Syllabus

Math 111 — College Algebra
MTWF 8:00 - 8:50am
102 Deady

Instructor: Paisa Seeluangsawat <pseeluan@uoregon.edu>

Course webpage: http://uoregon.edu/~pseeluan/math111

Help Available: (all are free except for the last service)

• Office Hour: Mon, Tue, Thurs 2-3pm in 336 Fenton
• Math 111 Help Sessions, Mon-Thurs, 3-5pm in 306 Deady
• Math Lab, Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm in 72 PLC
• Small group tutoring and private tutoring are available for a fee through ALS.

Prerequisite: Math 95 or satisfactory placement test score.

Textbook: (required) Contemporary Precalculus 4th ed. by Thomas W. Hungerford. This textbook is for both Math 111 and 112. If you don't plan to continue on to Math 112, UO bookstore sells a green-cover "Math 111" textbook that is identical to the first half of Hungerford.

Calculator: A graphing calculator is useful, but not required. Keep in mind that if you will continue on to calculus, you will need a graphing calculator for those classes. Most students use TI-83, TI-83+, or TI-84.

Homework will be due roughly three times a week on WebAssign. You need to purchase WebAssign access code ($7.95) from its webpage or UO bookstore.

Quizzes will be given roughly once a week. Two lowest homework scores and two lowest quiz scores will be dropped. There will be two midterms on Mon 10/23 and Mon 11/20. The final exam is on Wed 6 Dec, 10:15am - 12:15pm in the usual classroom.

No late homework. Late quizzes or exams are accommodated only for important emergencies accompanied by an official verification. Students whose schedule conflicts with a test/exam should let me know well in advance to work out an alternative.

Letter grades will more-or-less follow the standard 90-80-70-60 cutoffs, with appropriate +/-. You may not receive more than one grade higher in the course than the grade you earn on the final exam.

Notes:

• If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon. Please request that the counselor for students with disabilities send a letter verifying your disability.
• What could be worse than failing the class? How about getting kicked out of school for cheating!? More info is available on Duck Guide.
• Students are responsible for meeting all university deadlines–registrations, fee payment, drop deadlines, etc. Below is a highlight from the academic calendar.

  Monday of 2nd week	Last day to drop without a "W"
  Wednesday of 2nd week	Last day to add a class
  Sunday after 7th week (Nov 12)	Last day to drop or change grading option.

• Math 111 serves as the starting point for several sequences of math classes.
  • Math 111-211-212-213 (prospective K-8 math teachers)
  • Math 111-241-242 (calculus for business & social science)
  • Math 111-112-246-247 (calculus for biological sciences)
  • Math 111-112-251-252-253 (standard calculus sequence)
  • Math 111-112-231-232-233 (discrete math)
  • Math 111-425-426, or 111-525-526 (statistics)
  • Math 111, Psy 302-303 (psychology)
  If you only want to satisfy Bachelor of Science math requirement, it's easier to take Math 105-106-107.