Syllabus
Math 1050-001 (Summer 2001)
College Algebra

Instructor:  Kenneth Chu
Office:  INSCC 305-11
Phone:  801-585-7657
E-mail:  chu@math.utah.edu
Home Page:  http://www.math.utah.edu/~chu
Office Hours:  By appointment

The most effective way to contact me outside of class is by e-mail.  In case you are calling and I am not in my office, you could also call the Department of Mathematics (801-581-6851) and leave me a message there.

Lecture Hour:  7:30am - 8:30am (full hour), MTWF
Lecture Room:  JTB 130
Prerequisite:  Math 1010
Courses requiring Math 1050 as a prerequisite:

Textbook
Larson & Hostetler, Precalculus, 5th ed., 2001, Houghton Mifflin Company.

Objective & Contents
This course is a continuation of Math 1010.  It is intended to develop the algebraic techniques required for the study of Calculus.  The following sections of the course text will be covered:

Mid-term Course Evaluation
If, at any time during the semester, you have any comments, suggestions or criticisms regarding the course or my teaching that you are not comfortable telling me in person, I invite you to make use of the  anonymous Mid-term Course Evaluation Form, which can be accessed at:

http://www.math.utah.edu/gsac/evals.html

Your feedback will be very valuable to me and your classmates; please do not hesitate to make them if you have any.

Course Components
 

Assignments
Tests
Final Exam
30%
30%
40%

Grading Scheme
 

 
B+       87-89
C+       77-79
D+       67-69
E          0-59
A      94-100
B         84-86
C         74-76
D         64-66
 
A-      90-94
B-       80-83
C-       70-73
D-       60-63
 

Assignments
Except otherwise noted, there will be weekly assignments every Friday, due the following Friday in class.  Late submissions and submissions outside class (for example, because your are absent on an assignment due date) will not be accepted.  (For example, any assignment left in my office while I am not there will be rejected!)  All assignments required for submission will be counted toward the final grade; none will be dropped.

Extra Credits
There will be no extra credits whatsoever.  (You don't have to ask about them.)

Tests
There will be two 60-minute tests during the semester.  Please refer to the   Tentative Course Schedule for the (tentative) dates and scopes of these tests.

Tentative Course Schedule
All dates indicated on the Tentative Course Schedule are tentative and subject to changes, especially those in the latter part of the semester.  Test dates will be finalized and announced in class one to two weeks prior to each test.  It is your responsibility to keep yourself updated on the finalized test dates.

Alternative Arrangements for Tests
Alternative test dates will only be permitted for truly extraordinary reasons.  If you know ahead of time you will be unable to take any of the tests at the scheduled time and wish to take the test at a different time, you must request alternative arrangements (which may or may not be granted depending on your reason) prior to the test date.  Once the test date is past, no make-up will be allowed except for truly extraordinary reasons.

Final Examination
The final examination will be comprehensive.  It is scheduled for Friday, August 3 from 7:30am to 9:30am in our usual lecture room, JTB 130.   You may also verify this information on the following web page:

 http://www.saff.utah.edu/regist/calendar/Finals/sum01.htm

Alternative arrangements for the Final Examination will only be permitted for truly extraordinary reasons.  All such requests with insufficient reason will be refused.

Withdrawal Policy

For more information, visit

http://www.saff.utah.edu/regist/registration/withdrawal/WDSum2001.htm

The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accomodations be provided for students with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning, and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accomodations for this course.

Mathematics Tutoring Center
Free drop-in tutoring is available at the Mathematics Tutoring Center, which operates from Monday, May 21 till end of semester.  The location and hours of the Center are as follows:

Location
Mines 210
Hours
M/W:  9:00am - 7:00pm
 
T/Th:  10:00am - 7:00pm
 
Fri:  9:00am - 2:00pm
Closed on weekends and University holidays

Athletes
If you are an athlete and know that you will be unable to attend certain lectures for athletic reasons, please notify me as soon as possible the name of the personnel (usually your coach) who will be authorizing your absences.  If possible, I would also like to have the tentative dates of your absences.