2010 FALL MAC1140 STUDENT GUIDE
AIM SECTIONS 2702, 8661, 8711
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COURSE CONTENT:
MAC1140 is a review of the algebra necessary for success in calculus. Students who
pass MAC1140 have satisfied the prerequisites for MAC2233, Survey of Calculus.
Students wishing to take MAC2311, Calculus I, must also take MAC1114, Trigonometry.
You can replace MAC1140/MAC1114 with the single semester, much faster paced
course MAC1147 if you wish to advance directly to MAC2311. You may not earn credit
for MAC1140/1114 if you already have credit for MAC1147, and vice-versa.
Students who need this course only to satisfy a Gordon Rule or general education
requirement may wish to instead consider MGF1106 or MGF1107 instead. Alternatively,
the online MAC1105 College Algebra course is available each fall and spring.
TEXT BOOK AND ACCESS CODE:
The required textbook is the 2nd Edition of Precalculus with Limits by Larson and
Hostetler. A custom copy for this course is available from the UF bookstore. You have
many options to purchase, but you MUST make sure you have either a hard or electronic
copy of the textbook, as well as access to Webassign.
Currently, the cheapest option is to purchase the eBook with the Webassign access code
(ISBN: 9780538738101), which costs $68 (plus tax) at the UF bookstore. A solution
manual is available for purchase, as well. Copies of the text book and solutions manual
are on reserve in the Education Library in Norman Hall and in the Science library.
Webassign provides a two-week grace period to use the online homework system before
you must purchase the access code.
LECTURES: Lectures meet Monday through Friday, five days a week. Lecture
outlines are available online at http://www.math.ufl.edu/~chui, where you can print
them out for free, or you may purchase them from the Target Copy Center across the
campus. You will need to bring the printed lecture outlines to each class .
Attendance in lecture is required. If you miss more than 15 minutes of class, you will
receieve a 0 on all work submitted that day, including any online homework or
online quiz.
PARTICIPATION:
A small but significant portion of your grade consists of course participation. This is at
the discretion of your instructor, but some ways to obtain participation credit may include
being actively engaged in lecture, leading work in small groups, correctly solving
homework problems on the board, and attempting challenging problems.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
It is recommended that you read over the material in the book before coming to each
class, and attempt homework problems after each class. Expect to invest a minimum of
two hours per night for this course.
Online and textbook homework is assigned and collected regularly. On all work that you
submit, write your name and section number legibly on the top of the first page of each
assignment. You must show all work to obtain full credit. The neater your work is, the
more likely it will be seen and graded by the instructor. Combined, the homework is
equivalent to the value of one exam.
Missed homework will not be made up for ANY reasons. Once the online homework
due date is past, it will not be re-opened. Your instructor will not grade any text
homework after its due date, unless a documented excuse is provided to Ms. Chui within
48 hours, and is approved.
QUIZZES:
Quizzes will be given regularly, both in class and online. Quizzes will be unannounced,
so you should be ready for one at any time. The number of quizzes, and whether any are
dropped, will not be disclosed until the end of the course. Online quizzes are to be
completed at home the evening after class. Quizzes count for 25% of your course grade,
more than any of the exams, and even more than the final.
EXAMS: Three exams are given throughout the semester. A fourth, optional exam is
available to replace one of these three exams if desired. A cumulative final is given on the
Saturday after classes end. The dates for the exams are as follows:
Exam 1 - September 28
Exam 2 - October 27
Exam 3 - November 22
Exam 4 (optional) - December 2
Final - December 11
Exams 1-4 are from 8:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.; the Final Exam is from 8 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Test locations will be announced in class.
The first three exams consist of an electronically graded multiple choice part and a freeresponse part that will be hand graded with partial credits. The 4th optional exam and the
final both consist of only multiple questions choice with no partial credit.
For each exam, bring only a #2 pencil, an ink pen, and your UFID. Calculators, cell
phones, backpacks, anything else is NOT permitted. Scratch paper is provided. Be sure
to correctly input your name, UFID, Section Number, Test Code, and Form Code on
every scantron, or else you will lose points. Taking the test at the wrong location will
result in lost points. After receiving your graded free response section, you have one
week to contest the grade.
If you have conflict with any exam, (see the During Term Assembly Exam Policy
registrar.ufl.edu/exambuh.html) you must contact the course coordinator at least 1
week in advance of the exam date to make other arrangement if approved. Otherwise,
there will be a substantial penalty at the very least.
E-LEARNING: Your grades will be posted regularly on the grade book in E-Learning.
You should check your grades after every paper collection and verify its accuracy. You
must bring any grade discrepancies to your instructor within one week after the posting
of the grades. In particular, old grades will NOT be revisited at the end of the semester.
PROBLEMS WITH TECHNOLOGY: If you have trouble with Webassign, either call
or e-mail Webassign (contact information is available on Webassign.net). If you have a
computer problem which is not related to Webassign, contact the UF Computing Help
Desk at (352) 392-HELP. Your instructor does not provide technical support. The
exception is if you are certain that you have done a problem correctly and Webassign
says it is wrong. Usually this is because you have either not simplified your answer or
given an incorrect form, but if neither is the case, let your instructor know and you will
receive any points you are due.
To minimize the impact of technical problems, please complete your homework early and
save it frequently so that you can obtain partial credit. Incomplete homework due to
technical problems will NOT be excused.
LISTSERV: There is a course listserv which will occasionally be used occasionally to
send important information to your gatorlink e-mail address. You are responsible for all
information sent by e-mail. Missing messages is NOT an excuse for not knowing the
information sent to you in an email.
COURSE GRADING:
Quizzes
Participation
Online Homework
Text Homework
3 Exams
Final Exam
150
40
50
25
225
110
Total
600
GRADING SCALE:
A
A
B+
B
B
[ 537.60
[ 522.00
[ 503.40
[ 477.00
[ 456.00
600.00 ]
537.59 ]
521.99 ]
503.39 ]
476.69 ]
C+
C
D+
D
E
[ 442.80 455.59 ]
[ 402.00 442.79 ]
[ 371.40 401.99 ]
[ 312.00 371.39 ]
[ below 312.00]
For those taking the S-U option: S [ 402.00 and above ]
U [ 0 402.00 ]
Please see the link www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html for the
UF grading policies in assigning grade points used to calculate your GPA.
Approval of the S-U option must be obtained from the course coordinator, Ms. Chui. The
deadline to file an application with the Registrar and any further restrictions are listed in
the current Schedule of Courses and the Undergraduate Catalog. The Gordon Rule can
not be satisfied with the S-U option.
The grade of I is never used to avoid an undesirable grade. It is used only if illness or
extenuating circumstances result in a student being unable to complete course
requirements by the end of the semester. To be eligible for an I, you must have
completed a major portion of the course with a passing grade, approved by the course
coordinator and filed an application formally in the math department.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Cheating is taken very seriously, and University policy
requires that any instance of suspected cheating be reported to the proper authorities. You
are expected to abide by the Student Honor Code and accept the consequences of your
actions.
Read more about student rights and responsibilities concerning academic honesty here:
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/academic.php.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students requesting classroom accommodation
must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will
provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the
Instructor when requesting accommodation. Contact the Dean of Students Disability
Resource Center here: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/. You must take care of this soon as it
takes sometime to process and your paper must be in that office at least 1 week before
you can take advantage of their service on your next exam.