Approved calculators will be allowed. The exams may be held in the evening. The exact times and places of the midterms will be announced at least one week before they occur. Letter grades are determined by a combination of absolute and curved factors. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the course are welcomed.
Most instructors are continually on the lookout for ways to improve communication with students.
University rules regarding plagiarism are quite harsh. You should inform yourself regarding the consequences of using other people's work without crediting them. It is important that your expectations for this course be realistic. It will go faster than the same class in high school, it will go into more depth, and you will be expected to contribute more to the learning process. Gone are the days when homework problems can all be worked by just finding a similar example in the chapter, or when a midterm is just a matter of regurgitating back the material covered in the homework.