Faculty Syllabus

Please note: This is not the syllabus in its entirety, please see the pdf syllabus provided to you in your course. The full pdf syllabus can be viewed via Professor McCullough's website after Wednesday 5/20/2026. 

Grade Components

Exit Exam: 50%

Homework: 25%

Group Activities: 25%

Grading Scale

A: 89.5 - 100

B: 79.5 – 89

C: 69.5 – 79

D: 59.5 – 69

F: < 59.5

Where can I find my grades?

Grades will be posted in Blackboard.

Required Materials 

Textbook: The materials provided by First Day Access for MATH 1314 College Algebra will also be used for this course.  Check with your instructor to see if MyLab Math is required in NCBM 0214.  If MyLab Math is required in NCBM 0214, then you will need to register for MyLab Math in the NCBM 0214 Blackboard course AFTER you have already registered for MyLab Math in the MATH 1314 Blackboard course.

Supplemental Materials Needed: Binder, note paper, scientific calculator, pencil, eraser

Other Technology: Access to a webcam and microphone are required for this course. Eligible students can check out required technology at https://www.austincc.edu/students/student-technology-services.

Course Description

Credit Hours: 2, Contact Hours: 2

NCBM 0214 – Support for College Algebra (2-2-0). This course is designed to support students concurrently enrolled in MATH 1314 by providing additional focus on MATH 1314 topics and just-in-time review of prerequisite topics, as needed. Topics include review of properties of real numbers, functions, algebra of functions, inequalities, polynomials and factoring, rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, quadratic functions and their graphs, solving quadratic equations, and exponential functions. This course is not for college-level credit.

Course Rationale

This course is intended to provide support to students who are taking MATH 1314.  It should be taken along with MATH 1314 and is required for students who do not meet the prerequisites to take MATH 1314 as a stand-alone course.  Upon completion of NCBM 0214 with a C or higher (with concurrent enrollment in MATH 1314), a student will be considered TSI complete in mathematics.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of properties of functions, which include evaluation, domain and range, related equations, and basic operations.
2. Simplify, factor, and perform basic operations on algebraic expressions, including polynomials, rational and radical expressions, and complex numbers.
3. Solve linear, rational, and quadratic equations by symbolic methods and linear inequalities.
4. Appropriately use forms and formulas.
5. Graph linear equations, including systems, as well as quadratic functions.
6. Solve application problems using linear and quadratic models, direct and inverse variation, and 2x2 systems of linear equations.