Spring Semester, 2026

MATH 1111, College Algebra

MW: 3:00–4:15 PM
Technology-Enhanced Learning Center, Room 1211



Text: Algebra and Trigonometry, Second Edition, by by J. Abramson, Openstax.

The student can download the text for free at


https://openstax.org/details/books/algebra-and-trigonometry-2e.

Make sure to download the pdf version.



Instructor: Dr. Mark Faucette

Office: Technology-Enhanced Learning Center, Room 2247

Phone: My contact phone number is 470-729-1129. This is my Google voice phone number. It will ring my campus phone and my cell phone.

E-Mail: My e-mail address is faucette@westga.edu.

The Web: My web site is at URL http://mfaucette.dyndns.org. The full course syllabus is located on my web site and can be downloaded as a pdf file. It is the student's responsibility to download and/or to print the syllabus and to follow it.

Office Hours: My office hours are


I do not help students with homework problems. I do not provide private instruction or individual tutoring. If you need help with the content of the course, go to the STEM Tutoring Center or the Center for Academic Success.

I do not hold office hours during final exam week.


Common Language for Course Syllabi: Students, please carefully review the following information at the link

http://www.westga.edu/UWGSyllabusPolicies/.

It contains important material pertaining to your rights and responsibilities in this class. Because these statements are updated as federal, state, university, and accreditation standards change, you should review the information each semester.

Grading Policy

Homework (400 points)
Homework will be completed online using MyOpenMath. Homework will be scaled to count four hundred points.
Tests (400 points)
There will be four tests, each counting four hundred points.
Final Examination (200 points)
There will be one comprehensive final examination counting two hundred points.

At the end of the semester, the following grading scale will be used: