| Text |
Math and Human Society by Case, et
al., Version 2.01
You must bring your book to class every day. |
| Course Goals |
This course aims to (i) improve your math skills, and (ii) teach you how a few kinds of real-world problems have been approached quantitatively. |
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Lectures |
Lectures will often be brief, to allow time for in-class work. |
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In-Class Work |
There will often be in-class work. You can only get one of two
scores on in-class work: one point for having made a serious attempt to
do it, or zero. At the end of the semester your grade for in-class work will be the number of points you have made divided by the number of available points, except that your three lowest scores will be dropped. (That is, you can miss three in-class assignments without penalty.) In-class work can never be made up. |
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Homework |
Most homework will be on-line. The assignment for a particular section normally becomes available no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day the section is to be covered in class, and is due at 11:00 a.m. on the day of the following class. It is your responsibility to remember the homework, to allow time to deal with computer problems, etc.; homework due dates will not be changed for individual students. Due dates for online homework assignments are posted on the tentative course schedule. I will mostly ignore emailed questions about homework. You can try problems as many times as necessary, and nearly all are like those done in class. You need to do some on your own. |
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Final Exam |
The final examination is comprehensive. Note! We do not yet have a time for the final exam. You must be available to take it at any time on the Saturday immediately following the last day of classes. |
| Grading |
In-class work counts for 15% of your course grade. There will be three tests. Each will count for 15% of your course grade. Homework counts for 20% of your course grade. The final exam counts for 20% of your course grade. |
| Makeup Tests |
No makeup tests will be given. Instead the final
exam will count more toward your course grade. E.g., if you miss
one test, the final exam will count 35% instead of 20%. |
| Calculators | You must have a scientific calculator for this class. You must bring it to class every day. A graphing calculator is helpful but not necessary. (A cell phone is not sufficient.) |
| Honor System | By accepting admission to Radford University, each student makes a commitment to understand, support, and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or exception. Violations of academic integrity will not be tolerated. This class will be conducted in strict observance of the Honor Code. Refer to your Student Handbook for details. |
| Office |
202 Walker Hall. Office hours are 3:00-4:00 MWF or by appointment. |
| scorwin@radford.edu.
I usually check my email twice a day on weekdays, and you are expected
to check yours at least once every weekday. |
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| N.B. |
You are responsible for everything that happens in class. I am of
course willing to help you, but I cannot re-teach the course to
individual students
in my office. If you miss class, get the notes from someone, try
the homework problems, and then come get help. |