OFFICE: Fletcher 222, x. 73160; secretary , x. 73061.
TENTATIVE OFFICE HOURS: MWF 11-12. Also by appointment: just ask!
TEXTBOOK: David Cohen, Precalculus (5th edition, West Publishing)
We will cover chapters 5-8, plus a bit of review of Math 20 from chapter 3 and Appendices 5 and 6.
TOPICS: Brief review of functions and graphing; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; applications of all these.
PURPOSE: This course is intended to prepare students for Math 30, or for equivalent, science-oriented calculus courses. It should also help prepare for economics-oriented calculus courses. But it is NOT a course designed for general-education purposes.
PREREQUISITE: EITHER a grade above C- in Math 20 OR satisfactory placement score. If you have taken neither the placement test nor Math 20 you MUST come see me! Scripps students must bring evidence of placement into Math 23 or of completion with a C or better of Math 20.
HOMEWORK POLICIES:
Homework: Assigned daily, counts 25% of course grade. More important, you MUST do the homework in order to master the material.
Late homework: Homework is due at the START of class. If you come in late, hand it in right when you come in. Otherwise, it will be treated as one day late.
One day late: 10% off your score.
More than one day late: 50% off your score. Exceptions to this (for instance, if you've been sick) must be ok'd by me IN WRITING. The grader cannot make exceptions.
Working together: I encourage you to work with other students to help each other understand. But you must do your writeup by yourself. The guideline is this: DISCUSS with your classmates, but everyone writes up his or her OWN solutions. DO NOT COPY!
MIDTERMS: Probably 3 in-class one-hour exams. The average of these exams will be 42% of the course grade. Study guides will be handed out before each exam.
FINAL: Tuesday, May 11, 8 AM. 3 hours, covers the whole course, 33% of course grade.
GRADING ALGORITHM: Homework 25%, Midterm average 42%, Final 33%.
ADVICE: Do not miss class if you can help it. If you do miss class, it is YOUR responsibility to get notes and assignments from a classmate as soon as possible! Also, if you're having problems, please talk with me BEFORE you fall behind.
Need help? Come see me during my office hours, or drop by the office, or see me after class to make an appointment. That's what I'm here for!