Spring 2016 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1022.001

Course: Mathematics 1022.001.
Course Title: Precalculus 1022.001.
Time: MWF 8:00-9:20.
Place: Wachman 10.
Instructor: Hamid, Mohammed.
Instructor Office: Wachman 536.
Instructor Email: mohammed.hamid@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7850.
Office Hours: MWF 10:35-12:35.
Prerequisites: : Mathematics placement, grade of C or better in Math 1021 or transfer credit for Math 1021.
Textbook: Textbook: Notes and exercises will be posted on the Blackboard organization named - Precalculus. No textbook purchase is required. Students will be required to setup access to the online homework system, MathXL.
Course Goals: Prepare students for Calculus.
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, and basic trigonometric identities. The course also contains a brief review of algebra.
Course Grading: Review Quiz: 2%; MathXL Homework: 4%; Weekly Quizzes: 10%; Tests 1 and 2: 25% each; Cumulative Final: 34%.
Exam Dates: Review Quiz – Wednesday, January 13/Thursday, January 14; Weekly Quizzes - dates and material set by instructor; Common Midterms: Test 1: Tuesday EVENING, February 16, 5:50-7:20pm, room to be announced; Test 2: Tuesday EVENING, April 5, 5:50-7:20pm, room to be announced; Common Final – Thursday, April 28, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., room to be announced. BE AWARE THAT THE FINAL IS SCHEDULED AT A SPECIAL TIME OUTSIDE OF THE FINAL EXAM MATRIX.
Attendance Policy: Attendance in class is required. For classes that meet two times a week, you will be allowed 4 unexcused absences during the semester; 6 for those sections that meet three times a week. You will be penalized one grade notch (e.g. from B to B-) for your fifth (or seventh) absence and one grade notch for each increment of 4 (or 6) classes or a portion thereof that you miss from that point forward. Failure to attend class during quiz dates will also affect your Quiz Average.
Review Quiz: There is an in-class Review Quiz scheduled on the second day of class. 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.
Homework: All problems found at the end of each section in the notes are assigned homework problems. Students will also be graded on online assessments from the MathXL system.MathXL: MathXL is a web-based assessment system that will be used in collaboration with your in-class learning and will account for 4% of your final grade. Information about setting up this access, enrolling in your section, and setting up your account can be found on the Math 1022 – Precalculus Blackboard Organization.
Makeup Policy: No Makeup allowed. The lowest quiz score will be dropped which compensates for the missing quiz.In other words, No quiz makeup permitted.
Calculator Policy: Calculators will NOT be allowed for ANY test.
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. A grade of C- or better is needed to move onto Math 1038: Calculus I with Lab.
Disability Note: 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.
Academic Support: The CLASS (formerly MSRC) offers a wide range of services to help students succeed at Temple and beyond. Peer Tutors can assist you with learning the content, and Peer Academic Coaches can help you develop your overall learning and study skills. Check out all that the CLASS has to offer by stopping by 1810 Liacouras Walk, Room 201, or checking it out online at www.temple.edu/msrc.
Review for Midterms: Review materials for each test and the final will be available on the course web page for review about 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.
Exam Security Policy: Under no circumstances is the use of personal electronic devices such as phones, computers, smart watches allowed during exams. All such items must be stowed away and out of sight for the duration of the exam. Any student found with such a device during an exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a score of zero for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. In addition, under no circumstances, will students be allowed to bring in any kind of papers for use during the exam. Should a student need extra paper during a test, the proctor will provide it. Any student found using papers that they themselves brought into the exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a score of zero for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board.

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.

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Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date given below.

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.