Section information: MTH 007.008 meeting on Mon., Wed., & Fri. from 1 to 1:50 p.m. in CN 224 Campus Hours - Office Telephone 314 984 7866 Office hours Mon., Wed., & Fri. from 10 to 11:50 a.m. in SW 218 Office hours Tue. & Thur. from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. in SW 218 Office hours Tuesday from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. in SW 218 or by appointment with the exception of department meetings, campus meetings or:
MAJOR - MerAmec Juggling ORganization - on Thursday from 11 to 11:50 a.m. meeting in the Student Center Quadrangle or Student Center. Juggling Club Web Page URL http://www.stl-online.net/thayer/MAJOR.htm Check with the math secretary if I am not in my office when you are free. PREREQUISITE: MTH 001 with C or a satisfactory score on the placement test. Students from other institutions must provide appropriate documentation for enrollment to the instructor on or before Jan. 16, 1998. TEXT: BEGINNING ALGEBRA by James W. Hall, 2nd edition ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: graph paper and a scientific calculator with trig and log, ln, and exp keys. A scientific calculator may be used on tests. TYPICAL CLASS PERIOD: The first part, about twenty minutes, of class is open for answering questions about the previous assignment including exercises, reading material, or classroom notes. You are encouraged to answer other students assignment exercise questions for extra credit points by presenting chalk board work. For each exercise presented and noted as one point on the attendance sheet, one grade point will be added to your unit test. While presenting exercises is expected, this communication beyond the one point is not graded. Use this time to experiment with your ability to understand an exercise and convey your understanding to others. Don't worry about any mistakes you may make, that's part of learning. In fact, any student who finds and documents a given textbook or answer key mistake may also report a point on the attendance sheet for that discovery. The second part of class is used to introduce new material with examples and discussion. It is generally assumed that prior to the date listed on the Course Schedule or covered in class, you took notes as you read from the new section(s). You may wish to include the textbook examples in your class discussion of new material and your instructor will cover these and other examples. Use this time to clarify any ideas you may have by asking questions or seek additional help hopefully during that same twenty four hours. Some class time is spent with all students working at the chalk board. Individual communication is not permitted in class when attention is directed to one individual. Some class time is devoted to group problem solving. EXPECTATIONS: This syllabus including the Course Schedule (below), Math Department Assignment Sheet(s), Department Course Objectives, Department Suggestions On How To Study - Having Trouble - Beginning Skills Test and Mathematics Department Policies, combined with the SLCC Spring 1998 Fact Finder Student Handbook give you the relevant course, student academic rights and responsibilities, and study guide information. Please see me as soon as possible for any personal accommodations and please keep in mind that: The quickest way to resolve any difficulty, no matter how small, is to let your instructor know about it as soon as possible. You are expected to read the textbook and take notes from the textbook and from each class. You are expected to finish each assignment on time except perhaps a few of the more difficult exercises that you should ask about in class (and then finish). Definitely ask for individual help when needed particularly if you can not work large portions of the exercises. Review the processes you used to solve home work exercises each day. Remember that you want to stay on top of your work and be able to adequately prepare for the unit test coming in a few days. This generally means you need to develop a dogged attitude with more than several hours per day spent on solving exercises, keeping good notes from the text and class, and doing plenty of daily reviewing likely including some daily memorization. You are expected to contribute to your group's positive progress at all times. Use the enclosed course schedule sheet to keep a record of finished work. Your instructor is located in the math department or you may call the office or home telephone number for extra help. Please call before 8:30 PM if you can.
This syllabus may change due to math department needs or time and activity adjustments.