1) Course Information 1a) Calendar Month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday August 8/24 L1 25 P1 26 L2 27 28 P2 September 31 L3 9/1 P3 Q1 (L1-2) 2 L4 3 4 P4 7 No Class 8 L5 Q2 (L3-4) 9 P5 10 11 L6 14 P6 15 L7 Q3(L5-6) 16 P7 17 18 L8 21 P8 22 L9 Q4(L7-8) 23 Review 24 25 P9 October 28 L10 29 P10 Q5(L9) 30 L11 10/1 2 P11 5 L12 6 P12 Q6(L10-11) 7 L13 8 9 P13 12 L14 13 P14 Q7(L12-13) 14 L15 15 16 P15 19 L16 20 P16 Q8(L14-15) 21 L17 22 23 P17 26 L18 27 P18 Q9(L16-17) 28 Review 29 30 L19 November 11/2 P19 3 L20 Q10(L18-19) 4 P20 5 6 No Class 9 L21 10 P21 Q11(L20) 11 No Class 12 13 L22 16 P22 17 L23 Q12(L21-22) 18 P23 19 20 Review 23 L24 24 P24 No Quiz 25 No Class 26 No Class 27 No Class December 30 L25 12/1 P25 Q13(L23-24) 2 L26 3 4 P26 7 L27 8 P27 9 Review Classes end 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 Key: L (Lecture), P (Practice), Q (Discussion Quiz) Exam dates and times will be announced on course website.
1b) Course Instructor (Section 1A27) Name: Ash Amarasinghe Website: Office Location and Hours: Little Hall 403, hours will be announced on course website (canvas). E-mail: ashwini.rc@ufl.edu 1c) Course Instructor (Section 1A26) Name: Chris Cyr Website: http://people.clas.ufl.edu/cmcyr/ Office Location and Hours: Little Hall 457, hours announced on course website. E-mail: cmcyr@ufl.edu 1d) Course Website Canvas: Use your Gatorlink user name and password to login. On this site, you can find your grades, announcements, lecture notes, access to MyMathLab and course book, and other information. Important course information will be distributed via announcements. You should login to the course website at least once a day. 1e) Course Materials Book: College Algebra, 11th edition, by Lial. You do not need to purchase a copy of the book. You will have access to an electronic version of the text through MyMathLab. MyMathLab: you will gain access to MyMathLab through the course website. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE ACCESS. Student Guide (recommended): PDFs of course lecture notes are available for download on course website or a bound copy of all lecture notes is available for purchase at Target Copy on University Ave. 1f) Course Content Solving inequalities, linear and quadratic equations, complex numbers, polynomials, graphs, rational functions, logarithmic and exponential functions You will meet with your instructor 4 days a week, and there are no discussion sections for this course. Discussion quizzes will be given once per week during the lecture period.
1g) Student Success The content of this class is presented during in-class lectures. You are responsible for engaging with the content. Do not wait until the last minute to complete assignments or seek help. Office hours are provided to answer student questions and assist with the course. You do not need to make an appointment to attend scheduled office hours. You may attend the office hours of either AIM instructor for this class. A list of the instructors’ office hours and locations will be provided on the course website. Forming study groups and cooperative learning is encouraged, but make sure you are able to work through problems on your own, since exams and discussion quizzes are solo activities. The Teaching Center Math Lab, located at SE Broward Hall, offers free informal tutoring () A list of qualified private tutors for hire is available on the UF math website, search “tutors” () The Counseling Center offers information on developing your mathematics confidence. Visit their website for more information () 1h) Students with Disabilities Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Disability Resource Center. They will provide documentation to the student who must give this documentation to your instructor. This must be done before accommodation is provided. 1i) Academic Honesty All students are required to abide by the University of Florida Academic Honesty Guidelines. Students are expected to pursue knowledge with integrity. Violations of the Academic Honesty guidelines shall result in judicial action and a student being subject to the sanction in paragraph XIV of the Student Code of Conduct. The conduct set forth hereinafter constitutes a violation of the Academic Honesty Guidelines (University of Florida Rule 6C1-4.017) The use of unauthorized aids, including but not limited to calculators, computation knowledge engines or apps, and work from other individuals, on any assignment is PROHIBITED. The use of such aids constitutes a violation of academic honesty. Violations will result in a minimum of receiving a zero on the assignment and may result in further action. 2) Grading 2a) Course Grade The course grade is based on 610 points. Add up your points, then use the scale below to determine your letter grade. Your course grade is determined by the