Mathematics, Basic Math 082 - Spring, 2008 Time: Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00. Classroom: Community Campus, Computer Commons, Room A107 Course Number: MAT082 Course Registration Number (CRN): 22532 Instructor: Dr. Joe Erker E-mail: [e-mail] Course websites: http://cc.pima.edu/joerker/spring08/math082 http://www.hawkeslearning.com/pimacommunitybam These websites will contain the homework assignments, grades on computer quizzes, the course schedule, and other course information. Instructional Materials: On-line Hawkes Learning Systems software, lessons on compact discs. Text: Basic College Mathematics, by D. Franklin Wright, Hawkes Publishing, 8th edition Chapters covered: The entire book, with a small number of sections omitted. Exams: There will be 4 exams, each lasting 1 to 1.5 hours, and a final exam. Each exam is worth 100 points, except for the final exam, which is worth 200 points. Note: Calculators are not to be used during exams. Exam questions will largely be similar to examples from the text as well as those done in class. Homework: There will be ten homework assignments, each worth 20 points. Grades will be assigned based primarily on correctness, with clarity, and articulation also considered. Assignments will be announced in class and/or posted on the course website. Homework must be handed in on clean-edged (not ripped out from a spiral notebook) lined paper and be stapled, at the beginning of the class period on which it is due. Homework not meeting these guidelines will not be looked at, and a grade of zero will be assigned. Homework that is badly presented (illegible, difficult to follow, lacking in important detail) will not be assigned a high grade, even if the answers turn out to be mostly correct. Quizzes: There are computer quizzes to be taken at the end of each lesson. They may be taken at home, in the room where the class meets, or on any other computer on which you have the course software installed. The procedure for taking the quizzes will be discussed in class. The quizzes total 200 points. Final Grade: Exams, quizzes, and homework total 1000 points. Your grade will be determined by the following numbers as a percentage of the total points: 100% 89% 79% 69% 90% 59% 80% 70% 60% 0% A B C D F.
Attendance: The instructor reserves the right to drop a student from the course for missing more than one class. A student who stops coming to class, however, has the obligation to ensure that he or she is withdrawn, or risks getting a grade of F. Attendance will be taken each class. Makeup exams: No makeup exams will be given, with the exception of cases of illness (note from your doctor is required) or other reasons (serious only!) that must be discussed with me before the date of the exam. If you know that you cannot attend the class on the day of an exam, contact me immediately. In the rare event of a makeup exam, the exam will be taken at the Community Campus of Pima Community College, at the testing center. Incomplete grade: Students are eligible for incompletes only for suffering from a long term illness during the term, or in cases of (documentable) extreme emergency. A student must be in good standing (passing the class with a grade of C or better) at the time of the withdrawal date (April 15). Withdrawal with refund: The deadline for dropping the class (with refund, no grade) is Monday, February 11. Withdrawal deadline: The deadline for withdrawing from the class (with grade of `W') is Tuesday, April 15. The Y Grade: The Y grade, also known as an instructor's withdrawal, ...