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: 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.
  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!

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.