( s y l l a b u s ) [ t a n g ] M a t h 1 1 1 C R N 30807 S P R I N G 2018 C u r s e I D : m c k 18742 (CLASS INFO) Day/Time: MTRF/12:00 12:50 Rm: NS 016 Instructr: Chris Mck (CONTACT INFO) Office: Maaske 305 Phne: 503-838-9710 e-mail: mckc@wu.edu Website: www.wu.edu/~mckc (OFFICE HOURS) 08:00 ffice mnday tuesday wednesday thursday friday 09:00 math 112 math 112 math 112 math 112 10:00 (fxtrt) (fxtrt) (fxtrt) (fxtrt) 11:00 ffice ffice ffice ffice 12:00 (tang) (tang) (tang) (tang) 13:00 14:00 15:00 math 95 math 95 math 95 math 95 (PREREQUISITES) A grade f C- r better in math 95 r a satisfactry scre n the WOU placement test. (COURSE GOALS) 1. Students Will prvide accurate explanatins f infrmatin presented in mathematical frms 2. Students will cnvert relevant infrmatin int varius mathematical frms 3. Students will draw reasnable and apprpriately qualified cnclusins frm quantitative analysis f data 4. Students will understand and use plynmial, ratinal, expnential, lgarithmic, and pwer families f functins, develp regressin and mdeling with these functins, and understand and use inverse functins
(COURSE MATERIALS) Text: Algebra and Trignmetry, with mdeling and visualizatin (6 th Editin), by Gary Rckswld (ISBN: 9780134418025). Yu will als need access t the nline hmewrk, which is available thrugh MyMathLab and requires an access cde. Yu can attain these things tw different ways: i. Yu can purchase the bk new frm the bkstre, it is a bundle that includes an access cde t MML price is arund $250 + ii. Yu can g t www.cursecmpass.cm and purchase the access cde directly. Ding s will als give yu an nline versin f the text price is arund $100 > RELEVANT NOTE: fr technical supprt n the MML website, please cntact PEARSON at 800-667-6337 < A Scientific calculatr with at least the capabilities f a TI-83 is required. A TI-83 r 84 is highly recmmended. N TI-86, TI-89, nr any ther calculatr with a cmputer algebra system, such as the TI-Nspire, is permissible fr use in this curse. (GRADE WEIGHTS) Hmewrk (W): 20.0% Hmewrk (O): 10.0% Quizzes: 15.0% Exam I: 17.5% Exam II: 17.5% Final exam: 20.0% Ttal: 100.0% F 0.00% - 59.9% r nt passed skills test D- 60.0% - 62.9% D 63.0% - 66.9% D+ 67.0% - 69.9% C- 70.0% - 72.9% C 73.0% - 76.9% Special Grades C+ 77.0% - 79.9% B- 80.0% - 82.9% B 83.0% - 86.9% B+ 87.0% - 89.9% A- 90.0% - 92.9% A 93.0% + Incmplete grades may be assigned at the discretin f the instructr. An Incmplete can nly be granted fr a student wh is passing a class and has a dcumented emergency that prevents them frm cmpleting a very small prtin f the curse (e.g. the final exam). A cntract between the student and instructr fr cmpletin f the remaining curse wrk is required. Friday n the seventh week f class is the last day fr drpping the curse with a W grade. (HOMEWORK) Hmewrk is brken int tw categries: i. Online hmewrk, and ii. Written hmewrk
Online hmewrk Online hmewrk will be assigned every class day, and due the very next class day. Assignments are designed t be based n that day f lecture Used as a learning guide ( help me slve this and view example will be enabled) Wrth 10% f verall grade Online hmewrk grades itself based n accuracy (thugh, yu ll have unlimited attempts at all prblems) Late hmewrk accepted fr half-credit Written hmewrk Written hmewrk will be assigned every Mnday, and be due the fllwing Mnday. The written assignment will span the chapter sectins I plan n cvering in that week (arund 2 t 4 chapters wrth f cntent) Wrth 20% f verall grade Graded n tw categries: Cmpleteness: 8 pints (did yu d the whle assignment?) Crrectness: 12 pints (did yu d a select amunt f questins crrectly?) Late hmewrk will be accepted but nly awarded cmpleteness pints There is a certain level f rganizatin that I expect frm all f yu fr each written hmewrk assignment. T be perfectly clear, the fllwing style is required (nt simply suggested) fr written slutins: Yur handwriting must be cmpletely legible In the upper-right crner f each hmewrk assignment, please write Yur name Curse sectin time r name ( - 12:00/tang) Sectin number (ex: sectin 4.1) The title f yur assignment shuld be the page # and prblems that yu will cmplete Each prblem is rdered numerically, and each slutin is brdered with a circle r bx. If the abve is nt met, yu will see reductin in cmpleteness pints. Or, if it s really unrganized, I may have yu red the assignment. (QUIZZES) My gal this term is t give quizzes every Friday f nn-exam weeks at the end f class. These quizzes, while part f yur grade, are in place t help yu prepare fr upcming chapter exams, and als help me get a sense fr hw the class is perfrming as a whle. They will be given rughly 10-15 minutes befre class ends. Each quiz will have anywhere frm 2 t 4 questins based arund yur assignments fr that week. (EXAMS) There will be tw mid-terms thrughut this curse as well as a cumulative cmmn final exam. Each ne will be based ff f material that has been cvered in lectures, hmewrk prblems, and in-class assignments. Attendance and cmpletin f assignments are essential t being a successful test taker. Make-up exams are nt allwed unless yu have spken with me befrehand and it is an unusual circumstance. On each exam (final included), yu may use a single 3 x 5 nte card (frnt and back).
The cmmn final fr will have a significant nn-calculatr prtin. T prepare fr this, there will be nn-calculatr prtins f quizzes and midterm exams. Students will be expected t perfrm basic arithmetic peratins with integers and fractins withut the use f a calculatr. Please als nte that the final exam cannt be taken at a different time. If it is physically impssible fr yu t make the time, then yu must seek permissin frm the mathematics department. Please see me fr details. (APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR) Yu are ultimately respnsible fr yur wn attendance and perfrmance. Disruptive classrm behavir f any kind, such as talking during lecture r cnsistently cming t class late etc., is nt apprpriate. This prescribed cnduct fr all students is described in the University Catalg. In particular, academic dishnesty f any kind will nt be tlerated, and will be reprted t the university. Als, please leave yur cell phne ff r n silent when yu cme t class. They are nt t be used at all during class. If fr sme reasn yu abslutely need t be cntacted (in sme emergency situatin), infrm me befre class and an arrangement can be made. (DISABILITY AND VETERAN SERVICES) If yu have a disability fr which yu are r may be requesting an accmmdatin, yu are encuraged t cntact bth yur instructr and the Office f Disability Services, APSC 405, r at 503-838-8250, as early as pssible in the term. Students needing medical r mental health care can access the Student Health and Cunseling Center by calling 503-838-8313, emailing at health@wu.edu, r by walking in t schedule an appintment. Veterans and active military persnnel with special circumstances are welcme and encuraged t cmmunicate these, in advance if pssible, t the instructr. Fr WOU Veteran resurces; please see wu.edu/veterans/. (WOLF CONNECTION SYSTEM) If the instructr determines yur perfrmance in this class is placing yu at academic risk, yu may be referred t a member f the Student Success Team. A student success specialist will ffer t wrk with yu t address issues and develp a student success strategy. Regardless f whether a referral has r has nt been made, yu are ultimately respnsible fr tracking yur wn prgress in this curse. If yu wuld like t meet with a student success specialist regarding any academic struggles yu are experiencing, please cntact Student Success and Advising at 503-838-8428 r at studentsuccess@wu.edu. (NOTEWORTHY DATES) 4/5 last day fr nline registratin changes 4/6 last day t drp with 100% refund 4/10 Add/Drp fees begin 4/27 last day t drp a class withut respnsibility fr grade 5/18 last day t drp a class with a W (withdraw) grade
(MATH CENTER) The Math Center is a great place t g fr additinal help n cncepts talked abut in this curse.. It is lcated in Hamersly Library rm 228 (see picture belw) and will be available fr drp in tutring beginning week 2 and ending week 10. Fr additin infrmatin n the tutring center and its hurs, please visit http://www.wu.edu/mathcenter (MY WEBSITE) This sectin f the syllabus serves as advertisement fr my persnal website! There are lts f cl things t check n my website, including (but nt limited t): My ffice hurs The schedule f yur math curse (lets yu knw exactly what we will be learning n any given day) The current hmewrk that is due the very next class day Tutring center webpage Cpy f this syllabus Hw t set up MyMathLab subscriptin Helpful links and vides t help with the learning f difficult tpics Any handuts which were given in class (s yu can print them if yu missed a day) Please make use f this website! I wrk hard n maintaining it, and I wuld hate fr it t be a waste. I wuld say that the mst ntable thing abut it is that it will shw yu day-by-day what we cvered in class n any particular day. I will be updating it every mrning with the current day s wrth f infrmatin. (TIPS FOR SUCCESS) S yu might ask me Mck, hw can I be successful in this class? Here are just a few tips: Shw up t class there are thse wh believe that shwing up t class is ptinal and I suppse that s true frm the philsphical perspective f free will, but if yu dn t shw up t class, yu may miss smething imprtant! D the hmewrk cntrary t ppular belief, ding the hmewrk actually des help students practice and learn the material.
Ask questins If there is smething yu dn t understand r need mre clarificatin n, ask me! Yu can ask during the lecture, cme t my ffice hurs, r even send me an email. As a general rule, yu can assume that smene else in the class has that same questin, s d nt feel like yu are wasting class time by asking! G t the tutring center the students wh wrk at the tutring center are undergrad mathematics students, and are eager t help students in math 60, 70, 95, 105, 111, and 112. Find a study buddy hld each ther accuntable fr finishing hmewrk, find a time t meet up utside f class t wrk n the mre difficult prblems. It s a lt easier t find mtivatin when yu have a partner. Remember why yu are here N dubt all f us are here fr a reasn. I understand that is a required curse, and maybe nt all f us enjy being here, and at times it may be hard t find the reslve t d 25 math prblems sme nights fr hmewrk, but just remember yur ultimate gal be it nursing schl, a business degree, r maybe even a mathematician this class is en rute t yur bachelrs. CHECK MY WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!! lk at the curse schedule, knw what upcming chapters are and read them befrehand. Knw what I will teach befre I actually teach it! Check yur WOU email regularly. If I have smething t annunce utside f class, it will be thrugh email. I wuld say I d this ften usually it s t annunce if smething unexpected happens and I need t cancel class, r maybe t send an attachment (such as answer keys t a in class review), etc Take practice exams test anxiety is very real fr a lt f students in a math curse. One thing yu can d t prepare fr yur exam is t pick 15 r 20 prblems frm yu hmewrk r ntes and try t d them all in 50 minutes. If yu get stuck at sme pint r run ut f time, that may give yu a gd indicatin f hw ready yu are fr yur actual exam; and it may als give yu insight n what kinds f things yu shuld include n yur nte card. There is a way t lessen the pressure f timed exams: practice with a time limit. Dn t week 9 me. A lt f students apprach me at the end f the term with excuses n why their attendance has been pr r why their exam scres have been lw and they always ask: Is there anything I can d t pass this curse. S instead I will take the liberty t answer that questin right nw: There s nthing yu can d at week 9 that can make up fr a whle term f absences and pr exam scres. If yu find yurself falling behind at like week 4, cme see me! Dn t wait! Dn t give up a lt f students struggle with mathematics; and smetimes yu will want t thrw yur bk acrss the rm in anger and frustratin and that s kay. But after yu ve whispered curse wrds under yur breath at the creatin f mathematics, take a deep breath. G ver t yur bk and pick it up and try ding the prblems again! Challenging yurself is a gd thing!