(Sample First - Day Handout; Syllabi for different sections may vary)

TEXT: Current Text from http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/course_offerings/currenttextbook.php

COURSE CONTENT: Graphs, functions, college algebra
and trigonometry, linear systems and vectors.

INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE:
WEB SITE: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~firstname.lastname/
PHONE:
E-MAIL: firstname.lastname@math.tamu.edu
OFFICE HOURS:

Recitation Sections: Attendance at recitation sections (once a week) is required.

GRADING:Exams (3) at 100 pts each= 300 pts
........Quiz Average.............= 100 pts
........FINAL EXAM...............= 200 pts
........Total....................= 600 pts

GRADES:A(540-600 points)
.......B(480-539 points)
.......C(420-479 points)
.......D(360-419 points)
.......F(__0-359 points)

EXAMS: Major examinations will be announced at least two class days prior to the examination date. All examination grades will be counted toward the final grade. No make up exams will be given without an official University excuse.

QUIZZES: In class quizzes will be administered throughout the term. No makeup quizzes will be given without an official University excuse. Quizzes may be given in class each day, AND/OR in each recitation section.

HOMEWORK: I suggest you keep all your homework problems in a spiral notebook, with section, page and date clearly marked. The list of suggested homework problems can be found on my web site under the heading MATH 150: Homework Assignments or at http://www.math.tamu.edu/~marcia.drost/index2.html


CALCULATORS are required. Your text coordinates with the TI-series, Casio fx-series, Sharp EL-series, and HP-38. In class lectures will include demonstrations of procedures with the TI-83.

FINAL EXAM: The final exam is comprehensive and is worth 200 points. It is scheduled for:
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MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-ups for missed quizzes and exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam or quiz is missed. Consistent with University Student Rules , students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam or quiz. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. Collaboration on assignments, either in-class or out-of-class, is forbidden unless permission to do so is granted by your instructor. For more information on university policies regarding scholastic dishonesty, see University Student Rules .

COPYRIGHT POLICY: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. One xerox copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.