Syllabus

Course Information

Course Number: MAT 1275

Course Title: College Algebra and Trigonometry

Course Outline: Official course outline prepared by the Mathematics Department.

Course Description: An intermediate and advanced algebra course. Topics include quadratic equations, systems of linear equations, exponential and logarithmic functions; topics from trigonometry, including identities, equations and solutions of triangles

Credits / Hours: 4

Section Number: D046

Prerequisites: MAT 1175 OR high school mathematics GPA of at least 70 and a successful completion of a high school math course of at least Algebra 1 OR NYS Regents Algebra 1 score of at least 75 OR NYS Regents

Textbook: College Algebra and Trigonometry: Expressions, Equations and Graphs, by Holly Carley and Ariane Masuda, adapted from Intermediate Algebra 2e by Lynn Marecek and Andrea Honeycutt Mathis, et al. OpenStax, on LibreTexts, Summer 2023

Workbook: MAT 1275 Workbook by Holly Carley and Ariane Masuda, Summer 2023. The workbook is based on the 6-point process from the chapter book Mathematical Literacy and Critical Thinking by Rojas, E., & Benakli, N. (2020). In: But, J. (eds) Teaching College-Level Disciplinary Literacy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Online Spaces

• OpenLab: This website will be the online home for our class. The site contains important information about the course, and will be used in various ways throughout the semester.
• WeBWorK: This is where you will complete your online homework. See the link in the menu bar above.
• Dropbox: CUNY has provided all students with Dropbox accounts with large storage limits. We may or may not have a reason to use it. Information and a login link are posted here.
• Blackboard: Grades may be posted in Blackboard’s gradebook

Faculty Information

Professor Name:

• Kate Poirier

Contact info & communications: For information about office hours, visit Contact Info & Communications.

Percent/Letter Grade conversion

A = 93.0 — 100
A- = 90.0 — 92.9
B+ = 87.0 — 89.9
B = 83.0 — 86.9
B- = 80.0 — 82.9
C+ = 77.0 — 79.9
C = 70.0 — 76.9
D = 60.0 — 69.9
F = 0 — 59.9
W = withdrawal up to Monday, December 11

Grading Policy

The grading policy for the course appears on the Grading Policy page.

Attendance

Lessons are on the course hub; you can work through these on your own time. In class we will work on problems as a group.

Participation

Participation makes up a component of your overall course grade. More information can be found on the Grading Policy page here.

College Academic Integrity Policy

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting and citation of sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the college recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension and expulsion. More information about the College’s policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the College Catalog. 

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