Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

It is up to you to keep up and not fall behind. If you do not read the text and work problems, it is highly unlikely that you will be successful in this course. You must do the homework in a timely fashion and ask questions when you get stuck. Math can be frustrating, especially when you are working on it without a face-to-face classroom for lecture, interaction, and discussion, but you cannot give up. Those who are successful in math persist through frustration, but still ask questions after giving it their best try. Discussions: At the beginning of each week, a discussion question or problem will be posted on Monday. Your response is due no later than 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday. All discussions are to be completed in the Blackboard course. Late discussions will not be accepted. You must also respond to at least one other member's response no later than the due date of that week's discussion. There are a total of 16 discussions (one per week). Each one is worth 10 points. For maximum participation points, you are expected to post at least twice throughout the week; first to introduce your thoughts, opinions, ideas, or response to the topic/question(s) posed in this threaded discussion, and second, in response to at least one comment made by a fellow student (5 points for your initial response to the questions posed + 5 points for your reply to a fellow student = 10 possible points). I strongly encourage you to send your first post by Thursday or Friday of the week, and then return a couple of days later to post your response to your classmates' ideas. This discussion will end at 11:59 pm Sunday, and you will no longer be able to add comments after that day. Each post should be well thought out, written using complete sentences and proper grammar, and should include not only your thoughts, opinions, or ideas, but also your reasons for why you feel the way you do for each initial and follow-up post. Case Studies: At the end of each chapter is a case study which pulls together the key ideas of the chapter and has you apply these concepts in a meaningful context. Not all of these case studies have been assigned, but four of them have (Chapters 2, 6, 10, and 11). Do not procrastinate on these! They require you to think about, apply, and write about the material of the course. What you hand in must reflect good writing and the correct application of the concepts of the chapter. Tests: Four proctored unit tests will be given during the semester. Exams will be sent to an accepted proctor and must be emailed, faxed, or returned by mail postmarked no later than the due date of the exam. You must complete a proctor form and return it to me within the first two weeks of the course. I reserve the right to reject any proctor that I deem unacceptable. I will provide you with formula sheets to use on tests. You should use a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator on all tests. *The TI-89, TI-Nspire or any other calculator that is a symbolic manipulator is not allowed on any tests.* If for some reason you have to miss a test, arrangements satisfactory to the instructor must be made prior to the test to schedule a make- up (or as soon thereafter as possible for an unforeseen occurrence). If you fail to contact me within 24 hours of the test, you will receive a zero on that test.