be allowed after the appropriate correction assignment is
completed at a 100% level. Scoring at
least 70% on the Final Test is a requirement for completion of MA094. Students may not receive help during testing
and may only use calculators on Tests 5-10.
Sanctions given in response to violations will be governed by the
Student Code of Conduct.
Course Grade:
A
student has completed Math 094 when the Final Test (Test 10) is
completed with at least a score of 70%. The MyLabsPlus (MLP) Overall Score, which
can be found in the MLP grade book, is a weighted average computed as follows:
Test 1A – Test 5: 80% minimum score
required to proceed. These scores are
not reflected in the MLP Overall Score.
Test 6 – Test 9: each test counts 12% of
the MLP Overall Score
Test 10 (Final Test): counts 40% of the
MLP Overall Score
A grade of A, B, or C is awarded when
the MA094 Final Test (Test 10) is completed with at least a score of 70%, and the MLP Overall Score is:
90% – 100%: Grade of A
80% – 89.99%: Grade of B 70% – 79.99%: Grade of C
Students who have not
completed Test 10 with at least a score of 70% will need to register for Math 094 again in a
subsequent term. If the student has
passed at least 6 tests, their grade for this semester will be an H, indicating
that the students has done at least a semester’s worth of work. Students who do not qualify for an A, B, C,
or H will be assigned a grade of U for the semester. Students
are encouraged to complete their math requirements in consecutive semesters.
Students continuing in Math 094 within a year
of their last attempt will
begin at the section following the last test they successfully
completed. Students continuing after a year or more will be placed by
their instructor.
V.
Logging in to
MyLabsPlus:
1. Go to the website: www.montgomerycollege.mylabsplus.com
2. You will be asked to input a username and
password. Your username is the first
part of your MC ID.
Your
password is the word: password.
You
will have a chance to select a more secure password later.
3. MLP will take you to a screen where you should
see your course listed in blue hyperlink.
You will see your instructor’s name, day of the week, and time. Click on this hyperlink.
4. You will be prompted with the License
Agreement and Privacy Policy page. Click
“I Accept” once you have read the
terms of use.
5. MLP will take you to a screen that will give
you the option of selecting one of two options:
- Access Code
- Buy Now
If
you have already purchased your MLP Access code, select the first
option,‘Access Code’. Tear off the thin
strip inside your access code folder and enter that code now.
If
you have a credit card and want to buy the access code online, select the
option ‘Buy now’ and follow the instructions on the screen.
If
you are not able to purchase an access code now, MLP will allow you to use a
Temporary Access Code, which expires within a short period of time. It is important that you purchase a
regular code soon, however, because MLP will not let you continue in the course
after the expiration date. You must
enter the new code on that day, when the system prompts you to do so.
The temporary code is found by selecting ‘Temporary Access’ in the blue
left-hand margin of your screen. Copy
the code onto a sheet of paper, or by using your mouse, and then click on any
item in the left margin to get back to the previous page. Select the ‘Access Code’ option, and then
enter your code.
6. Click the orange box that says NEXT.
7. MLP will take you to a screen that has a
yellow box that says: Return to course.
Click that box.
8. You are now in your course. You must complete
the orientation assignment.
9. Lastly, it is important that you email your instructor to let him/her know
that you have logged into MLP.
He/she will let you know whether you should continue working in
MyLabsPlus at assignment 1.2 (Part 1) or at assignment 9.1 (Part 2).