PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE SYLLABUS - Autumn 2001

MATH 130    PRECALCULUS

INSTRUCTOR: Lloyd Best (lbest@puc.edu). Phone: office/965-6591; home/942-9680. Fax: office/965-7135.

OFFICE: CSH 238C. HOURS: Mon 9-11; Tues 9-11; Wed 9-11 & 2-3; Thurs: 10-11; Fri: 9-11.

I am happy to help you during my office hours, by appointment, or at other times when I am free.

TEXT AND REFERENCES: Varberg and Varberg, Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Prentice Hall, 1995. Othertexts are available for reference in the Math Department Reading Area in Chan Shun Hall .

USE OF TECHNOLOGY: A graphing calculator is needed for in-class work as well as for daily study. We stronglyrecommend the TI-82 or TI-83 for this course. For symbolic work, software such as Derive will be available in theMathematics computing lab.

GRADING: The final grade will be based on Homework (15%), Quizzes (15%), and Tests (70%).

ATTENDANCE: Previous students have discovered that missing three or more class presentations makes it very difficultto pass the course. Some explanations presented in class are not in the text. In addition, announcements made during classeshave the same force as statements in this syllabus.

LEARNING DIFFERENCES: PUC strives to accommodate students with documented learning differences. If you havea learning disability, or think you might have one, please check with the Counseling Center. They can provide a diagnosisand will work with your professors to accommodate your situation.

HOMEWORK: Assignments are listed on the course schedule. Assigned work is due at the beginning of class on the duedate. Late work is not accepted unless delayed by illness or other emergency. A Missing Work Appeal Form must beattached to the late work. To be eligible for approval, late work must be submitted the day you return to class after theabsence. If approved, the work will either be graded or averaged with other homework scores.

Preparation for doing the homework problems will require more than careful attention and participation in class. Before working on the assignment you will need to carefully read the textbook and rework the textbook examples. Many studentsfind it very useful to study with other classmates. I am happy to help you during my office hours or by appointment. Tutorsfrom the Learning Center conduct evening help sessions to answer questions and give suggestions. Hours and locations forthese help sessions will be announced in class and posted in Chan Shun Hall.

QUIZZES: Quizzes are scheduled approximately weekly. Missed quizzes will not be made up. If a quiz is missed due toillness or other emergency circumstances, a Missing Work Appeal Form stating the circumstances must be submitted to theteacher at the first class meeting following the emergency. These forms are available from the instructor. Upon approvalfrom the instructor, the missed quiz will be averaged with other quiz scores.

TESTS: Tests must be taken at the scheduled time (see schedule). Only tests which are missed due to illness or emergencycircumstances may be made up. If you must miss a test, you are required to notify me in advance.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: You are encouraged to work with others on assignments, but your work should reflect yourown understanding. Homework which matches word-for-word with answers in the back of the book or with anotherstudent's work will be given no credit. All quiz or test work must be completely your own. A student involved in cheating(or assisting someone in cheating) on a test should expect to be dismissed from the course with a failing grade. See PUC'sCode of Academic Integrity (page 241 of the General Catalog ) for further details.