Math 120: Fundamentals of College Math; Spring 2009

SECTION 002, 9:00 – 9:50 am, PE 101

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor: Birant Ramazan

Email: ramazan@unr.edu

Office: EJCH 102H, Phone: 682-6175

Office Hours: MTWR 8:10-8:50 am, MWF 11:00 – 11:50 am or by appointment.

Website: http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~ramazan/math120/

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Textbook: Dr. Theodore Lambert III, Basic College Mathematics, 2005. The schedule of the lectures is available here.

Calculator: Scientific or graphing calculator; knowledge of operating calculator

(You can rent a TI-83 from the math department for $20 a semester)

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

The Math Center is a free-walk in lab in AB 610. Its hours are Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. Visit www.unr.edu/mathcenter or call 784-4433 for more information. Additionally, the Academic Skills Center has tutoring for a small fee in TB 100. Visit www.unr.edu/acssv or call 784-6801 for more information.

GRADING

Your course grade will be determined by the following:

25% Homework

55% Exams

20% Comprehensive Final Exam

The grading scale will be as follows:

A: 90 - 100%

B: 80 - 89%

C: 70 - 79%

D: 60 - 69%

F: 0 - 59%

+/- grading may be used in borderline cases at the instructor’s discretion.

Cheating will not be tolerated. Any student caught attempting to cheat, cheating, or helping another student cheat will receive a grade of F for the course.

The 2005 catalog contains the following statement: Credit may not be received for Math 120 if credit has already been awarded for Math 128 or above. If this rule is violated, your DARS will list this course with zero credit. It will not count toward graduation and the grade will not be averaged into your GPA.

HOMEWORK

Credit for homework will be based on the work shown. Homework will be collected at the beginning of class. Homework that is not stapled or that has scraggly edges will automatically receive a zero. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED—NO EXCEPTIONS. Some homework scores may be replaced by quizzes. The homework assignment can be found here.

EXAMS

There will be 3 regular exams (please see attached schedule) and a COMPREHENSIVE final exam on Thursday, May 7, 9:45 -11:45 am. Calculators and a formula sheet will be allowed on all tests. Any student participating in official school activities that will interfere with tests must make arrangements with me two weeks prior to the test that will be missed. Any student requiring accommodations through the DRC must schedule their exams on the same day as the in class exam. NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR EXAMS TAKEN LATE.

DISABILITY STATEMENT

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics supports providing equal access for students with disabilities. Any student with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Building Suite 101) as soon as possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations.

ATTENDANCE

Please note that the following schedule is just a guide. Although every effort will be maintained to follow the schedule, you may find that we get a day ahead or behind. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what was covered. Attendance will not be kept.

DROP DEADLINE

The last day to drop the class and receive 100% of your money back is January 29. The last day to drop the class and receive 50% of your money back is February 27. The final drop date is March 13 (with no money back).