January 2012

Instructor:  Ms. Daisy Araica

MATH110

Daily 9:10-10:00

Rm 7-7109

 

Welcome to the Spring 2012 semester. The course syllabus is our guideline for Math110.

Attendance:   Attendance is extremely important to any math course.   Our campus policy states that, if you are 10 minutes late, that is considered an abscence.   If you have 10 abscences you may be dropped by the instructor.   In general if you don't attend class, you usually will not pass the class.   Please take this seriously, I do not like having to enforce attendance policies.    I usually don't drop students for attendance alone unless it is obvious that you are not attending.  Ultimately, it is your responsibility to drop the course before receiving an unwanted grade.

Again, you are required to be in the classroom by 9:10.  If you are late by 10 minutes or more, that is considered an abscence.  If you are more than 10 days absent, you may be dropped from the class.

Classroom Behavior:    Students enrolled at Skyline College are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner.  Any student may be subject to disciplinary action, if his/her conduct is disruptive or in violation of college rules and regulations.  Any student who refuses to leave a classroom when requested to do so by the professor is subject to disciplinary action. Please turn of cell phones and pagers. Cell-phone can not be used during exams as a calculator. Please leave your cell phones off and put away.

Prerequisite:   You must have passed Math 811 with a grade of C or better or an appropriate score on the college placement test or Math 806 with a grade of C or better.

Required Textbook:   Elementary Algebra and Intermediate Algebra by Jay Lehmann.  We will cover chapters 1-7, but not necessarily every section.

We will be covering chapters 1 through 7 this semester.

Required Calculator:   The TI-83, TI-83 plus, TI-84 or TI-84 plus is required for this class.   No other calculator is appropriate for the class. 

Homework:     Homework will be assigned on a regular basis and this semester, homework will be completed online.   You must register at http://www.coursecompass.com/ and follow the student register prompts to register with the code supplied on the inside of your book.   The needed course id is Course ID:  araica11626.  The homework will have a due date and will not be accepted once the due date has passed.  If you have any questions please stop by for help.

In addition, we have inclass group work which is based on the homework assigned. It is always collected.  You must show all appropriate work for credit.  Box your final answers when possible.  I will not be accepting groupwork more than three days late.

Quizzes:   When quizzes are given you must show all appropriate work for credit.  Box your final answers when possible.  There will be no make up quizzes.  The quiz with the lowest score will be dropped.

Whether it is homework, groupwork, or quiz this category makes up 15% of the grade.  

Tests:  I will give approximately four exams.   I will announce the date for each exam as we reach that time in class.   All exams are counted with equal weight.  I will drop the test with the lowest score.   I do not give make up exams.    It is your responsibility to be in class when a test is scheduled.   Cell phones are not allowed to be used during a test.

Final:  The final will be comprehensive and is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, 2011 , 8:10-10:40.   The final exam is never thrown away.

Note:  It is your responsibility to be present and on time to all quizzes and exams.  You will receive a score 0% for missed quizzes or exams or the final.

Study Time and Resources:  For each hour in class, you should spend at least 2-4 hours outside of class reading the text, reviewing your notes, and working problems.  I encourage you to work together with your classmates on homework.  The Learning Center and the Mesa Center are places to get help and to work with your classmates. In addition, I will have office hours daily.

Accomodations:  Students with documented learning and/or physical disabilities may receive reasonable classroom and/or testing accommodations. Please make these arrangements with me as soon as possible after proper documentation of the disability has been determined by the DSP unit here at Skyline.

Other important Dates:   The drop date to receive a refund is January 30, 2012.  The drop date for this class is April 26, 2012.  Ultimately, It is your responsibility to drop yourself before receiving an F or a D.

A note on CHEATING: We will follow the guidelines in the current Skyline College Student Handbook.