1. Welcome to MAT 142

2. Basic Course Information Instructor Office Office Hours Beth Jones PSA 725 Tuesday 10:30 am – 12 noon Thursday 10:30 am – 12 noon and by appointment

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

4. Basic Course Information Deadlines Course Withdrawal Deadline – April 8 (in person) – April 10 (online) Complete Withdrawal Deadline – May 3

5. Basic Course Information 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 If you need to buy a calculator, talk to me first. Calculator

6. Basic Course Information Grade Scale Grade Breakdown Midterm Exams – 50% Final Exam (exam 6) – 10% Homework, quizzes, participation – 40% There will be no +/- grading A90 to 100% B80 to 89.9% C70 to 79.9% D60 to 69.9% Ebelow 60% Grading

7. Basic Course Information Exam Dates Tests are taken in Math Testing Center (PSA 21) Test 1 – Tuesday, February 8 Test 2 –Wednesday, February 23 Test 3 – Wednesday, March 9 Test 4 – Wednesday, March 30 Test 5 –either Monday, April 18 or Tuesday, April 19 Testing

8. Basic Course Information Final Date and Time The final exam will be given at the time listed on the Final Exam Schedule(s) page online at http://students.asu.edu/final-exam-schedule Testing

9. Basic Course Information 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. Being late or leaving early constitutes an absence (even if it is "only a minute"). Attendance

10. Basic Course Information Readings Homework http://www.asu.edu/courses/mat142ej/mat 142readings.html WeBWorK – http://webwork.asu.edu

11. Basic Course Information WeBWorK - http://webwork.asu.edu Homework Click on Jones under the MAT 142 heading.

12. 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.

13. Basic Course Information Course Set-up This course is sectioned into six modules. Each module consists of lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, and a test.