M 302 (55320) Spring, 2011
Instructor:
Office Phone:
e-mail:
Teaching Assistant:
Corinne Irwin
232-6194 (Please use my email since I am on a nonprivate party line.)
[email protected]
Sarah Vallelian
Office: RLM 11.130
Office Hours:
M 2-4:30pm
T 12:30-2:30pm
W 1:30-3pm
Th 9:30-11:30am
e-mail: [email protected]
Text: Mathematical Ideas, Miller, Heeren & Hornsby, Expanded 11th Edition, 2004,
Addison, Wesley, Pearson Education, Inc.
We will cover Chapters 7-9, 11-13, and other topics as
time allows.
Class Hours:
MWF 8:00 – 8:50 AM in ECJ 1.202
Office Hours:
MW 9:15 AM to 9:45 AM in RLM 13.160
W 12-1 PM
W 7:15 to 7:45 AM or by appointment
Homework:
Online homework will be assigned on Monday,
Wednesday, and/or Friday, then it will be due the
following Wednesday online. Your lowest three grades
will be dropped, and the remaining 28 online
homework grades will be averaged. See below for
the require homework guidelines. Written
homework is due the same day as the online
homework is due. You need to give it directly to
Sarah, Stella, or me. You can submit online
homework, test preparations, or the associated
written homework for a 10% late penalty until the
date of the exam on the material covered. After the
test has been given, late homework will not be
accepted for any reason.
Tests:
There will be three tests and an optional
comprehensive final. The tests will be given during
regular class hours, and the final will be given at 9:00
AM on Saturday, May 14, during our scheduled final
exam period. Your best 3 of 4 test grades will be
averaged.
Course Grade:
75%
Test Average
Test Preparations (online)
5%
Online Homework Average
5%
Written Weekly Homework
5%
Attendance/Participation
10%
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F below 60
1) Answers without supporting work will not be
accepted or graded on the written homework or the
tests. You must define your variables and
answer the word problems in complete
sentences on the tests. Therefore, it would be
helpful to you to do the same on the written
homework and test preparations so that you
are well prepared for each test and do not lose
partial credit for failing to do this on the
exams.
2) No make-up exams for any reason will be given
because you can replace a low or missing test grade
with your final exam grade.
3) The three tests will be given from 8:00 to 8:50 AM
in HMA or in WEL 2.224. The locations are marked on
your calendar below.
4) If there is a grading error on an exam, then you
have ONE week from the date it was returned in class
to dispute the grade; that is, a grade CANNOT BE
CONTESTED after ONE week from the date it was
returned for any reason.
5) If you are satisfied with your grade after Test #3,
you will finish the course on Friday, May 6.
6) We will NOT be using the +/- grading system in our
class.
Procedures and Guidelines
Tests:
Test #1 Chapters 7 and 8 on Monday, February 14,
in HMA
Test #2 Chapter 9 and Introduction to Calculus
(not in the text) on
Monday, March 7, in WEL 2.224 (geometry)
and
Wednesday, March 30, in HMA (calculus)
Test #3 Chapters 11, 12, and 13 (Part I) on Monday,
April 18, in WEL 2.224 and
Test #3 Chapters 11, 12, and 13 (Part II) on Monday,
May 2, in WEL 2.224
Final Exam (optional & comprehensive) on Saturday,
May 14, at 9 AM.
Questions will not be allowed during any of the
examinations. Sarah and I will be there simply
to proctor the tests while you do your own work.
We will not be able to coach you through a
problem or answer any questions about if you
are on the right track. That is your job, and we
will be there to give you complete silence to do
your work.
If you believe that there has been a grading error on
your test, you have exactly one week from the day it
is returned in class to write on a separate piece of
paper a paragraph indicating exactly which
problem(s) and exactly what you consider the grading
error to be. Respect and manners will be required for
your concerns to be considered by Sarah and me. We
are going to be friendly and kind to each of you so we
expect you to treat us just as nicely.
Homework:
1) Written and online homework are to be submitted
by the specified due date. If you submit late online or
written homework after the due date, you will be
assessed a 10% penalty for being late. Please do not
slip the written homework under anyone’s door. You
have to submit your written work to Veronica, Stella,
or me directly. All homework assigned one week is
typically due on the following Wednesday. I will
announce when the homework is due in class, and it
will have a due date listed on the My Math Lab web
site.
2) If you have technical problems with My Math Lab, please consult the
Pearson technician and the instructions on the page
attached to the syllabus. I have no way of fixing your
personal computer, so that you need to work with the
technical support people directly.
3) All graded written homework can be picked up in
class when it is returned to you.
4) Your weekly written homework associated with the
online homework need to be written neatly, and in
order. Your written homework grade counts 5% of
your course grade, and it will be checked for
completion, showing all of your work neatly for all
online problems.
5) Written test preparations will not be submitted for
a completion grade ever, but the online test
preparations count 5% of your course grade so it is
very important that you do them!
7) “Art work” in addition to your full name and class
time is good because you will receive 2 extra points if
you put some form of distinguishable art work on the
outside of your weekly written homework.
8) If you miss class, you can get the homework
assignment off of the online homework server for My
Math Lab. There is no reason to contact my staff or
me about the homework assignments because they
are all online, and you will have your own personal
account there.
Attend/Participate:
Your attendance is expected in our class. The more
frequently you attend the lectures, the better you will
do on the tests and in the class. Sarah and I will take
the attendance during the lecture 13 times
throughout the semester. If you are present at least
10 of those randomly selected days, you will get 100
for your attendance grade. If you are present on 9 of
the attendance days, your attendance grade for the
course will be 90, etc. Participation involves paying
attention in class and asking appropriate questions in
class or in office hours when you need help. Talking to
your classmates during the lectures is distracting to
your other classmates. Sleeping in class, texting
your friends, etc. are not acceptable so such behavior
will be considered as forms of non-participation and
will be taken into account in your final course grade.
Respect for Sarah, Stella, and me as well as all of
your classmates will be required in all of your written
and verbal communications. Sarah, Stella, and I have
photos for each person in the class. Even though our
class is large, my staff and I will know exactly who is
doing what on a daily basis. Any scholastic
dishonesty will be prosecuted according to the
guidelines and limits set forth by the University of
Texas. I must be notified in writing by you with official
documentation at least 14 days in advance for an
absence to be considered excused.
Drop Dates:
The last date to drop the course without possible
academic penalty is February 2, 2011. The last day
to drop the course except for substantiated nonacademic reasons or withdraw from the University is
March 28, 2011.
UTeach Interns:
Stella Ko is our UTeach intern for the semester.
Stella’s email address is [email protected].
Study Groups:
Sundays 3-5 pm in RLM 7.116 (Stella)
Mondays 6-8 pm in RLM 7.104 (Stella)
Tuesdays 6-8 pm in BUR 220 (Stella)
Study groups start on Sunday, January 23.
Daily Schedule:
Week of
January 17-21
Monday
Friday
7.2
7.3. 7.5
Wednesday
School starts.
7.1, 7.4
7.6
January 24-28
January 31February 4
February 7-11
February 14-18
8.1, 8.2
8.3
8.4
8.7
Test #1 in HMA
9.1
9.2
Review
9.3
February 21-25
9.3
9.4
9.5
February 28March 4
March 7-11
Calculus
handout #16
Test #2 Part in
WEL 2.224
Calculus
handout #17
Calculus
handout #18
Review
March 21-25
Calculus
handout #19
Calculus
handout #20
March 28-April 1
Review for Test
#3 Part I
11.3
Test #2 Part II in
HMA
11.5
12.2
Test #3 Part I in
a room in WEL
2.224
13.2
12.3
12.4
Review
12.5
13.3
Test #3 Part II in
WEL 2.224
13.5
Review for Test
#3 Part II
Last day of class
and study for
final
April 4-8
April 11-15
April 18-22
April 25-29
May 2-6
7.7
Calculus
handout
continued
Calculus
handout #21 +
graph f(x)=
11.1-11.2
12.1
This schedule is subject to change.
Note: The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate
academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more
information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 or 471-4641
TTY.
This course carries the Quantitative Reasoning flag.
Quantitative Reasoning courses
are designed to equip you with skills that are necessary for
understanding the types
of quantitative arguments you will regularly encounter in your
adult and
professional life. You should therefore expect a substantial
portion of your grade to
come from your use of quantitative skills to analyze real-world
problems.
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