MATH 1113 Precalculus Syllabus
Fall
2006
Instructor: Zhuang,
Chao
Call Number: 50-788
Room: Life
Sciences C112
Office: 643 Boyd
Graduate Studies Research Center
Period: 09:05AM-09:55AM
MWF
Email: czhuang@math.uga.edu
Phone: (706) 542
5139 (office)
Office hours: 2:00pm-3:00pm Tuesday 3:15pm-4:30pm Thursday
10:10am-11:10am
Friday
Other hours
by appointment, gladly
Course Information & Materials:
l Required Textbook: PRECALCULUS, UGA Edition, by David Cohen, available at the University Bookstore.
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Math1113 Homepage: http://www.math.uga.edu/1113/1113home.htm
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JExam Software: Go to the Math 1113
Homepage, choose Practice Tests, Practice Test Software.
l Group: This class is in Group 4 for testing and homework purpose
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For tutorial sites on the campus and their
operational hours, please check EITS Lab Sites Homepage. The web address is: http://www.eits.uga.edu/sites/
When using an EITS, JExam is located under ¡®Instructor Software¡¯.
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For Tutoring: http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/student_services.html
Class Homework:
l Homework will be work 5% of your grade.
l
Every day I will write homework problems on the board
that corresponds with the problems you will see on your tests.
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While it is critical that you work on homework
daily I will not collect all of these daily assignments.
l On random days I will announce problems to be written up neatly and handed in. These must be handed in at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted.
Quizzes:
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In class quizzes will be worth 5% of your grade.
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Quizzes will be announced so there is no need
for one to arbitrarily miss class on quiz days.
l Questions will be taken directly from the practice tests or similar to homework problems.
l There will be no makeup quizzes given.
Tests:
l There are 6 section tests in this class each worth 10% for a total of 60%.
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Tests are given on the computer on the program
JEXAM in the computer lab at Boyd Graduate Studies Building Rooms 308 &
324.
l Tests are taken outside of class time and a picture ID is required.
l You have 75 minutes for each of the section tests. There are 12 questions on each test.
l The only calculator allowed in the section exams is the TI-30-II.
l You must register for a test time on the test date 1-5 days before the test (see the 1113 homepage for instructions). Tests are scheduled first come, first served.
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No makeup tests will be given.
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Lab Supervisor: Sam Bennett, 325A Boyd GSRC, 542-3074, sbennett@math.uga.edu
Tests
Schedule:
Test1 Wednesday,
September 6
Test2 Thursday,
September 21
Test3 Friday
October 6
Test4 Wednesday,
October 25
Test5 Tuesday,
November 14
Test6 Tuesday,
December 3
Online Homework:
l Online homework is worth 5% of your grade.
l Online homework is done on JExam.
l There will be approximately 2 online homework assignments before each test.
l Deadlines for handing in online homework can be found on the course website under the heading of homework and will be announced in class.
l Absolutely no late homework will be accepted.
Final Exam:
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Date: Friday, December 8 to Thursday, December 14.
l The final exam is worth 25% of your grade
l You will have 3 hours for the final exam. There are 25 questions on the final exam.
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The sign up period for the final exam is November
13
¨C November
17. The exam is scheduled first come, first
serve.
Attendance Policy:
Full participation
in the course is essential to success in MATH1113 and is therefore greatly
encouraged. Students are allowed no more that 5 absences both excused and
unexcused. On the sixth absence the student may be withdrawn from the course
with a grade of W or WF (definitely WF after the drop date). Do not regard these 5 allowed absences
as ¡°personal free days.¡± They are
only to be used on the cases of illness or family emergencies. In some cases verification may be
required.
Any tardy more than half the class period will counts as an absence. It is the
student¡¯s responsibility to make sure his/her presence is noted when a tardy
has occurred.
Course Grading:
Important:
All students should check the course website regularly to see new
announcements check deadlines for online homework assignments.
WebCT is
located on http://webct.uga.edu. Please
check it regularly for new mail, calendar and discussion postings, and
grade postings in the online grade book. I require that everyone in the class
follow the calendar that I will build in WebCT. I will use WebCT to contact you
with announcements, reminders and so forth. You may also email your classmates
through the course, post discussion questions/comments, etc. Make
the most of this great tool!
Academic Honesty:
All
students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and
integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The penalties for academic
dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Students
should pay particular attention to sections 5 and 7 of the academic honesty
statement at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/culture_honesty.htm
How to Succeed:
l Practice! Practice! Practice JExam!
l Do your homework. Stop by study hall.
l Make sure to do the practice exams a couple days before the exam.
l Try to do the practice exam without looking at your notes or book.
l Review the types of problems that you find difficult.
l Do not wait until the last minute to do the online homework.
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If you don¡¯t understand a problem, get some
help.
Online
Course Evaluation:
During the last week of classes, log on at http://eval.franklin.uga.edu using your UGA MyID to fill out evaluations. This process has complete anonymity
Changes to Syllabus:
I may need to make revisions to this syllabus as the course progresses.
If the revisions are substantial, I will publish a revised syllabus to keep the
class full informed.