MATH 1020 COLLEGE MATHEMATICS Fall 2007
Cheryl Whitelaw, Office SC 210, Phone 865-8179
E-mail whitelawcs@suu.edu
5 credits
MATH 1020-01 Daily 9:00 - 9:50 a.m., SC 226
Course fee: $ used for Tutoring Center, possible teaching assistant or supplementary instruction
SORRY I'll be completing this syllabus within the next few days.
Prerequisite:
Catalog description:
Required text:
Also required: calculator
Grading: Final exam (150 points), chapter tests (about 100 points each), chapter projects
(8-25 points each), daily homework (total of 30 points). No homework or projects for a
chapter will be graded after the test for that chapter. There may be a 10% penalty for
late assignments (project deadlines and tests are announced several days in advance).
An assignment
list that shows the topics and textbook assignments and chapters covered will be handed out
the first day of class. The pace is about a textbook section per day.
Grading: Approximately 90% - 100% A-, A; 80% - 89%, B-, B, B+; 70% - 79%, C-, C, C+;
60% - 69%, D-, D, D+; Below 60% F or UW
Monday, August 27 First day of class
Monday, September 3 Labor Day (no class)
Wednesday, September 5 Last day to drop without "W" on record
Monday, September 10 Last day to add a class
Monday, October 22 Harvest Holiday (no class)
Friday, October 26 Last day to officially withdraw from class (with "W")
Wed-Fri, November 21-23 Thanksgiving Recess
Friday, December 7 Last day of class
Monday, December 10 Study day
Tuesday, December 11 11:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. Final Exam for 11:00 class
Students with medical, psychological, learning or other disabilities desiring academic
adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Southern Utah
University Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in Room 206F
of the Sharwan Smith Center, phone (435) 865-8022. SSD determines eligibility for
and authorizes the provision of services.
Assistance: Free tutoring is available for all students from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in
the Sharwan Smith Center.
I will usually be available for help in my office after 12:00 noon TR, or 1:00 p.m. MWF,
or other times by appointment.
Written tests will consist of problem-solving similar to problems in the textbook homework,
chapter projects, and class discussions.
"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with order and
attended to with diligence." -- Abigail Adams, 1744 - 1818
Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup
work, and attendance policy, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed
appropriate by the instructor.
August 22, 2007