Instructor Contact Information

 

Math 95 – Elementary Algebra & Geometry
Fully Online

Howard Blumenfeld
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
San Diego Miramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92126
(619) 388-7705
hblumenf@sdccd.edu

 

 

Textbook and Course Material Requirements

 

Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3rd Edition, Tussy & Gustafson, Thomson/Brooks Cole, ISBN 0-534-41932-1
An access code will be needed at the beginning of the summer session.  Details will be revealed in the syllabus.


Purchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore

 

Hardware and Software Requirements

 

Hardware and Software:
To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in WebCT, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.

 

Course Description

 

Elementary algebra and geometry serves as the foundation for the other math courses and is the first of a two-course integrated sequence in algebra and geometry intended to prepare students for transfer level mathematics. This course covers the real number system; writing, simplifying, solving and graphing of linear equations in one variable; solving linear inequalities in one variable; solving systems of linear equations in two variables; algebraic operations with polynomial expressions and factoring; functions; operations involving rational expressions and related equations; and geometric properties of lines, angles, and triangles. (FT). Associate Degree Credit only and not Transferable.

 

Course Objectives

 

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

1. Apply the order of operations in simplifications

2. Translate verbal expressions into algebraic expressions, and simplify them

3. Apply properties of equality to solve linear and absolute value equations and related application

problems

4. Solve linear inequalities in one variable

5. Identify functions, use appropriate function notation, determine the domain and range of functions

from their formulas and graphs, and apply the algebra of functions

6. Identify the properties of a linear equation in two variables including the slope and intercepts,

determine the different forms of the equation of a line, and graph lines

7. Solve systems of linear equations in two variables

8. Perform basic arithmetic operations with polynomials

9. Factor polynomial expressions using a variety of methods and solve polynomial equations by

factoring

10. Perform arithmetic operations involving rational expressions and solve rational equations

11. Identify important geometric shapes and properties involving lines, angles, and polygons

12. Apply the appropriate area and perimeter formulas in application problems

Course Specific Information

 

SYLLABUS (not available at this time)


SCHEDULE (not available at this time)

AUXILLARY WEBSITE
A secondary course website containing the syllabus, course outline, and assignment information may be found at the beginning of the summer session at http://faculty.sdmiramar.edu/hblumenfeld.

 

 

 

 

Application and Registration Information

 

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
  2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
  3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system
  4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration!
    Tuition and Fees Information.
  5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.

6.  After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:
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Type your WebCT ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (birthdate with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)
For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                          06231980 (password for birthdate June 23, 1980) 

  1.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a waitlist. If the waitlist is full, you will not be able to add your name to the waitlist.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped. Follow the login instructions at http://www.sdccdonline.net/login