Pam Fredenburg

Spring 2004

LS 10A Elementary Algebra with Geometry Pam Fredenburg

LS 10A(1) MWF 9:00 - 9:50 am, LSN 3003

LS 10A(7) TR 10:30 - 11:45 am, LSN 3003

Learning Skills Web Page: http://www.csus.edu/learningskills

Office Hours:

• Tuesdays 9:15 - 10:15 am
• Wednesdays 10:00 - 10: 50 am
• Thursdays 9:15 - 10: 15 am

Required Materials:

Homework Policy:
Homework will be assigned daily and collected daily. If you are absent, you may turn in the homework assignment for the day of the absence along with the assignment due the day of your return when you return to class. Late homework will be accepted FOR HALF CREDIT. The last day to turn in late homework is the day of the midterm exam. Your two lowest homework scores will not be used in computing your course grade.

Quiz Policy:
Quizzes will be given frequently and may not be made up. Your lowest quiz score will not be used in computing your course grade.

Open Lab Policy:
Students who score less than 75% on any midterm exam will be required to attend open lab in LSN 2110 one hour each week for the remainder of the semester. Students who score above 75% on each midterm exam are exempt from the open lab hour requirement.

Make up exams:
Make up exams will be given in class on the last day of instruction. At most one exam may be taken.

Final Exams:
LS 10A(1): Friday, May 21st, 8:00 - 10:00 am in LSN 3003
LS 10A(7): Monday, May 20th, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm in LSN 3003

Attendance Policy
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.

• Attendance is required and taken in all classes.
  • Missing more than 20 minutes of class is considered an absence.
  • Missing up to 20 minutes of class is considered a partial absence.
  • Two partial absences are considered one absence.
• After 3 absences, your instructor will discuss the situation with you. Your instructor will give you written notification that you have three absences and the consequences of any further absences.
• After 4 absences, you may be given a No Credit grade. In order to avoid receiving a No Credit grade, you must ask your instructor for information about submitting a written petition. You msut submit your petition to the LS 10A Lecture Format coordinator, Pam Fredenburg. If you do not submit a petition within one week of your fourth absence, you will receive a No Credit grade.
• After 5 absences, you automatically receive a No Credit grade. If you are absent more than 5 times due to a medical problem, it is recommended that you withdraw from the University.
• 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.