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Overall, writing assignments, in-class discussion participation, board work, and projects are
worth about 5% of your final course grade in Intermediate Algebra.
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Exams:
Four exams and a comprehensive final exam will be given. These exams are not
computer-based, must be written in your own handwriting, and are designed to be 50 minutes
in length. They are not multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, or True/False, but instead give
problems similar to what was learned and demonstrated in the homework. Partial credit will be
given for all attempts to answer the exam questions. No credit can be given if a question is
skipped completely. Exams will generally have 10-20 questions including plenty of room to work
solutions on the exam itself. The Final Exam will be comprehensive. Exams 1-4 are worth 125
points (about 8.3%) of your final course grade in Intermediate Algebra each; the Final Exam is
worth 250 points and counts for about 16.67% of your final course grade.
Grading Policy:
Based on North Dakota state policy, students must earn a grade of C or higher to be promoted
to the next level of college mathematics. Letter grades are assigned using the following scale.
Points
Grade
1350-1500
A
1200-1349
B
1050-1199
C
900-1049
D
0-899
F
How to be Successful in Intermediate Algebra:
Math can be frustrating, but you cannot give up. Those who are successful in math persist
through frustration and ask questions after giving it their best try. I understand that
Intermediate Algebra is probably not your only class, but you will be more successful in algebra
if you practice problems daily even though the requirements are due weekly. The assigned
lesson homework problems are the
minimum
amount that you should complete. If you need to
do more problems to understand the material, then you should continue to work to improve
your skills in the Study Plan within Pearson MyMathLab or by working additional problems from
Exercises at the end of each section in the textbook/eText. If you do not complete the problems
for the current lesson, you cannot expect to understand the material in the succeeding lesson.