See the instructor in his office B303, anytime or sign up for an appointment on the weekly appointment schedule found on the bulletin board to the left of the office door. Keep your nearly prepared homework for review material. Lectures will supplement the text, not replace it. Demonstrations, summaries, derivations, further worked out examples will be used to teach, illustrate, encourage, stimulate, and entertain. Review arithmetic operations early in the course so that your attention can be devoted to the chemistry of the assignment, not the arithmetic.
Simple algebra is the major mathematics needed.
Also needed in an understanding of exponential notation, factors, percent, and logarithms. Only rarely will you need to solve an equation as complex as a quadratic equation. Prepare well for examinations. They will occasionally have some multiple choice questions, but other question types such as short essays, problems, definitions are also used. Copies of examinations from last year's class will be posted and will be available on the reserve shelf in Hamilton Library.