Course Information
Math 112 (Fall 2009)
Course website
Class Times
- LEC 011: MWF 11:00 - 11:50
- LEC 012: MWF 12:05 - 12:55
Textbook
College Algebra, 5th edition, by Cohen.Office hours
- Monday 2:25-3:15
- Tuesday 11:00-11:50
- Wednesday 9:55-10:45
- Or by appointment
Scheduling and Grading
- Discussion: 25% (10% HW, 15% Quizzes)
- Midterm 1: 15%
- Midterm 2: 15%
- Midterm 3: 15%
- Final Exam: 30%
Discussion Grades
Homework
A majority of the homework will be done via WebWork, which you can access through the main course page. Some assignments will have problems that you need to hand in to me. You may hand them in to me at your discussion section or in a folder outside of my office by the end of the day that they are due. It will be graded on a 0-20 grading scale: 10 points for completion and 5 points each for 2 problems chosen at random. I will accept no late homework. However, I will drop your 3 lowest homework scores.
Quizzes
We will have a total of 11 weekly quizzes, taking place on Wednesdays. Quizzes will consist of 2 problems - 1 directly from the homework and 1 new problem (which will likely be closely related to the homework). The quizzes will cover problems from the previous week, and will be given at the beginning of class. Each quiz will be scored on a 0-20 grading scale. I will drop your lowest quiz score. There will be no quizzes on exam weeks.
Exams
- Sep 29, 5:30-7:00 PM in 6210 Social Science
- Oct 27, 5:30-7:00 PM
- Nov 24, 5:30-7:00 PM
- Dec 17 (Final Exam) - 12:25-2:25 PM
Calculators are not allowed on exams - you cannot use calculators, cell phones, PDAs, laptops, etc. You may use them on your homework, but it would be beneficial to do it without them, as you will not have access during exams.
I will make a review sheet and/or practice exams before each exams, and will have a review session to go over them and answer any questions you might have.
If you believe a mistake has been made in the grading of your exam, let me know by the end of class. Once you take the exam from the classroom there will be no more regrades.
Resources
- Mathlab - Offers free drop in tutoring from math department TAs.
- Math Tutorial Program - The Mathematics Tutorial Program offers free tutoring in a cooperative learning environment for students.
- Links for additional help.