We will cover chapters P, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, omitting sections 1.5, 4.3-4.5, and 6.3-6.5.
| Course: | Math 111 (section 3), Basic College Mathematics, Fall 2002 |
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| Time/Location: | TTh, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM, CSSC 011 |
| Instructor: | Bob Murphy |
| Office: | LeConte 400H |
| Office Hours: | MWF, 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM, or by appointment |
| Phone: | 777-4713 |
| Email: | murphy |
| WWW: | This course has its own web page. You can find it at http://www.math.sc.edu/~murphy/teaching/ |
| Prerequisite: | Qualification through placement |
| Attendance: | It is disruptive to come to class late or to leave early. On the rare occasion that you must be late, still come to class, but enter quietly. This course moves quickly, and your grade will likely suffer if you miss too many classes. |
| Text: | College Algebra, 5th ed., by Larson and Hostetler, 2001
We will cover chapters P, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, omitting sections 1.5, 4.3-4.5, and 6.3-6.5. |
| Calculator: | For each test, I will give explicit instructions as to which problems you will be allowed the use of a calculator. If you do not own a graphing calculator, keep in mind that Math 122 requires the purchase of a TI-83 or comparable calculator. I encourage you to work homework problems both without and with a calculator. You will have a deeper understanding if you can solve a problem in more than one way. |
Work Load: There will be daily reading and homework, 3 tests, and 1 cumulative final exam. You should do all assigned reading and homework before the next class meeting. The homework will not be collected, but is necessary preparation for the tests. You should expect to work about 9 hours per week, outside of class.
Test Policy: No make-ups will be given for any portion of this course. If your final exam score is higher than one of your test scores, then the final exam score will replace your lowest test score. This can only be done for one test. The final exam score itself cannot be replaced by any other score. The final exam will be cumulative.
| Test 1: | 100 points | (Thursday, Sept. 19) |
| Test 2: | 100 points | (Thursday, Oct. 24) |
| Test 3: | 100 points | (Tuesday, Nov. 26) |
| Cumulative Final Exam: | 100 points | (Tuesday, Dec. 10, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, CSSC 011) |
| TOTAL: | 400 points | |
Final Grade:
| A | 360 - 400 points |
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| B+ | 348 - 359 points |
| B | 320 - 347 points |
| C+ | 308 - 319 points |
| C | 280 - 307 points |
| D+ | 268 - 279 points |
| D | 240 - 267 points |
| F | 0 - 239 points |
Help is available: Working together on homework assignments is a great way to learn mathematics so I encourage this. You may also wish to use the Math Lab's free tutoring service. There are three locations: LeConte 101 Math Lab is open MTWTh from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Towers Area Math Lab is open MTWTh from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Bates Area Math Lab is open MTWTh from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.