Text: MATC Math Department, Introduction to College Mathematics, MATC Bookstore, 2008.

Course Outline of Instruction: http://matcmadison.edu/course-descriptions/10804106.pdf

Course Objectives: To provide the student with
1. An opportunity to both learn and apply mathematics.
2. To be better informed regarding financial calculations.
3. An opportunity to enjoy and appreciate mathematics.

Core Abilities: To accomplish its mission, MATC has identified eight Core Abilities students need to develop in order to become productive and civic-minded citizens. The Core Abilities identified as having a major emphasis in Introduction to College Mathematics are Critical Thinking, and Mathematics.

Attendance: This is the responsibility of each individual student. When a unit exam is taken, the worked exercises assigned from the text from that unit will be evaluated. Any exam missed results in an automatic grade of zero. Re-takes will be available for each of the six unit exams. The re-take score, higher or lower, will replace the earlier score. All re-takes must be completed within one week of the date of the original exam. 

Grading: Two sources will contribute to your grade in this course:
1. Six graded sets of unit exercises from the text each worth 30 points. These exercises must be kept in a notebook. Loose papers will not be accepted.
2. The highest six of seven hour exams (this includes the final exam) each worth 100 points.

Thus, the final grade will be based on a maximum of 780 points. The following final point totals are guaranteed as minimum grade requirements:  

These minimum values may be lowered if results warrant. In borderline situations class participation, attendance, etc. may be used to justify the higher grade. The course scorecard should assist you in monitoring your own progress. 

Assignments: It is nearly impossible to learn and understand mathematics without the persistent working of problems. Working the assigned exercises in the text is essential to mastering the material of this course. As you take each of the six unit exams I will check your work on the assigned exercises for that unit. These worked exercises are to be kept in a notebook. Loose papers will not be accepted. Since the answers to all the exercises are in the text, you must show your work to receive any credit. The assigned exercises appear on the attached list. These worked exercises make up 23% of your final grade.

Calculator And Exam Policy: A scientific calculator is required for this course. Calculators should be brought to every class meeting, especially on exam days. All exams will be open-text, open-note exams on which you should use your calculator. Working the text's sample exams in advance should prove helpful in preparing for the unit exams.

Course Content: 

A comprehensive final exam (exam 7) may be taken during finals week, but must be completed no later than Wednesday, 5/13/2009. This exam is optional in the sense that it is used to replace an earlier, lower score on one of the unit exams. If it is not taken, your grade will be based on the six unit exams.

It is my sincere desire that you will succeed in this course. I hope you will have questions, comments and suggestions! If you find yourself getting lost and/or behind please come see me for help before it is too late.