Math 1090-001 (Fall 2005)
College Algebra for Business and Social Sciences

Course Outline

Instructor:  Kenneth Chu
Office:  JWB 214
Phone:  801-585-1963
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:  
7:30 a.m. - 8:20 a.m., MWF
Lecture Room:  LS 102    Room Change: LCB 215 (Effective August 29, 2005)
Prerequisite:  
Math ACT score of 23 or grade of C or better in MATH 1010

Tutorial
7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. MW
LCB 215


Textbook
Ernest F. Haeussler, Jr.,  Richard S. Paul,  & Richard Wood.  Introductory Mathematical Analysis for Business, Economics, and the Life and Social Sciences (Custom Edition for the University of Utah).  Pearson/Prentice Hall.


Objectives & Contents

This course covers basic algebra with an emphasis for business and financial applications.  For the topics covered in this course, please refer to the (tentative) course schedule.  (Only the schedule of coverage is tentative;  the course contents themselves as indicated in the course schedule are final.)


Tentative Course Schedule

All dates indicated on the Tentative Course Schedule are tentative and subject to change, especially those in the latter part of the semester.  Test dates and homework due dates will be finalized and announced in class one to two weeks beforehand.  The finalized dates will also be posted on the course web page after being announced in class.  It is your responsibility to keep yourself updated on the finalized dates.


Course Components

 

Homework
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
 


Homework

Except otherwise noted, there will be weekly homework 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.)


Computing

Being enrolled in a Department of Mathematics course, you automatically have a Mathematics computing account created for you.  Please go to the computer lab in the T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center (See below for hours and location.) for help with accessing your account.


Calculators

Each students is expected to use a scientific calculator for homework, tests, and the final examination.  No sharing of calculators is allowed during tests and final examination.


Tests

There will be three (or two) 50-minute tests during the semester.  Please refer to the  Tentative Course Schedule  for the (tentative) dates and scopes of these tests.


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

All sections of Math 1090 take the uniform final examination on Wednesday, December 14, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.  For the campus-wide final examination schedule for Fall 2005, please visit:

 http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Fall2005FinalExamSchedule.htm


Withdrawal Dates

For more information, please visit

http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/calendar/datesDeadlines/fall2005.htm


Mathematics Tutoring Center
Free drop-in tutoring is available at the Mathematics Tutoring Center, located in the T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Center (underground, adjacent to LCB and JWB).   The tutoring center will open on Wednesday, August 31, and its hours for Fall 2005 are:

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm.
Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.

The Tutoring Center is closed on weekends and University Holidays.  For more information, please visit:

http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/tutoring.html


The Americans with Disabilities Act

The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.


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.