MGF 1107-Mathematics for Liberal Arts II-Section 20554-SPRING 2005

 

Instructor:  Mr. Mark Wilson   

Phone: 808-7431

e-mail: MarkWilson@sjrcc.edu

 

My office hours are: (C-135)

MWF 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

TR   12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

 

 

Time:  TR 6:00-7:15 p.m. C-128

It is assumed that you have completed MAT1033-Intermediate Algebra with a grade of C or better, or two years of high school algebra and a satisfactory placement test score. This is a general education mathematics course. Topics include numeration systems, sequences, linear equations and inequalities, financial mathematics, voting and apportionment, and graph theory.

 

Text:  A Survey of Mathematics with Applications, expanded 7th edition, Angel/Abbott/Runde, Addison Wesley Longman, © 2005, ISBN 0-321-27786-4 

 

 

Tests: There will be 5 tests. They will be worth 85% of your grade. The lowest test score, excluding the final test score, will be dropped. Homework will be assigned and occasionally collected and graded. These graded assignments may also include take home worksheets and will be worth 15% of your grade.  Late homework will be penalized one letter grade for each class period that it is late. Makeup tests will be given only in extreme cases as determined by the instructor and must be arranged beforehand. The tentative test dates are: January 25, February 15, March 8, March 31, and April 21.

 

 

Grading Scale:   A   90%-100%

                            B    80%-89%

                            C    70%-79%

                            D    60%-69%

                            F     0%-59%

 Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of F for the course.

The last day to withdraw with a grade of W is March 24.

You will need a scientific calculator for the course.

 

 

Attendance: Students are expected to be present, on time, and prepared for each class. If you arrive late, please enter and sit quietly. Please do not make a habit of coming to class late.  Students are also expected to be present on test days and to act in a manner that is conducive to learning. Attendance will be taken. If you miss more than 3 classroom hours, you can be withdrawn from the course after a warning. Check your student handbook for the attendance policy.

 

 

Websites: There is a web site for our book. It is located at www.awl.com/angel.  I have put a link to this site on my home page on the SJRCC web site at www.sjrcc.edu. .

 

 

 

Notes: 1. Please do not bring food or drink into class.

2. Please turn off all cell phones, pagers, etc., while you are in class.

            3. A student may attempt to complete a college credit course 3 times. Any course in which a student has earned a grade of D or F or received no grade due to withdrawal, may be repeated for credit only twice. Upon the third attempt, the student will pay the full instructional costs for the course, no withdrawal will be permitted and the student will receive the grade earned.

      4. The college’s policy on academic integrity is as follows:

Students in this class must know, observe, and not compromise the principles of academic integrity.  It is not permissible to cheat, to fabricate or falsify information, to submit the same academic work in more than one course without prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse accepted practices for handling and documenting information.  The grade for this course includes the judgment that the student's work is free from academic dishonesty of any type.  Violations or infractions will be reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs and may lead to failure of the course and other sanctions imposed by the College.