MATH 15400 Section 23114, MW 10:30am 11:45am, Room IT274

Fall 2015
The instructor reserves the right to adjust this syllabus when necessary.
Instructor: Hank Hernandez
Office: Taylor Hall Room B02H
Phone: (317)278-9649
E-Mail: hhernandez@math.iupui.edu
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays (Noon to 1:00pm) or by appointment
Course Title: Algebra and Trigonometry II
Text: The correct textbook for all sections of Math 15400 is, Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry, Classic
12th Edition, by Swokowski and Cole, with Enhanced WebAssign Access Card, ISBN: 9781133904564, Loose-leaf 3ring textbook, Cengage Publisher.

Material to be covered: Chapters 6 thru 8.2, also the first three sections of Chapters 9 and 11. Section 7.5 will
be omitted.
Prerequisite: Math 15300 (with a minimum grade of C) or placement.
There will be

i. 12 quizzes of ten-minute duration(of which 10 best count)

ii. 4 tests(of which 3 best count)
iii. Comprehensive Final Examination.

Quizzes are worth 6 points and will be given at the beginning of class. Each test is worth 40 points and the
Final Examination is worth 80 points. Total possible score is 10 6 + 40 3 + 80 = 260 points.
Grading Scale
90% - 100%
A
80% - 89%
B
70% - 79%
C
60% - 69%
D
Below 60%
F
(plusses and minuses will be awarded on final grades)
QUIZZES: To receive full credit for quiz problems you must show all your work. If you are absent the day of a quiz,
that quiz will be counted as zero. During the course, you may find that you must be absent the day of a quiz due to a
personal situation, for example, personal or family illness, accident, business trip, etc. For this reason, you are allowed to
drop your 2 lowest quiz scores. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES. NO EXCEPTIONS. SO USE YOUR
DROP QUIZZES WISELY. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class time, so please try to be on time.
EXAMS: To receive full credit for exam problems you must show all your work. There will be four in-class exams. If
you are absent the day of an exam, that exam will be counted as zero. During the course, you may find that you must be
absent the day of an exam due to a personal situation, for example, personal or family illness, accident, business trip, etc.
For this reason, you are allowed to drop one exam score. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. NO
EXCEPTIONS. SO USE YOUR DROP EXAM WISELY.
The purpose of the drop exam and drop quizzes is not to boost your grade, but rather to give you some
flexibility in the event a personal situation prevents you from being present on the day of an exam or quiz.
FINAL EXAM: The common departmental final exam will be on Friday, December 11, 2015, from 6:00P-8:00P. The
location will be announced later. The MATH 15900 final exam is a departmental comprehensive exam. You must pass the
exam in order to pass the class.
CALCULATOR POLICY: In all math developmental and introductory courses at IUPUI numbered below 16500, the
only technology that can be used on in-class, closed-book assessments (quizzes, tests, final exam) is the Texas
Instruments TI-30XA scientific calculator.

ATTENDANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL: Perfect attendance is expected of all students without
exception. A student absent from class bears full responsibility for all material covered in class. Quizzes will be given at
the beginning of class, so please be on time. If you anticipate having to leave class early, please let your instructor know
before the beginning of class. Perfect attendance is crucial for success in this course. A basic requirement of this course
is that you will participate in all class meetings and conscientiously complete all required course activities and/or
assignments. Keep in touch with me if you are unable to attend, participate, or complete an assignment on time. If you
miss any of the required activities within the first 25% of the course without contacting me, you may be administratively
withdrawn from this course. Administrative withdrawal may have academic, financial, and financial aid implications.
Administrative withdrawal will take place after the full refund period, and if you are administratively withdrawn from the
course you will not be eligible for a tuition refund. If you have questions about the administrative withdrawal policy at
any point during the semester, please contact your instructor.
University College first-year students (25 credit hours or below) may not drop more than one course per semester. This
policy will be enforced through advisor sign-off on drop requests. This policy does not include course adjustments made
during the first week of class (100% refund) nor does it apply to classes in which a student has been administratively
withdrawn.
MATH HELP OUTSIDE OF CLASS: There will not be enough time to answer all questions from the homework
assignments, tests, etc. If you need more time to ask questions there are several options for help that are available. First,
you can seek help during your instructors office hours. Second, tutoring/mentoring is available in the Math Assistance
Center (MAC). The MAC is located in Taylor Hall (UC), Room B001. To find out more about the tutoring/mentoring
schedule and other general information about the MAC, check out the MAC web page (http://mac.iupui.edu) There are
several other tutoring options and you should contact your instructor if you have any questions at all. If you need more
information about the above services you can also call the Department of Mathematics Information Line at (317) 2782468, visit the Mathematics Department website at http://math.iupui.edu, or drop by the Mathematics Department Office
at LD270.
STUDYING OUTSIDE OF CLASS: This is a college class and is much different than one taught in high school. We
cover a lot of material and have limited time in class. Try to read the section(s) to be covered in class beforehand. Read
the section, not like a novel, but like instructions for putting together a clock--very slowly and carefully. Make sure every
word makes sense. The most important part of your learning of the material will be the time you spend working outside of
class. You cannot expect to digest the material from just seeing it explained in class. Sometimes it will click and the
lecture will have been useful--other times the lecture will not make sense until you go over the material later. Talking
about mathematics with classmates is very useful.
HOMEWORK: Homework is very important in any math course. There will be daily textbook assignments
and it is important that you do them as the material is covered. We will only have time to go over a few problems from
each section in class, but the answers to the odd numbered problems are in the back of the book. There is
also an on-line WebAssign system with exercises tied to the textbook that you may wish to use for additional homework
practice. However, exercises for the quizzes in this course will be taken directly from the textbook. Periodically
reviewing errors on old papers is a valuable study skill. To perform as well as you can in this class, you should expect
to spend several hours each day working problems and reading the sections before they are discussed in class. All
problems (Homework, Quiz, and Exam) should be done completely, neatly, and accurately.
ACCOMODATIONS: Students needing accommodations because of a disability will need to register with Adaptive
Educational Services (AES) and complete the appropriate forms issued by AES before accommodations will be given.
The AES office is located in Taylor Hall, UC 100. You can also reach the office by calling (317) 274-3241. Visit
http://aes.iupui.edu/ for more information. Students seeking accommodation for religious observances must make a
request in writing by the end of the 2nd week of the semester to the course instructor and use the IUPUI Registrars
Request for Course Accommodation Due to Religious Observation Form Make-up exams must be taken prior to the
regularly scheduled exam date and time. Failure to comply with this university policy will result in no accommodations
given later in the semester.
DISHONESTY AND STUDENT MISCONDUCT: The IUPUI Department of Mathematical Sciences expects all
students to adhere to the regulations put forth in the IUPUI Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
concerning academic misconduct or personal misconduct. Procedures for imposing academic and disciplinary sanctions
are outlined in the Code. The Code can be found at: http://life.iupui.edu/conduct/.

MATH 15400 ALGEBRA & TRIGONOMETRY II

FALL 2015
INSTRUCTOR HERNANDEZ ONLY
This is a tentative syllabus, the instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus at any time. To be aware of
such changes, please plan to attend every session. If there is time remaining in a class session, the next section
will be started.
Date
August 24
August 26
August 31

Quizzes

M
W
M

Material to be covered
Section 6.1, Course Materials
Section 6.2
Section 6.2

September 2
September 7
September 9
September 14
September 16
September 21
September 23
September 28
September 30

W
M
W
M
W
M
W
M
W

Section 6.3
NO CLASSES(Labor Day)
Section 6.4
Review
EXAM #1
Section 6.5
Section 6.7
Section 7.1
Section 7.2

QUIZ #3

October 5
October 8
October 12
October 14
October 19
October 21
October 26
October 28

M
W
M
W
M
W
M
W

Section
7.2
Section 7.3
Review
EXAM #2
NO CLASSES(Fall Break)
Sections 7.4
Section 7.6
Section 8.1

November 2 M
November 4 W
November 9 M
November 11 W
November 13 Friday
November 16 M
November 18 W
November 23 M
November 25 W
November 30 M
December 2
December 7
December 9
December 11

Section 8.2
REVIEW
EXAM #3
Section 11.1
Last day to withdraw from any class.
Section 11.2
Section 11.3
Section 9.1, 9.2
NO CLASSES(Thanksgiving Break)
Review

QUIZ #1
QUIZ #2

QUIZ #4
QUIZ #5
QUIZ #6
QUIZ #7

QUIZ #8
QUIZ #9
QUIZ #10

QUIZ #11
QUIZ #12

W
EXAM #4
M
Review for Final Exam
W
Review for Final Exam
Friday Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam from 6:00 - 8:00PM

Notes: More information about the common departmental final exam (practice problems, practice finals, etc.)
can be found on the Math Department web page at www.math.iupui.edu. Be sure that you do not have a
conflict (work, personal or class) with the time and date of the final exam.

MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II

Textbook Homework Assignment List
This list is just a start. Students are expected to complete every problem assigned in each section covered in class.

6.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48
6.2 #3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95
6.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
61, 62, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
6.4 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41
6.5 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45
6.7 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 41, 45, 48, 49, 61, 63, 64, 65
7.1 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 67, 69
7.2 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61,
63, 65, 67, 71, 72, 73
7.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 47, 50, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67
7.4 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 25, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
7.6 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 39, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63
8.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27
8.2 #3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43
11.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47
11.2 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 39, 41
11.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53
9.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 41, 46
9.2 #5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38