Math
1113 Syllabus (Fall 2007)
Topic: Pre Calculus Room: Life Sciences C112
Call
Number: 10-755 5th Period: 12:20-1:10
MWF
Instructor: Dr. Robert Rumely
E-mail: rr@math.uga.edu
Office: 437 Grad Studies (706)
542-2630
Home:
Office
Hours: 11:15-12:10 MW; 12:00-1:00 Tu, Th; other times by appointment, gladly.
Text: David Cohen, Pre-Calculus
Purpose: This course will cover functions and their
properties, and the foundations
of trigonometry and analytic geometry.
Course Website: http://www.math.uga.edu/1113/1113home.htm
You can also navigate
to the web page by going to the Math Department home page,
choosing Undergraduate Information, then Course
Websites, then Math 1113.
Grades: All tests and homework will done on a computer, using the program JExam.
You can download
JExam from the departmental website (go to “Practice Tests”
on the web site). You should begin working on the “practice
tests” as soon as possible.
(Warning: JExam does not work under Microsoft Vista.)
Grades will be determined using the following formula set by Departmental
policy,
and posted on the website:
Tests 1-6 60% total
Final
exam 25%
Online
homework 5%
In-class Quizzes
10%
I will drop your lowest two quiz grades.
The final exam score can be used to replace
the lowest test score.
By Departmental policy, the
following grading scale will apply:
92-100 A, 89-91
A-,
87-89 B+, 82-86 B, 79-81 B-, 77-78 C+,
72-76 C, 69-71 C-, 60-68 D, below
60 F
This class is in “Group 1”; test dates are:
Test 1: Tuesday 9/4, Test 2:
Tuesday 9/18, Test 3:
Thursday 10/4,
Test 4: Friday 10/19, Test 3:
Thursday, 11/8, Test 4: Thursday 11/29.
All tests are 75 minutes long, and will be administered in Grad Studies
324 and 308.
You will sign up online for a time to take the tests, about two days in
advance of each test.
The final exam is three
hours long, and will be given in Grad Studies 324 or 308 during
Finals Week, December 10-14, at a time you sign up for in advance.
There will be 12 online
homeworks, two per test. Homework due
dates will
be posted on the Group 1 calendar on the 1113
website.
Academic Honesty: This course will operate in accordance with
UGA’s academic honesty policy
(http://www.uga.edu/ovpi)
Attendance: Regular class attendance is essential to
success in Math 1113, and is expected.
Students with more than 5
unexcused absences may be withdrawn from class.
Attendance will be taken starting Wednesday, August 22, via a roll
circulated at the
beginning of class.
Math 1113 requires a
lot of time outside class. It is the
student’s responsibility
to keep up with all homework, practice tests, and current
announcements as found on the
Math 1113 home page.
It is essential that students spend a lot of time with the practice
tests.
Calculators: The JExam system has a built-in
calculator. You can also use a TI-30
calculator
during tests (any version of a TI-30 is OK, but
no other models or brands are allowed).
Especially, graphing calculators are not allowed.
Additional Information:
Tutoring:
Free tutoring is available at the “Tutor House”; call 706-542-7575 for an
appointment.
Free tutorials are also offered through the Math Department, in the Grad
Studies building,
Monday-Thursday afternoon.
A list of paid tutors is available in the Mathematics Department office,
Grad Studies 452.
Makeup tests: Make-up tests will only be given in the
case of unavoidable absences.
It is your responsibility to contact me as soon as possible, before
the next class meeting,
to make arrangements for making up any missed
test. In order to make up the final,
documentation must be provided.
Makeup homework: Online
homework due dates are hard and fast.
By course policy, no extensions on homework will be given for any
reason.
Makeup Quizzes: All quizzes will be announced. No make-up quizzes will be given.
The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped.
Deviations:
This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course;
deviations may be necessary.