Students are encouraged to book-mark the College Algebra Home-Page located at the above web address. The syllabus printed here is just a hard copy of the internet version.  If you need assistance with using the internet, go to iTAC, Information and Technology Help Desk, 313 Hale Library, 532-7722, 8:30am-5pm. For locations of computers on campus click Computers.

WEB-PAGE: Exam room assignments, exam solutions, grade scales, and other resources will be posted on the home-page so check this site regularly: http://www.math.ksu.edu/math100/summer-2009. Paper versions of this information will sometimes be posted on the College Algebra Bulletin Board, located near CW 129.

TEXT: College Algebra, by Beecher, Penna & Bittinger,soft cover special 3rd edition for Kansas State University, (Available at K-State Union Book Store and Varney's Book Store).

CALCULATOR: Any type of TI-83, TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus (required!) Click here for help on using the TI-83 for College Algebra.

ATTENDING CLASSES:Attendance is required during summer session. Exams are given during the scheduled class time.

GRADING: You may earn 750 points in this course: 100 points on each of the three evening one hour exams, 150 points on the comprehensive final exam, 100 points on the weekly homework, 100 points on online homework, and 100 points for take-home quizzes and attendance. Your instructor will administer your exams and determine your final grade. Not doing homework or lack of attendance during recitation will lower your final letter grade.

HOMEWORK (Click here to access written homework assignments): Written homework will be due by 12 noon. on the due dates indicated. . The homework should be turned in to the homework box of your recitation instructor. Homework boxes are located in the first floor hall way of Cardwell.

EXAM DATES:
Please refer to the day by day syllabus for exam dates. Exams are taken during your class meeting time.

Missed Examinations: If you miss or expect to miss an hour examination for a legitimate reason (for example, a serious illness), then notify your instructor as early as possible prior to the examination. If your instructor excuses your absence from an hour exam, then your final grade will be based on your remaining scores. If your instructor does not excuse your absence from an hour exam, then your score on that exam will be zero. There will be no make-up exams. If you miss more than one hour exam or the final exam, for verifiable personal emergencies, then it is possible to receive the grade of "incomplete" for the course. It is your responsibility to work out the details with your instructor before final grades are made out. Booking air tickets etc to leave town before August 1st is not a valid reason for missing the final. Under no circumstances will the grade "incomplete" be awarded simply because a student is failing the course.

GENERAL INFORMATION: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me, the coordinator, Rekha Natarajan, CW 022, as well as your instructor, within the first two weeks of classes. Bring to me the documentation provided by DSS and provide me with an email address (or other means of contacting you). It is your responsibility to check with me on the location and time of the alternate exam and report to the assigned room at the instructed time.

HELP SESSIONS: Help sessions will be held during the summer. A help session schedule with specific times and location will be posted across from the Math office in Cardwell and at http://www.math.ksu.edu/math/helpsession.htm. Your recitation instructor will also announce office hours during which you may seek help.

TUTOR INFORMATION: Students may apply for a College Algebra tutor in the Academic Assistance Center (101 Holton Hall, phone 532-6492). Free tutoring is also available from the Tutoring Center (201 Leasure Hall, phone 532-5703). Academic Assistance Center offers Group Tutoring Sessions in College Algebra, as well as academic skills instruction and direct application of study techniques to College Algebra. Students may enroll in an EDCEP 111, Enhanced University Experience Lab, linked to College Algebra. A list of individual tutors (who charge $5 to $20 an hour) for College Algebra is also available in the information box outside Cardwell 138.

STUDY ADVICE: Students are expected to attend all classes. Missing class can seriously affect your course grade. It is essential that you attempt the homework problems before going to recitation. Solve lots of problems, this the best way to solidify your understanding of mathematics and to prepare for exams. If you find you can't do something ask for help. All the exam problems will be based on lecture examples and the homework, so it is important that you attend the lectures and take good notes. Do all of the homework and do not throw away the returned homework! Your old homework and lecture notes will help you prepare for exams.

VIDEOS: There are 16 video tapes of lectures held at the Reserve Desk of Hale Library. Tapes can be watched in the Library or checked out overnight. These lectures are based on the text book, but are not by K-State Faculty so may not contain all the material required for the exams (though they are a useful way to make up missed lectures on certain sections).

ONLINE LECTURE NOTES: Professor Burckel's Math 100 lecture notes are online at http://www.math.ksu.edu/math100/burckel-notes.

SAMPLE EXAMS: Old College Algebra Exams and solutions are on reserve at Hale Library. The Math home-page contains links to old exams. Keep in mind that the topics and questions will generally be different from semester to semester.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam, paper or project, failure in the course and/or expulsion from the University. For more information refer to the academic conduct policy in the "Student Life Handbook" and the honor system web site.

USEFUL DATES:
July 3, 2009 University Holiday