MAC 1140 Precalculus
Algebra - Online
 | Required: Access code to
CourseCompass/MyMathLab
College Algebra: Enhanced with
Graphing Utilities (5th ed.)
by Sullivan & Sullivan, 2009
ISBN
Students are expected to purchase the required
access code before the course
begins.
Course deadlines
will not be extended due to untimely purchase of required materials.
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| Recommended: Access code
to CourseCompass/MyMathLab with Textbook
College Algebra: Enhanced with
Graphing Utilities (5th ed.)
by Sullivan & Sullivan, 2009
ISBN 9780321626455
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 | Blackboard is our virtual classroom for
adminstration: announcements, course documents (Syllabus and
more), initiating email to FCCJ accounts, and more.
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| CourseCompass/MyMathLab is our virtual
classroom for content: announcements, student homepages, discussion boards, video lectures, sample problems,
homework, quizzes, chapter tests, grades, and more!
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| Required: This course has two
proctored, face-to-face, paper-and-pencil exams (midterm and final), which
must be taken at an Approved Testing Site during the scheduled time.
There are no make-up exams.
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| Required: Students are required
to activate and use their Florida State College email accounts. For more information
go to Student
Accounts and Login.
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| Required the
First Week of the Course to Maintain Enrollment:
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(1) Students are required to email the instructor
an electronically signed Course Contract.
The contract is available the first day of the course in Blackboard.
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| (2)
Students are required to email the instructor a completed Alternate Testing
Site Form. The form is located in
Blackboard. |
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Students are required to register in
Course Compass/My Math Lab. To register students will need the
access code (purchase required) and the course
code (available the first day of the course in the Welcome announcement in
Blackboard). |
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Students are required to pass (80% or better) the Orientation and Syllabus Quiz
(repeatable, no time limit, due the first week of class). The quiz is located in
Course Compass/My Math Lab (click on TAKE
A TEST OR QUIZ). |
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Students are required to post a message in the Introductions Discussion
Board at
Course Compass/My Math Lab |
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NOTE: You will not be considered officially part of
this class until the instructor receives the Course Contract and the Alternative
Testing Site Form, and confirms that you passed the Orientation and Syllabus
Quiz.
At the end of the first week of the course, students, who
do not meet this requirements, are dropped from the course
for nonattendance.
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| Required: Graphing
calculator. Suggested: TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Silver Edition,
TI-84, TI-84 Plus. Only TI-83 and TI-84s are allowed at proctored Testing
Sites.
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Required: Able to attend a
proctored Midterm Exam and Final Exam as scheduled below. If these dates
do not meet your schedule, do not enroll in this course. These dates
cannot be changed.
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| Spring
2010 |
Event |
| January
11, 2010 |
Class begins |
| TBA |
Proctored Midterm Exam
(no exception to dates) |
| TBA |
Proctored Final Exam
(no exception to dates) |
| May
7, 2010 |
Last day of class |
For more important
college dates go to http://www.fccj.edu/current/calendar/index.html.
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Required:
Independent, motivated mathematic
student. If you work independently, enjoy reading and posting messages
from classmates, can trouble-shoot computer problems (and know when and where to
seek help), and prefer the private study offered by online courses, this course
should suit you well.
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