MATHEMATICS 23        Fall 2004, MWF 10 - 10:50 A.M. Prof. J. Grabiner

Office: Fletcher 224, x. 73160; secretary (to leave me a message), x. 73061.
Email: jgrabiner@pitzer.edu Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10, MWF 11-11:30, Th 3-4.

Textbook: Jim Hoste, Jeff Miller, Jonas Murieka, Functions: Elementary and Transcendental
(Pitzer and Scripps College Mathematics Departments, 2004). We'll cover part of chapter 4, and chapters 5, 6, 7.

Topics: 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 this is NOT a course designed for general-education purposes, for which we recommend Math 1, Math 7, Math 8, Math 10 - or Math 30 if you're ready for it.

Prerequisite: EITHER a passing grade in Math 20 OR satisfactory placement score. If
you have taken neither the placement test nor Math 20 you MUST come see me!

Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate students with disabilities. If you need to request accommodations or need additional assistance, please contact the Academic Support Services Office at 7-3553.

Course policies:

Homework: Assigned daily, counts 25% of course grade. More important,
you MUST do the homework in order to master the material. Some, but not all, of the homework problems will be graded.

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. This ensures that YOU are the one who understands.
The guideline is this: DISCUSS with your classmates, but everyone writes up his or her OWN solutions.
If your solutions are identical to somebody else's, this is prima facie evidence of copying. Read the section on "plagiarism" in the college catalogue. Don't plagiarize. Besides being dishonest, it prevents your learning how to solve the problems.

Midterms: About 3 in-class 50-minute exams. The average of these exams will
count 35% of the course grade. Study guides will be handed out before each exam.

Final: 3 hours, covers the whole course, 40% of course grade. Thursday, December 16, 9 AM - noon.

Class will NOT meet:
Fri. Sep. 17 (Rosh Hashana); Mon. Oct. 18 (Fall Break); Fri. Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving).
Advice: Do not miss class if you can help it. If you do miss class, get notes and assignments from a classmate as soon as possible!
Need help? Come see me during my office hours, or see me after class to make an appointment. Or send me an email-anytime. That's what I'm here for!