Textbooks:
PreAlgebra: A Worktext,
Third Edition, D. Franklin Wright, Hawkes Publishing, 2002.
Basic
Geometry for College Students, Tussy/Gustafson, Thomson
Publishing, 2003.
Supplementary
Activities for Prealgebra and Geometry, Leslie McCurry, 2006.
Calculator:
A scientific calculator (recommended: Texas Instrument TI-30Xa or
TI-36X) is required after Section 5.4 in the textbook. Graphing
calculators are not permitted.
Attendance:
Regular attendance and effort in this course is the best guarantee
of your success. For that reason, attendance is mandatory and there
are consequences for non-attendance.
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Attendance is required and taken in all classes.
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Missing more than 20 minutes of class is considered an absence.
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Missing up to 20 minutes of class is considered a partial absence.
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Three partial absences are equivalent to one absence.
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If you have three or more absences within the first four weeks of
the semester, you may be disenrolled from the University.
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After 3 absences, you should discuss the situation with your
instructor.
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After 4 absences, you may be given a no credit (NC) grade.
In order to avoid receiving a NC grade, you must ask your instructor
for information about submitting a written petition. You must
submit your petition to the LS 7A/B coordinator, Leslie McCurry.
If you do not submit a petition within one week of your fourth
absence, you may receive a NC grade.
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If your written petition is approved and you have further absences,
you must see your instructor regarding your status in the class.
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Students who entered the University after Fall 1998 must fulfill the
entry level mathematics requirement within two semesters. Failure
to do so may result in dismissal from the University.
Electronic
Device Policy: All
electronic devices must be turned off while class is in session.
This includes cell phones, i-Pods, PDAs, etc. You may use a
scientific calculator only when directed to by your instructor.
Disability
Accommodations: If you
have a documented disability and are registered with Services to
Students with Disabilities, please see your LS 7A instructor
regarding any required accommodations.
Classwork:
Classwork will be assigned daily. You may not make up missed
classwork.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned
daily. Homework assignments will be collected at the beginning of
the following class. Late homework will be accepted for half
credit. Late homework must be turned in within one week of the date
it was assigned.
Quizzes:
Quizzes will be given
frequently and cannot be made up.
Exams:
There will be four exams
given during the semester. Exams may not be retaken to improve the
score. If you miss an exam, a make up exam will be given on the
last day of instruction. Students may take at most one make up
exam.
The exams cover
the following material:
Exam 1: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and
Sections 3.1 – 3.3 (no calculators permitted)
Exam 2: Sections 3.4 – 3.7,
Chapter 4 and Sections 5.1 – 5.4 (no calculators permitted)
Exam 3: Part of Exam 3 will be
without a calculator and part will be with a calculator.
Without a calculator: Sections 5.7, 6.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 8.1 and
8.6
With a scientific calculator: Sections 5.5, 5.6, 6.2, 6.4 and 6.5
Exam 4: Geometry 1 – 7, Geometry
Lab 1 and Geometry Lab 2 (scientific calculator permitted)
Final Exam:
The final exam is
comprehensive. In order to be eligible to take the final exam you
must have taken all four exams. The final exam will be given at the
time and date published in the schedule of classes. You may not
make up or retake the final exam. Part of the final exam will be
without a calculator and part will be with a scientific calculator.
The final exam review will serve as a guide as to which topics will
be on the non-calculator portion and which topics will be on the
calculator portion.
Academic
Dishonesty Policy:
Although you are encouraged to share information and ideas for most
of the course, you may not share information on exams or quizzes.
Cheating on exams or
quizzes is a serious offense and may result in expulsion, suspension
or probation from the University. Furthermore, cheating on exams or
quizzes will result in a NC grade in this course.
Course
Grade: This course is
graded as credit (CR) or no credit (NC). It may also be possible to
receive a report in progress (RP) grade. If you receive an RP
grade, you will be required to pay for and attend a three-week post
session.
Assessment will
be based on the following point scale:
4 Exams (100 points each)
400 points (55%)
Comprehensive Final Exam 200
points (27%)
Homework
40 points (6%) (by percent)
Classwork
40 points (6%) (by percent)
Quizzes
40 points (6%) (by percent)
Total
720 points
To earn a CR
grade, students must complete the course with a 70% average (504
points out of
720 points) AND
pass the final exam with a score of at least 70% (140 points out of
200 points).
Retaking the
Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Test:
If you retake and pass the ELM test
during the semester you are enrolled in LS 7A and wish to receive a
CR grade in LS 7A, you may complete the course and earn a CR grade
by the above course grade criteria.
If you choose
to not complete LS 7A after you have passed the ELM test, but would
like to receive a CR grade in LS 7A, you must:
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Be attending your LS 7A class regularly (i.e. have no more than 4
absences) AND
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Talk to your LS 7A instructor regarding passing the ELM test AND
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Take and pass the EGAD (Elementary Geometry Algebra Diagnostic) test
with a score of at least 22.
Failure to meet
all three of these conditions will result in a NC grade in LS 7A.
If you retake
the ELM test and place into LS 10 (ELM score of 36 – 48), and wish
to receive a CR grade in LS 7A, you must complete the course and
earn a CR grade by the above course grade criteria. You will be
required to enroll in LS 10 the following semester.
Additional
Help: Additional help is
available during your instructor’s office hours. The Learning
Skills Math Labs in LSN 2110 and LSN 2107 provide drop-in tutorial
assistance to Learning Skills math students. The Math Lab in BRH
118 also provides drop-in tutorial assistance. The schedules for
these labs are posted outside the indicated rooms.