College Readiness Course Syllabus
Mrs. Knobel Room # 417
Spring 2022
College Readiness
Course Syllabus
Instructor
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Mayra Knobel
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Classroom
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417 |
Phone
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(956) 580-5300 ext. 1178
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Conference
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3rd Block 11:21-12:51
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Tutoring
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MW 4:00-4:30
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According to the Texas House Bill 5, each student needs to be college readiness before exiting high school. Major universities will no longer offer remedial courses and therefore is up to each student to have their prerequisites before entering any university. In response to the Texas House Bill 5, in particularly the mandate that the course be co-developed with the partnering institutions, UTPA is offering the use of their WebWork server. WebWork is free and open-sourced software written by a grant from the National Science Foundation and currently supported by the Mathematical Association of America and numerous mathematics departments around the country. We will be partnering with UTPA to assist you to acquire the necessary skills to be successful on the TSI exam.
UTPA has been maintaining a WebWork server since 2001, and has in-house expertise on the software. We will use WebWork based homework assignments and will test. In addition we will use this homework system to deliver the final exam to all participating classes. We will be working with computers on a daily bases so the expectations to respect and take care of our equipment is imperative.
**In order to receive a one year waiver you must obtain greater that a 70 in the course and 70 in the midterm and final exam. **
Even though this course is linked to the local universities and colleges, we will still follow Sharyland Independent School Districts Grading Policy.
Grading Policy:
60% Major Assignments: Test, Reports, Projects
40% Minor Assignments: Classwork, Homework, Quizzes
Statement for Academic Dishonesty: Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of our school. No student shall cheat or copy the work of another. Plagiarism, the use of another person’s original ideas or writings as one’s own without giving credit to the true author, will be considered cheating, and the students will be subject to academic disciple that may include loss of credit for the work in question.
Tentative Course Schedule
Course A
1.1 Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws
1.2 Fractions
1.3 Positive and Negative Real Numbers
1.4 Addition of real numbers
1.5 Subtraction of real numbers
1.6 Multiplication and division of real numbers
1.7 Exponential Notation and order of operations
1.8 Applications with percents
2.1 Introduction to Algebra
2.2 Solving linear equations
2.3 Using addition and multiplication principles together
2.4 Formulas
2.5 Read graphs, plot points, and scaling graphs
2.6 Graphing linear equations
Approximate Six Week Goal
2.7 Graphing and intercepts
2.8 Rates of change
2.9 Slope
2.10 Slope-intercept form
2.11 Point-slope form
3.1 Solving inequalities
3.2 Solving applications with inequalities
- Exponents and Polynomials
4.1 Exponents and Properties
4.2 Negative exponents and scientific notation
4.3 Polynomials
4.4 Addition and subtraction of polynomials
Approximate 12 week goal
4.5 Multiplication of polynomials
4.6 Special products
4.7 Polynomials in several variables
4.8 Division of polynomials
5.1 Introduction to factoring polynomials
5.4 Factoring perfect square trinomials and differences of squares
6.1 Rational Expressions
6.2 Multiplication and division of rational expressions
6.3 Addition, subtraction of rational expressions and the least common divisor
8.1 Radical Expressions
8.2 Rational numbers as exponents
8.7 Distance and midpoint formulas and applications
Course B
There is significant overlap between Course A and Course B. The assignments used will have some problems in common; however the expectation of student work will be higher. One reason for the repetition is that these topics represent the most important material for future mathematics and science courses the students will take.
Topics in green are duplicated from Course A.
2.2 Solving linear equations
2.6 Graphing linear equations
2.7 Graphing and intercepts
4.3 Polynomials
4.4 Addition and subtraction of polynomials
4.5 Multiplication of polynomials
4.6 Special products
4.7 Polynomials in several variables
4.8 Division of polynomials
3.1 Solving inequalities
3.2 Solving applications with inequalities
3.3 Inequalities and domain
3.4 Intersections, unions, and compound inequalities
5.1 Introduction to Factoring
5.2 Factoring Trinomials with leading coefficient one
5.3 Factoring Trinomials with leading coefficient not one
5.4 Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials and differences of squares
5.5 Factoring sums and differences of cubes
5.6 Factoring general strategy
5.7 Solving polynomial equations by factoring
5.8 Solving applications
Approximate 6 week goal
6.1 Rational Expressions
6.2 Multiplication and division of rational expressions
6.3 Addition and subtraction of rational expressions, and the least common divisor
6.4 Addition and subtraction of rational expressions with unlike denominators.
6.5 Complex rational expressions
7.1 Systems of equations in two variables
7.2 Solving systems using substitution or elimination
7.3 Applications of systems of two variables
** Optional ** 7.4 Business and Economics applications of systems of equations
7.5 Inequalities in two variables
8.1 Radical expressions and functions
8.2 rational numbers as exponents
8.3 Multiplying radical expressions
8.4 Dividing radical expressions
8.5 Expressions with several radical terms
8.6 Solving radical equations
Approximate 12 week goal
9.1 Introduction to functions
9.2 Domain and range of functions
9.3 Graphs of functions
- Quadratic Equations and Graphs
9.4 Complex numbers
9.5 Quadratic Equations
9.6 The quadratic formula
9.7 Quadratic functions and graphs
9.8 More graphing quadratic functions