Prerequisite: Passing the math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010.
Text: Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus (4th Edition) by Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al. ISBN: 978-0-470-48474-6 (Used cost approx. $97 hardcover -- AddAll.com or $65 paperback -- AddAll.com). If you would like a reference text (after returning your rental), you could get the 3rd edition for $12 -- AddAll.com or 3rd with student solution manual for $19 -- AddAll.com. Otherwise, just ask me I can suggest other (even cheaper) reference texts.
Web Page:
My webpage is located here:
https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj
and
our course webpage is located here:
https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj/courses/math1025-summer2012.
Meeting times: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 10:10am in Walker Hall room 304 (unless otherwise announced).
Final Exam: The final exam for will be held on August 3rd (the last of class) during our regular class time in our regular room.
Lecturer:
| Name: | Dr. William (Bill) Cook |
| Office: | Walker Hall 347 |
| Office hours: | After my MAT 1110 class (which ends at 12:30pm). Otherwise by appointment. |
| Phone: | (828) 262-2367 |
| Email: | cookwj@appstate.edu |
| Webpage: | https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj |
Technology: You are welcome to use any technology at your disposal to complete out of class assignments. In class we will primarily be using Texas Instruments graphing calculators. Such calculators will be allowed on most (but not necessarily all) parts of most quizzes, tests, and exams.
Course Topics: The course catalog says, “An overview of algebraic concepts and a thorough treatment of functions such as rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric. Included will be a rigorous treatment of analytic geometry. Recommended for students with less than four units of high school mathematics who plan to take MAT 1110.” In other words, this is "Precalculus". I plan to cover most of chapter 1 – 11 of our text. A tentative course schedule can be found at: https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj/courses/math1025-summer2012/schedule.html.
Your term grade will be based on the results of your tests and final exam as well as your scores on quizzes and homework. Here is more information about the individual components of your grade:
Tests and Final Exam: There will be three tests and a cumulative final exam. Each test will make up 15% of your final grade and the final exam will make up 30% of your final grade. The dates of the tests listed in the tentative course schedule may change. The actual dates will be announced in class.
Homework & Quizzes: I will post a list of suggested homework problems from the text – these will not be collected. Even though these homework problems will not be collected, working out all of the suggested problems is strongly recommended. Please ask questions about problems with which you have had difficulty. Periodically we will have short quizzes based on the suggested homework. In addition to the quizzes, I may occasionally assign some additional homework problems to be written up and submitted. I encourage you to work on your homework with your classmates. However, of course, if I ask you to turn in any problems, you must write up your solutions yourself. Do NOT copy your collaborators work and turn it in as your own. The quizzes and homeworks will make up 25% of your term grade.
In summary, here are the components of the term grade with their weights:
| Component | Weight |
| Tests | 15% x 3 = 45% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Homework & Quizzes | 25% |
Grades will be assigned based on the standard +/- system. (92-100 = A, 90-91 = A-, 88-89 = B+, 82-87 = B, 80-81 = B-, …, 60-61 = D-, 0-59 = F)
Attendance: Don't miss class. If you miss class, you are responsible for the material covered during your absence. If you miss a quiz, test/exam, or assignment, you must bring in documentation proving that you absence is excusable or otherwise receive a zero. If a make-up quiz/test/exam is granted, it must be made up before the next quiz/test/exam.
Help! If you need help, please come to my office hours. If you are in Walker Hall and my office door is open, please feel free to stop by and ask questions – even if it's not during my regular posted office hours. Also, you should be aware of the Math Lab – free tutoring for Math 1025 (and other math classes). More information about the Math Lab can be found at https://mathsci.appstate.edu/Student/Mathlab/.
Fine Print: Copies of the academic integrity code, disability services information, religious observance policies can be found at https://academicaffairs.appstate.edu/syllabi