If a student is absent for more than 10% of the classes then the student may receive a failing grade at the descretion of the instructor.

The Northern Marianas College is committed to ensuring, through a variety of services, facility and program access to students with either permanent or temporary disabilities. The Disability Support Services Program coordinates NMC's accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis at the request of the student. Please contact Counseling Programs and Services (Bldg. I) for disability information and services.

Student Concerns: Student concerns are very important to the instructional development of this course. If you are dissatisfied with anything in this course, you should feel free to talk it over with your instructor. If you feel that your instructor is unwilling or unable to help you with your problem or concern, you may bring the matter to the attention of the following persons. In the following order:

(1) The Chairman of the Sciences, Mathematics, & Technology Department (Glenn D. Keaton; room K-18, ext. 1200).
(2) The Dean of Academic Programs and Services. ext. 1006.
If the concern involves a grade assigned, students have additional recourse through the Dean of Student Services.

Spring 2009 Academic Schedule

January 5 = Faculty Return for Spring
January 12 - 17 = Spring Registration
January 19 = Martin Luther King Holiday
January 20 = First Day of Spring Classes
February 16 = President's Day Holiday
March 6 = Last Day for Students to Withdraw from classes.
March 24 = Covenant Day Holiday
April 6-12 = Spring Break
April 10 = Good Friday Holiday
May 9 = Last Day of Instruction / last day to turn in homework
May 14 = Final Exam, room D-1, 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00
May 11-15 = Final Exams Week
May 18 = All Grades Due
May 23 = 2009 GRADUATION

Instructional Goals: This course will introduce students to:
1.0 Equations and inequalities;
2.0 Functions and graphs;
3.0 Polynomial and rational functions;
4.0 Exponential and logarithmic functions;
5.0 Topics is analytic geometry
6.0 Systems of Equations

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.0 Evaluate linear, quadratic, and other types of equations and inequalities, and applications of these;
2.0 Graph linear, quadratic, and other functions in two dimensions as well as finding the critical points of these graphs;
3.0 Find real and imaginary zeros from higher degree polynomials using the Remainder Theorem, Factor Theorem, and Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and to apply these in applications;
4.0 Find and prove inverse functions and apply exponential functions, Logarithmic functions, and modeling data using these functions;
5.0 Find equations and graph conic sections as well as calculating centers, vertices, foci, asymptotes, eccentricities, and intercepts;
6.0 Graph and solve systems of linear equations with two or more variables, nonlinear inequality systems, partial fractions, and linear programming.

MA161 - Spring 2009

Instructor: Eric W Johnson

 Week #

 Monday

 Wednesday

Friday

1

Jan. 19

Holiday

Jan. 21

1.1

Jan. 23

1.2

2

Jan. 26

1.3

Jan. 28

1.4

Jan. 30

1.5

3

Feb. 2

1.6

Feb. 4

Test 1 & HW 1

Feb. 6

2.1

4

Feb. 9

2.2

Feb. 11

2.3

Feb. 13

2.4

5

Feb. 16

Holiday

Feb. 18

2.5

Feb. 20

2.6

6

Feb. 23

2.7

Feb. 25

Test 2 & HW 2

Feb. 27

3.1

7

Mar. 2

3.2

Mar. 4

3.3

Mar. 6

3.4

8

Mar. 9

3.5

Mar. 11

Test 3 & HW 3

Mar. 13

4.1

9

Mar. 16

4.2

Mar. 18

4.3

Mar. 20

4.4

10

Mar. 23

4.5

Mar. 25

4.6

Mar. 27

4.7

11

Mar. 30

Review

Apr. 1

Test 4 & HW 4

Apr. 3

5.1

12

Apr. 6

Spring Break

Apr. 8

Spring Break

Apr. 10

Spring Break

13

Apr. 13

5.2

Apr. 15

5.3

Apr. 17

Review

14

Apr. 20

Test 5 & HW 5

Apr. 22

6.1

Apr. 24

6.2

15

Apr. 27

6.3

Apr. 29

6.4

May 1

6.5

16

May 4

6.6

May 6

Review

May 8

Test 6 & HW 6

May 14 = Final Exam, room D-1, 8:00-10:00 or 10:00-12:00

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