Mathematics 1010

Spring 2005

• 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.

1. 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.”
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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!