Mathematics 1100
Spring 2005
Instructor: Kelly A. MacArthur
Class Time and Place:9:40 – 10:30 a.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in AEB350
Office Hours: Mondays 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., and Fridays 10:40 –11:30 a.m. or by appointment.
Office Location: JWB221
Office Phone Number: 581-6443
E-mail address: macarthur@math.utah.edu
Text: Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life and Social Sciences, 7th edition, by Harshbarger/Reynolds.
Prerequisite: (1) At least a C grade in Math1090 OR (2) an ACT score of at least 28.
Students are expected to already have the basic algebra skills contained in Chapters 0-6 of our book.
Tutoring Lab: T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center (adjacent to JWB and LCB), Room 155
M - Th 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
F 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
(opens January 19th) (closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
They are also offering group tutoring sessions. If you're interested, inquire at the Tutoring Lab.
Private Tutoring: University Tutoring Services, 330 SSB (they offer inexpensive tutoring)
There is also a list of tutors at the Math Department office in JWB233.
Computer Lab: also in the T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center, Room 155C.
M – Th 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
F 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Link to computer lab
Grading: The grades will be calculated as follows:
Weekly Homework 10%
Midterm 25%
Midterm 25%
Midterm 10%
End-of-term project 5%
Final Exam 25%
(Note: There will be 3 midterms. Your lowest midterm score will count for 10% of your grade
and your top two midterm scores will each count for 25% of your final grade.)
Weekly Homework:
- I will collect homework during the first class of each week. All of the homework
assigned the previous week is due at that time.
- Each section of homework will be worth ten points. For example, if you have
three sections of homework assigned for one week, then that homework set is worth a total
of 30 points.
- You will get the full credit if you DO every problem. I will NOT be grading for
correctness, so it is your responsibility to make sure you understand the problems and their
solutions. This is basically motivation for you to do the homework because that is the only way
to survive a math class. (Please notice that there is no way to get an A in this course if you
choose not to do any of the homework. On the other hand, turning in all of the homework can
help your grade substantially.)
- The homework is to be turned in according to the following instructions:
- The homework set MUST be stapled together with the corresponding cover sheet as the first page.
(I will provide the cover sheets in class.) A homework set turned in without being stapled together
or without a cover sheet will not be counted!! Please do not come to class hoping that I or someone
else will have a stapler. Be prepared when you arrive.
- I will accept 10 late homework sections, up to two weeks late, throughout the semester for
full credit. I will not accept homework more than two weeks late. I accept these late
homework sections to allow for illness, oversleeping, hectic schedules, etc. Do not ask for special
favors with regard to the homework policy, unless the circumstances are extraordinarily severe,
because my response will not be in your favor. Also, it is not necessary nor recommended that you
tell me why your homework is late. This policy is meant to be flexible enough to cover all reasons
and so I don't get calls and emails every week with your personal drama stories.
- I only collect homework during the first class of the week!! If you need to turn in homework
late, you will have to do so on the first class of the week (one or two weeks after its due date).
This is the only time and location that I will accept homework. If you slide homework
underneath my office door, I will throw it away without looking at it.
You are responsible for knowing these policies. Please take it seriously because the flexibility
listed here is literally all there is.
Other Policies: Due to experience, I have decided to make some additional policies regarding my
classroom administration and grading.
- There will be no retakes of exams…ever. Your score is what you get. Please don’t try
to use your negotiating, persuasive skills on me regarding this issue. You will be faced with my polite, but
unwavering “no.”
- You may take an alternate exam at the Testing Center if you talk to me about it first and explain the
extenuating circumstances that make it necessary. Needing to work, babysitting your siblings, oversleeping,
or needing more time to study do not pass as acceptable reasons to inconvenience me. Getting in a car crash
or your mother’s death, on the other hand, is sufficient reason to request to take an alternate exam.
But, it is 100% your responsibility to communicate with me as soon as is possible, before the exam
occurs. Talking to me after the test will be sufficient reason for me to allow you to get a
zero on that test. I reserve the right to make alternate exams more difficult than the scheduled exam.
- I will demand respectful behavior in my classroom. Examples of disrespect include reading a newspaper
or magazine in class, social chatting with your friend in class, text-messaging your buddies during class or
cuddling with your girl/boyfriend in class. If you choose to be disrespectful during my class, I can
guarantee I will take action to terminate your disruptive behavior.
- There will be no cursing nor negative ranting (for example, “math sucks”) on any written work
turned in. The penalty for such things on your written work will be a zero score on that assignment or test!
End-of-Term Project: This will be a group project. You can form your own group of 4-8 people. Toward
the end of the semester, in class, your group will present a creative review of a major concept from a
chapter we've covered. I will make the chapter assignments in class well before the end of the semester. The
grade for this project is based mostly on creativity, inventiveness, and fun factor and, of course, accuracy
of the material. This is meant to be a fun, meaningful project, not a chore. We will discuss this further in class.