2017 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1022.004
Course: Mathematics 1022.004.
Course Title: Precalculus.
Time: MWF 12:00 - 1:10 PM.
Place: Wachman Hall 015.
Instructor: Yun Yoo.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 1034.
Instructor Email: yyoo@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: N/A.
Course Web Page: Blackboard Course: Math 1022 - Precalculus - Spring 2017
Office Hours: MW 2:40 PM - 4:10 PM.
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 WebAssign 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%; WebAssign Homework: 4%; Weekly Quizzes: 10%; Tests 1 and 2: 25% each; Cumulative Final: 34%.
Exam Dates: Review Quiz - Friday, January 20; Weekly Quizzes - Every Fridays except first week and exam weeks; 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 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 Assignments: The Blackboard course, Math 1022 Precalculus Spring 207, contains the list of assigned homework problems for each section. These are the problems assigned from the textbook. On this list, you will see several problems from each section that are written in bold and italicized font. These problems are assigned on WebAssign and must be completed by the due dates listed in WebAssign. Extensions will NOT be granted for WebAssign problems.
Make Up Policy: There are no make ups for missed quizzes. I understand that there may be an instance where you must miss class on the day of a quiz (illness/emergency). To take this in to account, I will drop your lowest quiz (2 quizzes will be dropped out of 10 quizzes). 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 about one week prior to each test day. Questions on these reviews will contain 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. Please note that you can certainly start reviewing for your exams PRIOR to the release of these materials, using your quizzes and assigned homework from the included sections.
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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 1038/1039: Calculus I with Lab.
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, 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.