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MATHEMATICS
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MATH
115 - Pre-Calculus
Five Quarter Hours
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| PREREQUISITES: MATH 113 or 3 years of high school mathematics and Level 2 placement. Completion of this course satisfies the Tier I mathematics requirement. This course is recommended only for those students intending to enroll in MATH 263A. |
| COURSE OVERVIEW: The goal of this course is to prepare students with solid skills in algebra and geometry for college-level calculus. Topics covered include real numbers, equations, inequalities, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometry. The course focuses on intensive practice in setting up and solving problems. |
| METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. |
TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN
0534352758 Cohen, David, Pre-Calculus with Unit-Circle Trigonometry,
3rd ed., Brooks/Cole Pub.,1998
One-quarter inch graph paper is helpful in doing the lesson assignments. Optional: A simple calculator with square root functions, similar to TI-BA30.
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: The
course has twenty lessons, including three supervised examinations.
The seventeen regular lessons have one or more sets of problems
for practice and several related problems that are submitted
for evaluation and grading. Three lessons also have short Progress
Tests that review concepts from several lessons. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has three supervised examinations, all consisting of
problems similar to those in the lesson writing assignments
and Progress Tests. Two hours is allowed for each of the first
two examinations; three hours is allowed for the final examination,
which is comprehensive, covering all the lessons of the course.
Calculators may be used on exams, but full credit will not be
given unless all steps in the problems are shown.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: Lesson assignments are graded S+, S, S-, or F, and earn, respectively, 3, 2, 1, or 0 points. Each of the three Progress Tests earns up to 10 points. Total points for the course are assigned as follows:
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Lesson
assignments (17)
Progress Tests (3)
Midcourse examinations (2)
Final examination
Total
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50
pts
30 pts
100 pts
120 pts
300 pts |
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270
- 300 pts = A
261 - 269 pts = A-
252 - 260 pts = B+
240 - 251 pts = B
231 - 239 pts = B-
222 - 230 pts = C+ | |
| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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