Algebraic Literacy

Pikes Peak State College | MAT 0300 & MAT 0200 | 4 credits & 1 credit lab| Fall 2024

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Hi! I'm Carrie Baldwin and I will be your online instructor for MAT 0300: Algebraic Literacy. Please take 1-minute to watch my introduction video and learn a little about me. Then explore the rest of this page to get prepared for Day 1.

See you online!

-Carrie

How to Contact Me

Instructor: Carrie M. Baldwin
Email: carrie.baldwin@pikespeak.edu
Office: Rampart Campus W 119b
Office Phone: 719.502.3644
Student Hours: By appointment.
Class Day/Time: Online
Class Location: https://mycourses.cccs.edu/

Science, Engineering, & Math Division
Rampart Range W119
719.502.3600

Need individual help or guidance?

I am here for you! My preferred contact method is email.

There is nothing too trivial to email me about and I will never feel "bugged" by too many emails from you.
If you contact me Monday-Friday, I will respond by 5pm. If I can reply over the weekends, it might take me longer.
I'm happy to arrange times to meet individually with you in a virtual environment if that's preferred. Just let me know!
I can be available other days & times. What works for you?

Have a general course-related question?

Use the Online Office Discussion Board. Your question will be seen by your peers and if anyone has the answer - by all means, answer it!
If your question is personal in nature, please send it directly to me through email.

Required Materials

Textbook: College Algebra with Corequisite Support, 1st edition
Calculator: a scientific calculator is allowed. The TI-83, 84, 86 graphing calculators are encouraged. (This is what I use in all videos and examples.)
Computer & Internet Access: This is a 100% online course, so internet access is required. You will be submitting assignments multiple times a week.
Determination, hard work, and a desire to succeed!

Course Description

4 Credit Hour(s) • 60 Contact Hours (Lecture)

Prerequisite: Next Gen Accuplacer QAS score of 265

Develops algebraic skills necessary for manipulating expressions and solving equations. Topics in the course include radicals, complex numbers, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, quadratic equations, absolute value equations, systems of linear equations in two variables, related applications, and linear inequalities.

The course competency information can be found on the Master Course Syllabus.

College academic and student policies required for all courses can be found on the Institutional Syllabus.

How This Course Works

This is a 15-week, fully online, course starting August 19 and ending on December 6
The main course site is D2L. But we will also use ALEKS for assignments.
There is a required textbook, and ALEKS access is required for completing assignments and exams.
You will learn in a community with your peers.
This class does not meet regularly. Your learning will be conducted asynchronously (not live) in D2L.
This class is organized into modules by chapter, each taking 1-2 weeks to complete.
Each module contains readings, lecture videos, homework, quizzes, and an exam.

Time Commitment

You can expect to spend a minimum of 15 hours per week in this class. You will be allowed (and encouraged) to work ahead. Some topics will "click" right away, and that's when you should work ahead. Then, if you get to a topic that doesn't "click"' right away, you have some extra time to process and ask for help.