Summer1 2005 Course Syllabus
Course: C073.013.
Course Title: Intermediate Algebra.
Time: 5:15 -7:15 pm.
Place: BE 413.
Instructor: Mengesha, Tadele A.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, 509.
Instructor Email: mengesha@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 204 1655.
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 - 5:00pm.
Prerequisites: Math 45.
Textbook: Algebra and Trigonometry,Second Edition By: BEECHER, PENNA BITTINGER.
Course Goals: This is a course designed to help students learn the basic concepts and skills in elementary mathematics. At the end of the semester students will be able to know, and understand the fundaments of Algebra and its application.
Topics Covered: The topics covered are the basic concepts of algebra; graphs, functions, and models; equations and inequalities: and polynomial and rational functions.
Course Grading: Quizes(4) 30%; Midterm-30%; (Comprehensive) Final Exam 40%.
Exam Dates: Quiz1- Thursday May 26; Quiz2-Thursday June 2; Midterm-Tuesday June 13; Quiz3-Tuesday June 21; Final Exam: Tuesday June 28 (* there will be one Hometake Quiz).
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken randomly and students are expected to attend class 100% of the time. If any student misses 3 classes, which is a regular 6 classes, that particular student will automatically fail the class. Students must attend the entire class in order not to be considered absent. Therefore, entering late and leaving early are consider absences.
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 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.