2017 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1022.001

Course: Mathematics 1022.001.

Course Title: Mathematics 1022.001.

Time: 8:00-9:10 am.

Place: Wachman 10.

Instructor: Mohammed Hamid.

Instructor Office: Wachman 536.

Instructor Email: mohammed.hamid@temple.edu

Instructor Phone: 215-204-7850.

Office Hours: 10:45-1:30.

Prerequisites: Mathematics placement, grade of C or better in Math 1021 or transfer credit for Math 1021.

Textbook: Stewart/Redlin/Watson's Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th edition, and Enhanced WebAssign, Cengage Learning. Important: together with the textbook you need to have access to WebAssign because part of your homework will be assigned there. You can purchase a standalone WebAssign Instant Access and use the electronic version of the textbook (eBook) for 98.00; or you can purchase the ePack that contains both the paper textbook and the WebAssign Instant Access for 120.00. Please DO NOT buy any EARLIER edition of this book. Please also DO NOT buy any used books since they will not let you access WebAssign (the Web Assign codes ARE NOT transferable).

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%; Web Assign Homework: 4%; Weekly Quizzes: 10%; Tests 1 and 2: 25% each; Cumulative Final: 34%.

Exam Dates: Review Quiz - Thursday, January 19/Friday, January 20; Weekly Quizzes - dates and material set by instructor; Common Midterms: Test 1: Tuesday EVENING, February 21, 5:50-7:20pm, room to be announced; Test 2: Tuesday EVENING, April 11, 5:50-7:20pm, room to be announced; Common Final - Thursday, May 4, 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 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.

Homework Assignment: Homework problems will be assigned at the conclusion of every meeting and we will go over them during the next meeting. Homework will not be collected; however students need to know the importance of doing their homework as the only way to verify their understanding of the material.

Makeup policy: No makeup allowed for quizzes or tests unless there is an emergency such as hospitalization. If such emergencies arise, students need to alert me immediately so we can make other arrangements with documentation provided to me with a contact number for verification. All makeups should be taken within two days of the exam dates.

Calculator Policy: Calculators will not be assigned 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 1038/1039: Calculus I with Lab.

Special Accomodation: 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.

Special NOte: 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 dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar for exact dates. During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester, 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.

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 dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar for exact dates.

During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester, 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.