| Instructor: | Bob Murphy |
|---|---|
| Office: | LeConte 400H |
| Office Hours: | Tue/Thu, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. |
| Phone: | 777-4713 |
| Email: | murphy |
| Home page: | www.math.sc.edu/~murphy/teaching/ |
| Prerequisite: | A grade of C or better in Math 122, 141, or an equivalent course to be approved by me. |
| Text: | Elementary Mathematical Modeling: A Dynamic Approach by James Sandefur. It may also be useful to use your math 122 or 141 textbook to review some of the calculus needed for this course. |
| Calculator: | A graphing calculator is required for this course. A TI-83 or TI-84 is highly recommended since my in-class instructions will be for these two calculators. You should always bring your calculator to class. |
Attendance: You are expected to come to every class on time and stay until the end of class.
Work Load: There will be daily reading and homework. Homework is never turned in, but always discussed. There will be weekly quizzes (usually Fridays) for which I will give feedback, but quizzes do not count toward your course grade. You should expect to work at least 6-9 hours per week outside of class.
Test and Final Exam Dates: (no make-ups allowed)
| Test 1: | Wednesday, February 21 |
| Test 2: | Wednesday, March 28 |
| Test 3: | Wednesday, April 25 |
| Cumulative Final Exam: | Monday, May 7, 9 a.m. - noon |
Course Grade: The final exam and the three tests are each worth 100 points. I use the best three of your four 100-point scores to determine your course grade using the straight scale shown below.
| A | [270, 300] |
|---|---|
| B+ | [261, 270) |
| B | [240, 261) |
| C+ | [231, 240) |
| C | [210, 231) |
| D+ | [201, 210) |
| D | [180, 201) |
| F | [0, 180) |