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\textbf{College Algebra} \\
Math 110, section 10, fall 2005 \\
Course policy addendum
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\textbf{Location and time}

8:00-8:50 a.m. MTRF, Education 316

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\textbf{Contact information}

Instructor: John Kerl
\\Office: Math 318
\\Office hours: Mon. 10:30-11:30 in my office, Thu. 2:30-3:30 in my office,
	Fri. 2:00-3:00 in my office, Fri. 12:00-12:50 in the tutor center (Math
	East 149), or by appointment.
\\Phone: (520)621-1658
\\E-mail: \texttt{kerl.john.r@gmail.com}
\\TA supervisor: Scott Clark, office Math 309, phone (520)626-8930.

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\textbf{Homework policy}

 Homework is assigned regularly.  It is an essential component of the
course: it helps you prepare for the exams, and it helps me gauge your
understanding of the material.

 There are approximately two homework assignments per section; approximately
two days are required to cover a section.  These rates may vary slightly
through the semester.  Unless otherwise specified, homework is due at the start
of class, two class periods after the assignment date.  I attempt to return
homework within two class periods of the due date.  This class meets Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  So, for example, in most cases a homework
assignment handed out on Monday would be due Thursday and would be returned to
you the following Monday.

Quizzes are given most Fridays.  A quiz is worth the same number of points
as a homework assignment, but is done in class so that you may become
accustomed to working within a timeline.  This helps you to prepare for exams.
If you are registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC), you must
contact me by the end of the second week of classes (Friday, Sep. 2, 2005)
regarding desired accommodations for exams and/or quizzes.  See the Students
with Disabilities section of this document.

 I ask for homework assignments at the start of class.  \textbf{Any assignments
not received by me at the start of class are not accepted for any reason}.
While this policy sounds harsh, in fact it liberates me from judging the
quality of your reason for not having your homework.  Likewise, there is no
make-up for missed quizzes.  The lowest few homework and/or quiz grades over
the course of the semester are not included in the semester grade.  Missed
quizzes are treated the same way as homework not turned in on time:  no credit
is given.

 Out-of-class assignments constitute three fourths of the homework grade;
quizzes count for the remaining one fourth of the homework grade.

Homework and quiz scores are divided equally among (a) setting up the
problem correctly and (b) correctly doing the algebraic work of solving the
problem.

Homework and quizzes are each given a score from 0 to 10 points.  At the end
of the semester, the lowest few homework and/or quiz scores are dropped.  The
remaining scores are then added up, and re-scaled to 150 points.  This becomes
your homework/quiz score as described in your Course Policy handout.

For example, suppose there are 40 homeworks and quizzes over the course of
the semester, of which the lowest 4 are dropped.  Since homework/quiz is given
a score from 0 to 10 points, your total score would be between 0 and 360
points.  Suppose you had a total of 323 points of 360.  This would be divided
by 360, then multiplied by 150.  In this example, (323/360)*150 = 135.

You are encouraged to collaborate by working together with your classmates,
attending the tutor center, or talking to me during my office hours.  However,
the work you turn in to me must be your own.  See the Academic Integrity
section of your Course Policy handout for more information.  On the day before
an assignment is due, I may take a few questions about that assignment; on the
day an assignment is handed back, I may address a few frequently-missed
problems in class.  However, I do not discuss an assignment the day it is due.

Unavoidable absences:  See the Absence Policy section of this document.

You should work all assigned problems.  I do not grade all problems, and I
do not tell you ahead of time which problems are graded and which are not.  The
problems I choose to grade are a representative cross-section of all the
assigned problems.

Math 110 course policy prohibits extra credit.

 Please do your work on 8.5x11" notebook paper.  Please write your name on
every page.  I prefer homework assignments to be stapled, but I do not deduct
points for unstapled assignments.  An illegible problem solution is given a
zero score for that problem.

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\textbf{Absence policy}

Students are expected to be present for all exams.  If a verifiable emergency
arises which prevents you from taking an in-class exam at the regularly
scheduled time, you must notify your instructor as soon as possible, and in any
case, prior to the next regularly scheduled class.   Make-up exams will be
administered only at the discretion of the instructor. If a student is allowed
to make up a missed exam, he/she must take it at a mutually arranged time.  No
further opportunities will be extended.  Failure to contact your instructor as
stated above or inability to produce sufficient evidence of a real emergency
will result in a grade of zero on the exam.  

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\textbf{Students with disabilities}

If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the
requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource
Center and request that the DRC send me official notification of your
accommodation needs as soon as possible.  Please do this by the end of the
second week of classes (Friday Sep. 2 2005) \emph{at the latest}.  Please plan
to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations
and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully
participate.

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\textbf{Classroom behavior}

When you have a question, please ask it.  Raising your hand is polite but not
necessary.  Please turn off your cell phone in class, or silence it.  Talking
on the phone during class is unacceptable, as is text-messaging or sleeping.
If you do so, I will ask you to leave the classroom.  See also the Classroom
Conduct section of your Course Policy handout.

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\textbf{Changes}

The contents of this document are subject to change, upon reasonable notice
from the instructor to the students.

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\textbf{Homework assignments}

Please see
\texttt{http://math.arizona.edu/{\textasciitilde}kerl/teaching/fa05-110-010/hw.html}.

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