Western Visayas College of Science and Technology La Paz, Iloilo City COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARC ITECT!

RE ECE Department Co"rse Sylla#"s in College Algebra 1st Semester SY 20092010 Course Code: Des$ripti%e "itle: (um'er o) *nits: Le$ture #ours per ,ee-: Prere/uisites: La'oratory #ours per ,ee-: Class S$.edule: Classroom: "e4t'oo-s: E !"# 102 Colle&e !l&e'ra + units + .ours none (one 0:+09:+0 ! , 9:+011:+0 ! on, ,ed, 1ri 2 10+, 103, 10 Colle&e !l&e'ra 'y ,illiam #art Colle&e !l&e'ra 'y Louis Leit.old Colle&e !l&e'ra 'y 2ees, Spar-s, 2ees Colle&e !l&e'ra 'y 2ider

Course Description: Colle&e !l&e'ra is a mat.emati$s $ourse t.at deals 5it. t.e 'asi$ al&e'rai$ $on$epts in$ludin& sets and 5ellorderin& prin$iple6 ".rou&. meanin&)ul pro'lems and appropriate te$.nolo&ies, students 5ill study a %ariety o) radi$al, rational, polynomial and /uadrati$ )un$tions as 5ell as e4ponential and lo&arit.mi$ )un$tions 5.i$. are essential in t.e study o) .i&.er mat.emati$s6 Course Objectives: !)ter $ompletin& t.is $ourse, t.e student must 'e a'le to: 16 Determine t.e properties and prin$iples o) sets7 26 Determine t.e )un$tions in%ol%ed in t.e &i%en set7 +6 *se t.e manipulati%e and analyti$al s-ills to sol%e 5orded pro'lems7 36 8perate and manipulate rational and radi$al e/uations7 96 Sol%e systems o) linear e/uations7 and :6 Dra5 a s-et$. o) t.e &rap.s di))erent )un$tions6 Course Outline: 16 Sets 161Con$epts and 8perations on Sets 162!ppli$ations to ;enn Dia&ram and <oolean 26 2eal (um'ers +6 !l&e'rai$ E4pressions +61 onomials, <inomials and ultinomial +62 2ational !l&e'rai$ E4pressions +6+ 8perations and 1a$torin& 36 Polynomials and E/uations 361 8perations and 1a$torin& 362 Linear E/uations 36+ =uadrati$ E/uations, Its Con$epts, Prin$iples and Properties 363 !d>oint atri4 369 In%erse o) a atri4 36: !l&e'ra on atri$es ?Sum and Di))eren$e, S$alar ultipli$ation, atri4 ultipli$ation@ 96 1un$tions 961 Properties and 8perations on 1un$tions 962 Arap.s o) 1un$tions 96+ In%erse 1un$tions 963 E4ponential and Lo&arit.mi$ 1un$tions

:6 System o) E/uations :61 Systems o) Linear E/uations :62 Su'stitution and Elimination et.ods :6+ et.od o) Determinants :63 !ppli$ations to ,orded Pro'lems :69 Systems o) (onlinear E/uations Classroom Policy and Requirements Grading6 Bno5in& t.at &radin& is not a re)le$tion o) 5.o you are or .o5 mu$. I li-e you6 Aradin& is an e%aluation o) your 5or- to5ard a$.ie%in& t.e o'>e$ti%es o) t.is $lass6 Do not $on)use t.e in)ormality o) t.e $lassroom 5it. responsi'ility to &rade your 5or-6 $andatory Attendance and %artici&ation 6 <e$ause o) t.e intera$ti%e nature o) t.e $lassroom, a'sen$es 5ill seriously a))e$t your per)orman$e in t.e $ourse6 ".e 5or- you do in $lass 5ill $onstitute a part o) your )inal &rade6 Your parti$ipation in $lass dis$ussions and a$ti%ities 5ill a))e$t t.at s$ore positi%ely or ne&ati%ely6 Please do not re/uest permission )or a'sen$es6 I do not &i%e e4$used or une4$used a'sen$es6 You are ultimately responsi'le )or 5.ate%er a'sen$es you ta-e7 you -no5 t.e $onse/uen$es and .a%e t.e a'ility to ma-e your o5n de$isions6 I) you miss a su'stantial part o) t.e $lass, you 5ill 'e $onsidered a'sent )or t.at day6 Cellular p.ones, 'eepers and ot.er disrupti%e de%i$es s.ould eit.er 'e le)t outside o) t.e $lassroom or turned to t.e silent mode6 No cell &hones 'ay #e "sed AT ALL TI$ES d"ring e(a's6 *se o) a $ellular p.one ?or ot.er ele$troni$ de%i$e@ durin& an e4am may result to automati$ )ailure on t.at e4am6 Students may 'e as-ed to turn o%er t.eir $ell p.ones 'e)ore t.e e4am7 t.ey 5ould 'e a'le to pi$- t.em up a)ter t.e e4am6 Late papers and late assi&nments are una$$epta'le6 ! paper turned in any time a)ter t.e $lass )or 5.i$. it is assi&ned 5ill automati$ally 'e mar-ed do5n an entire letter &rade6 (otes or tapes o) t.is $ourse are not permitted )or purposes o) sale6 !ll papers, e4ams and ot.er &raded assi&nments 5ill 'e .eld )or t.e period o) one a$ademi$ semester, a)ter 5.i$. all un$laimed pro>e$ts 5ill 'e dis$arded6 I) you .a%e any /uestions, do not .esitate to as-6 Pla&iarism $omes in many )orms, some o) 5.i$. you may not -no56 You 5ill 'e re/uired to a'ide 'y t.e poli$ies6 !ny )orms o) pla&iarism, e%en a$$idental are not tolerated6 CPla&iarism is de)ined as Cliterary t.e)tD and $onsists o) t.e unattri'uted /uotation o) t.e e4a$t 5ords o) a pu'lis.ed te4t, or t.e unattri'uted 'orro5in& o) ori&inal ideas 'y parap.rase )rom a pu'lis.ed te4t6 8n 5ritten papers )or 5.i$. t.e student employs in)ormation &at.ered )rom 'oo-s, arti$les, 5e' sites, or oral sour$es, ea$. dire$t /uotation, as 5ell as ideas and )a$ts t.at are not &enerally -no5n to t.e pu'li$ at lar&e, or t.e )orm, stru$ture or style o) a se$ondary sour$e must 'e attri'uted to its aut.or6D <e polite and respe$t indi%idual di))eren$es6 (o putdo5ns, t.reats, or )oul lan&ua&e6 C.allen&e politely6 ".is room s.ould 'e a sa)e pla$e to e4plore ideas and 'e 5.o you are6 2espe$t t.e pri%a$y, property, and responsi'ility o) ot.ers: -eep .ands, )eet, o'>e$ts, et$6 to yoursel)6 ".is e4tends to my t.in&s and responsi'ilities: do not tou$. t.e &radeEroll 'oo-, t.in&s on my des- or in $a'inets 5it.out permission6 Classroom materials are 'ein& loaned to you6 ,ritin& on des-s, 5alls and 'oo-s is una$$epta'le, as is t.e destru$tion o) ot.er loaned materials6 ,.en e/uipments or materials are assi&ned to you, you are responsi'le )or t.em6 aintain a sa)e, orderly, and $lean en%ironment6

Do not stand on $.airs or ta'les, or put your )eet on t.em: -eep all )our $.air le&s tou$.in& t.e )loor6 Do not 'lo$- t.e aisles or door5ay6 (o .orseplay6 Do not t.ro5 t.in&s6 Clean up any messes, and do not litter6 Immediately report any in>uries or 'ro-en materials6 (o aut.orized e4perimentation6 8)ten 5.en you $ome to $lass you 5ill noti$e e/uipment set out: under no $ir$umstan$es are you to .andle or $ondu$t your o5n e4periments 5it. t.ese materials until you re$ei%e instru$tions6 Disrupti%e, destru$ti%e, or unsa)e 'e.a%ior durin& la's 5ill result in immediate suspension )rom present and )uture la's6 Raise yo"r hand6 I) you 5ant re$o&nition to ans5er a /uestion ?or )or a personal matter@, raise your .and6 ".is allo5s all students to parti$ipate in $lass and not >ust a %o$al )e56 Class dis'issal is 'y t.e instru$tor 5.en e%eryone is /uiet and in t.eir assi&ned seat6 Clo$-s and 'ells do not dismiss t.e $lass6 Stay seated and ready to 5or- until dismissed 'y t.e instru$tor6 Food6 ".ere 5ill 'e no eatin& in $lass6 Acade'ic Dishonesty6 I) you are $au&.t $.eatin& on a test or assi&nment, you 5ill re$ei%e a zero on t.at test or assi&nment6 I) you are $au&.t $.eatin& a se$ond time, you lose points )or t.e 5ee-6 I) you are $au&.t a t.ird time, you )ail t.e $lass6 I) you are $.eatin&, you are not learnin&6

Grading System Arade per term F GE4aminations H !%era&e o) =uizzes H ?Arade $orrespondin& to solution sets, seat5or-, 'oard@IE(um'er o) Items 1inal Arade F G idterm Arade H 1inal AradeI E 2 Lo5est Passin& is :0J o) t.e total num'er o) items

Prepared 'y:

2e%ie5ed 'y:

Naci John C. Trance, ECE

Russ Allen B. Napud, ECE

!ppro%ed 'y:

Gabriel M. Salistre Jr., REE