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MAC 1105 .0001 College Algebra Fall 2003 , 3 credit hours | |||||||||||
| INSTRUCTOR | Ms.
Lori Dunlop Pyle
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| OFFICE | MAP 230A | ||||||||||
| OFFICE HOURS | MWF 9:30-10:30
M 2:00-3:00 | ||||||||||
| PHONE | 823-3185 | ||||||||||
| LDunlop@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu | |||||||||||
| CLASS LOCATION | CL1-121 | ||||||||||
| CLASS TIMES | 8:30-9:20 MWF | ||||||||||
| TEXTBOOK | The University of Central Florida College Algebra Custom Set | ||||||||||
| by | Barnett-Ziegler, McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing | ||||||||||
ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance will be taken a minimum of once a week in lecture using a Scantron form. You can be awarded up to 3 percentage points of extra credit toward your final course grade. In order to qualify for the "NC" course grade, you must attend 80% or more of the lectures and the discussion labs (among other criteria). | |||||||||||
HOMEWORK You are given assignments from the textbook after each lecture, and you are assigned online homework problems called CAPA. Your CAPA average is worth 15% of your final course grade, and you must have a minimum 70% CAPA average to qualify for the "NC" grade. It is very important that you do homework regularly. You should spend at least two hours doing homework outside of class for every hour you spend in class. NOTE: The course syllabus contains the text homework assignments. If you did not get a copy, please e-mail Ms. Pyle at LDunlop@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu . | |||||||||||
TESTS There are 4 fifty-minute tests throughout the semester and a final exam. The lowest test grade (of the 4 fifty-minute tests) is dropped, and the average of your three highest test grades is 50% of your course grade.Test Dates:Test 1: Monday, September 22; Test 2: Monday, October 13; Test 3: Friday, October 31; Test 4: Wednesday, November 19; Final Exam: Wednesday, December 10 from 7:00-9:50am. Note: All tests must be taken in the lecture section in which you are registered. Otherwise, a grade of zero will be given. | |||||||||||
GRADING POLICY Class Tests: 50%; Quizzes (from disc. lab): 10%; CAPA: 15%; Final Exam: 25% | |||||||||||
GRADING SCALE |
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NC POLICY If you attend 80% or more of the lectures and 80% or more of the discussion labs, take the final exam, have a final average of at least 50%, and have at least a 70% CAPA average, then No Credit (NC grade) will be awarded in place of an F. | |||||||||||
IMPORTANT DATES Test Dates:Test 1: Monday, September 22; Test 2: Monday, October 13; Test 3: Friday, October 31; Test 4: Wednesday, November 19; Final Exam: Wednesday, December 10 from 7:00-9:50am;Withdrawal Deadline: Friday, October 17 | |||||||||||
OTHER INFORMATION Graphing calculators and calculators on cellular phones, PDA's, etc. are prohibited on tests and quizzes. If such a calculator is used on a test or a quiz, a grade of zero will be given and disciplinary action may be taken. Please use a non-graphing, non-programmable scientific calculator. | |||||||||||
