Hunter College

of the City University of New York

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

STUDENT SYLLABUS
Math 101 – Algebra for College Students
4 Hrs – 3 Credits
Fall 2023
Section: 101.xx
Time: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Room:xxxxxxxx
Instructor: xxxxxxxxxx
Email:xxxxxxxxx
Office Hours:xxxxxxxxxx

Prerequisite:
Math Milestone Placement Math101 or Math101EN, or appropriate score on Hunter College’s Math
placement exam.

After this course:

Students must obtain a grade of C or better in this course to take STAT113 or MATH104. Students with a
B- or better in this course can take Math12400 or Math12550.
Students with a C/C+ grade in this course, must take Math10150 before taking Math12400 or Math12550.

Textbook: Required Lumen OHM (Online Homework Management) $35

This course is using Open Education Resources (OER) for its textbook, provided by Lumen Learning.
The textbook is free for the student. The homework system is $35. The interactive online textbook can be
found here:

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cuny-hunter-collegealgebra/

The textbook includes videos, interactive Desmos Applets, and "Try it" exercises. Due to the nature of
such a textbook, there is no print version.

You can access the online homework system, where you will do homework and quizzes here:

https://ohm.lumenlearning.com

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course you should be able to:
 Solve linear, quadratic, polynomial and radical equations, and inequalities
 Solve systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables
 Use algebraic techniques in solving a variety of application problems
 Define, evaluate, and analyze functions and their graphs, including linear, quadratic, polynomial,
rational, composite, exponential and logarithmic functions
  Find the domain and range of functions, including linear, polynomial, quadratic, rational,
composite and inverse functions
 Write equations of lines
 Graph linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and piecewise-defined
functions
 Simplify rational and radical expressions, including expressions containing rational exponents
 Apply strategies for factoring expressions, including grouping, the difference of squares, the sum
and difference of cubes; as well as for factoring trinomials and perfect square trinomials
 Simplify and perform operations on complex numbers
 Solve quadratic equations by completing the square, factoring, using the square root property, and
the quadratic formula
 Graph functions using vertical and horizontal shifts, reflections about the x- and y-axes, and
compressions and stretches
 Use the distance and midpoint formulas

Diagnostic Quiz
In the beginning of the second lecture, you will take an in-class 15 minute Diagnostic Quiz, on the
prerequisite material for this course: order of operations, evaluating an expression, operations with
fractions and decimals, percents, operations with negative numbers, commutative, associative and
distributive properties of algebraic expressions. There are assignments inOHM titled "Practice for
Diagnostic Quiz", in Module 0, which you can use to practice for the quiz, (not graded). For extra
practice, you can review materials on the Math Tutoring center's website www.hunter.cuny.edu/dolciani
by clicking on Brush-Up Skills.

Grading Policy
Exams 75%
Class Work 5%
Online Homework 15%
Online Quizzes 5%

Letter grades are determined by the following standard Hunter system:

Grade Percent
A+ 97.5-100
A 92.5-97.4
A- 90.0-92.4
B+ 87.5-89.9
B 82.5-87.4
B- 80.0-82.4
C+ 77.5-79.9
C 70.0-77.4
D 60.0-69.9
F 0-59.9

P/NC – grades
New from Fall 2021: This course DOES NOT accept the CR/NC grading system.
Exams:
There will be 4 exams and a final. The final exam will count as 2 exams. Of these 6 parts, the lowest is
dropped, and the remaining 5 parts are averaged to obtain the exam average.

Make Up Exam Policy:

All exams dates are preset in the beginning of the semester, because of room reservations. If you have an
excused planned conflict (such as medical procedures, religious observances) please contact instructor at
least 2 weeks prior to the exam date to schedule a make up. If you missed an exam due to an unexpected
event (illness, family emergency), contact your instructor immediately. In that event, your makeup exam
will either be scheduled at the testing center (pending their availability) or your final exam score will be
used in place of the missed exam. This option can only be used for one exam for the semester.

Class Work
The material in MATH 101 (as most math) is best learned through practice, practice and more practice.
Every lecture you will be solving problems in class, based on the day's lecture. This Class work will be
collected and returned the next class. You can get assistance from your instructor, the in-class tutor, as
well as your peers in completing your class work. This contributes to 5% of your final course grade.

Homework
All homework is done on Lumen Learning's Online Homework System (OHM), there is an assignment
for every section of each module. They are due the following lecture. Always check OHM for upcoming
assignments. OHM is a wonderful, modern, interactive resource, including features such as graphing
applets and videos. There is a total of 47 homework assignments, totaling 500 homework problems for
the semester, each is 6 points, for a total of 3000 points. Homework is 15% of your grade. Each student is
given 3 late-passes, each late pass extends the due date of one assignment for 1 week (not 1 week from
when you use it). On enrollment you get 3 "Late Passes", each one will extend an assignment for one
week.

You have 10 attempts for each homework problem. After the last incorrect attempt, the correct answer
will be displayed. Please note, if you attempt to work on an assignment after the due date has passed, your
assignment will be in “review mode”, which is displayed on the top of the assignment. While you can still
get practice, this work will not be recorded, and will not go towards your homework grade.

In order to see the assignments for this course, you must set up an OHM account,
(https://ohm.lumenlearning.com). Select “enroll in a new course”, you will be prompted to enter the
course id and the enrollment key, which for this section is:

Course Id: xxxxx Enrollment Key: xxxxx

Online Quizzes
There will be 8 online-quizzes. They are set up on OHM and should appear in when you log into this
course. Each quiz is 5 questions, with a preset time limit of 15-20 minutes. During quiz mode, you do not
have access to any aids that are normally present when doing homework. (For example, if you have
multiple tabs open, it will freeze.) You cannot pause and restart the quiz, you must finish it in one sitting.
 You have 3 attempts to do each quiz, only the highest score will be counted. Each quiz is 125 points. The
quizzes are 5% of your grade. The quizzes are meant to serve as checkpoints for your mastery of the
material. In quiz mode, you only have one attempt per problem.

Attendance
Attendance is required, and there will be an attendance sheet every lecture. Since there is class work to be
done in class, missing lecture will reflect negatively on your course performance. You are responsible for
all work missed.

Calculators
Scientific calculators are allowed during the exams. Graphing calculators, phones, tablets, computers, etc
are not allowed during exams. Sharing of calculators during exams is not allowed.

Tutoring
Drop-in tutoring and audiovisual materials are available at The Dolciani Mathematics Learning Center,
located at the Silverstein Student Success Center 7th Floor Hunter East. (Certain tutoring services will be
available remotely.)

In addition, the tutoring center will be hosting bootcamp sessions in the beginning of the semester to help
students with prerequisite material.

Best Practices
 Attend each class. Math, by nature is a very cumulative subject, missing just one lecture can set
you back in the course. If you are sick or have a family emergency and must miss class, you must
still make up the work.
 Take good notes, and keep course materials organized.
 Make sure to complete all the homework assignments in a timely manner. Also, keep a notebook
with all your work for homework problems, so you can refer back to it later.
 If you need extra help, go to your instructor's office hours or the math learning center.
Textbook: Hunter College - MATH101 - Algebra for College Students
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cuny-hunter-collegealgebra/ ( Provided by Lumen Learning)

MTH # SECTIONS/TOPICS Comments/Important Corresponding

Concepts/Terminology Homework
8/28 1 Introduction: Syllabus/Course Policies Vocabulary: constant, variable, HW1
algebraic expression/equation,
Module 1: term, exponent, inequality, HW2
distribute, evaluate, coefficient
 (1.1) - Interval and Set-Builder HW3
Notation
 (1.2) - Absolute Value HW4
 (1.3) - Coordinate Plane and
Graphing Equations
 (1.4) - Solving Linear Equations
 (1.5) - Applications of Linear
Equations
8/31 2 In-class Diagnostic Quiz on Module 0 Word problems with percent, HW5
finance, geometry and physics.
Module 1: HW6

(1.5) - Applications of Linear Equations HW7

(con’t)

Module 2:

 (2.1) - Exponent Rules

 (2.2) - Scientific Notation

9/7 3 Module 3: Dependent/independent variable, HW8

domain, range, function notation
 (3.1) - Functions and their Notation HW9
 (3.2) - Graphs of Functions
 (3.3) - Domain and Range HW10
 (3.4) - Algebra of Functions HW11

9/11 4 Module 4 Linear function, standard HW12

form/slope-intercept form/point-
 (4.1) - Characteristics of Linear slope form, horizontal/vertical HW13
Functions and their Graphs lines, parallel and perpendicular
 (4.2) - Equations of Linear lines HW14
Functions
 (4.3) - Parallel and Perpendicular
Lines
9/14 5 Module 5 Graphing, substitution, additions HW15
methods. Revenue, cost, profit
 (5.1) - Linear Systems in Two functions. HW16
Variables
 (5.2) - Applications of Systems of
Linear Equations
9/18 6 Review for Exam I

9/21 7 EXAM I

9/28 8 Module 6 Intersection/union of sets HW17

 (6.1) - Linear Inequalities in One HW18

Variable
 (6.2) - Compound Inequalities HW19
 (6.3) - Equations and Inequalities
with Absolute Value

10/2 9 Module 6 Leading coefficient test HW20

 (6.4) - Linear Inequalities and HW21

Systems of Linear Inequalities in
Two Variables HW22
Module 7
  (7.1) - Algebraic Operations on
Polynomials
 (7.2) - Polynomial Functions
10/5 10 Module 7 HW23

 (7.3) - Trinomial Factoring

10/10 11 Module 7 Zero-product principle HW24

 (7.4) - Factoring Special Forms HW25

 (7.5) - Polynomial Equations
10/12 12 Review for EXAM II

10/16 13 EXAM II

10/19 14 Module 8 Asymptote, simplified rational HW26

expression, least common
 (8.1) - Rational Expressions and denominator HW27
Functions
 (8.2) - Operations on Rational
Expressions

10/23 15 Module 8 HW28

 (8.3) - Division of Polynomials HW29

 (8.4) - Rational Equations
10/26 16 Module 8 Average cost function, motion HW30
problems, directly proportional,
 (8.5) - Applications of Rational inversely proportional, equation of HW31
Equations variation, constant of variation
 (8.6) - Variation
10/30 17 Module 9 Radicand, radical sign, principal HW32
square root/principal nth root,
 (9.1) - Introduction to Roots positive and negative rational HW33
 (9.2) - Radical Expressions and exponents
Rational Exponents HW34
 (9.3) - Radical Functions
11/2 18 Module 9 Rationalizing the denominator, HW35
conjugate
 (9.4) - Algebraic Operations with
Radical Expressions
11/6 19 Module 9 Imaginary unit i, real part, HW36
imaginary part, imaginary
 (9.5) - Radical Equations number, conjugate of a complex HW37
(9.6) - Imaginary and Complex number
Numbers
11/9 20 Review for EXAM III

11/13 21 EXAM III

11/16 22 Module 10 Completing the square, HW38
discriminant, parabola, vertex,
 (10.1) - Quadratic Functions axis of symmetry HW39
 (10.2) - Quadratic Functions and
their Graphs

11/20 23 Module 10 Finding max/min using the vertex HW40

of a parabola. Vertical shifts,
(10.3) - Applications of Quadratic horizontal shifts, reflection, HW41
Functions stretching and shrinking.
Module 11 HW42

 (11.1) - Toolkit Functions

 (11.2) - Transformations of
Functions

11/27 24 Module 11 Piecewise functions, natural base HW43

e, natural exponential function,
 (11.3) - Piecewise Functions compound interest. HW44

Module 12

 (12.1) - Exponential Functions

11/30 25 Module 12 Natural logarithmic function, HW45

exponential form/logarithmic form
(12.2) - Composite and Inverse HW46
Functions
 (12.3) - Logarithmic Functions
12/4 26 Module 13 Distance formula, midpoint HW47
formula
 (13.1) - Distance Formula,
Midpoint Formula, Circles
Review for EXAM IV

12/7 27 EXAM IV

12/11 28 FINAL REVIEW

Academic Integrity:
Hunter College regards acts of academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating on examinations, obtaining unfair
advantage, and falsification of records and official documents) as serious offenses against the values of intellectual
honesty. The College is committed to enforcing the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity and will pursue cases of
academic dishonesty according to the Hunter College Academic Integrity Procedures.

Disability:
In compliance with the American Disability Act of 1990 (ADA) and with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, Hunter College is committed to ensuring educational parity and accommodations for all students with
documented disabilities and/or medical conditions. It is recommended that all students with documented disabilities
(Emotional, Medical, Physical and/or Learning) consult the Office of AccessABILITY located in Room 1214B
Hunter East to secure necessary academic accommodations. For further information and assistance please call (212-
772-4857)/TTY (212-650-3230).

Hunter College Policy on Sexual Misconduct:

“In compliance with the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Hunter College reaffirms the prohibition of any
sexual misconduct, which includes sexual violence, sexual harassment, and gender-based harassment retaliation
against students, employees, or visitors, as well as certain intimate relationships. Students who have experienced any
form of sexual violence on or off campus (including CUNY-sponsored trips and events) are entitled to the rights
outlined in the Bill of Rights for Hunter College.

a. Sexual Violence: Students are strongly encouraged to immediately report the incident by calling 911, contacting
NYPD Special Victims Division Hotline (646-610-7272) or their local police precinct, or contacting the College's
Public Safety Office (212-772-4444).

b. All Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct: Students are also encouraged to contact the College's Title IX Campus
Coordinator, Dean John Rose (jtrose@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-650-3262) or Colleen Barry
(colleen.barry@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4534) and seek complimentary services through the Counseling and
Wellness Services Office, Hunter East 1123.
CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct Link: http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/la/Policy-on-
SexualMisconduct-12-1-14-with-links.pdf