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| Syllabus Instructor: Dubravko Ivansic [pronunciation: DOO-brahv-ko EE-vahn-shich] Ivansic is the last name. Phone & e-mail: 762-3552, Dubravko.Ivansic@murraystate.edu Office: Faculty hall 6A1 (in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics annex) Course webpage: http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/dubravko.ivansic/05fall/150home.html Office Hours: Ask me or check the webpage. Prerequisites: ACT math standard score of at least 22. Textbook: Sullivan and Sullivan, Algebra and Trigonometry, fourth edition (old editions will not work!). We plan to cover chapters (or portions of chapters) 1-4 and 6-8. Graphing calculator: A graphing calculator is required to take this course. The TI-83 is recommended, and is the one that I will use in class. Any other graphing calculator is OK, however, in this case, be aware that you are responsible to learn how to operate it as I can give only very limited help here. Homework and worksheets: To promote a continuous effort in the course, homework problems will be assigned during the week. The list of homework problems may be found on the webpage. You are not required to turn in homework. Instead, to promote a continuous effort in the course you will be given worksheets (usually to do at home) and will be tested over the material frequently. The worksheets will contain some representative problems, but to succeed on tests, it will not be enough to just do the problems from the worksheet - you will need to work on all of the homework problems. Don't fall behind: Math 150 is a fast-paced course covering ideas that most of you have already seen in high school. We will not have time to cover everything that is required in class, therefore, you will have to fill in the gaps yourself. Furthermore, while you will see and do a number of things you may have seen before, don't think that you can do them independently until you have made sure by working out problems on your own. Mathematics is best learned by doing and to acquire proficiency it is essential that you do many homework problems. You should expect to spend at least one to two hours of study time for every hour of class time. If some things aren't clear to you, come to me for help as soon as possible, and not the day before the exam... Attendance: is strongly encouraged every day, and roll will be taken. If you missed ten or fewer classes during the semester, you get 3% bonus points. Note that you are not penalized for missing a class (the points are in excess to your total grade), so an absence is counted as such regardless of the reason ("excused" or not). Exams: There will be four full period exams whose dates will be announced well in advance. There will also be a final exam which will be comprehensive. On some exams calculators may not be allowed. Final exam: is comprehensive and will be held on Thursday, December 15th at 1:30PM in our usual classroom. Make-ups: Make-ups for exams will be given only in cases of illness, field trips or other unavoidable circumstances. You will need to provide written verification of the reason for your absence in advance and as soon as possible. If you are unexpectedly absent from an exam, contact me by phone or e-mail that same day and arrange to take a make-up. The make-up should occur soon, which typically means "before I return the exam". Make-ups for other graded work will be given at my discretion. Asking for a make-up more than once makes it less likely that I will grant it. Grade: For your final grade, the lowest of your four exam grades will be dropped and the remaining three will be used to compute the final grade. Each of the three exams is worth 20% and the final exam is worth 25%. All other graded work will count 15%. No extra credit work will be given to repair your grade. The final grade scale is Academic honesty policy: In compliance with the Board of Regents policy on academic integrity, instances of academic dishonesty, as determined by the instructor, will result in zero points for the assignment and possibly a grade of "E" for the course. |
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