Instructor Contact Information

 

Math 96 – Intermediate 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

 

Intermediate Algebra and Geometry is the second of a two-semester integrated sequence

in algebra and geometry. This course covers systems of equations and inequalities;

radical and quadratic equations; quadratic functions and their graphs; complex numbers;

nonlinear inequalities; exponentials and logarithmic functions; conic sections; sequences

and series; and solid geometry. The course will also include application problems

involving the topics covered. This course is the prerequisite for numerous collegiate

level/transfer level mathematics courses. (FT). Associate Degree Credit only and not

Transferable.

 

Course Objectives

 

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

1. perform the basic arithmetic operations with rational expressions, solve rational

equations and application problems, including variation

2. perform the basic arithmetic operations with radical expressions, and solve radical

equations

3. perform the basic arithmetic operations with complex numbers

4. solve and graph quadratic functions

5. identify and graph conic sections

6. solve nonlinear inequalities

7. solve systems of linear equations in two and three variables using a variety of

methods

8. solve systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities

9. identify one-to-one functions and find their inverses

10. use the properties of an relationship between exponential and logarithmic

functions to solve a variety of applications problems

11. apply the correct notation when identifying, simplifying, and using arithmetic and

geometric series and sequences

12. apply the Binomial Theorem appropriately as needed

13. apply the appropriate surface area and volume formulas for three-dimensional

objects

14. identify and use the appropriate trigonometric functions to solve application

problems

15. solve a variety of application problems related to these topics

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