MATH 94 COURSE SYLLABUS
Napa Valley College	Fall 2009
Math 94 (Intermediate Algebra)	Instructor: Casey Davis
Class: 11:00 am – 1:20 pm Monday & Wednesday	Room 1633
Office Hours: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Monday & Wednesday	Room 1030-O
e-mail: cdavis@napavalley.edu

SLOs: solve quadratic, logarithmic, exponential, absolute value, and radical equations, and systems of equations. Graph quadratic, logarithmic, and exponential functions.

Text:  Elementary and Intermediate Algebra by Bittinger et al., 4th edition

Other Materials:  You will need lined paper and graph paper, as well as pencils and a ruler. A scientific calculator is highly recommended. At minimum it should have parentheses, square root, exponential, and logarithmic functions. (If you are going on to pre-calculus and beyond, you may want to get a graphing calculator instead.)

Classroom Procedures:  On a typical day, we will have a short (1-3 questions) quiz which will be turned in with the assignment due that day. I will answer questions about the homework that is due the following class. I will introduce new material, work through some useful examples, and give you some practice problems to try in class. Keep in mind throughout the semester that the best way to learn math is to do math, and the best way to clear up your confusion is to ask questions.

Homework: Homework will be assigned most days. In general each assignment will be due two class sessions (one week) after the day it is assigned; however, you should do as much as you can by the first class session after it is assigned so you can ask questions about it if needed. No late homework will be accepted. Leave the first page of your homework BLANK; you will be using it for a quiz when you turn it in. Each homework quiz will consist of a few questions on the same material as the homework; if you understand the homework the quiz should be easy. Show all work; answers should be clearly marked. Each assignment will be worth 10 points: 6 for completeness, 4 for correctly answering the quiz questions.

Exams: We will have three half-period exams. Each will be testing the material covered since the last exam. The first exam will be on September 23 and cover chapters 7, 8, and 9 of the textbook; dates of the second and third exams will be announced later in the semester but well in advance.

Final Exam: The final exam will be Monday, December 14, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. It will cover all the material in the course.

Grading: 20% of your overall grade is homework; the other 80% is test scores (divided evenly between the four exams). 90% and above is an A, 80% and above is a B, 70% and above is a C, 60% and above is a D, and anything below 60% is an F.