New York City College of Technology

Mathematics Department

MAT 1275, Section OL00, (Zoom), Class meets on Monday & Wednesday from 8:00am-
9:40am.
Instructor: Prof. Andrew Vaughn
Emails: AJVaughn@citytech.cuny.edu

Office: Tuesday 12:00pm- 1:00pm in Room TBD

Course Description: An intermediate and advanced algebra course. Topics include quadratic
equations, systems of linear equations, exponential and logarithmic functions; topics from
trigonometry, including identities, equations and solutions of triangles.

Course Objectives: Student would learn various kinds of functions (including polynomial,
rational, radical, exponential, inequality, and logarithmic functions), analyze their behavior, and
use the properties of these functions to solve equations and application problems. For
trigonometry, students would study and learn how trigonometric functions relate to right
triangles and solve word problems involving right triangles. In-addition, they would study unit
circle and they measure angles in radians as well as degrees. Drawing and analyzing graphs of
trigonometric functions and equations.
Handouts: Available on Black Board

*Students must have a folder to keep track of class work, class assignments, and exams.

Attendance: Under CUNY mandate, attendance in each class is required. At the beginning of each class,
students must sign in before the professor start the lesson. Any lateness MUST be reported to the
instructor before the class is dismissed. No absence allowed for this course. If there is an emergency
(e.g., emergency medical condition or no-fault legal crisis) it needs to be notified to the instructor and
math department. Excused absences can ONLY be considered with signed explanatory notes from proper
party.

LATENESS:
 2 Latenesses count as one absence (if you arrive 15 mins after the class start, you’ll be
consider absence). According to Mathematics Department policy, if a student comes to class
late or leaves early, it is considered half an absence.

Email: All emails to the instructor are suggested to be from an academic email account. Using any other
public email account may cause email loss or rejection. Please always include “Math 1275 section E485
in the subject line of your email.

Classroom Etiquette:

 I require a professional atmosphere in the classroom.

 Always arrive to class on time.
 Avoid side conversations.
 Come to class prepared (Note book and pencil).
 Stay for the entire class.
 No inappropriate language, playing music, or talking during the lesson.
 Please be advised to be respectful to each other.
  Please put your phone on silence during the entire period of the class. If you have to make or take
an urgent call, please notify me, before you leave the class session. During Exams cell phones or
other electronic devices should not be use.

Exams & Quizzes: Exams will be cumulative and announced a week prior to the exam date. No make-
up allowed unless with a valid excuse. Quizzes will be given weekly basis at the begging of each class
session. Students who are excessively absent will not be eligible for partial credit beginning with the day
of the excessive absence.
Cheating/Plagiarism: Don’t do it. Both receiving and sharing the answer on an exam is cheating. If you
cheat, you would receive a zero and you will be reported.

New York City College of Technology Policy on Academic Integrity

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other
intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and
citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its
responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering
models of good Homework, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic
integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at
New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades,
suspension, and expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic Integrity may be
found in the college catalog.

EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

Do not leave the Zoom class. Do not sign in with more than one email address or from more than
one device. Do not sign out and come back from a different address or device.

All problems are to be done only by the methods shown in class.

Show all work for each problem.

Please do not leave out any steps.

State your method when solving, simplifying or factoring.

Read the instructions for each problem. Some problems have more than one part.

Web Work (Homework assignments)

http://mathww.citytech.cuny.edu/webwork2/MAT1275-F21-Vaughn-OL00/

Student Login name: First name initial and full last name

Student password: CUNY First ID# (Please do not change your password, as there is no way for you to
reset it)
Desmos Classroom Activities (Group Work)
https://student.desmos.com
Class Code: JW9WCT
OR
https://student.desmos.com/?prepopulateCode=jw9wct

Grade: Three Exams 45%

HW/Assignments 25%
Departmental Final Exam 30%

Test Corrections (optional):

We all make mistakes, and I want you to learn from your mistakes. Tests/Exams are not just a grade, but a
measure of the student understanding. There would only be two test corrections and hopefully this
would help to fill in the gaps. Students would be able to earn back half of the points that they have missed
on the test. For example, if you earn a score of 50, you can improve your grade to 75. If you earn a score
of 40, you can improve your grade to 70. Students must show work and provide an explanation of how
they fix the mistakes (or how the method work).  

Example of grade computation:

Student J grades for the semester:
Exam 1: 90
Exam 2: 60
Exam 3: 65
Hw/Assignments: 90
Department Final: 65

Calculation: 90*(.15)+70*(.15)+65*(.15)+90*(.25)+65*(.30)= 75.75.

Student J grade is a C.

Note: The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus if necessary. Midterm and final exams
dates will be announced in class at a later time
Additional Resources
Tutoring: Website: www.GoodMathNotes.com

Facebook: Good Math Notes (Students can ask question and share notes)

https://www.facebook.com/GoodMathNotes/

https://www.instagram.com/goodmathnotes/?hl=en

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Online tutoring

Website:www.GoodMathNotes.com

Facebook: Good Math Notes (students can ask question and share notes)

Instagram:@GoodMathNotes