Syllabus for Math 1030

Section 101

Summer 2016 (Session 2)

Prerequisite: Passing the math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010.

Electronic Text: Networked Business Math (3^rd Edition -- 2009) on CD by Brian Felkel and R. L. Richardson, ISBN: 0757567541 (Cost approx. $35)
Note: The 2^nd edition will work as well. The 3^rd edition has updated videos demonstrating how to do things in Excel 2007 on a PC running Windows instead of a much older version of Excel running on a Mac.

Web Page: My webpage is https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj and
                       our course webpage is https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj/courses/math1030-summer2016.

Meeting times: Monday through Friday in Walker Hall lab room 307B from 10:20am until 12:30pm.

Final Exam: The final exam will be held in our regular class room during our regular class time on Wednesday, August 3^rd.

Lecturer:

Technology: You are welcome to use any technology at your disposal to complete out of class assignments. In class we will be using Microsoft Excel (part of Microsoft Office) and Wolfram Alpha (an online "computer algebra system") extensively. You will be allowed to use Excel and Alpha during most of your exams. (The big exception being: you will not be allowed to use a computer during the "derivatives test".)

Course topics: The course will cover the bulk of the material in the text (minus Chapter 8 on Linear Algebra). A tentative course schedule can be found at: https://mathsci.appstate.edu/~cookwj/courses/math1030-summer2016/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 the grade:

Tests and Final Exam: There will be three tests and a cumulative final exam. Each test will make up 10% of your final grade and the final exam will make up 20% 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: I will post a list of suggested homework problems from the text – these will not be collected. Even though these homework problems will be not collected, working out all of the suggested problems is strongly recommended. Please ask questions about problems with which you have had difficulty. In addition, we will be devoting a large part of certain classes to “Workshop” problems. These problems will then be collected when we have the next workshop. They are due at beginning of class. I encourage you to work on these problems with your classmates. However, you must write up your workshops yourself.   Do NOT just copy your collaborators work and turn it in as your own. These workshop assignments will make up 25% of your final grade.

Quizzes: We will frequently have short quizzes. Probable dates for these quizzes are listed on the tentative schedule (note the word "tentative" -- these dates may change!) Doing the suggested homework problems should adequately prepare you for the quizzes. These quizzes will make up 25% of your final grade.

In summary, here are the components of the term grade with their weights:

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 workshop, you must bring in documentation proving that your 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 posted office hours. Also, you should be aware of the Math Lab (free tutoring). 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/resources/syllabi-policy-and-statement-information.