Fall 2006 Course Syllabus
Course: 0045.003.
Course Title: Mathematics 0045.000.
Time: MWF;T 10:40-11:30;10:10-11:30.
Place: BARTON HALL ROOM200.
Instructor: Weerasooriya, Raghunath D.
Instructor Office: 446 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: raghunath.weerasooriya@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-6514.
Office Hours: TW FROM 1:30PM TO 3:30PM.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of PRE-ALGEBRA material is expected. Placement is based on the Placement Test score.
Textbook: Integrated Arithmetic and Basic Algebra, 3rd Edition by Bill E. Jordan and William Palow.
Course Goals: The goal of this course is to give students a firm foundation in the topics of Elementary Algebra as a basis for subsequent courses in Mathematics and other disciplines. Included in this goal is the development and strengthening of one's skill in interpreting and solving application problems. To make them feel comfortable and friendly with mathematics that is needed for their life experiences and to make them "math literate".
Topics Covered: This course covers a basic treatment of Algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequlities, polynomial operations, factoring, systems of linear equations, radical and rational expressions, quadratic equations and various application problems.
Course Grading: Test I 18%, Test II 18%, Test III 18%, Quizzes 9%, Home work 9%, FINAL exam 28%. The score you earn on the Final exam will replace the lowest score on tests 1 to 3 if it is better.
Exam Dates: All Department Tests 1, 2 and 3 will be given on respective Recitation Day of the week. ie Tuesdays/ Thursdays. -1st test Sept. 28th, 2nd test Oct. 19th and the 3rd test Nov. 22nd and the Final exam according to Examination schedule of Temple University. In addition, quizzes will be given on every Thursday during a part of the recitation time in which a test is not scheduled. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST (Quiz 1), covering topics from prealgebra will be given on Friday, September 8th and will count as two quizzes. Thereafter, a quiz will be given during recitation each week in which a test is not scheduled. Your lowest two quiz scores, not including quiz 1, will be dropped.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Please refer to the student guidelines for details.Unexcused absences will affect your final grade according to the schedule given in the student guidelines. Ten unexcused absences will result in FAILURE for the course.
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.