Welcome to MAT 142 Basic Course Information Instructor

Welcome to MAT 142

Basic Course Information • Instructor • Beth Jones • Office • PSA 725 • Office Hours Tuesday 10 am – 10: 45 am Wednesday 8: 15 am – 9: 15 am Thursday 10 am – 11 am and by appointment There will be no office hours November 11.

Basic Course Information • Email Web Information bethjones@asu. edu • Web Page http: //www. public. asu. edu/~kamman

Basic Course Information Deadlines • Deadlines • Course Withdrawal Deadline – November 3 • Complete Withdrawal Deadline – December 7

Basic Course Information Calculator • Calculator You may use any scientific or graphing calculator you like as long as it can calculate factorials, permutations, combinations, means and standard deviations and has trigonometric functions. no calculators with computer algebra systems

Basic Course Information Grading • Grade Scale There will be no +/- grading A 90 to 100% B 80 to 89. 9% C 70 to 79. 9% D 60 to 69. 9% • Grade Breakdown Midterm Exams – 50% Final Exam (exam 6) – 10% Homework and quizzes – 40% E below 60%

Basic Course Information • Exam Dates Testing Test 1 – Thursday, September 9 Test 2 – Thursday, September 30 Test 3 – Thursday, October 14 Test 4 – Thursday, October 28 Test 5 – either Tuesday, November 16 or Wednesday, November 17 • Tests are taken in Math Testing Center (PSA 21)

Basic Course Information Testing • Final Date and Time Monday, December 13 from 9: 50 am to 11: 40 am

Basic Course Information Attendance • Attendance Policy For Fall and Spring semesters: For classes that meet two days a week, the maximum number of allowed absences is four (4). Students who exceed the number of allowed absences will receive a grade of EN.

Basic Course Information • Readings http: //www. asu. edu/courses/mat 142 ej/mat 142 readings. html OPTIONAL: Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey, MAT 142 at ASU, Johnson/Mowry • Videos and Homework Moodle – http: //mathcms. asu. edu

Basic Course Information Videos and Homework • Moodle - http: //mathcms. asu. edu

Basic Course Information Time Studying and Preparation Time: The course requires you to spend time preparing and completing assignments. A three-credit course requires a minimum of 135 hours of student work.

Basic Course Information Course Set-up This course is sectioned into six modules. Each module consists of video lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, and a test. Videos are assigned to be watched before class. In class, you will work on the homework, complete quizzes, and work on projects in groups.