GROUND RULES for MA 154 FALL 2004• CLASS PERIODStudents are expected to attend every class meeting and to read the appropriate sections of the textbeforecoming to class. Instructors may not have time to cover every topic in class.• HOMEWORKHomework will be done and graded on the Web. The assignment sheet contains the list of book prob-lems on which your actual graded homework problems are based. The computer will assign you a unique setof problems for each assignment, each of which will have the same wording as the corresponding problem inthe book, but with the numbers specifically created for you (these will not change if you logout and thenlog back in). Log in to the homework system (link from the course page) to obtain your personal problemsand to submit your answers. Each assignment has to be completed (i.e. you must finish the inputof youranswers to all the problems in that assignment) by midnight on the day the next lesson is taught in lecture.The two lowest homework scores will not be counted. To have a third homework score (or more) not countedat the end of the semester will require acceptable written justification for having missed all three(or more).• QUIZZESA quiz will be given at least twice a week throughout the semester, starting with the third class (Friday,8/27/04), except possibly during exam weeks. There will be no quiz the last week of the semester. Nomake-up quizzes will be given for any reason. The two lowest quiz grades will not be counted. Tohave a third quiz grade (or more) not counted at the end of the semester will require acceptable writtenjustification for having missed all three (or more).• EXAMSThere are three multiple-choice, machine-graded evening examsscheduled for your class this semester.The dates are as follows. (Mark them on your calendar.)EXAM 1: Wednesday, September 15, 2004, 7:00-8:00 PMEXAM 2: Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 8:30-9:30 PMEXAM 3: Monday, November 15, 2004, 7:00-8:00 PMPlease contact your course coordinator immediatelyif you miss an exam and also let your instructorknow. Make-up exams will only be allowed for a validreason and can only be approved in writing by thecourse coordinator, Tim Delworth (MATH 906, 494-7914, [email protected]). Carelessness inknowing the right date, time and location of your exams is NOT a valid reason.If you have an academic conflict (such as another exam or class at the same time) or other foreseeableconflict with any of the evening exams, you must let Tim Delworth know no later than two business daysbefore the exam takes place. If you have an emergency situation that will prevent you from attending anevening exam, you must contact Tim Delworth by telephone or in person (not by voice mail or e-mail)no later than 2:00 PM on the day of the exam.Make-ups will be given only once for each midterm exam, on the following dates and times:MAKE-UP EXAM 1: Friday, September 24, 2004, 6:00-7:00 PMMAKE-UP EXAM 2: Friday. October 22, 2004, 6:00-7:00 PMMAKE-UP EXAM 3: Friday, November 19, 2004, 6:00-7:00 PMRoom assignments will be given to you later.If you miss an exam and its alternate you will have a score of 0 (zero) recorded for that exam. Noexam may be taken outside the regular and alternate dates scheduled under any circumstances.For each of these evening exams there will be one class period for which attendance is not required;however, it will not be cancelled: it will be a no-attendance-required help session for the exam.To prepare for the midterm exams, students should review all of the material covered by their homeworkassignments, quizzes and the announced review problems. Past exams (available online) are a source ofadditional review problems and can also give students a rough idea of the length and difficulty level of theirown exams. However, many students have the mistaken impression that just by reviewing somepast exams they will have seen all that is expected of them for their own exams. Past examsshould absolutely notbe used as a guide to the exact content and wording of the exams.The final exam is a 30-question, multiple-choice, machine-graded exam that is given during the sixteenthweek of the semester. Students may get a copy of practice questions for the final online. THE SEMESTERENDS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 AT 9:00 PM. PLAN TO BE HERE UNTIL THEN FOR YOURMATH FINAL EXAM. NO ALTERNATE WILL BE ALLOWED IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY.• CALCULATORSA single-line TI-30 calculator is the only calculator allowed to be used on quizzes and exams. Thetwo-line TI-30 is not allowed. Calculators may not be shared.(OVER)• OFFICE HOURSAny student can get help from any of the instructors during their office hours. After thefirst week of classes, the office hour schedule will be posted on each instructor’s door and students may geta copy online. You are strongly urged to go to someone’s office hours if you have questions. It is the bestway to get individual help. Additionally, MATH 205 is a help room and is open most of the day.• ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTSStudents who have been certified by the Office of the Dean of Students-Adaptive Programs as eligible foracademic adjustments should go to MATH 909 and request an Information Sheet for this semester, thatexplains how to proceed this semester to get these adjustments made in Mathematics courses. It is not thesame as last semester. This should be done during the first week of classes. Only students who havebeen certified by the ODOS-Adaptive Programs and who have requested ODOS to send their certificationletter to their instructor are eligible for academic adjustments.Students who are currently undergoing an evaluation process to determine whether they are eligible foracademic adjustments, are encouraged to find out now what procedures they will have to follow when theyare certified, by requesting the above mentioned Information Sheet from MATH 909.Large print copies of the Information Sheet are available in MATH 909 upon request.• GRADESHomework and quizzes are worth 100 points (50 points each), each evening exam is worth 100 points,and the final is worth 200 points. At the end of the semester, each student’s course grade is calculated usinghis/her total points. The course grades are calculated as follows: Letter grade cut-offs are determined forthe four common exams combined. Then, your instructor determines the number of each letter grade hisstudents earned based on their four exam scores. Next, your instructor lists all of his students’