21-106: Topics in Pre-Calculus
Exams
The course will have one mid-term exam and a final exam. The schedule of
these exams has yet to be determined. The mid-term will most likely fall in
the fourth week of class.
Tests will be closed book and no calculators. Makeups will not be given for
the mid-term.
In case of documented illness or family emergency or documented
University sponsored trips, you will be assigned a grade for the missing
test based on the final exam (that is, the
appropriate questions on the final exam will count both toward the final
exam score and as a replacement score for the missing test).
Homework
Homework will be assigned for each class, and turned in at the
beginning of class. Normally, the homework will include
material covered through the previous lecture. While this set of problems
will be collected and graded, it should be taken as a minimal selection.
You should test your knowledge by doing other problems in the
appropriate section.
Each student will be allowed to have at most two late homework assignments
during the semester.
The one late homework will be accepted up to seven days after the due date,
with or without excuse,
and without penalty. No other late homeworks will be accepted---even with an
excuse. There will
be absolutely no exceptions to these rules.
Grading policy
The final grade for the course will be determined by your performance
on the homework, the three midterm exams, and the final exam according
to the following algorithm:
Homework 30%
Midterm 30%
Final exam 40%
Letter Grades
Letter grades will be assigned according to the following guidelines:
R: < 49, D: 50-64, C: 65-74, B: 75-84, A: > 85
Adjustments to this scheme may be made if there is some operator-error in
making up the tests.
Cheating
Any cheating on the mid-term or final exam
will, at minimum, result in failure on that test, at maxmum, in
failure for the course. The incident will be reported to the Dean of
Students per University policy.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, receiving aid from another student,
giving aid to another student, or use of unauthorized materials.