Summer2 2016 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1022.023

Course: Mathematics 1022.023.
Course Title: Precalculus.
Time: 5:30-7:30.
Place: WACHMAN 407.
Instructor: Abedin, Farhan.
Instructor Office: WACHMAN 509.
Instructor Email: farhan.abedin@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: N/A.
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.
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%; Weekly Quizzes/Homework: 15%; Tests 1 and 2: 25% each; Cumulative Final: 33%.
Exam Dates: Review Quiz – Wednesday, June 22; Weekly Quizzes - dates and material set by instructor; Common Midterms: Test 1: Thursday, July 7; Test 2: Thursday, July 21; Final (cumulative) – Night section: Thursday, July 28, Day sections: Friday, July 29.
Attendance Policy: Attendance in class is required. For classes that meet five times a week, you will be allowed 4 unexcused absences during the semester; 3 for those sections that meet four times a week. You will be penalized one grade notch (e.g. from B to B-) for your fifth (or fourth) absence and one grade notch for each increment of 4 (or 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, June 22. 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 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: 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. VERIFIABLE 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 and the final will be available on the course web page for review. 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 CLASS located at 1810 Liacouras Walk, 2nd Floor. See www.temple.edu/class for more information.
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.
Weekly Quiz: A 30 minute quiz will be administered every Tuesday (except for the first week). No makeups will be allowed unless there is an emergency.

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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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.