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Math
181d and Mat 181e Syllabus
Winter 2002 Having
received this document, the student is expected to know its contents, whether
explained verbally or not. Read it! Required
Text: Basic College Mathematics, fourth
edition: John Tobey and Jeffrey Slater; Prentice-Hall; 2002.
ISBN# 0-13-090954-8 This book is on reserve at the LTCC library. Students may wish to use this resource as a temporary
solution if they cannot purchase the book immediately.
But this will not be a satisfactory long term resolution of this
difficulty. Nor will sharing.
You will need to own your own copy. Syllabus
Internet Address:
http://www.ltcc.edu/programs/math/,
then click to syllabi, Mat
181d (Drake). Instructor:
George Drake: (530)541-4660x256
Office:
F-103 Office
Hours: (in
F103) M 3:30-4:30, TTh 2:30-3:30, W 10:00-11:00
(in G4) F
11:00-12:00
These hours are for drop-in student counseling (i.e., I am there waiting
for someone, anyone, to show up). If
I appear to be busy, be sure to make your presence known, as I rotate
questioning amongst all students who are in attendance.
In addition, individual appointments may be made, but please observe the
courtesy of attempting to meet your needs through the drop-in service as much as
is practical. Thanks Class
meets:
TTh3:30pm-4:20pm in room A208
Mat 181d begins 1/3/02 and ends 2/7/02
Mat 181e begins 2/12/02 and ends 2/21/02 (Note that this is the thursday
of Finals week)
This class is the short course version of Mat 181d.
It will be followed immediately by the short course version of Mat 181e
in the same time slot, so that a student can (and ideally should) finish both
courses in this quarter. This
syllabus will address both classes on the assumption that the student intends to
complete both. There are currently
two methods of completing the Mat 181a-e sequence at LTCC.
Refer to the General Policy statement for more detail on your options.
This class is taught in the traditional, lecture-based, style of
mathematics classes. HOMEWORK:
When working homework, be aware:
1) Handouts supersede the text and may be introduced into the
curriculum without advanced notice. Be
sure that you know whether you have missed any handouts when returning from an
absence.
2) Students should always read the appropriate sections or handouts prior
to attempting to do homework. In
reading the text, the student must also realize that mathematics is a
participation sport. You must work
your way through a math text. Simply
reading it does not suffice. When
you encounter practice problems in the middle of a section, stop and work the
problem, then check the answer which is fully worked out at the back of the book
(pages SP1 ff).
3) Unless over-ruled in a class announcement, homework consists of working
every third exercise beginning with number 1 and continuing until the exercise
set is exhausted. I.e., working
numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, etc. until there are no more exercises.
Homework through the previous Thursday is due every Tuesday.
I.e., if the lecture on Tuesday was §5.1 and the lecture on Thursday was
§§5.2-5.3, then the homework from §§5.1-5.3 is due the following Tuesday.
Homework is 10% of the grade, and the exam is 90%.
See the General Policy Statement for a more detailed description of the
grading policy and, in particular, the policy regarding retakes. Grading:
1) Homework will be collected every Tuesday.
2) If a student receives a score of “retake” s/he must retake
the exam at the next offering. If
that exam is also failed, the student will have until the last add date for the
start of the following module, or until the last day of finals, whichever
applies, to pass the exam in one final try.
This exam must be scheduled with the instructor outside of regular class
time. Failure to pass this last
opportunity results in an F for the module and denial of entry into the
succeeding module.
3) If the student receives a grade on the first exam which s/he would
like to improve, the student may also retake the exam up to twice, as above,
and the original score is not jeopardized by retaking the exam.
4) Tests are not to be taken home by students, even after being graded
and recorded. Tests which leave
the campus may inadvertently result in a student getting an F in the pertinent
module.
5) Tthe final grade may be adjusted for extra credit as described below.
6) Extra Credit:
The student is expected to keep a complete set of lecture notes. Notes which are turned in at the end of the short course will
be counted as extra credit.
Reviews of the publisher’s web site (see below) will be counted as
extra credit.
From time to time, other extra credit assignments may be made.
Extra credit work will be evaluated.
If it has sufficient merit, it may result in a student’s final grade
being increased by 1/3 of a full grade. I.e.,
if a student is in the “+” range without extra credit, the extra credit can
move him/her up to the next level. GENERAL
INFORMATION:
During the course orientation, you will be requested to fill out an
estimate of your overall workload. The
most common cause of lack of success in basic mathematics classes, without
compare, is students having unrealistic self-expectations on how much work they
can handle. The time to correct
an overload is in the first few weeks of a quarter, not the last!
The College’s late drop date for regular classes can seriously
exacerbate the negative effects of poor planning on the student’s part.
Do not wait until the deadline to drop classes if you are predictably
overextended!
Attendance, although not considered in assessing final grades, is
essential and required for success.
Hand held calculators are not to be used in any of the Mata-e modules.
The publisher of the textbook maintains a web site devoted to this text.
The address is
Featured there are a number of student aids, including an online study
guide with self-quizzes and an e-mail option for scoring.
Student feedback on this site’s quality and usefulness would be
appreciated, and will count toward extra credit. Schedule:
The following is a schedule of sections which will be covered in lecture
each day. Students will be expected to be aware of, to obtain, and
to read any handouts distributed during class.
Occasionally circumstances arise during the quarter which necessitate
minor changes. Should this become
necessary adjustments to the schedule will be made in class. Math
181d (1/3/02-2/7/02):
§§4.2-4.3 & Chapter 5 1/3
Orientation, General Policy, Vita Sheets and §4.2 1/8
§4.3 1/10
§5.1
1/15 §5.2
1/17 §5.3A
1/22 §5.3B 1/24
§5.4
1/29
§5.5
1/31
Test #1
2/5
Go over first test in detail
2/7
Test #2
2/21
Last opportunity to pass module d and qualify for mod e Math
181e (2/12/02-3/21/02):
§§9.1-9.4 and §§10.1-10.5
2/12 §9.1
2/14 §9.2
2/19 §9.3
2/21 §§9.4 & 10.1
2/26
§§10.2-10.3
2/28
§§10.4-10.5
3/5
Review
3/7
Test #1
3/12
go over test one in detail
3/14
Test #2
3/21
Last opportunity to pass module e
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