Summer2 2013 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1022.023

Course: Mathematics 1022.023.
Course Title: Hello and welcome to Precalculus!.
Time: TWR 5:10-7:50.
Place: Tuttleman 0001B.
Instructor: Loveridge, B. Clark.
Instructor Office: Wachman 615B.
Instructor Email: clark.loveridge@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: It is best to email clark.loveridge@temple.edu or call the Math Department 215-204-7841 and ask to leave a message for B. Clark Loveridge.
Course Web Page: Blackboard Organization: Math 1022 - Precalculus
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: Mathematics placement, grade of C or better in Math 1021 (C073) or transfer credit for Math 1021 (C073).
Textbook: Notes and exercises will be posted on the Blackboard organization named Math 1022 - Precalculus. No textbook is required.
Course Goals: Prepare students for Calculus. My hope is that in taking this course you will come to appreciate mathematics and its applications and also gain confidence in your ability to do mathematics.
Topics Covered: Topics include functions and function operations, one-to-one and inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, trigonometric functions and equations, inverse trigonometric functions, basic trigonometric identities, and polar coordinates. The course also contains a brief review of algebra.
Course Grading: Review Quiz: 2%; Quizzes/HW: 15%; Tests 1 and 2: 25% each; Cumulative Final: 33%.
Exam Dates: Review Quiz - Wednesday, July 10; Quizzes - dates to be announced; Test 1 - Wednesday, July 24; Test 2 - Wednesday, August 7; Final (cumulative)- Thursday, August 15.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is important because the course moves quickly and on most days we will cover new material. Please email me if you must miss class. According to departmental policy you will be penalized one grade notch (e.g. from B to B-) for your fourth absence and one grade notch for each increment of 3 classes or a portion thereof that you miss from that point forward. Failure to attend class on quiz dates will also affect your Quiz Average.
Review Quiz: There is an in-class Review Quiz scheduled on Wednesday, July 10. This quiz contains basic algebra material you should have had before. If you have difficulty with this review material, it indicates that you do not have enough background to continue in Math 1022 and you may want to take Math 1021. During the first few days of the semester, the Math Department can help you switch from Math 1022 to Math 1021. If you wish to do this, please contact Dr. Boris Datskovsky at bdats@temple.edu.
Syllabus/Homework Assignments: You can find the list of the sections that will be covered and the corresponding homework problems in the Blackboard organization listed above.
Make up Policy: Quizzes cannot be made up but I will drop the lowest quiz. If an emergency arises and you cannot attend a test, you should contact me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to alert me to the situation so that we can make other arrangements. DOCUMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY IS REQUIRED and any make-up test must be taken WITHIN TWO DAYS of the exam date.
Review for Midterms: Review materials for each test will be posted in the Blackboard organization for review a little less than one week prior to each test day. Questions on these reviews will contain problems similar to homework problems. Please be aware that this review material may not be all-inclusive. Any problem similar to a sample problem or a homework problem may appear on the tests.
Free Tutoring: Free one-on-one tutoring is available throughout the semester at the MSRC located at 1810 Liacouras Walk, 2nd Floor. See www.temple.edu/msrc for more information.
Calculator Policy: Calculators will NOT be allowed for Test 1, the final, and most of the quizzes. ONLY scientific calculators (excluding the TI-30XS Multiview or equivalent) will be allowed for Test 2 and some of the quizzes. No programmable calculators, including graphing and cell phone calculators, will be allowed for Test 2 and all weekly quizzes. Also no calculators which express answers using square root symbols or constants such as pi will be permitted on any exam.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F. NOTE: A grade of C or better is needed to move onto Math 1041, Calculus I.
Teams: On the first day of class I will divide the class into teams for going over homework and doing class work. Studies have shown that although lectures have the advantage of covering a large amount of material in the allotted time they have the disadvantage that student attention begins to fade after about 12 minutes. You may talk quietly with team mates during team work but please keep the focus on math.

Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:

During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.

The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.